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Puerto Rico plunges into darkness as power outage hits more than 1.3 million customers on New Year’s Eve
Puerto Rico suffered the latest in a string of widespread power outages Tuesday that has left 1.3 million customers, some 80% of the entire island, in the dark.
AFP
Island-wide blackout hits Puerto Rico on New Year's Eve
A major power outage plunged much of Puerto Rico into darkness on New Year's Eve, with the US island territory's electric utility saying restoration could take up to two days.The blackout came as the Caribbean island entered its high season for tourists visiting from the wintry US mainland, and just hours ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations.
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South Korea investigators vow to execute Yoon arrest warrant
South Korean investigators said Wednesday they would execute an arrest warrant for Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law by the deadline of January 6, as the impeached leader's supporters rallied outside his residence.CIO chief Oh Dong-woon said Wednesday the warrant would be executed "within the deadline", which is on Monday, January 6.
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More than 50% of Puerto Rico began the New Year in the dark after a massive outage. 30% of customers are still without power
As Puerto Ricans welcomed 2025, they faced the grim reality of having more than 50% of the island’s population as hostage of darkness due to a critical failure in the power grid.
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Man charged with attempted murder after New York subway shoving
A 23-year-old man faces attempted murder and assault charges after he allegedly pushed another man onto New York City subway tracks as a train approached, police say.
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Lego display falls onto a crowd, injures 10 people at New Year's Eve event in Massachusetts
Ten people were injured when a Lego display fell onto a crowd during a New Year’s Eve event in Massachusetts, fire officials said.
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Damaged black box from crashed South Korean plane will be sent to US for analysis as investigation ramps up
The damaged flight data recorder from the Jeju Air passenger jet that crash-landed in South Korea will be sent to the United States for analysis, Seoul’s transport ministry said Wednesday, as bereaved families began visiting the crash site.
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Israeli strikes kill 9 in Gaza as war grinds into the new year with no end in sight
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes killed at least nine Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, officials said Wednesday, as the nearly 15-month war ground on into the new year with no end in sight. 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 been waging a major operation since early October. Gaza’s Health Ministry said seven people were killed, including a woman and four children, and at least a dozen other people were wounded.
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South Korea says will send Jeju Air crash black box to US
South Korean investigators probing a Jeju Air crash which killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on its soil said Wednesday they will send one of the retrieved black boxes to the United States for analysis.South Korean and US investigators, including from Boeing, have been combing the crash site in southwestern Muan since the disaster Sunday.
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Do bananas really have too much sugar? A dietitian on the fruit's nutrients
Banana are loaded mostly with carbs and tons of other nutrients. A dietitian explains how carb counts differ among bananas and whether it's possible for bananas to have "too much sugar."
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Grieving families of victims of South Korean plane crash visit site for a memorial service
Grieving relatives of people killed in a plane crash in South Korea visited the site to pay respects to their loved ones on New Year’s Day on Wednesday, as officials said they have identified all 179 bodies. Only two of the 181 people aboard the Boeing 737-800 operated by Jeju Air survived when it crashed in Muan International Airport in southern South Korea on Sunday. Video showed the aircraft, without its landing gear deployed, landing on its belly at high speed, skidding off the end of the runaway into a concrete fence and then bursting into flames.
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Half of Puerto Rico starts the new year in the dark after massive power outage
Puerto Rico suffered the latest in a string of widespread power outages Tuesday that at one point had nearly 1.3 million businesses or homes — most of the island — in the dark.
TODAY
What's causing your red, itchy rash? Eczema pictures can help
Eczema is a common skin condition, but there are many types of eczema out there. Learn how to identify your rash with these eczema pictures and expert advice.
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California's fentanyl fight: Politicians v. grieving parents
This year-long investigation provides an unprecedented look at California's one-party supermajority legislature through the eyes of grieving parents who discover how California lawmakers kill popular bills by not voting.
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South Korea's presidential aides offer to resign amid political crisis
Senior aides to South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol offered to resign en masse on Wednesday, a day after his office expressed regret over acting President Choi Sang-mok's approved of two new judges to a court set to decide Yoon's fate. Yoon's chief of staff, policy chief, national security advisor and special advisor on foreign affairs and security, as well as all other senior secretaries, tendered their resignation, his office said in a statement, without elaborating. The aides had repeatedly expressed their intent to step down in the wake of Yoon's botched attempt to declare martial law on Dec. 3, but their resignations have not been accepted, said a presidential official, who declined to be identified owing to political sensitivities.
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Hundreds apply for restitution for abuse suffered at Florida reform schools
Hundreds of people who say they suffered physical or sexual abuse at two state-run reform schools in Florida are in line to receive tens of thousands of dollars in restitution from the state, after Florida lawmakers formally apologized for the horrors they endured as children more than 50 years ago.
TODAY
Where is Matthew Muller, subject of 'American Nightmare,' now?
Where is Matthew Miller, the subject of 'American Nightmare' who kidnappd Denise Huskins, now? What he had to say about his crime and the latest charges he is facing.
Reuters
Russian gas exports to Europe via Ukraine halted as transit deal expires
MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Russian natural gas exports via Soviet-era pipelines running through Ukraine to Europe were halted in the early hours of New Year's Day as a transit deal expired and warring Moscow and Kyiv have failed to reach an agreement to continue the flows. The shutdown of Russia's oldest gas route to Europe ends a decade of fraught relations sparked by Russia's seizure of Crimea in 2014. Ukraine stopped buying Russian gas the following year.
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Tintin, Popeye, Hemingway among US copyrights expiring in 2025
From "A Farewell to Arms" to the cartoon character Popeye the Sailor, thousands of artistic works will enter the public domain in the United States on Wednesday. Among the literary works entering the US public domain on January 1 are the novels "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner, "A Farewell to Arms" by Ernest Hemingway, "A Room of One's Own" by Virginia Woolf and the first English translation of "All Quiet on the Western Front" by the German author Erich Maria Remarque.
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Taiwan president vows to boost the island's defense budget as China threats rise
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te pledged to strengthen the island's defenses in the face of escalating Chinese threats, saying in a New Year’s address on Wednesday that Taiwan was a crucial part of the “line of defense of democracy” globally. China claims Taiwan, a self-ruled democracy, is part of its territory and has vowed to annex the island by force if necessary. Beijing has used a variety of tactics in recent years to increase pressure on Taiwan, from sending warships and fighter jets toward the island on a near-daily basis to pressuring Taiwan's diplomatic allies to switch their recognition to China.

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