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Federal agents stand guard in front of a wrecked vehicle used by agents during a chase to detain a man on Chicago’s South Side on October 14.

Car crashes and rammings take center stage in immigration crackdown

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration often looks like a car crash. Literally. There have been car crashes between federal agents and suspects trying to flee. There have been alleged “rammings” involving pro-immigrant activists. There have been dramatic traffic stops featuring smashed windows and law enforcement shootings. Even

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The FAA Air Traffic Control tower at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark

Lingering government shutdown causing flight delays and making air travel ‘less safe’ every day

By Alexandra Skores, Aaron Cooper, CNN Washington (CNN) — Every day of the federal government shutdown air traffic controllers calling out sick have caused flight delays, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday. “It’s different every day,” he told reporters at a news conference at Philadelphia International Airport. “The average… is about 5% of our delays

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The catastrophe at a Tennessee explosives plant started in a building that made devices used for mining and detonated more than 24

The blast that killed 16 people at a Tennessee workplace set off 24,000 pounds of explosives, authorities say

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The catastrophe at a Tennessee explosives plant started in a building that made devices used for mining and detonated more than 24,000 pounds of explosives, authorities said Friday. The October 10 disaster killed 16 employees at Accurate Energetic Systems, which makes military and demolition explosives about 60 miles west

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5 things to know for Oct. 24: Canada, Tropical Storm Melissa, Detention facilities, NBA gambling probe, Alaska Airlines

By Alexandra Banner, CNN The government shutdown will continue into next week as the Senate adjourns for the weekend without reaching a funding deal. For thousands of federal workers still waiting on their paychecks, the delay is forcing many to make difficult choices about rent, groceries and other essentials. Here’s what else you need to

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When masked agents descended on a Chicago suburb, residents disrupted the operation with hollering and blaring car horns

By Danya Gainor, Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — In the quiet village of Mount Prospect, nestled just northwest of Chicago’s city limits, residents were sheltering from the cold and rain on a sleepy Sunday afternoon watching TV, scrolling through social media and enjoying midday coffee at home. As rain pattered against windows, and trees lining

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A community member holds a bundle of orange whistles used to indicate ICE agent activity in the area in Chicago on September 6.

When masked agents descended on a Chicago suburb, residents disrupted the operation with hollering and blaring car horns

CNN By Danya Gainor, Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — In the quiet village of Mount Prospect, nestled just northwest of Chicago’s city limits, residents were sheltering from the cold and rain on a sleepy Sunday afternoon watching TV, scrolling through social media and enjoying midday coffee at home. As rain pattered against windows, and trees

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US Border Patrol's Gregory Bovino

Top Border Patrol official accused of violating judge’s use-of-force order by throwing tear gas at Chicago protesters

By Amanda Musa, Hanna Park, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — Senior Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino is accused of throwing at least one tear gas canister into a crowd of protesters in a Chicago neighborhood Thursday in a potential violation of a judge’s order restricting federal agents from using aggressive crowd control tactics during anti-ICE

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