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People examine a barn owned by the Miller family that was destroyed during a storm south of Mount Olive, Miss., Monday, Jan. 2, 2017. Forecasters say damaging winds, hail and flash flooding will be possible on Monday as a storm system moves across the South. (Ryan Moore/WDAM-TV via AP) People examine a barn owned by the Miller family that was destroyed during a storm south of Mount Olive, Miss., Monday, Jan. 2, 2017. Forecasters say damaging winds, hail and flash flooding will be possible on Monday as a storm system moves across the South. (Ryan Moore/WDAM-TV via AP)

By Associated Press January 3, 2017 2 min read

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

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The suspected assailant is seen filming himself with a cellphone at Istanbul’s Taksim square, but it isn’t immediately clear if it was taken before or after the New Year’s massacre at the Reina nightclub.