3 Things to Know About the TikTok Deal, and a New Protest Tactic in Minnesota

<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/technology/tiktok-deal-oracle-bytedance-china-us.html" target="_blank">TikTok Strikes Deal for New U.S. Entity, Ending Long Legal Saga</a>, by David McCabe and Emmett Lindner</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/minnesota-businesses-protest-ice.html" target="_blank">‘Enough Is Enough’: Hundreds of Minnesota Businesses Take Stand Against ICE</a>, by Pooja Salhotra and Jazmine Ulloa</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/us/nekima-levy-armstrong-arrest-minnesota-church.html" target="_blank">3 People Arrested Over Protest of Minnesota Pastor Linked to ICE</a>, by Jacey Fortin and Lauren McCarthy</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/politics/poll-ice-immigration.html" target="_blank">Voters Are Split on Deportations but Disapprove of ICE, Poll Finds</a>, by Jennifer Medina and Ruth Igielnik</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/weather/winter-storm-ice-snow-forecast.html" target="_blank">More Than 160 Million People Are in the Path of the Storm Set to Sweep the U.S.</a>, by Amy Graff</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/us/murder-rate-drop-report.html" target="_blank">What’s Behind the Staggering Drop in the Murder Rate? No One Knows for Sure.</a>, by Shaila Dewan and Lazaro Gamio</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/movies/oscar-nominations-announcement.html" target="_blank">Oscar Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Breaks Record With 16</a>, by Brooks Barnes and Nicole Sperling</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p>
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