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Turo-rented cars were involved in 2 deadly incidents this New Year’s. Here’s what we know

Turo-rented cars were involved in 2 deadly incidents this New Year’s. Here’s what we know

Two deadly incidents on New Year’s Day — an attack being investigated as an act of terrorism in New Orleans and an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck in Las Vegas — both involved vehicles that were rented on Turo, a peer-to-peer car sharing company.
by The Associated Press

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New Orleans inches toward normalcy while mourning victims of deadly New Year’s rampage

New Orleans inches toward normalcy while mourning victims of deadly New Year’s rampage

A mix of law enforcement, street performers and football fans is filling New Orleans’ blocks as the city inches back to normalcy. A deadly New Year’s truck attack along Bourbon Street killed 14 people, along with the driver.
by The Associated Press

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2 dead and several injured in Southern California plane crash

2 dead and several injured in Southern California plane crash

Two people died and 18 were injured Thursday when a small plane crashed through the roof of a furniture manufacturing building in Southern California, police said.
by The Associated Press

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An aspiring nurse, a football star, a single mother and a father of 2 killed in New Orleans attack

An aspiring nurse, a football star, a single mother and a father of 2 killed in New Orleans attack

An 18-year-old girl dreaming of becoming a nurse, a single mother, a father of two and a football star suffered fatal injuries when the driver of a white pickup truck sped onto Bourbon Street, packed with holiday revelers.
by The Associated Press

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What is the Islamic State group and what attacks has it inspired?

What is the Islamic State group and what attacks has it inspired?

The FBI says it recovered the black flag of the Islamic State group from the truck that an American man from Texas smashed into New Year’s partygoers in New Orleans’ French Quarter. Wednesday’s attack killed 15 people.
by The Associated Press

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U.S. Army veteran who killed 15 in New Orleans attack was inspired by the Islamic State group

U.S. Army veteran who killed 15 in New Orleans attack was inspired by the Islamic State group

President Joe Biden says the U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans had posted videos to social media hours before the carnage saying he was inspired by the Islamic State group and expressing a desire to kill.
by The Associated Press

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Nearly all of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year's Eve

Nearly all of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year's Eve

A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early Tuesday as the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate New Year’s, leaving more than 1.3 million clients in the dark. Officials said it could take up to two days to restore power.
by The Associated Press

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Plane crashes and bursts into flames at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 179

Plane crashes and bursts into flames at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 179

Footage of the crash aired by YTN television showed the Jeju Air plane skidding across the airstrip, apparently with its landing gear still closed, and colliding head-on with a concrete wall.
by The Associated Press

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