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Today — 3 January 2025NYT | Top Stories

New Orleans Attacker Most Likely Acted Alone, Officials Say

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By: Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs， Isabelle Taft and Michael Levenson
3 January 2025 at 06:49
They also said they did not see a “definitive link” between the attack and an explosion at a Trump hotel in Las Vegas, but cautioned that it’s too early to be sure.

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New Orleans hosted the Sugar Bowl, a college football game, at the Superdome a day after it was postponed because of the attack on the French Quarter.

Soldier’s Bomb in Cybertruck Explosion at Trump Hotel Could Have Been More Lethal

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By: Dave Philipps
3 January 2025 at 09:05
Fellow soldiers say the Army sergeant who set off the explosion could have done far more harm. Investigators are trying to figure out why he didn’t.

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Clark County Fire Department crews outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas after an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck in the valet area.

Wayne Osmond, Singer and Guitarist With the Osmonds, Dies at 73

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By: Hank Sanders and Emmett Lindner
3 January 2025 at 08:55
Mr. Osmond was a founding member of the family pop group, which had a slew of hits in the 1970s, including “One Bad Apple” and “Yo-Yo.”

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Wayne Osmond performing at Wembley Arena in London, in 2008.

Could Better Security Have Stopped the New Orleans Terror Attack?

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By: Adam Nossiter， Mattathias Schwartz， Julie Bosman， Maria Cramer and Jack Healy
3 January 2025 at 08:51
City officials were warned in 2019 that the bollards designed to block vehicles did “not appear to work.” They were being fixed when a truck rammed through Bourbon Street on Wednesday.

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Law enforcement officials on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Wednesday.

Motive in Las Vegas Cybertruck Explosion Is Still Unclear as New Details Emerge

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By: Jacey Fortin and Jesus Jiménez
3 January 2025 at 08:11
Officials said they used data from Tesla charging stations to chart the driver’s dayslong journey from Colorado to the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas.

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Sheriff Kevin McMahill of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said Thursday that the Tesla driver died by suicide, with a bombing afterward.

Carter’s Panama Canal Treaties Symbolize How Much Washington Has Changed

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By: Peter Baker
3 January 2025 at 08:09
To return the canal to Panama, President Jimmy Carter worked to change minds and build a bipartisan coalition that put aside short-term political considerations.

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President Jimmy Carter at the Panama Canal in June 1978, when he visited to finalize treaties that would turn over the waterway to Panama.

Trump’s Falsehoods Aside, China’s Influence Over Global Ports Raises Concerns

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By: Ana Swanson
3 January 2025 at 06:43
The president-elect inaccurately said that Chinese soldiers operate the Panama Canal. But China’s strategic positions in shipping worry Washington officials.

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An aerial view of containers moving through the Panama Canal in July 2024. Chinese companies and the Chinese government have a growing influence over global ports and shipping.

Biden Officials Prepare for Potential Bird Flu Outbreak With Added Money

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By: Sheryl Gay Stolberg
3 January 2025 at 08:00
The administration is committing an additional $306 million toward battling the virus, and will distribute the money before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.

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A researcher in New York collects samples of bird fecal matter to test for the H5N1 bird flu last May.

South Korean Officials Arrive at President Yoon’s Home, Seeking to Detain Him

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By: Choe Sang-Hun
3 January 2025 at 08:51
The authorities are seeking to detain President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning over his declaration of martial law, which plunged the country into a political crisis.

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Police officers guarding a street that leads to Mr. Yoon’s official residence in Seoul on Friday.

Gracie Mansion Intruder Films Himself During New Year’s Break-In

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By: Christopher Maag
3 January 2025 at 04:01
A man jumped a fence early on New Year’s Day, entered the New York mayor’s official residence and stole a Christmas ornament, the police said. The mayor, Eric Adams, was not there.

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An intruder broke into Gracie Mansion, the official home of the New York mayor in Manhattan, and stole a Christmas ornament, the police said.

F.B.I. Offers New Details on Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect, Seeking Tips

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By: Devlin Barrett and Alan Feuer
3 January 2025 at 07:00
Four years later, the largest lingering mystery of the Capitol riot remains unsolved.

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Four years later, the F.B.I. released new details of the investigation to the pipe bomb suspect the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Biden Expected to Permanently Ban Oil Drilling in Some Federal Waters

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By: Lisa Friedman
3 January 2025 at 05:47
The move, expected as early as Monday, relies on a 70-year-old law that could make it difficult for the Trump administration to reverse it.

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While the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act gives a president wide leeway to bar drilling, it does not include language that would allow any future president to revoke the ban.

What Happened to Carter’s White House Solar Panels? They Lived On.

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By: Austyn Gaffney
3 January 2025 at 05:07
The panels, removed under Ronald Reagan, found new homes from Maine to China. And their legacy still reverberates.

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President Jimmy Carter at a dedication ceremony for the White House solar array on June 20, 1979.

To Understand Trump and Biden, Look to Reagan and Carter

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By: David Gelles
3 January 2025 at 04:14
Forty-four years ago, Ronald Reagan took aim at Jimmy Carter’s environmental legacy. President Biden’s climate initiatives could face a similar fate.

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President Jimmy Carter during a signing ceremony for the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act at the White House in 1980.

Turo Car Rental App Was Quietly Growing Before New Orleans and Las Vegas Attacks

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By: Eli Tan
3 January 2025 at 05:11
Turo, which investigators say was used to acquire the vehicles involved in the attack in New Orleans and explosion in Las Vegas, was emerging as an alternative car-rental service.

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A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department vehicle blocks the road near the Trump International Hotel on Wednesday.

For Shailene Woodley, Every Day Is Christmas

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By: Alexis Soloski
3 January 2025 at 04:46
The actress is starring in the Broadway play “Cult of Love,” about a dysfunctional family gathered for the holidays. That means another month of caroling.

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Busy starring on Broadway, Shailene Woodley was behind on Christmas shopping. “I never know what to get anyone,” she said while perusing gift shops in Union Square in Manhattan.

FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down by Federal Appeals Court

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By: Cecilia Kang
3 January 2025 at 05:15
After nearly two decades of fighting, the battle over regulations that treat broadband providers as utilities came to an end on Thursday.

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules on Thursday.

Here’s How Mike Johnson’s Speakership Bid Could Come Undone

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By: Maya C. Miller
3 January 2025 at 03:24
The House must choose a speaker before it can swear in new members and certify Donald J. Trump as the winner of the 2024 presidential election. Last time, it took four days and 15 votes.

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The House is scheduled to vote for a speaker on Friday.

U.S. Weighs Ban on Chinese Drones, Citing National Security Concerns

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By: Ana Swanson
3 January 2025 at 02:44
The Commerce Department requested that private companies comment on the implications of the rule by March. The final decision will fall to the Trump administration.

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Lawmakers have repeatedly raised concerns about national security risks from drones, including ones from DJI, a leading drone maker based in China.

Rosita Missoni, Who Turned Zigzag Sweaters Into High Fashion, Dies at 93

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By: Bonnie Wertheim
3 January 2025 at 02:13
With colorful knitwear, she and her husband, Ottavio, built one of the world’s most recognizable brands, helping to make Milan a capital of “alta moda.”

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Rosita Missoni in a Missoni showroom in Milan in 2016. She was a founder and the matriarch of a family fashion empire.

Tesla Cybertruck Explodes Outside Trump Hotel in Las Vegas: What We Know

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By: Jacey Fortin
3 January 2025 at 03:39
The F.B.I. says no connection has been found between the truck explosion outside a Trump Hotel and the truck attack that killed 14 people in New Orleans.

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A Tesla Cybertruck exploded at the entrance of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday, killing its driver.

Brooke Eby’s Humor About Living With A.L.S. Made Her a TikTok Star

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By: Caitlin Moscatello
2 January 2025 at 18:00
After being diagnosed with A.L.S. in 2022, Brooke Eby could have turned inward. Instead, she opened up — and found a fan base online.

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A Half-Ton Piece of Space Junk Falls Onto a Village in Kenya

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By: Lynsey Chutel
3 January 2025 at 02:13
No one was hurt by the object, believed to be part of a launch rocket. Experts say the frequency of such incidents is increasing as the amount of debris in orbit around the Earth grows dramatically.

© Citizen TV, via Reuters

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