The hugely popular medications Ozempic and Wegovy, used for diabetes and weight loss, will be included in the next round of talks to negotiate lower Medicare drug prices. Source
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Dame Joan Plowright, Tony Award-winning British actor, dies at 95
Part of an astonishing generation of British actors, including Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave, Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith, Joan Plowright won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and nominations for an Oscar and an Emmy. Source
White House official says Biden won’t enforce TikTok ban
The White House says President Biden will not enforce the U.S. ban on TikTok set to go into effect over the weekend if the app isn’t divested from by Chinese parent company ByteDance. That leaves the company’s future up to the Supreme Court and President-elect Donald Trump. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has more. Source
Israeli security cabinet to vote on Gaza ceasefire deal
Israel’s security cabinet is meeting to approve the ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas in Gaza. Should the cabinet give the green light, the deal will then go to Israel’s full government for a vote. CBS News contributor Robert Berger has more from Jerusalem. Source
Russia sentences Alexey Navalny’s lawyers to years in prison
Russia sentenced three lawyers who had defended Alexei Navalny to several years in prison for sharing his messages from prison with the outside world. Source
NYC Mayor Eric Adams meeting with Trump at Mar-a-Lago today
NYC Mayor Eric Adams is meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago home Friday in Florida. Source
Kristi Noem, Trump’s pick for homeland security, set to face senators
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the sprawling Department of Homeland Security, is set to field questions from lawmakers. Source
Biden sets presidential pardons, commutations record with alost 2,500 more
President Biden says he’s commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. That gives him the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations issued. Source
As Biden exits, how will he be remembered for his handling of the U.S. economy?
The economy rebounded strongly from the COVID shock, but the U.S. continues to grapple with a cost-of-living crisis and spiraling federal debt. Source
These Los Angeles residents returned home to find nothing but ruins
Some Los Angeles residents have been allowed to return to areas that were evacuated amid the wildfires, but others may have to wait at least another week before they can see what’s left of their homes. Rob Marciano reports. Source