New Orleans coroner releases identities of most truck attack victims

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More than half of the 12 identified were from local areas and all ranged in age from 18 to 63

The New Orleans coroner’s office has released the identities of most of the 14 people killed in the deadly truck attack aimed at New Year’s Day revelers on the city’s famous Bourbon Street.

More than half of the 12 victims identified after being slain Wednesday by the attacker – a US army veteran who was shot dead by police – were from the New Orleans metropolitan area or other Louisiana communities. Others were residents of Alabama, Mississippi and New Jersey.

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FBI finds bomb-making material at home of New Orleans attack suspect

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Investigators recover equipment from house rented by attacker who killed 14 and injured dozens on New Year’s Day

Authorities have confirmed finding bomb-making materials at the New Orleans home that US military veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar rented before ramming a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers, according to an FBI statement containing the most complete account yet of the attack.

Investigators recovered from Jabbar’s rental truck a transmitter intended to trigger the two bombs, the statement read, confirming prior media reporting.

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Blinken heads to Asia, Europe on last expected trip as top US diplomat – ABC News

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  1. Blinken heads to Asia, Europe on last expected trip as top US diplomat  ABC News
  2. Blinken heads to South Korea, Japan and France  Reuters
  3. Secretary Blinken’s Travel to the Republic of Korea, Japan, and France  Department of State
  4. Blinken wades into political crisis with stop in South Korea  CNA
  5. Blinken heads to South Korea, Japan, France one last time  DW (English)
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 3, 2025 – Institute for the Study of War

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  1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 3, 2025  Institute for the Study of War
  2. Russia seized 1,600 square miles of Ukraine's territory in 2024 while losing 427,000 troops, ISW says  Yahoo! Voices
  3. Ukraine-Russia war map: Where are Putin’s forces making gains on the frontline as 2025 begins?  The Independent
  4. The most difficult year  Meduza
  5. ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 3, 2025  Kyiv Post
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A toddler, a student, a family of nine: who were the victims of Jeju Air flight 7C2216? – The Guardian

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  1. A toddler, a student, a family of nine: who were the victims of Jeju Air flight 7C2216?  The Guardian
  2. From Bird Strike to Crash: The Mystery of the Korean Plane’s Four Fateful Minutes  The New York Times
  3. South Korea: Fatal crash cockpit transcript almost complete  DW (English)
  4. Pilot at airport of Jeju Air crash says he ‘assumed’ concrete mound was dirt  South China Morning Post
  5. Boeing’s terrible year is ending with the worst aviation tragedy of 2024  CNN
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New Armor Kits Being Installed On Ukraine’s Western Air Defense Systems – The War Zone

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  1. New Armor Kits Being Installed On Ukraine’s Western Air Defense Systems  The War Zone
  2. Ukraine is giving its US-made Patriot systems steel armor to protect them from Russian missile shrapnel  Yahoo! Voices
  3. Ukrainian steel giant develops armor protection for Patriot air defense systems  Euromaidan Press
  4. Ukraine's largest steelmaker launches production of Patriot system armor.  Kyiv Independent
  5. Ukraine: Metinvest equips Patriot air defence system with advanced protective armour  Defence Industry Europe
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Suspected human bones found in Queensland national park

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Crime scene set up in Springbrook national park after a person discovered what police believe could be a set of human bones

Suspected human bones have been found in a popular Queensland national park, sparking a wider search of the area.

The bones were found by a member of the public in Springbrook national park in the Gold Coast hinterland at about 11.35am on Friday.

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WATCH: US Navy launches missiles at Houthi weapon production and storage facilities – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. WATCH: US Navy launches missiles at Houthi weapon production and storage facilities  The Jerusalem Post
  2. U.S. amplifies strikes on Yemen’s Houthis as tensions with Israel flare  The Washington Post
  3. Donald Trump and the Houthis  National Review
  4. U.S./Israeli Yemen Strikes Won’t End Houthi Resistance. Ending Gaza Genocide Will: Shireen Al-Adeimi  Democracy Now!
  5. US to escalate strikes on Yemen's Houthis by end of Biden's term - KAN  The Jerusalem Post
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Meta is killing off its own AI-powered Instagram and Facebook profiles

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Instagram profile of ‘proud Black queer momma’, created by Meta, said her development team included no Black people

Meta is deleting Facebook and Instagram profiles of AI characters the company created over a year ago after users rediscovered some of the profiles and engaged them in conversations, screenshots of which went viral.

The company had first introduced these AI-powered profiles in September 2023 but killed off most of them by summer 2024. However, a few characters remained and garnered new interest after the Meta executive Connor Hayes told the Financial Times late last week that the company had plans to roll out more AI character profiles.

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Nigel Farage ‘very pleased’ Elon Musk backs Reform UK, calling him a ‘hero’

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Speaking at party conference, its leader calls reports of tech mogul’s potential $100m donation ‘somewhat overexaggerated’

Nigel Farage has hailed Elon Musk as a “hero” and said he was “very pleased he’s backing our party”, but he called reports that the tech mogul was preparing to donate $100m (£80m) to Reform UK “somewhat overexaggerated”.

Speaking at Reform’s East Midlands conference on Friday night, the party leader said Musk’s efficiency plan for Donald Trump’s government was the “blueprint we need” as he called for a “complete change of culture in Britain”.

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Israel Reveals Daring Raid on Iranian Missile Factory Deep Inside Syria – The Aviationist

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  1. Israel Reveals Daring Raid on Iranian Missile Factory Deep Inside Syria  The Aviationist
  2. Inside Israel’s daring raid that destroyed Iran-funded underground missile factory in Syria  Fox News
  3. Iran hid a missile factory deep beneath a mountain in Syria. IDF commandos executed a daring raid to destroy it  Yahoo! Voices
  4. 120 commandos deep inside Syria: IDF reveals daring raid on Iranian missile factory  The Times of Israel
  5. How the IDF beat Syrian air defenses around the key Iran missile facility  The Jerusalem Post
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