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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Skiyovoni. The FBI is calling the deadly truck attack in New

Orleans French Quarter an act of terrorism and now says the driver of that truck likely did not

act alone. Forty-year-old Shamsuddin Jabar, a U.S. citizen from Texas, has been identified

by the FBI as the suspect. He died in a shootout with police after authorities

say he killed at least 10 people and injured 35 more by plowing his Ford pickup into pedestrians

at high speed at around 3 o'clock in the morning. Here's FBI special agent in charge,

Alitha Duncan. We do not believe that Javar was solely responsible.

We are aggressively running down every lead, including those of his known associates.

That's why we need the public's help.

We are asking if anybody has any interactions with Sam Suuid Dim Javar in the last 72 hours that you contact us.

The FBI is asking the public's help. We're asking anyone who has information, video, or pictures to provide it to the FBI. Agents say they found an ISIS flag

attached to the truck hitch, along with weapons and a potential explosive device. Additionally,

they say other IEDs were found in the French quarter.

Officials have now postponed college football sugar bowl game between the University of Georgia and

Notre Dame, which was to be played at the Superdome just a few blocks away. Minimum wage hikes take

effect in 21 states today. NPR's Andrea Shue has the latest on wages in the U.S.

The latest states to hit a $15 minimum wage are Delaware, Illinois, and Rhode Island.

The new wage floors there and elsewhere are expected to raise the wages of more than 9 million people, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

Women make up almost 60% of workers getting raises on January 1st. Hispanic workers make up more than a third. Most full-time minimum

wage earners are expected to earn about $400 more per year. Researchers say the additional earnings

are meant to ensure workers don't lose ground as prices rise.

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