Tears, tourism on Bourbon Street after US terror nightmare
Thirty-six hours after New Orleans was rocked by a terror attack, bar worker Samantha Petry wiped her tears and placed flowers Thursday on Bourbon Street, which reopened with few hints of the trauma inflicted on the iconic nightlife hub.
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The South Korean co-founder of Terraform Labs appeared in a New York court on Thursday to face fraud charges stemming from the multi-billion-dollar collapse of his cryptocurrency company.
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Venezuela offers $100,000 reward for exiled opposition candidate
Venezuelan authorities announced Thursday they are offering $100,000 for information leading to the capture of opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who has left exile in Spain and is on his way to Argentina.
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South Korea investigators arrive to attempt to arrest president
South Korean investigators arrived outside the presidential residence early Friday seeking to arrest Yoon Suk Yeol, with the impeached leader's die-hard supporters massing outside to protect him, AFP reporters saw.
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Giannis and Jokic lead NBA All-Star voting with LeBron well back
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic set the pace in the first fan voting returns for next month's NBA All-Star Game, the league announced Thursday.
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Mixed day for global stocks as dollar pushes higher
Global stocks began 2025 in muted fashion while the dollar advanced Thursday as markets gird for a much heavier news flow later in January with the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
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Nick Clegg leaves Meta global policy team
Former British deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said Thursday he is stepping down from his role as president of Meta's global affairs and will be replaced by Republican stalwart Joel Kaplan.
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Vegas Tesla blast suspect shot himself in head: officials
The decorated US special forces soldier who blew up a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas apparently shot himself in the head before the blast, authorities said Thursday, adding that his motivation was still "unknown."
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Shiffrin hopes to be back on slopes 'in the next week'
Mikaela Shiffrin on Thursday said that she hopes to "work into some easy turns on snow in the next week or so" as she continues her recovery after suffering a heavy fall in November.
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Dumfries double takes Inter into Italian Super Cup final
Denzel Dumfries scored both goals as Inter Milan defeated Atalanta 2-0 on Thursday in Riyadh to book his team a place in the Italian Super Cup final.
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