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Israel agrees to the deal. I'm Carmen Roberts, Fox News. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says after a last-minute snag caused by Hamas, negotiators have agreed to a ceasefire deal in Gaza that would free the hostages, or at least some of them. It's Friday in Israel where a full cabinet will convene later today to sign off on the plan. Once the vote does take place, there will be a 48-hour period that could allow for objections in the Israeli Supreme Court.
Fox's Trey Yankst in Tel Aviv. We know the region is waiting for the implementation of this agreement that could come as early as Sunday. The pending truce is a result of a year of painstaking diplomacy for the Biden administration that reached a conclusion just days before President-elect Trump takes office.
27 now confirmed dead in the devastating Los Angeles area wildfires. Three dozen people are still reported missing and search and recovery efforts are slowing the ability to turn on power and water. Heartbroken and exhausted people are pleading to return to whatever is left of their properties.
But the L.A. County Sheriff says it will be at least a week for most. Fox's Matt Finn and Altadena. Forecasters say Santa Ana winds will kick up again next week. The Supreme Court signals it's likely to rule Friday on TikTok's freedom of speech claim as it fights a U.S. law requiring the Chinese owner to sell the popular app or face being banned in the U.S. U.S. official says President Biden will not enforce that ban, which goes into effect Sunday, the day before he leads office.
President Biden took part in a commander in chief farewell ceremony where military leaders praised him. But he said the thanks goes to the U.S. military service members. Serving as your commander in chief has been the greatest honor of my life. America's listening to Fox News.
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A federal judge in Texas rules Idaho, Kansas and Missouri can move forward with efforts to restrict access to the abortion pill, Mifepristone. More of President-elect Trump's cabinet nominees sat before Congress Thursday to make their cases for confirmation. President-elect Trump's nominees to lead the Treasury and Interior Departments and the Environmental Protection Agency appeared before different committees in the Senate today. So did a number of witnesses for and against the nomination of Pam Bondi as Attorney General.
Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Besson warned that increased government spending and deficits and a failure to extend the 2017 tax cuts would leave the United States, quote, barreling towards an economic crisis at year end. He also defended Trump's claims that foreign countries would pay for higher tariffs.
Interior Secretary nominee Doug Burgum testified that when the government restricts energy production in America, it just shifts it to adversaries like Russia, Venezuela and Iran. Fox's Rich Adson. Democrats have criticized Burgum and EPA nominee Lee Zeldin over calls to undo the Biden administration's climate policies. New York City Mayor Eric Adams plans to meet with President-elect Trump in Florida Friday. Another friendly overture by the Democrat who is awaiting trial.
on federal corruption charges. A member of the Wu-Tang Clan is accused of assault. Rapper and actor Method Man reportedly wrought the pain inside a crunch fitness gym on New York's Staten Island, and it wasn't the kind of pain felt from a typical workout. I came to bring the pain.
The 53-year-old hip-hop icon kept bringing the pain by punching another gym member in the head seven times. The New York Post reports the conflict started over a relationship the victim had with Method Man's daughter. A complaint was filed with the New York Police Department, but the rapper, whose real name is Clifford Smith, was not arrested. Tom Graham, Fox News. And I'm Carmen Roberts, and this is Fox News.
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