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  • What we know about alleged bomber
    Police and other personnel behind do-not-cross tape next to a number of official vehicles.
    A Palm Springs fertility clinic was damaged Saturday in an explosion authorities say they've tied to a 25-year old Twentynine Palms resident who is now in custody.

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    The man authorities believe is responsible for bomb attack in Palm Spring Saturday has been identified by authorities Guy Edward Bartkus.

    Who is he? Authorities said Bartkus is believed to be the person killed in the attack. He was 25 and a resident of Twentynine Palms.

    What's next: Officials are asking for the public's help in identifying Bartkus' whereabouts leading up to the 11 a.m. attack near a fertility clinic that suffered significant damage.

    Authorities have identified Guy Edward Bartkus, a 25-year-old resident of Twentynine Palms, as the man they say is behind a car bombing in Palm Springs.

    Bartkus, authorities said, was killed in the bombing. A fertility clinic nearby — believed by authorities to be his target — was badly damaged in the attack. Four people injured in the blast have been released from hospital or medical care.

    Authorities said Bartkus was driving a silver Ford Fusion sedan, information they released asking for help from the public on his whereabouts ahead of the explosion. You can share information with the FBI via tips.fbi.gov or by calling (800) CALL-FBI (225-5324).

    The FBI said  Bartkus had not previously been on their radar, but they were working with local authorities to determine if he had other contacts with law enforcement.

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    Guy Edward Bartkus
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    The backstory

    Bartkus appears to take responsibility for the attack via a website that surfaced after the bombing. Authorities referred to that "manifesto" at the news conference Sunday, saying that was how they tied him to "nihilistic" beliefs and his opposition to IVF. They also confirmed he attempted to live stream the attack.

    On that site, he does not use his name in writing or in an audio file detailing his beliefs. The site also featured a FAQ explaining his intention for the attack.

    Bartkus describes himself as being “promortalist” and a “misandrist.” Promortalism has been described as the belief that it’s ethical to end suffering by ending lives.

    He said in the recording: "Basically I’m anti-life.  And IVF is like kind of the epitome of pro-life ideology.”

    “ It just comes down to I am angry that I exist, um, and that, uh, you know, nobody got my consent to bring me here, and I know what you're gonna say. How could we have got your consent because you didn't exist, blah, blah, blah.”

    The person speaking appears calm. He refers to notes that he has written down, but is speaking off the cuff.

    On the website, he also talks about the death of a friend he says was suicide. He and the friend, he said, shared beliefs that were “anti-sex, [Vegan Antinatalist], and negative utilitarian.”

    “I've known for a few years now I wasn't going to allow myself to make it past my 20s…we had agreed that if one of us died, the other would probably soon follow,” Bartkus wrote.

    He also said in the recording that he believed a more effective "right to die" in the U.S., which he also calls "a graceful way to exit," would reduce mass shootings.

    Specifically he says he's against IVF clinics, which he describes as the "extremely wrong" because "these are people who are having kids after they sat there and thought about it. How stupid is that?"

    He calls himself "anti-life" and describes IVF as "ultimate pro-life ideology." He appears to justify any harm to IVF worker because of their involvement in the industry.

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  • Here's the running list of winners

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    The 2026 Golden Globes were live Sunday night, hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser for the second year in a row.

    The context: From One Battle After Another to The Pitt, this list will be updated with the winners. Spoilers ahead!

    Read on... for who won, and who lost, this year.

    Updated January 11, 2026 at 21:36 PM ET

    The 2026 Golden Globes are live Sunday night, hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser for the second year in a row.

    The event begins at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on CBS and streaming for subscribers of Paramount+ with Showtime. (Paramount+ Essential subscribers in the U.S. can stream the event on Monday.)

    Below are the nominees. This page will be updated with winners as the night goes on.

    Best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture
    Winner: Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another)
    Emily Blunt (The Smashing Machine)
    Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value)
    Ariana Grande (Wicked: For Good)
    Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value)
    Amy Madigan (Weapons)

    Best performance by a male actor in a supporting role in any motion picture
    Winner: Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value)
    Benicio del Toro (One Battle After Another)
    Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein)
    Paul Mescal (Hamnet)
    Sean Penn (One Battle After Another)
    Adam Sandler (Jay Kelly)

    Best performance by a male actor in a television series – drama
    Winner: Noah Wyle (The Pitt)
    Sterling K. Brown (Paradise)
    Diego Luna (Andor)
    Gary Oldman (Slow Horses)
    Mark Ruffalo (Task)
    Adam Scott (Severance)

    Best performance by a female actor in a television series – musical or comedy
    Winner: Jean Smart (Hacks)
    Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This)
    Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)
    Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building)
    Natasha Lyonne (Poker Face)
    Jenna Ortega (Wednesday)

    Best performance by a male actor in a supporting role on television
    Winner: Owen Cooper (Adolescence)
    Billy Crudup (The Morning Show)
    Walton Goggins (The White Lotus)
    Jason Isaacs (The White Lotus)
    Tramell Tillman (Severance)
    Ashley Walters (Adolescence)

    Best performance by a male actor in a television series – musical or comedy
    Winner: Seth Rogen (The Studio)
    Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This)
    Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building)
    Glen Powell (Chad Powers)
    Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
    Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)

    Best podcast
    Winner: Good Hang with Amy Poehler (Spotify)
    Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard (Wondery)
    Call Her Daddy (SiriusXM)
    The Mel Robbins Podcast (SiriusXM)
    Smartless (SiriusXM)
    Up First (NPR)

    Best original song – motion picture
    Winner: "Golden" – KPop Demon Hunters
    "Dream as One" – Avatar: Fire and Ash
    "I Lied to You" – Sinners
    "No Place Like Home" – Wicked: For Good
    "The Girl in the Bubble" – Wicked: For Good
    "Train Dreams" – Train Dreams

    Best screenplay – motion picture
    Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
    Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
    Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
    Jafar Panahi (It Was Just an Accident)
    Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
    Chloé Zhao, Maggie O'Farrell (Hamnet)

    Best performance by a female actor in a motion picture – musical or comedy
    Winner: Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I'd Kick You)
    Cynthia Erivo (Wicked: For Good)
    Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue)
    Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another)
    Amanda Seyfried (The Testament of Ann Lee)
    Emma Stone (Bugonia)

    Best performance by a male actor in a motion picture – musical or comedy
    Winner: Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme)
    George Clooney (Jay Kelly)
    Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another)
    Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon)
    Lee Byung-hun (No Other Choice)
    Jesse Plemons (Bugonia)

    Best performance by a male actor in a limited series, anthology series, or a motion picture made for television
    Winner: Stephen Graham (Adolescence)
    Jacob Elordi (The Narrow Road to the Deep North)
    Paul Giamatti (Black Mirror)
    Charlie Hunnam (Monster: The Ed Gein Story)
    Jude Law (Black Rabbit)
    Matthew Rhys (The Beast in Me)

    Best original score – motion picture
    Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein)
    Ludwig Göransson (Sinners)
    Jonny Greenwood (One Battle After Another)
    Kangding Ray (Sirāt)
    Max Richter (Hamnet)
    Hans Zimmer (F1)

    Best performance by a female actor in a television series – drama
    Kathy Bates (Matlock)
    Britt Lower (Severance)
    Helen Mirren (Mobland)
    Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us)
    Keri Russell (The Diplomat)
    Rhea Seehorn (Pluribus)

    Best motion picture – drama
    Frankenstein (Netflix)
    Hamnet (Focus Features)
    It Was Just an Accident (Neon)
    The Secret Agent (Neon)
    Sentimental Value (Neon)
    Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)

    Best motion picture – musical or comedy
    Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)
    Bugonia (Focus Features)
    Marty Supreme (A24)
    No Other Choice (Neon)
    Nouvelle Vague (Netflix)
    One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)

    Best motion picture – animated
    Arco (Neon)
    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle (Aniplex, Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment)
    Elio (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
    KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
    Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (GKIDS)
    Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

    Cinematic and box office achievement
    Avatar: Fire and Ash (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
    F1 (Apple Original Films)
    KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
    Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)
    Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)
    Weapons (Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema)
    Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
    Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

    Best motion picture – non-English language
    It Was Just an Accident (Neon) - France
    No Other Choice (Neon) - South Korea
    The Secret Agent (Neon) - Brazil
    Sentimental Value (Neon) - Norway
    Sirāt (Neon) - Spain
    The Voice of Hind Rajab (Willa) - Tunisia

    Best performance by a female actor in a motion picture – drama
    Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)
    Jennifer Lawrence (Die My Love)
    Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value)
    Julia Roberts (After the Hunt)
    Tessa Thompson (Hedda)
    Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby)

    Best performance by a male actor in a motion picture – drama
    Joel Edgerton (Train Dreams)
    Oscar Isaac (Frankenstein)
    Dwayne Johnson (The Smashing Machine)
    Michael B. Jordan (Sinners)
    Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent)
    Jeremy Allen White (Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere)

    Best director – motion picture
    Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
    Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
    Guillermo del Toro (Frankenstein)
    Jafar Panahi (It Was Just an Accident)
    Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
    Chloé Zhao (Hamnet)

    Best television series – drama
    The Diplomat (Netflix)
    The Pitt (HBO Max)
    Pluribus (Apple TV)
    Severance (Apple TV)
    Slow Horses (Apple TV)
    The White Lotus (HBO Max)

    Best television series – musical or comedy
    Abbott Elementary (ABC)
    The Bear (FX on Hulu)
    Hacks (HBO Max)
    Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
    Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
    The Studio (Apple TV)

    Best television limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television
    Adolescence (Netflix)
    All Her Fault (Peacock)
    The Beast in Me (Netflix)
    Black Mirror (Netflix)
    Dying for Sex (FX on Hulu)
    The Girlfriend (Prime Video)

    Best performance by a female actor in a limited series, anthology series, or a motion picture made for television
    Claire Danes (The Beast in Me)
    Rashida Jones (Black Mirror)
    Amanda Seyfried (Long Bright River)
    Sarah Snook (All Her Fault)
    Michelle Williams (Dying for Sex)
    Robin Wright (The Girlfriend)

    Best performance by a female actor in a supporting role on television
    Carrie Coon (The White Lotus)
    Erin Doherty (Adolescence)
    Hannah Einbinder (Hacks)
    Catherine O'Hara (The Studio)
    Parker Posey (The White Lotus)
    Aimee Lou Wood (The White Lotus)

    Best performance in stand-up comedy on television
    Bill Maher (Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?)
    Brett Goldstein (Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life)
    Kevin Hart (Kevin Hart: Acting My Age)
    Kumail Nanjiani (Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts)
    Ricky Gervais (Ricky Gervais: Mortality)
    Sarah Silverman (Sarah Silverman: Postmortem)

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  • Veteran actor dies at 69

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    Veteran actor T.K. Carter, who appeared in the horror film "The Thing" and "Punky Brewster" on television, has died at the age of 69.

    Details: Carter was declared dead Friday evening after deputies responded to a call regarding an unresponsive male in Duarte, California, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Police did not disclose a cause of death or other details, but said no foul play was suspected.

    DUARTE, Calif. — Veteran actor T.K. Carter, who appeared in the horror film "The Thing" and "Punky Brewster" on television, has died at the age of 69.

    Carter was declared dead Friday evening after deputies responded to a call regarding an unresponsive male in Duarte, California, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

    Police did not disclose a cause of death or other details, but said no foul play was suspected.

    Thomas Kent "T.K." Carter was born Dec. 18, 1956, in New York City and was raised in Southern California.

    He began his career in stand-up comedy and with acting roles. Carter had been acting for years before a breakthrough role as Nauls the cook in John Carpenter's 1982 horror classic, "The Thing." He also had a recurring role in the 1980s sitcom "Punky Brewster."

    Other big-screen roles include "Runaway Train" in 1985, "Ski Patrol" in 1990 and "Space Jam" in 1996.

    "T.K. Carter was a consummate professional and a genuine soul whose talent transcended genres," his publicist, Tony Freeman, said in a statement. "He brought laughter, truth, and humanity to every role he touched. His legacy will continue to inspire generations of artists and fans alike."


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  • Photos from this weekend's protests across LA
    A large protest or demonstration taking place outdoors. The crowd is densely packed, and many individuals are holding signs with bold, black-and-white text. Many of the signs say: “JUSTICE FOR RENEE NICOLE GOOD”
    People hold signs as they protest in Los Angeles, California on January 10, 2026 against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.

    Topline:

    Demonstrations against the deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis are taking place all weekend across Los Angeles.

    Check out ... these photos from some of the protests.

    Downtown Los Angeles

    a lively protest scene with a prominent figure in the foreground wearing a large inflatable frog costume. The frog costume is green with black markings, big red eyes, and a blue scarf tied around its neck. The person in the costume is holding a cardboard sign that reads: “RENEE GOOD ICE BAD” in bold, black letters.
    A person in an inflatable frog suit holds a sign during a protest in Los Angeles, California on January 10, 2026 against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
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    Etienne Laurent
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    AFP via Getty Images
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    a dramatic moment during a street protest. The scene is filled with smoke or incense, creating a hazy atmosphere that diffuses the sunlight streaming from the background. The lighting is warm and golden, suggesting late afternoon or early evening.
    A woman holds incense during a protest in Los Angeles, California on January 10, 2026 against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
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    Etienne Laurent
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    AFP via Getty Images
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    A protest taking place on a city street lined with historic buildings. The street is filled with a dense crowd of demonstrators holding various signs and banners.
    A person holds up a sign during a protest in Los Angeles, California on January 10, 2026 against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP via Getty Images)
    (
    Etienne Laurent
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    AFP via Getty Images
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    A protest scene taking place outdoors on a city street during what appears to be late afternoon or early evening, as the sunlight is low and casts a warm golden glow across the crowd. A person is holding a prominent cardboard sign with bold, handwritten text that reads: “DISAPPEARED, MURDERED” in large orange and red letters at the top.
    A person holds up a sign during a protest in Los Angeles, California on January 10, 2026 against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
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    Etienne Laurent
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    AFP via Getty Images
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    a street protest taking place near a bright red CitySightseeing Hollywood Los Angeles double-decker tour bus.
    A tourist bus drives past as people protest in front of the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), in Los Angeles, California on January 10, 2026 against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
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    Etienne Laurent
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    AFP via Getty Images
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    Pasadena

    A group of people participating in a street protest or demonstration in an urban setting with modern buildings in the background. One person is wearing a wide-brimmed hat, a blue long-sleeve shirt, and a gray crossbody bag. This person is holding a large American flag on a wooden pole. Another person is wearing a denim jacket adorned with multiple pins and buttons, along with a white shirt that reads “DANCING FOR DEMOCRACY.”
    Alison Brett (far right) of La Crescenta at the Ice Out For Good protest in Pasadena on Jan. 10, 2026.
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    Josie Huan
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    A person holding a white sheet of paper with bold, handwritten and printed text. The paper reads:
At the top, in large handwritten letters: “NO MORE” Below that, in printed text:
“19 shootings 10 injuries 5 deaths”
    Casey Law of South Pasadena at Ice Out For Good protest in Pasadena on Jan. 10.
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    Josie Huang
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  • People take to streets after Renee Good's death

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    People have been taking to the streets nationwide this weekend to protest the Trump administration's immigration enforcement tactics following the death of Renee Good in Minneapolis, a 37-year-old woman who was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this week.

    Where things stand: At least 1,000 events across the U.S. were planned for Saturday and Sunday, according to Indivisible, a progressive grassroots coalition of activists helping coordinate the movement it calls "ICE Out For Good Weekend of Action."

    In L.A.: Here's what we know about planned protests.

    People have been taking to the streets nationwide this weekend to protest the Trump administration's immigration enforcement tactics following the death of Renee Good in Minneapolis, a 37-year-old woman who was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this week.

    At least 1,000 events across the U.S. were planned for Saturday and Sunday, according to Indivisible, a progressive grassroots coalition of activists helping coordinate the movement it calls "ICE Out For Good Weekend of Action."

    Leah Greenberg, a co-executive director of Indivisible, said people are coming together to "grieve, honor those we've lost, and demand accountability from a system that has operated with impunity for far too long."

    "Renee Nicole Good was a wife, a mother of three, and a member of her community. She, and the dozens of other sons, daughters, friends, siblings, parents, and community members who have been killed by ICE, should be alive today," Greenberg said in a statement on Friday. "ICE's violence is not a statistic, it has names, families, and futures attached to it, and we refuse to look away or stay silent."

    Large crowds of demonstrators carried signs and shouted "ICE out now!" as protests continued across Minneapolis on Saturday. One of those protestors, Cameron Kritikos, told NPR that he is worried that the presence of more ICE agents in the city could lead to more violence or another death.

    "If more ICE officers are deployed to the streets, especially a place here where there's very clear public opposition to the terrorizing of our neighborhoods, I'm nervous that there's going to be more violence," the 31-year grocery store worker said. "I'm nervous that there are going to be more clashes with law enforcement officials, and at the end of the day I think that's not what anyone wants."

    Demonstrators in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026.
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    The night before, hundreds of city and state police officers responded to a "noise protest" in downtown Minneapolis. An estimated 1,000 people gathered Friday night, according to Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara, and 29 people were arrested.

    People demonstrated outside of hotels where ICE agents were believed to be staying. They chanted, played drums and banged pots. O'Hara said that a group of people split from the main protest and began damaging hotel windows. One police officer was injured from a chunk of ice that was hurled at officers, he added.

    Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey condemned the acts of violence but praised what he said was the "vast majority" of protesters who remained peaceful, during a morning news conference.

    "To anyone who causes property damage or puts others in danger: you will be arrested. We are standing up to Donald Trump's chaos not with our own brand of chaos, but with care and unity," Frey wrote on social media.

    Commenting on the protests, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told NPR in a statement, "the First Amendment protects speech and peaceful assembly — not rioting, assault and destruction," adding, "DHS is taking measures to uphold the rule of law and protect public safety and our officers."

    Good was fatally shot the day after DHS launched a large-scale immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota set to deploy 2,000 immigration officers to the state.

    In Philadelphia, police estimated about 500 demonstrators "were cooperative and peaceful" at a march that began Saturday morning at City Hall, Philadelphia Police Department spokesperson Tanya Little told NPR in a statement. And no arrests were made.

    In Portland, Ore., demonstrators rallied and lined the streets outside of a hospital on Saturday afternoon, where immigration enforcement agents bring detainees who are injured during an arrest, reported Oregon Public Broadcasting.

    A man and woman were shot and injured by U.S. Border Patrol agents on Thursday in the city. DHS said the shooting happened during a targeted vehicle stop and identified the driver as Luis David Nino-Moncada, and the passenger as Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras, both from Venezuela. As was the case in their assertion about Good's fatal shooting, Homeland Security officials claimed the federal agent acted in self-defense after Nino-Moncada and Zambrano-Contreras "weaponized their vehicle."
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