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• Trump Signs Virus Relief, Government Spending Package
  President Donald Trump signed a bill containing $900 billion in pandemic relief, backing down from last-minute demands that undercut his own negotiating team, risked a government shutdown and delayed widely supported economic aid as coronavirus cases continue to rise.
• Effect of COVID-19 on Trucking Monopolizes 2020 Top 10 Stories
  Here are the 10 most-read stories on the Transports Topics website in 2020, based on Google Analytics. Unsurprisingly, COVID-19 dominated the headlines.
• House GOP Foils Move on Trump’s $2,000 Checks
  A surprise scuffle over pandemic relief is set to run up against a crucial federal funding deadline the week of Dec. 28 as Democrats side with President Donald Trump in his demand for $2,000 payments to most Americans and Republicans take up his criticism of government spending.
• Hino Halts Truck Production in North America Through September 2021
  Hino Motors announced that issues with U.S.-required certification of several of its engines has led its board to pause truck production in North America until the end of September 2021.
• Pelosi Urges Trump to Press GOP to Back $2,000 Checks
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pledged swift action on new legislation boosting stimulus payments for individuals to $2,000, urging Republicans to join Democrats in meeting a last-minute demand from President Donald Trump that threw a historic pandemic relief package into doubt.
• Kodiak Robotics to Receive CES Award
  Self-driving technology startup Kodiak Robotics announced it was selected as a CES 2021 Innovation Awards honoree, with the presentation to come during the first all-digital CES, which runs Jan. 11-14.
• Orders for Big-Ticket Manufactured Goods Up 0.9% in November
  Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticketed manufactured goods rose a moderate 0.9% in November with a key category that tracks business investment plans showing a gain.
• VW CEO Says Apple Can Mount Major Challenge With Auto Push
  Volkswagen AG CEO Herbert Diess said cash-rich technology giants invading the auto industry pose a much bigger challenge for the German manufacturer than traditional rivals like Toyota Motor Corp.
• TT Newsmakers
  TT Newsmakers is a series of free video-based conversations featuring insights from industry leaders across the regulatory, business and economic landscapes. Episodes are hosted by veteran broadcaster and TT Associate News Editor Dan Ronan.
• Nikola Loses Electric Truck Order From Republic Services
  Nikola Corp. lost an order to supply sanitation heavyweight Republic Services Inc. with 2,500 battery-electric garbage trucks, the latest setback for the troubled startup.