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

加沙停火协议达成,TikTok 的下一步行动,对私人消防员的愤怒

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2025-01-17

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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. For more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter. Today's episode of Up First was edited by Kara Platoni, Jerome Socolovsky, Ally Schweitzer and Lisa Thomson. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas, Iman Ma'ani and Lilly Quiroz. We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis and our technical director is Stacey Abbott. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Israel's security cabinet has voted to approve a ceasefire deal with Hamas.

  • 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.

  • I'm Michelle Martin with Layla Fadel.

  • And this is up first from NPR News.

  • The Supreme Court has upheld a ban on TikTok effective in the US On Sunday.

  • Under a law signed by President Biden, a bipartisan majority in Congress passed a bill last year that said the Chinese parent company ByteDance had to sell the popular video sharing app or shut it down.

  • In the US President elect Donald Trump had once agreed with the ban, but changed his mind and now says he wants to save it.

  • So what's next?

  • And the Los Angeles wildfires brought attention to a luxury enjoyed by some homeowners in fire prone areas, private firefighters.

  • Their existence is making some people very angry.

  • So what do they actually do?

  • And why are more insurance, insurance companies hiring them?

  • Stay with us.

  • We've got the news.

  • You need to start your day.

  • It still feels a bit surreal to me that I got to spend an hour talking with filmmaker David lynch in.

  • The last year of his life.

  • Life is such a gift and can.

  • Be enjoyed and it's all okay.

  • Nothing to worry about really.