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• University of Georgia student 'critically injured' in New Orleans attack ahead of Sugar Bowl game

  01-01-2025 23:51 via foxnews.com
  
  A University of Georgia student was critically injured in an apparent terrorist attack in New Orleans on Wednesday morning that killed at least 10 people and injured dozens more, the school confirmed in a statement on social media. The student, who has not been identified, was "critically injured" when a driver plowed through a crowd on Bourbon Street in a pickup truck just after 3 a.m. local time on New Year’s Day.  The student was likely in the city ahead of the 
  
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• Saquon Barkley won't play vs. Giants, sacrificing chance to break NFL rushing record

  01-01-2025 23:39 via foxnews.com
  
  The Philadelphia Eagles are set to turn down the chance to let Saquon Barkley break the NFL's single-season rushing record. Head coach Nick Sirianni told reporters on Wednesday that the team will be resting several key players in their season finale against the New York Giants — Barkley's former team. The Eagles are already locked into the No. 2 seed in the upcoming NFC playoffs and have nothing to gain with a win.Barkley, with 2,005 rushing yards this year, is 100 shy of Eric Dickers
  
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• Meghan Markle returns to social media after five-year hiatus

  01-01-2025 23:27 via foxnews.com
  
  Meghan Markle ushered in the new year by welcoming thousands of fans and followers to her reactivated Instagram page.The Duchess of Sussex offered a rare glimpse into her private life with a short and sweet video shared on social media Jan. 1.Markle, 43, has not been active on the photo and video-sharing site since 2020, around the time she and Prince Harry announced their decision to step back from senior royal responsibilities. PRINCE HARRY SHUTS DOWN MEGHAN MARKLE SPLIT RUMORS AMID DIVOR
  
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• Former Princeton football player Tiger Bech killed in New Orleans attack

  01-01-2025 23:14 via foxnews.com
  
  Wednesday's violent attack in New Orleans has claimed the lives of at least 10 people, and one of those victims is former Princeton football player Tiger Bech. Bech, a New Orleans native, played for Princeton from 2016-2018, and was an All-Ivy League kick returner. During his three-year career, he caught 53 passes for 825 yards with three touchdowns. He graduated from the university in 2021 and pursued a career in finance. He was working as a stockbroker in New York City, but traveled
  
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• Malfunctioning security bollards were removed from Bourbon St. before truck attack

  01-01-2025 23:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  Security barriers in New Orleans that were intended to protect pedestrians from vehicles but at times malfunctioned were removed for replacement before an attacker drove a pickup truck into a crowd along Bourbon Street.
  
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• Pro-ISIS group called on Muslims to conduct NYE attacks ahead of New Orleans massacre

  01-01-2025 23:07 via foxnews.com
  
  A driver killed 10 people and injured dozens more after plowing a pickup truck donning an ISIS flag into a crowd of people celebrating the New Year on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, just days after a pro-ISIS outlet called on Muslims to wage Islamic jihad in the U.S., Europe and Russia.The tragic event happened at about 3:15 a.m. on New Year’s Day and the FBI identified the driver as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar of Texas.Police said the suspect died after jumping out of his truck and tra
  
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• SEC commissioner speaks out on Sugar Bowl postponement amid New Orleans attack as fans, pundits weigh in

  01-01-2025 23:06 via foxnews.com
  
  Wednesday's Sugar Bowl game between Georgia and Notre Dame was postponed following the deadly attack in New Orleans, which killed at least 10 people.SEC Commissioner Greg Sanky released a statement saying the decision was made in the best interest of public safety. "The decision to postpone tonight's Sugar Bowl was made in the best interest of public safety. Lives were tragically lost last night and we are appreciative that public officials and law enforcement agencies continue to work with
  
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• NFL addresses Super Bowl safety concerns in the wake of deadly Bourbon Street attack

  01-01-2025 22:37 via foxnews.com
  
  The NFL has reassured fans that Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans will be a "safe and enjoyable" experience after an apparent terror attack in the historic city early Wednesday morning left at least 10 people dead with dozens more injured. Tragedy struck in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day when a driver plowed through a crowd on Bourbon Street in what the FBI is actively investigating as an "act of terrorism."The attack raised concerns for safety throughout the city, prompting&nb
  
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• Jocelyne Wildenstein, socialite known for extreme cat-like plastic surgery, dies at 84

  01-01-2025 22:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Known as ‘one of the jet set’s most outrageous characters’, Wildenstein died in Paris hotel aged 84The Swiss socialite and cosmetic surgery aficionado Jocelyne Wildenstein, sometimes known as “Catwoman” due to her extensive plastic surgery, has died, her partner said on Wednesday.“It is with heavy heart and with great sadness that Mr Lloyd Klein announces the unexpected death of his beloved fiancée and longtime companion, Jocelyne Wildenstein,” th
  
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• Comedian Jim Gaffigan regrets Trump supporters thinking he was attacking them: They 'will never forgive me'

  01-01-2025 22:30 via foxnews.com
  
  Superstar stand-up comic Jim Gaffigan recently weighed in on his previous anti-Trump social media posts from 2020, saying he regrets that supporters of President-elect Donald Trump took his criticism personally.Gaffigan, who recently played former Democratic vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., on "Saturday Night Live," discussed his negative feelings surrounding the old tweets in a new interview with "The Daily Beast.""I regret that people think that I was criticizing people that
  
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• Who is Shamsud Din Jabbar? What we know about the New Orleans New Years' terrorist suspect

  01-01-2025 22:16 via foxnews.com
  
  The suspect who allegedly drove into a joyous crowd at a New Year's celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens, has been identified as Shamsud Din Jabbar by the FBI.Jabbar—who died at the scene of the attack—was a U.S.-born citizen who lived in Texas, FBI Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge Alethea Duncan said at a Wednesday afternoon press conference.In 2012, Jabbar and Nakedra Charrlle Jabbar's marriage came to an end. The New York Times rep
  
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• 'You can't unhear that': Witnesses recall New Orleans truck attack

  01-01-2025 22:15 via nbcnews.com
  Witnesses described a horrific and chaotic scene as a man drove a truck into a crowd in New Orleans. They recalled a moment of panic, loud noise, and "pandemonium," one woman recalling the screams she heard as the truck drove into a pedicab with passengers. 
  
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• Army veteran identified as driver in New Orleans attack, Catholic school mourns victim

  01-01-2025 21:59 via nbcnews.com
  The driver in the New Orleans attack has been identified as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar, an honorably discharged Army veteran, according to officials. Meanwhile, a Catholic high school has issued a statement mourning the loss of one of their own, who was identified as a victim in the attack.
  
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• Blake Lively files official federal lawsuit against Justin Baldoni, looks forward to day in court

  01-01-2025 21:56 via foxnews.com
  
  Blake Lively officially filed a lawsuit Tuesday against her "It Ends With Us" co-star Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment and retaliation, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital.Lively, 37, initially recorded a complaint against Baldoni with the California Civil Rights Department on Dec. 21, and accused Baldoni (who also directed the film) of sexual harassment while working on the drama.She also claimed that after raising concerns, he, along with a crisis PR team, orchestrated a re
  
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• 1 dead, 7 injured after Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas: Police

  01-01-2025 21:31 via foxnews.com
  
  One person is dead and seven others were injured when a Tesla Cybertruck exploded in front of Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on Wednesday morning, according to officials.The Las Vegas Police Department is investigating the explosion, which occurred this morning outside the hotel, located near S. Sammy Davis Jr. Drive and Fashion Drive. Officials are also looking at the incident as potential terrorism.According to a social media post from the police department, a vehicle fire happened at the
  
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• Texas man kills 15 on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street after driving truck with ISIS flag through crowd

  01-01-2025 20:50 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Texas man plowed a pickup truck flying an ISIS flag through New Year’s Day revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Wednesday, killing 15 and injuring more than 30 in an attack the FBI said is being investigated as an act of terrorism.
  
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• Officials postpone Sugar Bowl in the wake of apparent terror attack on Bourbon Street

  01-01-2025 20:23 via foxnews.com
  
  The 2025 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans has been postponed just hours before kickoff on Wednesday after at least 10 people were killed and dozens more were injured in what federal officials are investigating as an act of terrorism.Allstate Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley spoke at a press conference with local and federal officials on Wednesday afternoon to confirm that the College Football Playoff quarterfinal game between Georgia and Notre Dame will be postponed for 24 hours. "We wish we weren't he
  
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• Warding off dementia means more reading, praying and listening to music: study

  01-01-2025 20:22 via foxnews.com
  
  For long-term brain health, older adults might want to carefully consider how they spend their downtime, according to a new study.Researchers from the University of South Australia assessed the 24-hour activity patterns of nearly 400 people over age 60.When it comes to brain health, the study found that the context or type of activity individuals engage in matters, news agency SWNS reported.DEMENTIA REPORT REVEALS ‘SHOCKING’ SIGNS AT AGE 60 THAT YOU'LL DEVELOP THE DISEASE BY AGE 80So
  
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• Blake Lively sues 'It Ends With Us' director Justin Baldoni alleging harassment and smear campaign

  01-01-2025 20:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Actor Blake Lively sued “It Ends With Us” director Justin Baldoni and several others tied to the romantic drama on Tuesday, alleging harassment and a coordinated campaign to attack her reputation for coming forward about her treatment on the set.
  
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• Twenty missing after falling from boat in rough seas off Libya’s coast

  01-01-2025 19:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Small vessel tilted after taking in water, according to seven survivors who reached Italian island of LampedusaTwenty people are missing after falling into the sea from a tilting boat after it started to take in water in rough seas about 20 miles off the coast of Libya, according to survivors.Carrying 27 passengers, the six-metre boat had left Zuwara in Libya at 10pm on Monday. Despite the waves, seven people managed to continue the journey on the rickety vessel before being found by an Italian
  
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• Russian gas flows to Europe via Ukraine cease as transit agreement expires

  01-01-2025 18:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Ukraine president hails ‘one of Moscow’s biggest defeats’ as deal’s end brings power cuts in breakaway Moldovan regionRussian gas has stopped flowing to Europe via Ukraine, ending a major energy route that goes back to Soviet times and had even survived three years of full-scale war between the two states.Ukraine cut off the transit route after an agreement signed in 2019 expired in the early hours of New Year’s Day, marking a new milestone in Europe weaning itself
  
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• Trump calls New Orleans attack an 'act of pure evil' in statement

  01-01-2025 17:05 via nbcnews.com
  President-elect Trump released a statement on social media after a driver plowed into a crowd in New Orleans, calling the attack an "act of pure evil."
  
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• Israeli strikes kill at least 12 Palestinians in Gaza on New Year’s Day

  01-01-2025 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Officials say most of the victims were women and children as Israel’s war against Hamas continues into the new yearIsraeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on New Year’s Day, mostly women and children, officials said, as the nearly 15-month war ground on into the new year.One strike hit a home in the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza, the most isolated and heavily destroyed part of the territory, where Israel has waged a major operation since early October. Gaza
  
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• Officials provide update after car drives into crowd in New Orleans

  01-01-2025 16:33 via nbcnews.com
  Watch live coverage as law enforcement officials provide an update after a man drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Bourbon Street killing and wounding multiple people.
  
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• Videos show scene after car plowed into crowd in New Orleans

  01-01-2025 16:24 via nbcnews.com
  Videos from New Orleans show the damage and victims after a driver plowed into a crowd on Bourbon Street. NBC News' Morgan Radford has details on the videos, how they were verified and the ongoing investigation.
  
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• With Russia gaining ground and U.S. support uncertain, Ukraine faces a precarious year ahead

  01-01-2025 15:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  This year is shaping up to be a nail-biter for Ukraine.
  
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• Critic wrongly jailed by former president of Philippines hopes to return to politics

  01-01-2025 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Leila de Lima enraged Rodrigo Duterte when she began investigating killings carried out during his ‘war on drugs’Leila de Lima, one of fiercest critics of the former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody “war on drugs” who was jailed for more than six years on baseless charges, will try to return to politics in 2025.De Lima was one of the few politicians who criticised Duterte during his time in office, and enraged the former leader when she began investigat
  
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• Trump’s killing of Qassem Suleimani led to fall of Assad, says Tugendhat

  01-01-2025 14:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Ex-security minister says assassination ordered by Trump set off chain of events that led to revolution in SyriaDonald Trump’s decision to sanction the assassination of an elite Iranian commander triggered a chain of events that has revealed Iran as a paper tiger and led to the overthrow of Basher al-Assad, a former UK security minister has said.Tom Tugendhat, now on the Conservative backbenches and intending to focus on foreign policy, also predicted the Iranian regime would collapse in a
  
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• Trump’s criminal cases are fading away, but some legal perils still loom in 2025

  01-01-2025 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  A look at where the various court cases against President-elect Donald Trump stand, and how they may — or may not — be affected by his taking the oath of office on Jan. 20.
  
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• Global rise in antisemitism leaves Jewish community isolated, rabbi says world at 'a tipping point'

  01-01-2025 13:00 via foxnews.com
  
  The escalation of antisemitism in the wake of the Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 terror massacre in Israel has paved the way for attacks on Jewish communities around the world. For the duration of the past year, schools, community centers and houses of worship have faced threats, intimidation and physical violence.Rabbi Moshe Hauer, the executive vice president of the Orthodox Union, told Fox News Digital that throughout 2024, the "level of presumed security" the American Jewish community has lived w
  
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• Investigators turn to black boxes for answers in South Korea plane crash

  01-01-2025 12:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  The black boxes from the Jeju Air plane that crashed in South Korea are the center of focus as investigators work to determine the cause of the deadliest aviation disaster of 2024.
  
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• Taiwan president welcomes exchanges with China as Xi says no one can stop 'reunification'

  01-01-2025 11:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  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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• South Korea plane crash investigators extract data from Jeju Air black box

  01-01-2025 07:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Authorities hope for vital clues as contents of cockpit recorder are converted into audio formatInvestigators in South Korea have extracted data from one of two black boxes retrieved from a Jeju Air plane that crashed shortly after landing on Sunday, killing all but two of the 181 people onboard.The country’s deputy minister for civil aviation, Joo Jong-wan, said initial data had been retrieved from the Boeing 737-800’s cockpit voice recorder, and that the contents were being convert
  
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• Top Venezuelan pianist urges music world to snub youth orchestra linked to Maduro

  01-01-2025 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Gabriela Montero asks promoters to cut ties with El Sistema on 2025 Europe tour, after alleged theft of electionOne of Venezuela’s most celebrated musicians, the pianist Gabriela Montero, has called on concert halls and music promoters to cut ties with her country’s world-renowned youth orchestra as a result of Nicolás Maduro’s alleged theft of last year’s presidential election.The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela (SBSOV), which has close
  
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• Republican congressman calls on incoming administration to target 'The Axis of Aggressors'

  01-01-2025 02:07 via foxnews.com
  
  As the 119th Congress prepares for an opening session on January 3rd, one Republican Congressman appeals to the incoming Trump administration to advance U.S. interests and target foreign malign actors.In a letter obtained by Fox News Digital, South Carolina Republican Rep. Joe Wilson calls on Secretary of State nominee, Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and National Security Advisor nominee, Representative Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) to "prioritize using U.S. law enforcement mechanisms to expose and disma
  
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• Israel kills Hamas commander who led heinous Oct. 7 attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz killed in drone attack: IDF

  01-01-2025 02:02 via foxnews.com
  
  A top Hamas commander responsible for the heinous Oct. 7 attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz has been killed by a targeted drone strike, the Israel Defense Force (IDF) announced.Abd al-Hadi Sabah, who led the infiltration into Kibbutz Nir Oz, which ravaged the community near the Gaza border on Oct. 7, was killed on Tuesday local time in the Western Khan Yunis Battalion.The IDF said in a release on social media Tuesday that they conducted the intelligence-based strike alongside the Israeli Security Agency (
  
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• 9/11 plea deals can proceed after defense secretary moved to rescind them, military appeals court rules

  01-01-2025 00:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  A U.S. military court upheld a judge’s ruling that said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin acted improperly when he invalidated plea agreements for three men accused of planning the 9/11 attacks.
  
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• Chief Justice John Roberts defends judiciary from 'illegitimate' attacks

  01-01-2025 00:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  In his annual end-of-year report, Roberts said the independence of the judiciary is threatened by threats of violence, harassment, disinformation and defiance of court rulings.
  
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