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NPR News: 01-01-2025 5PM EST

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🗓️ 1 January 2025

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0:23.9

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. In New Orleans, the FBI is investigating

0:30.2

the deadly pickup truck attack on Bourbon Street as an act of terrorism and says the suspect

0:35.5

likely didn't act alone. Matt Bloom of member station

0:38.8

WWNO reports at least 10 people died. Dozens were injured. Federal investigators say

0:44.1

Army veterans Shamsuddinjabar drove a rented pickup truck down Bourbon Street as hundreds

0:50.1

of New Year's Eve revelers were celebrating. Police killed the 42-year-old Texas resident during a shootout and afterwards discovered an improvised explosive device and an ISIS flag attached to the vehicle.

1:03.6

In a press conference with federal and local officials, Louisiana Senator John Kennedy called the act objective evil.

1:10.1

If this doesn't trigger the gag reflex of every American, every fair-minded American,

1:16.6

I'll be very surprised.

1:18.1

Investigators say they identified at least two other explosive devices in the French

1:22.7

quarter and have since neutralized them.

1:25.5

Officials declined to answer questions about whether they had identified any additional suspects.

1:31.3

For NPR news, I'm Matt Bloom in New Orleans.

1:34.5

Russia hit Ukraine's capital early today with a dronet wreck that left one person dead, several

1:40.2

others injured.

1:41.4

MPIRS Brian Mann has more from Keeve.

1:43.4

Keeves' anti-aircraft weapons began to fire just before dawn

1:46.4

as the buzz of Russian drones could be heard overhead.

1:52.2

Russian attacks like this one have been part of daily life

1:55.1

for Ukrainian civilians for nearly three years.

1:57.9

24-year-old Yaroslav Meshkov says he's not hopeful for peace in 2025.

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