Gaza Ceasefire Deal Reached, Next Steps For TikTok, Anger Over Private Firefighters

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🗓️ 17 January 2025

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Negotiators have reached a deal for a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza, according to the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A law banning TikTok starts Sunday, but the Supreme Court is poised to rule on whether it is legal or not, and if it will be delayed. Plus, the wildfires in Los Angeles surfaced an industry that is attracting scorn: private firefighting.

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0:00.0	Israel's security cabinet has voted to approve a ceasefire deal with Hamas.
0:07.4	Now, the long-awaited deal still isn't final, but if passed by the full cabinet, it could go into effect as early as Sunday, sending 33 hostages back home and bringing an end to 15 months of war in Gaza.
0:21.5	I'm Michelle Martin with Laila Faddle, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:26.7	The Supreme Court has upheld a ban on TikTok effective in the U.S. on Sunday, under a law signed by President Biden.
0:33.9	A bipartisan majority in Congress passed a bill last year that said the Chinese parent company Bight Dance had to sell the popular video sharing app or shut it down in the U.S.
0:43.6	President-elect Donald Trump had once agreed with the ban but changed his mind and now says he wants to save it.
0:49.4	So what's next?
0:50.8	And the Los Angeles wildfires brought attention to a luxury enjoyed by some homeowners
0:55.0	in fire-prone areas, private firefighters. Their existence is making some people very angry. So what do
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