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New Orleans River Rescue Underway

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Around 12:30 p.m. CST, emergency services received reports of a watercraft in distress near the Port of New Orleans. Initial reports described a river cruiser carrying about 150 people taking on water, with firefighters entering the water to perform rescues. A caller said the vessel may have struck another ship. The U.S. Coast Guard had not confirmed all details in the available reporting.

The cause remains under investigation; initial reports point to a possible collision with another vessel, but that has not been officially confirmed.

A river cruiser carrying about 150 people was taking on water near the Port of New Orleans around 12:30 p.m., and firefighters were in the water performing rescues. Initial reports said the vessel may have struck another ship; the “tanker” detail was not confirmed in the initial source. This is a quote from a press conference and does not make a verifiable factual claim.

Reuters reported that the UN secretary-general urged drastic emissions cuts as COP31 wrestled with fossil fuels.

Reuters reported that a Microsoft outage forced businesses to rely on faxes, phones, and Bluetooth as workarounds.

Politico reported that Brian Poindexter, an incoming House Democrat, said he is the subject of a sexual harassment investigation. This is a speculative/hype post about XRP reaching $589; no factual claim to check.

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A river cruiser carrying about 150 people was taking on water near the Port of New Orleans around 12:30 p.m., and firefighters were in the water performing rescues. Initial reports said the vessel may have struck another ship; the “tanker” detail was not confirmed in the initial source. This is a quote from a press conference and does not make a verifiable factual claim.

BREAKING: Tanker collides with river cruise in New Orleans; rescues underway https://t.co/0tdCY300uL

Original post · BNO News (@BNONews)

[fox8live.com](https://www.fox8live.com/2026/11/13/source-river-cruiser-carrying-150-people-taking-water-near-port-new-orleans-rescue-efforts-underway/) POST 21

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Reuters reported that the UN secretary-general urged drastic emissions cuts as COP31 wrestled with fossil fuels.

UN chief urges drastic emissions cuts as COP31 wrestles with fossil fuels https://t.co/QkCp0HKAwO

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Reuters NAMES: COP31 = the 31st UN climate change conference.

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Politico reported that Brian Poindexter, an incoming House Democrat, said he is the subject of a sexual harassment investigation. This is a speculative/hype post about XRP reaching $589; no factual claim to check.

Brian Poindexter, incoming House Democrat, says he is subject of sexual harassment investigation https://t.co/92dC5zPRdr

Original post · @politico

Politico NAMES: Brian Poindexter = incoming U.S. House Democrat. POST 2121328709751959998: NOCLAIM None NAMES: XRP = digital asset/cryptocurrency often associat

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BBreaking from New Orleans right now. A river cruiser carrying about 150 people is taking on water near the port.
BBNO News posted on X, "tanker collides with river cruise."
BFox 8's source says the vessel may have struck another ship, but the Coast Guard hasn't confirmed that.
BSo the tanker detail is the unconfirmed part. The confirmed part is a vessel in distress, firefighters in the water.
BRight. Around 12:30 local time. Rescues underway.
BNo confirmed number of injuries yet, and the cause is still under investigation.
BThe Coast Guard will have to confirm whether another vessel was involved.
BAnd about 150 people on a river cruiser is a mass rescue operation.
BIt is. We'll update when officials release specifics. For now, that's the solid picture.
BThis is serious enough without the first post racing ahead of the facts.
BBack to Washington. An incoming House Democrat is already facing a crisis before he's even sworn in.
BPolitico reports Brian Poindexter says he is the subject of a sexual harassment investigation.
BThat's an ugly way to start a term.
BHe's the one saying it. Could be an attempt to get ahead of a story.
BCould be. But the House has an ethics problem no matter how it lands.
B"Subject of investigation" is not a finding. We don't have details.
BI'm not convicting him. But if Politico's reporting holds, this will follow him into the chamber.
BThe question is whether leadership lets him be seated without a deeper look.
BThey'd better ask it before January, not after the newspapers do.
BThe newspapers just did.
BI think the bigger problem for Democrats is this comes as the House is already divided over leadership.
BRight. They can't afford another ethics scandal before the new Congress settles in.
BDifferent fight entirely: in New York, a politician wants to dissolve the NYPD's counterterrorism unit.
BFox News has the exchange on X. Zohran Mamdani was asked who responds to terrorist threats if the Strategic Response Group is disbanded.
BHis answer: he's committed to disbanding it and doesn't think counterterrorism and enforcement responsibilities belong there.
BLet's get it right. The Strategic Response Group is an NYPD counterterrorism unit. He wants it gone.
BI think that's a terrible idea.
BI don't love it either, but he's not saying no one responds. He's saying other parts of the department should absorb the work.
BYou don't dissolve a dedicated counterterrorism unit because it has a policing problem. You fix the problem.
BHis view is the unit has become an occupying force at protests. That's a real concern.
BSo hold officers accountable. Don't gamble New York's safety to satisfy activists.
BThat's not fair. He's accountable to voters who worry about police abuse, not just activists.
BThen show me the plan for who scrambles when there's a hostage situation.
BThat's exactly his point — the rest of the NYPD is still there.
BNo, the rest of the department isn't trained for that mission. That's why the unit exists.
BMaybe. But that unit has been around for years, and New York isn't exactly safer.
BThat's not evidence. It's a feeling.
BIt's a legitimate frustration, and you know it.
BFine, the frustration is legitimate. The policy is still reckless.
BAgreed to disagree.
BOverseas, the UN chief is demanding drastic emissions cuts at COP31, the UN climate conference.
BReuters reports the secretary-general's warning on fossil fuels. No surprises there.
BThe fight is whether rich nations pay more, and whether India and China move faster.
BThat's the same fight every year, just slightly warmer.
BLiterally.

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