In the news today: New Orleans mourns victims of the New Year’s rampage; the FBI releases footage in the unsolved pipe bomb case on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021; and Yemen’s Houthi rebels remain a threat to Israel. Also, why winter is a great time to experiment with healthy food. |
Visitors pay their respects at a memorial on Bourbon Street, Thursday, after its reopening. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)
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New Orleans inches toward normalcy while mourning victims of deadly New Year’s rampage
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A mix of law enforcement, street performers and football fans has filled New Orleans’ blocks as the city inches back to normalcy while mourning victims of the deadly New Year’s rampage in which an Army veteran plowed a truck into revelers. Read more. |
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The attack along Bourbon Street killed 14 people, along with the driver, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who officials said was inspired by the Islamic State militant group. The FBI has continued to hunt for clues about Jabbar but the agency said it was confident he was not aided by anyone else in the attack, which killed an 18-year-old aspiring nurse, a single mother, a father of two and a former Princeton University football star, among others. About 30 people were injured.
The New Orleans attack plans also included the placement of crude bombs in the neighborhood in an apparent attempt to cause more carnage, officials said. Two improvised explosive devices left in coolers several blocks apart were rendered safe at the scene. Other devices were determined to be nonfunctional.
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FBI releases new video of suspect in pipe bomb case on eve of Capitol riot
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A harrowing chapter in American history remains shrouded in mystery: Who planted pipe bombs outside offices of the Democratic and Republican national committees in Washington on the eve of the attack on the Capitol? Hoping to generate new tips from the public, the FBI is releasing more information about its pipe bomb investigation. Read more.
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Kamala Harris, then the Vice President-elect, was inside the DNC offices when the pipe bomb was found outside the building about 1:05 p.m. on Jan. 6. Before the bomb was deactivated, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s motorcade passed by the DNC building as she was evacuated from the Capitol, according to House Republicans.
A host of basic questions remains unanswered four years later. Investigators haven’t determined if the suspect is a man or a woman, nor have they established a clear link between the pipe bombs and the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol by a mob of Donald Trump’s supporters.
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In the absence of harder evidence, Republican lawmakers and right-wing media outlets have promoted conspiracy theories about the pipe bombs. House Republicans also have criticized security lapses, questioning how law enforcement failed to detect the bombs for 17 hours.
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Israel struggles to deter escalating attacks from Yemen’s Houthi rebels
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The rockets from Gaza have mostly fallen silent. A ceasefire with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon has taken hold. But repeated fire from Yemen’s Houthi rebels, a faraway foe, is proving a stubborn threat for Israel. Read more. |
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The Iran-backed Houthis are stepping up their missile attacks, sending hundreds of thousands of Israelis scrambling for shelter in the middle of the night, scaring away foreign airlines and keeping up what could be the last major front in the Middle East wars. In recent weeks, missiles and drones from Yemen have struck nearly every day, including early Friday morning, setting off air raid sirens in broad swaths of Israel.
Because most missiles are intercepted and because the fire is usually a single missile at a time, the strikes have not caused major physical damage, although a few attacks have been fatal during the 15-month war in Gaza as the Houthis attack in solidarity with Hamas.
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The Houthis’ hideouts, weapons and infrastructure are less known to Israel, making its counterstrikes somewhat less effective. Israel has repeatedly bombarded ports, oil infrastructure and the airport in the Houthi-held capital Sanaa, some 1,200 miles away and Israeli leaders have threatened to kill central Houthi figures and have tried to galvanize the world against the threat.
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Tomato vegetable soup is served at Madison Spring Hut in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) |
Winter can be a time of culinary abundance. Experts share tips on eating nutritiously
Dieticians and food experts say winter is a great time to experiment with your food, try out underappreciated seasonal produce and cook a healthy meal for loved ones. “Embrace the cold, embrace the winter and appreciate the bounty,” said Kristen Rasmussen, a culinary dietician and chef who teaches at the University of California Berkeley. Here are tips from nutrition experts on how to “winterize” your meals.
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