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New Orleans killer wore 'smart glasses' during attack but did not livestream
President Joe Biden and the first lady will visit the city Monday. The day also marks the start of Carnival that leads up to Mardi Gras.
Reuters
Winter storm will not delay Trump election certification in Congress, House leader says
A massive winter storm moving across the United States will not keep the U.S. Congress from meeting on Monday to formally certify Republican Donald Trump's election as president, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday. "The Electoral Count Act requires this on January 6 at 1 p.m. - so, whether we’re in a blizzard or not we’re going to be in that chamber making sure this is done," Johnson told Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures" in an interview. Forecasts called for heavy snow and high winds from the Central Plains to the mid-Atlantic states, the National Weather Service said.
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Venezuela doubles down on intention to arrest opposition leader who claims he defeated Maduro
Venezuela's government Sunday doubled down on its intention to arrest the opposition leader who claims he defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year's election in the form of a threat from the ruling party-controlled congress. Without mentioning Edmundo González's name, National Assembly leader Jorge Rodriguez said the unicameral body would order the immediate arrest of the retired diplomat should he step on Venezuelan soil. The threat follows the government's recent announcement of a $100,000 reward for information on González’s whereabouts and comes less than a week before Venezuela's next presidential term is set to begin.
NBC News
Rep. Mike Johnson tells House Republicans Trump wants them to pass a single reconciliation bill
At a closed-door House Republican retreat Saturday morning, newly re-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said President-elect Donald Trump was in favor of passing a single reconciliation bill that would address his priorities, including border security, energy and an extension of his signature 2017 tax law, two sources with direct knowledge told NBC News.
AFP
Gaza rescuers say 23 dead in latest Israeli strikes
Israel pounded the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing at least 23 people according to rescuers, nearly 15 months into the war with Hamas Palestinian militants.Far from Gaza, Israel and Lebanese group Hezbollah have traded accusations of violating a ceasefire that ended their war, which had followed cross-border clashes initiated by Hezbollah last year in support of Palestinian ally Hamas.
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Sen. Adam Schiff says the New Orleans attack shows Kash Patel shouldn’t lead the FBI
Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said Sunday that the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans shows Kash Patel “should not be confirmed” as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI.
AFP
Albanian Orthodox archbishop in critical condition
The head of the Albanian Orthodox Church, who was airlifted to a hospital in Athens due to complications from a virus, is in a critical condition, the Evangelismos hospital said Sunday."His Beatitude's condition is assessed as critical by the attending physicians," the medical report from the hospital stated.
AFP
Syria monitor: 101 killed in battles between pro-Turkey, Kurdish forces
More than 100 combatants were killed over the last two days in northern Syria in fighting between Turkish-backed groups and Syrian Kurdish forces, a war monitor said on Sunday.Turkish-backed factions in northern Syria resumed their fight with the SDF at the same time as Islamist-led rebels were launching an offensive on November 27 that overthrew Syrian president Bashar al-Assad just 11 days later.
CNN
Russia ‘getting what it deserves,’ Ukraine says, after launching counterattack in border region
Ukraine has launched a counterattack in the southern Russian border region of Kursk, warning that Russia is “getting what it deserves.”
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The FBI says the man responsible for New Year's truck attack visited New Orleans twice before
The man responsible for the truck attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day that killed 14 people visited the city twice before and recorded video of the French Quarter with hands-free glasses, an FBI official said Sunday. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Houston, also traveled to Cairo, Egypt, as well as Ontario, Canada, before the attack, although it was not yet clear whether those trips were connected to the attack, Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia said at a press conference. The attack early Wednesday was carried out by Jabbar, a former U.S. Army soldier, from Houston.
AFP
Top US Republican eyes swift passage of Trump priority mega-bill
The speaker of the US House said Sunday he was pushing an "aggressive" timeframe for getting a multi-trillion-dollar bill addressing immigration, tax cuts and more to Donald Trump's desk by April, within his first 100 days in office."That's why we're going to be so aggressive about getting this through in the first 100 days," he said.
AFP
Ecuador presidential campaign opens amid drug war, internal power struggle
The monthlong campaign for general elections in Ecuador began Sunday as President Daniel Noboa faces a challenging war against drug gangs and a power struggle within his administration.Abad has challenged the Gellibert appointment, saying on X: "I will assume the presidency... while President Daniel Noboa participates as a presidential candidate."
CNN
New Orleans attacker visited city twice in recent months, wore Meta glasses to record the scene in advance
The New Orleans attacker visited the city twice in the months prior to New Year’s, and used Meta smart glasses to film Bourbon Street and plan out his attack, FBI New Orleans Special Agent in Charge Lyonel Myrthil said Sunday.
USA TODAY
These Capitol riot defendants want to go to Trump's inauguration. Some judges aren't on board.
Prosecutors have warned that Jan. 6 defendants attending Trump's inauguration could end up face-to-face with officers they attacked four years ago.
AFP
Italy's Meloni visits Trump in Florida
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni paid an unofficial visit to Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence on Saturday, the latest foreign leader hosted by the US president-elect as he prepares to take office.Meloni is one of several foreign leaders, including Canada's Justin Trudeau and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who have paid visits to Trump before he takes office.
AFP
NYC starts driver congestion charging despite opposition
New York launched a controversial scheme Sunday to charge drivers entering parts of the city, a first in the United States, putting local authorities on a collision course with President-elect Donald Trump.Some elected New York City borough officials as well as a powerful trade group representing haulers fought the project.
AFP
Musk does U-turn on Britain's anti-immigration Farage after disagreement
Elon Musk on Sunday appeared to do a U-turn on his support for Nigel Farage, leader of Britain's anti-immigration Reform UK party, after the former Brexit figurehead publicly disagreed with the US tech billionaire."The Reform Party needs a new leader.
Politico
Mayorkas says New Orleans attack 'not an issue of the border'
He said the Bourbon Street attack was part of "a significant increase in what we term homegrown violent extremism."
Time
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"The FBI is leading the investigation to determine what happened," Biden said in a filmed address to the nation.
AccuWeather
Strong winds to unfold across Southern California
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