Trump Sentenced Without Penalties; LA Fires Rage as 153,000 Remain Under Evacuation Orders

President-elect Donald Trump said during his New York sentencing on Friday that the case has been a “terrible experience.” Justice Juan Merchan sentenced Trump to unconditional discharge for 34 counts of falsifying business records. Appearing virtually from Florida, Trump said he was innocent and did nothing wrong.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said firefighters have extinguished fires in Pacoima, Hollywood, Studio City, and other places. She said President Joe Biden and FEMA have pledged to reimburse disaster relief expenses. Evacuation orders remain for approximately 153,000 residents across Los Angeles County.

Supreme Court justices posed tough questions to the lawyer representing TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, over a law that would force a sale or ban of the widely used short-video app in the United States by Jan. 19.

Topics in this episode include:

1. Trump Appears for Judge’s Unconditional Discharge
2. Trump Can Officially Appeal Conviction
3. Reasoning Behind Trump’s Unconditional Discharge
4. LA Mayor: Biden, FEMA Have Pledged Disaster Relief
5. LA County Residents Return to Devastated Homes
6. LA Fires May Spell End to Cheap Homeowners Insurance
7. Astronaut’s Photos Capture Devastating Palisades Fire
8. Economy Closed Out 2024 With Solid Job Gains
9. State of the US Labor Market
10. Constellation to Acquire Calpine Corp for $26.6 Billion
11. Biden to Give Farewell Foreign Policy Address Monday
12. JD Vance Resigns Senate Seat
13. Giuliani Faces 2nd Contempt Hearing
14. Trudeau Says Washington Business Meetings Productive
15. Lawmakers Urge Curbs on Biotech Exports to China
16. Germany Charges 3 With Spying on Naval Tech for China
17. France, EU Urge Action on Musk’s Alleged Election Meddling
18. British Chancellor in China to Boost Trade, Economic Ties
19. US Increases Reward for Arrest of Venezuela’s Maduro
20. Biden Hits Russian Oil With Toughest Sanctions Yet
21. Trump to Hold Meetings With Putin, Zelenskyy to End War
22. Japan Approves New Sanctions on Russia
23. SCOTUS Considers TikTok Ban
24. Trump Sentenced in NY Criminal Case, Vows Appeal

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