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Published: Dec. 20, 2021, 10 a.m.

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Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States in this weekly podcast. 

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The Straits Times\' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3\'s Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points:

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Highlights (click/tap above):

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02:08 More unvaccinated seniors than previously thought in a few US states due to mistake in vaccination audit numbers

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04:07 US Federal Agency will issue citations to companies for failing to comply with the nationwide mandate of testing and/or vaccinations

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05:30 Taiwan votes against reimposing ban on US imported pork that contains feed additive ractopamine, which is banned in European Union, China and Russia

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07:00 San Francisco declared a state of emergency due to the spike of fatal drug overdoses, caused mainly by fentanyl

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Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Fa\'izah Sani

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Edited by: Dan Koh

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