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Donald Trump can be sentenced Friday in hush money case, Supreme Court says in 5-4 ruling  CNN

Supreme Court Rebuke of Trump on Sentencing Shows Its Divisions  The New York Times

Vladimir Putin is ready for summit with Donald Trump, says Kremlin  Financial Times

Bill Ford got a surprise phone call from Donald Trump: What they talked about  Detroit Free Press

Americans have dimmer view of Biden than they did of Trump or Obama as term ends, AP-NORC poll finds  The Associated Press

Canadian ‘Super Scooper’ plane grounded after hitting civilian drone over Los Angeles wildfires  CNN Drone crashes into firefighting aircraft over Palisades: FAA  NewsNation Now Drone hits, grounds super scooper fighting Palisades Fire  FOX 11 Los Angeles Los Angeles fires: ‘Super scooper’ firefighting aircraft

NEW YORK — In a singular moment in U.S. history, President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing Friday for his New York hush money conviction after the nation’s highest court refused to intervene. Like so much else in the criminal case and

Melania’s $40m Amazon deal: another sign Bezos is capitulating to Donald Trump | Margaret Sullivan  The Guardian

There will be “real-world harm” if Meta expands its decision to scrap fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram, a global network warned Thursday while disputing Mark Zuckerberg’s claim such moderation amounts to censorship. Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s surprise announcement

Column: Trump shoots his mouth off as L.A. burns. His claims about fire hydrants don’t hold water  Los Angeles Times