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Jeanine Herbst
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jeanine Herbst. President elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to pause a law that would ban TikTok in January. As NPR's Bobby the High court is set to hear oral arguments over TikTok's future in two weeks.
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Bobby Allen
President elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to pause enforcement of a law that bans TikTok nationwide on January 19, the day before Inauguration Day. That's shortly after the high court is set to hear oral arguments over whether the ban is constitutional. It was possible the Supreme Court would have stayed the start date even before the request to allow for time for a decision. But Trump's filing claims he possesses the consummate deal making expertise to negotiate a way to save TikTok while dealing with the national security concerns. Trump did not take a position on the legal questions facing TikTok, which the court will hear arguments over on January 10th. The Justice Department is pushing for the ban, saying TikTok's China based owner makes it a national security risk. Bobby Allen, NPR News.
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Jeanine Herbst
Gaza's health ministry says Israeli troops burned one of the last functioning hospitals in the northern part of the enclave after forcibly removing staff, staff and patients. The hospital has been hit several times over the past three months by Israeli troops looking for Hamas fighters in surrounding neighborhoods. Israel says it was conducting operations against Hamas infrastructure and militants in the area. Without going into detail, investigators are learning more about the passenger jet that crashed in Kazakhstan this week, killing at least 38 people. NPR's Brian Mann reports Russian weapons may have hit the plane.
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John Kirby
The Azerbaijani jetliner crashed in Kazakhstan while en route to a city in Russia Wednesday with 67 passengers and crew on board. 29 people survived. During a briefing with reporters, U.S. national Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said it's possible Russian weapons hit the civilian plane.
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Brian Mann
We do have have seen some early indications that would certainly point to the possibility that this jet was brought down by Russian air defense systems.
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John Kirby
Kirby emphasized the probe into the fiery crash is still underway. Azerbaijan Airlines officials said in a statement it appears external interference impacted the plane. The airline has suspended flights to airports inside Russia. Brian Mann, NPR News, Kyiv.
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Jeanine Herbst
There was a dramatic increase in homelessness this year, fueled mostly by a lack of affordable housing, devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several areas. The Department of Housing and Urban Development called HUD, says homelessness rose 18.1%, with more than 700,000 people counted as unhoused, many facing homelessness for the first time. That's on top of a 12% increase in 2023. There was a 40% increase in the number of unhoused families. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. A top White House official says a ninth US Telecoms firm was hacked as part of a sprawling Chinese espionage campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans. Deputy National Security Adviser Ann Neuberger says the ninth victim was identified after the administration released guidance to companies about how to hunt for Chinese culprits and in their networks. The Broadway revival of Gypsy, starring six time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, has cancelled its performance this evening, the fifth performance of the show to be cancelled during the lucrative holiday season. Producers cite illness in the company. Jeff Ludden has more.
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Jeff Ludden
Gypsy opened on December 19th.
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Brian Mann
Everything's a coming up a roses.
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Jeff Ludden
And everything was coming up roses. The reviews were raves. Audiences were flocking to see Gypsy on Broadway. And then on December 22, Audra McDonald posted a picture of herself on Instagram breathing through a humidifier mask, asking audiences to be understanding as a bug was making its way through the cast and crew. The next night, the show canceled its performance and hasn't played since. It comes at a critical time, as the week between Christmas and New Year's is the highest grossing one every year when tickets are sold at a premium for holiday theatergoers. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York.
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Jeanine Herbst
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