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ISIS claimed responsibility for the deadly truck crash in Berlin, the Obama and Trump administrations offered differing responses to violent attacks overseas, an explosion at a Florida nylon factory caused a Reddi-wip shortage, and more.
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Terrorism in Berlin: A deadly truck crash at a Christmas market in Berlin Monday killed 12 people and injured 48 others. Police arrested a suspect in connection to the rampage, which German Chancellor Angela Merkel called “an act of terrorism,” but later released the individual due to insufficient evidence. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, though it is unclear whether the group actually knows who was behind it.   

The events in Ankara and Berlin between how the outgoing Obama administration and incoming Trump administration respond to violent attacks overseas. While President Obama defined them as a struggle between countries and a.

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