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BRIEF-Musk Says Confirmed That Explosion Was Caused By Very Large Fireworks And/Or A Bomb Carried In Bed Of Rented Cybertruck And Is Unrelated To Vehicle Itself
Jan 1 (Reuters) - MUSK - CONFIRMED THAT EXPLOSION WAS CAUSED BY VERY LARGE FIREWORKS AND/OR A BOMB CARRIED IN BED OF RENTED CYBERTRUCK AND IS UNRELATED TO VEHICLE ITSELFMUSK: ALL VEHICLE TELEMETRY WAS POSITIVE AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSIONSource text: https://tinyurl.com/22wnfx5vFurther company cover...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
UPDATE 5-Two killed in Russian drone strike on Kyiv, Ukraine says
Adds one dead in attack in southern Kherson region, paragraph 11KYIV, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Russia launched a New Year's Day drone strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Wednesday, killing two people, wounding at least six others and damaging buildings in two districts, authorities said.Explosion...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
Suspect in deadly New Orleans truck attack served in US Army
Jabbar was a veteran of the U.S. Army The FBI says Jabbar had an Islamic State flag on his truckA U.S. citizen raised in Texas, suspect died in attack Jan 1 (Reuters) - Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the 42-year-old Texas man accused of crashing a truck into New Year's Day revelers in New Orleans, killing ...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
Musk says Tesla investigating Cybertruck fire in Las Vegas
Jan 1 (Reuters) - Tesla TSLA.O CEO Elon Musk said in a post on X that a fire in a Cybertruck outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday is being investigated by "the whole Tesla senior team." (Reporting by Harshita Meenaktshi in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie Adler) ((HarshitaMeenaktshi.R@thoms...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
UPDATE 1-New Orleans was replacing street barriers at time of truck attack
Adds details, quotes from press conference, paragraphs 2-3, 5-9By David Shepardson Jan 1 (Reuters) - The city of New Orleans had begun replacing security barriers along Bourbon Street before Wednesday's truck attack, which killed at least 10 people and injured more than 30, and officials conceded...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
New Orleans was replacing street barriers at time of truck attack
By David Shepardson Jan 1 (Reuters) - The city of New Orleans had begun replacing security barriers along Bourbon Street before Wednesday's truck attack, which killed at least 10 people and wounded more than 30.In response to vehicle attacks on pedestrian malls around the world, New Orleans was i...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
FACTBOX-New Orleans truck attack adds to growing list of similar incidents
Changes headline, no changes to text of story Jan 1 (Reuters) - A new chapter in mass attacks began in Nice, France, in 2016, when a man drove a heavy truck into crowds of Bastille Day celebrants. Since then vehicle attacks have become increasingly common, though only some have been declared acts...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
FACTBOX-Vehicle attacks on pedestrians increasingly common around the world
Jan 1 (Reuters) - A new chapter in mass attacks began in Nice, France, in 2016, when a man drove a heavy truck into crowds of Bastille Day celebrants. Since then vehicle attacks have become increasingly common, though only some have been declared acts of terrorism. The New Year's Day attack in New O...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
UPDATE 2-US soldier charged with selling stolen confidential phone records
Updates Dec 31 story to add response from Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division, paragraph 4By AJ VicensDETROIT, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Federal authorities unsealed an indictment accusing a U.S. Army soldier of selling and attempting to sell stolen confidential phone records.Cameron Joh...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
'Jimmy's home': One woman shares Carter's Habitat for Humanity legacy
By Maria Alejandra CardonaATLANTA, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Sally Mae Hollis says she isn't the sole owner of the house in Atlanta she's lived in for the past 36 years, graciously telling visitors who stop by: "This is Jimmy's home!" That would be Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president who in 1988, along ...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
UPDATE 6-Driver kills 10 ramming truck into New Orleans crowd in New Year attack
Suspect killed in shootout with policeDriver swerved around barricades, fired at policeTruck hit people celebrating New Year in the French QuarterPolice say he was 'hell-bent on creating the carnage'FBI investigates attack as potential terrorism actAdds U.S. senator comment, German Christmas market ...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
UPDATE 5- Driver kills 10 ramming truck into New Orleans crowd in New Year attack
Police say he was 'hell-bent on creating the carnage'Truck hit people celebrating New Year in the French QuarterDriver fired at police and struck two officers, police sayAdds driver was killed in paragraphs 5-7By Brian ThevenotJan 1 (Reuters) - A driver crashed his pickup truck into a New Orleans cr...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
FBI investigating New Orleans incident that killed at least 10 'as an act of terrorism'
WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating an incident in which at least 10 people were killed and 30 or more were injured when a driver crashed his truck into a crowd at high speed in New Orleans' French Quarter early on Wednesday as an act of terrorism, the agency said. (Reporting by D...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
UPDATE 1-Putin orders Russian government and top bank to develop AI cooperation with China
Adds quote, background MOSCOW, Jan 1 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's government and the country's biggest bank, Sberbank SBER.MM, to build cooperation with China in artificial intelligence.Putin's instructions were published on the Kremlin's website on Wednesday, three w...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
UPDATE 1-Tennis-Kazakhstan end Germany's title defence, U.S. in United Cup semis
Adds more resultsSYDNEY, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan ended Germany's title defence at the United Cup on Wednesday while inaugural champions United States also made the last four beating China in the mixed team tennis tournament.Elena Rybakina put Kazakhstan ahead with a comprehensive 6-3 6-1 victor...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
UPDATE 1-North Korea's Kim Jong Un attends New Year's celebrations, receives card from China's Xi, KCNA says
Adds KCNA mention of Kim receiving New Year's card from Chinese President, paragraphs 3-5 SEOUL, Jan 1 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju Ae attended New Year's celebrations including fireworks and an ice dancing display, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday. Senior...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
China's Alibaba to sell Sun Art stake to DCP for $1.6 billion
BEIJING, Jan 1 (Reuters) - China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 9988.HK said on Wednesday it had agreed to sell its majority stake in hypermarket chain Sun Art Retail Group to Chinese private equity firm DCP Capital for HK$12.298 billion ($1.58 billion).The 78.7% share represents holdings held by Aliba...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
Putin orders Russian government and Sberbank to develop AI cooperation with China, TASS says
MOSCOW, Jan 1 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's government and the country's biggest bank, Sberbank SBER.MM, to develop cooperation with China in artificial intelligence, state news agency TASS said on Wednesday.Western sanctions intended to restrict Russia's access to the te...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
Multiple fatalities as truck crashes into New Orleans crowd, CBS News says
Jan 1 (Reuters) - Multiple fatalities were reported after a vehicle drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans' French Quarter early on Wednesday, CBS News reported. A truck crashed into the crowd at high speed, and then the driver got out and started firing a weapon, with police returning ...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
UPDATE 4-Two killed in Russian drone strike on Kyiv
Updates death toll and Kherson casualtyKYIV, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Russia launched a New Year's Day drone strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Wednesday, killing two people, wounding at least six others and damaging buildings in two districts, authorities said.Explosions boomed across the morni...Reuters
Wed, Jan 1
