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Podcast: TODAY
Episode: TODAY News, December 12: Historic Flooding Hits Pacific Northwest | Healthcare Subsidies Set to Expire as Lawmakers Struggle for Deal | U.S. Seizes Venezuelan Oil Tanker
Description: Catastrophic flooding in Washington has forced nearly 100,000 people to evacuate as rivers surge to historic highs and homes are destroyed. Also, federal health insurance subsidies under the Affordable Care Act are set to expire at the end of the year, and hope is fading that lawmakers can reach a deal to extend them. Plus, U.S. seizes Venezuelan oil tanker amid escalating tensions and sanctions on country’s oil operations. And, a massive explosion ripped through a California home while utility workers were on site, sending debris flying, injuring six people, and prompting a full investigation. Ho...