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After tariff threat, Trump selects Jamieson Greer as U.S. trade representative

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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President-elect Donald Trump announced a slew of nominations Tuesday, including international trade attorney Jamieson Greer to be his U.S. trade representative, Kevin Hassett as director of the White House National Economic Council and Vince Haley as director of the Domestic Policy Council.

In announcing Greer's nomination, Trump said in a statement that Greer was instrumental in his first term in imposing tariffs on China and others and replacing the trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, "therefore making it much better for American Workers."...
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New White House rule would make weight loss drugs available for people on Medicare and Medicaid

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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A New White House proposal would make Medicare and Medicaid cover GLP-1 weight loss drugs for people who are obese. The move would expand affordable access to the drugs to some 7.4 million people. Dr. Jon LaPook has more.
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Trump tariffs could hurt small business owners

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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President-elect Donald Trump has announced plans to place additional tariffs on goods imported from China, Mexico and Canada, the United States' three biggest trading partners. Some small business owners worry the move could hurt them. Kelly O'Grady reports.
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How the Israel, Hezbollah ceasefire came together

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Margaret Brennan explains how the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came together, and what role the Biden administration played.
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Feds arrest man who allegedly threatened to kill Trump, visited rally in August

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Federal authorities have arrested an Arizona man after he allegedly posted videos online in which he threatened to kill Donald Trump and brandished an AR 15-style rifle.
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Trump Taps Kevin Hassett to Lead National Economic Council

  • News source: Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Alan Rappeport
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Mr. Hassett defended Donald Trump’s tax cuts and trade policies in his first administration but has also acknowledged that tariffs can weaken economic growth.
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Trump Selects Jamieson Greer as Trade Representative

  • News source: Ana Swanson
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The lawyer Jamieson Greer is set to be the top U.S. trade negotiator, a crucial position given the president-elect’s threats to impose tariffs on imports from other countries.
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Families of Australians killed in Laos call for answers

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Eight people have been detained after a suspected methanol poisoning left six foreign tourists dead.
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Why India's latest Sun mission finding is crucial for the world

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Indian scientists have reported Aditya-L1's “first significant result”. What is it and why is it significant?
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Why India's latest Sun mission finding is crucial for the world

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Indian scientists have reported Aditya-L1's “first significant result”. What is it and why is it significant?
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Celebrating the king banished by the British

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Ghana marks 100 years since the return of a monarch exiled in Seychelles during the colonial era.
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Angry Rudy Giuliani argues with judge overseeing defamation payout: ‘I can't pay my bills'

  • News source: Adam Reiss and Dareh Gregorian | NBC News
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An angry Rudy Giuliani lashed out in court Tuesday at the judge presiding over the collection proceeding for the $146 million defamation judgment against him — and complained he's having a hard time making ends meet.

Speaking after U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman said the former personal lawyer to Donald Trump had not been complying with court orders to surrender his assets, Giuliani snapped: “The implications you are making against me are wrong. I have no car, no credit card, no cash, everything I have is tied up. They have put stop orders on my...
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Walmart's DEI rollback signals a profound shift in the wake of Trump's election victory

  • News source: Alexandra Olson and Cathy Bussewitz | The
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Walmart's sweeping rollback of its diversity policies is the strongest indication yet of a profound shift taking hold at U.S. companies that are re-evaluating the legal and political risks associated with bold programs to bolster historically underrepresented groups.

The changes announced by the world's biggest retailer on Monday followed a string of legal victories by conservative groups that have filed an onslaught of lawsuits challenging corporate and federal programs aimed at elevating minority and women-owned businesses and employees.

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Harris, Walz join campaign finance calls, declare the 'fight’s not over'

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The running mates did not address the scrutiny surrounding their campaign finances but celebrated the historic sums of money they were able to raise during the cycle.
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Your Thanksgiving forecast: Where snow, rain is heading in the US

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Snow and rain are in the forecast for some parts of the U.S. as travelers hit the road and head to the airport for Thanksgiving.
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