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Trump unveils health-care plan outline as Congress wrestles over Obamacare subsidies
President Donald Trump on Thursday rolled out the broad outline of a health-care plan that the White House claims will lower drug prices and insurance premiums. The announcement came as a congressional effort to extend key Affordable Care Act tax credits faces headwinds from Senate Republicans, leaving millions at risk of seeing their health insurance […]
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Inside Wealth: How the Buffett family plans to give away more than $150 billion
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. When Peter Buffett learned that he and his siblings would be in charge of giving away the fortunes of their father, Warren Buffett, […]
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The U.S. freezes new immigrant visas for 75 countries: See the full list
The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday it will pausissuing immigrant visas to citizens of 75 countries over concerns that they may rely on public assistance in the future. In a post on X, the U.S. government said immigrants from the list of countries “take welfare from the American people at unacceptable rates.” The list, which […]
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Healthy Returns: Novo Nordisk CEO on GLP-1 pricing, and more insights from the JPM conference
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Good morning from San Francisco! It’s day three of the annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference – the biggest gathering of biotech and pharma execs, investors and analysts in […]
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Malaysia and Indonesia block Elon Musk’s Grok due to obscene, non-consensual content
Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Malaysia and Indonesia blocked access to Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok over the weekend due to concerns that the tool was being used to generate non-consensual, sexually explicit and obscene content. Malaysian regulators ordered temporary restrictions be placed on the chatbot from xAI on Sunday following “repeated […]
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Healthy Returns: What to expect from pharma at the JPM conference
Heidi Overton, Novo Nordisk CEO Maziar Mike Doustdar, Eli Lilly CEO David A. Ricks, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick listen while U.S. President Donald Trump announces a deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk on to reduce the prices of GLP-1 weight‑loss drugs during an event in the Oval Office at the White […]
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Federal agents in Portland involved in shooting of two people, police say
Federal agents clash with anti-I.C.E. protesters at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on October 12, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland | Getty Images Federal agents in Portland, Oregon, were involved in a shooting Thursday afternoon that sent a man and a woman to the hospital, Portland Police said. The shooting occurred a […]
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Patient advocacy groups urge U.S. court to halt overseas prescription drug operations
In a photo illustration, prescription drugs are seen next to a pill bottle on July 23, 2024 in New York. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images A coalition of patient advocacy groups is urging a federal court to halt the practices of third-party companies that buy drugs from countries outside the FDA-regulated […]
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JD Vance blames Renee Nicole Good for her killing by ICE agent in Minneapolis
Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks at Uline Inc. in Alburtis, Pennsylvania, Dec. 16, 2025. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Vice President JD Vance on Thursday blamed Renee Nicole Good for her fatal shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, even as the killing remains under investigation by federal and state authorities. “A tragedy? Absolutely. But […]
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California’s controversial wealth tax proposal leaves billionaires with little way out
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. The proposed California billionaire tax includes a special provision that makes it highly unlikely that anyone who wants to leave the state could […]
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