LA Fires Latest, Trump's Sentencing, TikTok At The Supreme Court

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🗓️ 10 January 2025

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Many evacuated residents in Los Angeles returned to find entire neighborhoods wiped out by destructive wildfires, President-elect Donald Trump will attend his criminal sentencing today in Manhattan, and lawyers for TikTok will be arguing their case before the US Supreme Court.

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0:00.0	A woman in Altadena, California, spent the night in her car after wildfires destroyed her house.
0:08.5	It's burned down. It's not livable. Who could live here like this?
0:11.6	Why did fire crews run out of water and how much difference did it make?
0:14.9	I'm A. Martinez. That is Steve Inskeep. And this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.3	President-elect Trump will be sentenced today in a Manhattan criminal court.
0:25.1	He was convicted for falsifying business records, hiding payments to an adult film star.
0:29.2	The Supreme Court declined to interfere after the judge said Trump would likely face no punishment
0:33.6	anyway.
0:34.2	So how does a felony conviction affect a second term?
0:37.1	The court decided it would
0:38.2	at least listen to arguments by owners of TikTok. Congress set a deadline to sell or shut down.
0:43.9	We'll hear the company's bid today to block the law. Stay with us. We've got the news you need to start
0:48.2	your day.
0:59.3	Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have outlined their plans to slash the federal workforce with the help of a team of, quote, small government crusaders.
1:02.9	What's in store for federal workers and how are they planning for change?
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1:12.6	Listen to the 1A podcast from NPR.
1:15.8	The Indicator is a podcast where daily economic news is about what matters to you.
1:20.2	Workers have been feeling the sting of inflation.
1:22.2	So as a new administration promises action on the cost of living, taxes, and home prices.
1:26.7	The S&P 500 biggest post-election day spike ever.
1:30.3	Follow all the big changes and what they mean for you.
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