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Tucker Reals / CBS News:
Man intentionally slams truck into crowd in New Orleans, killing 10 and injuring dozens — Ten people were killed and dozens injured early Wednesday when a man intentionally drove a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans' French Quarter as revelers were celebrating the new year, officials said.
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ABC News:
New Orleans updates: 10 dead in ‘terrorist attack’ with pickup in New Orleans, local officials say — The driver remained at large after the Bourbon Street incident, police said. — Emergency vehicles are seen near Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.
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Harry Howard / WWL-TV:
NOPD: At least 10 dead after vehicle plows into crowd on Bourbon Street — The City of New Orleans says NOEMS has transported 30 injured patients. — NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department is on the scene of a major incident on Bourbon Street on New Year's Day.
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
F.B.I. Says It Found Largest Cache of Homemade Explosives in Its History at Va. Farm — Investigators discovered more than 150 devices, mostly pipe bombs, on a property outside Norfolk, court papers say. — A Virginia man was arrested this month with what federal prosecutors described …
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Seamus Hughes / Court Watch:
‘Largest Seizure of Homemade Explosives in FBI History’ made in Virginia
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
C-SPAN cameras to return to House chamber in January … - The high level of public engagement with that behind-the-scenes access led to a push to allow the independent news organization to be granted permanent permission to freely film the inside of the chamber.
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Nico Hines / The Daily Beast:
Republicans Admit MAGA Civil War Is a Total ‘S***show’
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ABC News:
Mike Johnson's speaker reelection could come down to a single Republican vote
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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Chip Roy on Johnson: 'I don't believe he has the votes'
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Chief Justice John Roberts defends judiciary from ‘illegitimate’ attacks — In his annual end-of-year report, Roberts says the independence of the judiciary is threatened by threats of violence, harassment, disinformation and defiance of court rulings. — WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Chief Justice Roberts Condemns Threats to Judicial Independence — In his year-end report on the federal judiciary, the chief justice decried violence, intimidation and disinformation and warned against defiance of court rulings. — Judicial independence is under grave threat on several fronts …
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David Klepper / Associated Press:
US imposes sanctions on Russian and Iranian groups over disinformation targeting American voters — The United States has imposed sanctions on two groups linked to Iranian and Russian efforts to target American voters with disinformation ahead of this year's election.
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Amethyst Martinez / The Daily Beast:
Stars Flee Jeff Bezos' Paper for Steve Jobs' Widow's Mag — OUT WITH THE OLD... The Washington Post is taking more blows after losing 200,000 subscribers when its owner stopped it endorsing Kamala Harris. — SHOP WITH SCOUTED — J.Crew's Semi-Secret Factory Sale Is Not to Be Missed
New York Times:
‘Raw Water’ Devotees Swear by Natural Springs, Despite the Risks … The highway that winds along the coast of Marin County offers some of California's most magnificent vistas, with the deep blue Pacific Ocean glittering through veils of fog. But for a handful of travelers, the views aren't the prize.
Joe Heim / Washington Post:
For Jimmy Carter, faith was inseparable from politics and life — Carter talked openly and often in the 1976 campaign about his evangelical “born again” faith, ignoring those who advised him to downplay his beliefs. — In his inaugural address in January 1977, President Jimmy Carter spoke …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Ukraine Says It Downed Russian Helicopter With Sea Drone For First Time — Ukraine claims that for the first time one of its sea drones has downed a Russian military target in the air during a day of intense attacks by both sides as the war edges closer to its three-year anniversary.
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The Biden mistake that blew up America — Happy New Year's Eve from the Will Bunch Newsletter, which is marking the end of a momentous and possibly calamitous 2024 by not reviewing the last grim 12 months but simply plowing ahead with new topics. I do have big plans for 2025 …
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NC Governor Roy Cooper:
Governor Cooper Takes Capital Clemency Actions — Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that he has commuted the sentences of 15 people on death row in North Carolina to life without the possibility of parole. He commuted these sentences after a thorough review of detailed petitions …
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NBC News:
Puerto Rico plunges into darkness as power outage hits more than 1.3 million customers on New Year's Eve — Power outages are a frustratingly frequent occurrence for many Puerto Ricans. A string of blackouts during the summer prompted protests and a state of emergency.
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Military appeals court rules defense secretary couldn't rescind 9/11 plea deals — Washington — A military appeals court ruled Monday that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin could not withdraw plea agreements for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks …
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Ellen Knickmeyer / Associated Press:
Pentagon chief loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals
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