Day: January 2, 2025
South Korean investigators entered the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and began executing a warrant for his arrest Friday over his failed martial law bid, the first time the country has ever sought to arrest a sitting leader. “The execution of the arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol has begun,” said the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO), which is probing Yoon’s short-lived declaration of martial law, with its officials…
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— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) January 2, 2025

The car-sharing app Turo was used by perpetrators of separate New Year’s Day attacks. The incidents thrust the San Francisco company that created the app, which relies on a model similar to Airbnb to allow users to rent cars directly from their owners, into the spotlight.