US officials name Nashville Christmas Day ‘bomber’, say he died in blast
The man suspected of setting off a bomb in Nashville that ripped through the southern US city’s downtown on Christmas morning was named by authorities on Sunday as they confirmed he died in the blast.
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“We’ve come to the conclusion that an individual named Anthony Warner is the bomber, he was present when the bomb went off, and that he perished in the bombing,” federal prosecutor Don Cochran told a press conference.
The special agent in charge of the FBI’s Memphis field office, Doug Korneski, said that there was “no indication that any other persons were involved,” although he added they were still following leads.
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Authorities at the press conference said that with the investigation ongoing they could not give details on any motive, but said Warner had not been on their radar prior to the blast.
Police had reportedly identified Warner, 63, on Saturday as a “person of interest” in connection with the explosion, which came from a parked motorhome that blared a warning minutes before it blew up.
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They had searched a house in Antioch, a neighborhood in the Nashville area, but declined to confirm at the time if they had a suspect.
Friday’s explosion in historic downtown Nashville, the United States’ country music capital, damaged about 40 buildings and injured at least three people, with the streets largely abandoned at the early hour.
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Authorities found human tissue at the blast site, which Tennessee Bureau of Investigations chief David Roush confirmed at the press conference was a match to DNA found in a vehicle Warner had used.
Police said at the time of the blast that it was an “intentional act” but the motive remained unclear, and FBI behavioral analysts were involved in the investigation.
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Tennessee senator Marsha Blackburn on Twitter praised the law enforcement officers who responded to and are investigating the bomb, and said she had asked President Donald Trump to grant Nashville a federal disaster declaration, a technical move that triggers federal assistance in repairing damage and providing aid.
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According to a timeline provided by the authorities, police were called to the area to respond to gunfire at 5:30 am, and officers spotted the motorhome at 6:00 am.
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Fifteen minutes later, they heard an audio countdown coming from the vehicle warning of a bomb — interspersed with music — and the need to evacuate.
Police have not said if anyone was inside the motorhome at the time but lauded the officers who arrived at the scene and took quick action.
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The motorhome was parked in front of a building for phone company AT&T, causing damage that disrupted telecommunications service in Tennessee as well as parts of Alabama and Kentucky.
AT&T said in a statement that customers in the three states were still experiencing outages, more than 48 hours later. The company added that more than 25 temporary cell towers and 24 trailers of disaster recovery equipment were being deployed in the region to restore service.
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They thrive at teamwork, fight for their homes, and cherish their families above all else.
It is sometimes said there is no animal on Earth more like humans in their social behavior than wolves.
But the iconic species — long a symbol of the free spirit of the American wilderness — could soon be imperiled because of a decision by President Donald Trump’s government to end protections that brought them back from the brink of extinction.
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“Wolves right now have only recovered in about 10 percent of their historic range,” Maggie Howell, executive director of the Wolf Conservation Center in upstate New York told AFP.
Historically, when states have fought to loosen safeguards, hunting and trapping has quickly followed, she says.
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Now conservationists fear for the roughly 6,000 gray wolves in the lower-48 states when the new rule takes effect in January.
A quarter of a million wolves once roamed from coast to coast before European settlers embarked on campaigns of eradication that endured into the 20th Century.
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Howell cups her hands around her mouth and lets out an “Ahwooo!”
Three adult wolves — Alawa, Zephyr and Nikai — answer in unison, their spine-tingling howls seeming to multiply in the air, creating the impression of a much larger pack.
The trio are the center’s “ambassadors,” vital to educating visitors.
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Brown and gray Alawa, meaning “sweetpea” in the native Algonquin language, has a temperament that matches her name and seeks out human attention like a family dog.
Their goings-on can be followed 24/7 on webcams and on social media, where they have hundreds of thousands of fans.
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The 32-acre (13-hectare) center also houses around 40 of their critically endangered cousin species: the Mexican gray wolf, which numbers just shy of 200 in the wild, and the smaller red wolf, of which only eight tagged animals remain outside captivity.
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In October, the US removed gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act, where they were first listed in the 1970s when their numbers fell to around 1,000.
Normally, a delisting decision is a welcome sign of a robust recovery.
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But in this case, government commissioned independent experts questioned the scientific rationale and conservationists slammed the move as a devastating giveaway to hunters and ranchers.
Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin could all quickly resume hunting, which they were blocked from doing by a 2014 court order — and wildlife groups estimate hundreds of wolves could be killed a year.
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Rick McIntyre, a veteran national park ranger and author of “The Rise of Wolf 8,” told AFP that vilification of the apex predator started with the arrival of Europeans in the 1600s.
By contrast, Native Americans lived alongside wolves in harmony for thousands of years, revering them in their mythology.
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They also recognized their wider ecological importance, as shown in the Keewatin proverb: “The caribou feeds the wolf, but it is the wolf who keeps the caribou strong.”
Research has confirmed the wolf’s importance in thinning over-browsing herds of elk, which in turn prevents destruction of habitat.
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Wolves even manage wetland creation by keeping beavers in check, a study showed last month.
McIntyre has spent decades documenting wolf behavior, particularly at the Yellowstone National Park, where they were eliminated in the 1920s before being reintroduced in 1995.
He found that wolf packs begin when a male disperses from his birth-family to strike out on his own.
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Litters are typically four or five pups, and when these grow to be “yearlings,” they begin an apprenticeship, honing their hunting skills by watching their elders while learning how to take care of the pups — much like human teenagers babysitting.
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Wolves start their days with warm displays of affection with their pack members, bond through extended bouts of play, and have highly-individualized personality types.
Some are merciful towards rival packs while others are ruthless; some have wandering spirits while others are homebodies; some are serious and others never lose the goofiness of their puphood.
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Cooperation is key to survival as their prey, from pronghorns to bison, are often many times larger than wolves, who typically weigh around 80-90 pounds in adulthood.
During their studies at Yellowstone, McIntyre and colleagues found that, contrary to previous beliefs about male leadership, it’s the alpha female who decides where the pack dens, where it travels and what it hunts.
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“I jokingly sometimes say that’s a pretty good indication of their intelligence,” he said.
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While the gray wolves have regained some ground, the Mexican grays and reds, which both went extinct outside captivity before being reintroduced, are in a far more tenuous position.
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The Wolf Conservation Center participates in a federal program which aims to recover lost genetic diversity through managed breeding, and eventually allow some to resume their rightful place in the wild.
The staff have ways to feed these wolves their roadkill diet without allowing them to know humans were involved — because habituating to people could prove deadly in the real world.
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“It’s always sad for us to say goodbye to them,” she said.
“But knowing that they’re going to breed, that’s got to be exciting for them. Growing up, leaving mom and dad, they can be the boss. So we wish them well.”
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Australia took five wickets in the first session as India were bowled out for 326 at lunch Monday after amassing a 131-run lead to put them in a strong position on day three of the second Test in Melbourne.
India started the day at a chilly Melbourne Cricket Ground with an 82-run advantage after seizing control on Sunday with a gutsy batting performance in response to their embarrassing 36 all out in Adelaide.
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But Australia quickly made inroads with the key wickets of stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane and the experienced Ravindra Jadeja, who shared in a crucial 121-run partnership.
Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon finished with three wickets each.
Rahane was run out for 112 after India added just 17 to their overnight 277 for five, while Jadeja made an important 57 before holing out to Pat Cummins in deep mid-wicket off Starc.
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Rahane nudged singles off Cummins and Starc, but after riding his luck on day two, when he was dropped on 73 and 104, it finally ran out.
After adding just eight to his overnight 104, brilliant awareness from Marnus Labuschagne saw him run out as Jadeja went for a quick single.
Jadeja, back in the team after missing the first Test injured, dabbed Nathan Lyon to point and set off for a run as he looked to bring up his 50.
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Rahane, captaining the team in place of Virat Kohli who has returned home for the birth of his first child, responded but wasn’t quick enough with Tim Paine whipping off the bails after Labuschagne’s quality throw.
It ended one of the 32-year-old’s most important Test innings, having come to the crease with India in trouble at 64 for three to steer them into a strong position.
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Undeterred, Jadeja brought up his 15th Test half-century two balls later before misjudging a Starc bouncer, with Cummins taking the catch.
Lyon then accounted for Umesh Yadav (nine) and Jasprit Bumrah (0) while Josh Hazlewood sent Ravi Ashwin back to the pavilion on 14.
