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1. Sellers in other countries struggle to maintain US customers as holiday shopping season starts

   Small businesses are struggling to adapt since the U.S. ended the "de minimis" exemption on Aug. 29, which allowed imports under $800 to be tariff-free

2. Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves faces day of reckoning as she unveils billions in tax rises

   Chancellor to unveil series of tax hikes to fill black hole in public finances in highly anticipated Budget on Wednesday

3. Rush Hour 4 in development after Trump reportedly pushed for sequel

   Brett Ratner is attached to return to the project

4. Stranger Things takeover of Netflix charts suggests fans are all doing the same thing ahead of Season 5

   Hit science fiction series climbing charts as anticipation grows for final season

5. Asian stocks climb after Wall Street rallies on hopes for lower interest rates

   Asian shares have advanced after U.S. stocks rallied again on hopes the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates

6. Senate panel to question car safety improvements that are ‘making vehicles too costly’

   Bosses from major companies including General Motors, Ford, Stellantis, and Tesla have been summoned to appear before the panel on January 14

7. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump envoy to meet Putin after Kyiv welcomes ‘fine-tuned’ peace plan

   Trump says 'dealmaker' Witkoff will meet Russia's president in Moscow next week

8. Taiwan announces special budget of $40 billion for arms purchases to bolster defense

   Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te says he will put forth a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, including to build a Taiwan Dome, an air defense system with high-level detection and interception capabilities, in the face of U.S. pressure for the island to increase its defense spending

9. Dancing With the Stars Season 34 finale: Robert Irwin and Witney Carson take home Mirrorball Trophy

   Three-hour finale began with Irwin and Alix Earle among the favorites to win

10. Landslides and flash floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra island leave at least 10 dead and 6 missing

    Torrential rains have unleashed flash floods and triggered landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 10 people and leaving six others missing