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Jan 2025
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Beijing Discusses TikTok Sale to Musk

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A.M. Edition for Jan. 14. With a U.S. ban on TikTok looming, Chinese officials internally weigh the option of allowing Elon Musk to invest in or take control of the app’s U.S. operations. Plus, special counsel Jack Smith says Donald Trump would have been convicted over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election had prosecutors not been forced to drop the case. WSJ reporter Sadie Gurman unpacks his newly released report. And Israel and Hamas are finalizing a Gaza cease-fire deal. Kate Bullivant hosts.


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