New Orleans truck attack, Las Vegas explosion, Jurassic discovery, and more
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The FBI says it now believes the suspect in the New Orleans truck attack acted alone.
A 42-year-old army vet ploughed his truck into a crowd, killing 14 people. The attacker was apparently inspired by ISIS. The group was at one point considered defeated in the Middle East, but has been actively recruiting people online. Even in Canada, where RCMP arrested an 18-year-old for planning to travel and join the group outside the country.
Police say so far there is no evidence of a connection between the New Orleans attack and an explosion outside a Trump tower in Las Vegas. Police say a man inside a Tesla Cybertruck likely shot himself just before the vehicle exploded. The blast injured seven people nearby.
And: A B.C. teen is out of intensive care after contracting avian flu. She went into the hospital in November, and was on supplemental oxygen for over a month. There is still no information on how she contracted it, but there is no evidence that anyone else was infected.
Also: Jurassic footmark: About 200 dinosaur footprints have been discovered in a quarry north of London, England. The prints belong to cetiosaurs and megalosaurs, which lived 160 million years ago. The footprints are big enough for the archaeologists to sit in, and should give them information about how dinosaurs walked, and maybe even where they were going.
Plus: The popularity of Nordic spas, and should you try that new year’s detox diet?
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