Keeping to his campaign promises, President Trump has pushed House Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. However, Trump also urged Republicans to let Democrats handle the replacement of the program, noting that it’s an incredibly complicated piece of legislation. Now, Republicans have at long last provided a plan to do away with Obamacare. But that plan is already coming under fire from both sides of the aisle. What do we know about the new plan? What are the chances that it passes?

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WIKILEAKS RELEASES TROVE OF ALLEGED C.I.A. HACKING DOCUMENTS

WikiLeaks on Tuesday released thousands of documents that it said described sophisticated software tools used by the Central Intelligence Agency to break into smartphones, computers and even Internet-connected televisions. If the documents are authentic, as appeared likely at first review, the release would be the latest coup for the anti-secrecy organization and a serious blow to the C.I.A., which maintains its own hacking capabilities to be used for espionage.

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U.S. BEGINS SHIPPING CONTROVERSIAL ANTI-MISSILE SYSTEM TO SOUTH KOREA FOLLOWING NORTH KOREA MISSILE LAUNCH

The United States has begun shipping a controversial anti-missile system to South Korea after North Korea test-launched four medium-range missiles on Monday, U.S. officials told NBC News. The system, called THAAD, which stands for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, is an anti-missile system designed to counter a threat like that from North Korea…

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Closing Bell

– Tuesday, March 7th

Markets Close DOWN Weighed by Health and Energy

Big Insider Trades

– New Relic, Inc. (NEWR) CEO Lewis Cirne Sells $1m

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