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At least 10 dead as car intentionally plows into crowd in New Orleans, officials say

A car may have plowed into a crowd on Bourbon Street early on Wednesday, the New Orleans Police Department reported, according to ABC News affiliate WGNO.
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Trump’s criminal cases fading away, but some legal perils still loom in 2025

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Fate of endangered monkey hinges on Brazilian city’s planning policy

Pied tamarin has narrow range and is found only around borders of Manaus in the Amazon rainforest. The fate of one of the world’s most threatened primates will be on the line in the coming months ...
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Ivory Coast Says French Forces Will Withdraw

The troops are expected to leave this month as France, a former colonial power in West Africa, fast loses influence there.
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‘Trump is a little guy, Musk is a big guy’: historian predicts trouble for president-elect

Timothy Snyder says world’s richest man is likely to exert uncomfortable influence over White House. Allies and aides to Donald Trump should be increasingly concerned by Elon Musk’s proximity to ...
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‘Just by existing, he’s extended this war’: Timothy Snyder on Trump, Russia and Ukraine

Historian and bestselling author of On Tyranny worries over Trump’s return to power – and the influence of Elon Musk. Timothy Snyder was not surprised to be asked to help rebuild a Ukrainian ...
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Taiwan president welcomes exchanges with China as Xi says no one can stop ‘reunification’

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said he welcomed exchanges with China, but wondered whether there was goodwill from Beijing given what he said was their blocking of simple things like tourism.
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Let’s Try Something Different in How We Deal With Trump

I know many voters reject my party’s significant leftward shift. So do I. Democrats need to refocus on bipartisan solutions to America’s problems.
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Passengers Say Turkish Airlines Flights Have Bedbugs

Passengers on several of the carrier’s flights said the biting pests were on seats, blankets and in overhead bins and that the airline did not take action.
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Data extracted from first Jeju Air black box, South Korea says

A second black box, which was damaged in the crash, will be sent to the US for analysis.
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Quitting smoking may be easier with a smartwatch app, researchers say

Motion-sensor software sent alerts to prevent lighting up at most vulnerable moments for those trying to quit. Smartwatches could be used to help people quit smoking, a study suggests.. Researchers ...
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'Unguardable' SGA is MVP, Wolves' Edwards says

After Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points in a 113-105 win over the Wolves, Anthony Edwards described the Thunder star as "unguardable" and called him "the MVP of the NBA."
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Lakers coach JJ Redick says beating Cavaliers requires 'close to perfect basketball' after 122–110 loss

The Lakers cut their deficit to five points with three minutes remaining, but the Cavaliers put the game away with a 10–3 run.
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Trump Says He Plans to Attend Carter’s Funeral

In wide-ranging remarks at a New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, the president-elect also predicted that Mike Johnson would secure enough votes to be re-elected as House speaker.
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Trump says he thinks Johnson has the votes to get confirmed

President-elect Trump firmly believes House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will get a second term. “No one else can get the votes,” he told reporters on Tuesday. On Monday, Trump offered Johnson his ...
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Trump taps creator of viral garbage truck photo op for executive producer position

President-elect Trump announced that Justin Caporale would join him as the executive producer for major events and public appearances while in office. “Justin Caporale has been with me right from ...
The Hill - 8h
Transfer rumors, news: Real Madrid's Güler in Arsenal plans for statement signing

Arsenal have an eight-player shortlist amid plans to make a statement signing.
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Post Office scandal: MPs call for financial penalty for slow payouts

The business and trade select committee says the schemes are so poorly designed, the application process is like a second trial.
BBC News - 10h
Fugitive killed in Ohio shootout is responsible for 1981 slaying of woman, 18, authorities say

A fugitive killed in a shootout with authorities in Ohio last month was identified Monday as the suspect in the decades-old unsolved murder of an 18-year-old woman.
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North Carolina Gov Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates on final day in office

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) on Tuesday commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates to life in prison without the possibility of parole, coinciding with New Year’s Eve and his final day in ...
The Hill - 11h
'We're all considering death all the time': Willem Dafoe on new vampire film Nosferatu

Willem Dafoe reflects on the appeal of Dracula: "It's interesting to have the undead visit the living".
BBC News - 11h
Jimmy Carter wanted to see Guinea worm disease eliminated. He came very close.

Jimmy Carter hoped to outlive the Guinea worm — and he came achingly close. Carter helped lead a decades-long campaign against the parasitic infection.
NBC News - 12h
Showdown over House Speaker after Trump endorses Johnson

Even though President-elect Trump has endorsed him, House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a showdown over whether he will continue in the role. A vote is scheduled in the House on Friday. NBC News' Gabe ...
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Trump tariffs threaten pharmaceuticals

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Tiny Love Stories: ‘He Never Says the Words’

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Trump endorses Johnson for speaker

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What we’re watching: Trump's Christmas missives

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Musk pressure ‘nothing new’ for Congress, GOP senator says

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Deadly Strike Hits Northern Gaza, Palestinian Officials Say

Several people were killed in an attack on the city of Jabaliya, according to the Palestinian Civil Defense. Israel’s military did not immediately comment.
The New York Times - 39m
Russia launches 111 drones at Ukraine in deadly New Year’s attack, Kyiv says

At least six people were injured in Kyiv as Russia launched a drone strike on the capital in the early hours of Wednesday, city officials said.
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The Panama Canal Has a Big Problem, but It’s Not China or Trump

Climate change is causing drought conditions that are making it harder to operate the Panama Canal and more expensive to pass through.
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Ivory Coast says French troops to leave West African nation

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US Capitol attack fugitive seeks asylum in Canada and hopes for Trump pardon

Antony Vo, 32, convicted over January 6 riot, was supposed to begin nine-month prison term but instead fled to Canada. An American man who absconded after being sentenced to prison for his role in ...
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