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Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok if it’s not sold by its Chinese parent company

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law requiring TikTok’s China-based parent company to divest from the app, teeing up a ban set to take effect on Sunday.

Trump says inauguration to be moved indoors due to freezing temperatures

President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday is being moved indoors due to dangerously cold expected weather, CNN reported on Friday, citing sources.

Biden commutes the sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders

President Joe Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in office on a flurry of clemency actions meant to nullify prison terms he deemed too harsh.

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping hold first phone call since 2021

CCTV said the phone call happened "on the evening of January 17", without providing any immediate further details. Earlier on Friday, China announced Xi would send Vice President Han Zheng to attend Trump's inauguration next week.

US targets Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy for Medicare price talks

Novo Nordisk's blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic and weight-loss treatment Wegovy are among the 15 drugs targeted for Medicare price negotiations for 2027, the U.S. government said on Friday.