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Supreme Court hears appeal to TikTok ban

The Supreme Court on Friday heard arguments in a last-minute appeal from TikTok to halt a U.S. ban on the social media platform which could take effect later this month. Congress last year passed a law with bipartisan support that requires TikTok to divest itself from its Chinese owner ByteDance. Justices indicated they were likely in favor of upholding the ban. Jan Crawford has details. Source

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Stock market plunges after better-than-expected December jobs report

The Labor Department reported Friday that 265,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in December, which was roughly 100,000 more than expected. The unemployment rate also fell to 4.1%. CBS News contributor Javier David explains why investors see the better-than-expected jobs report as a bad thing. Source

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Biden refuses to recognize Maduro as Venezuela’s elected president

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third term as president, despite widespread doubts over the legitimacy of the country’s election results. Many world leaders, like President Biden, are refusing to recognize his legitimacy. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd discusses this and the situation in Sudan. Source

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Some L.A. area residents return from evacuations to destroyed homes, looting

The Los Angeles County wildfires have killed at least 10 people and destroyed more than 10,000 structures. Some Altadena residents returned from evacuations to find that their ravaged homes had been looted. CBS News reporter Charlie De Mar reports. Then, Vanessa Pellegrini joins “The Daily Report” to discuss losing her restaurant to the fires. Source

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Trump receives no punishment in “hush money” case

A New York judge sentenced President-elect Donald Trump to unconditional discharge Friday in his “hush money” case, meaning he will serve no jail time and receive no punishment for his conviction. The judge said that the sentence was his only option given Trump’s return to the White House. Weijia Jiang explains. Source

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