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People gather near an American Airlines desk on Friday

Flights resume after radar and communication outages hit air traffic controllers in Dallas

By Pete Muntean, Alexandra Skores, Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A telecommunication outage caused Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers in Dallas to lose radar and some communications Friday afternoon, leading to flights being stopped at the area’s airports. After a virtual shutdown of airports across the city, some flights were allowed to resume after

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Protesters clash with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at the ICE facility in Broadview

Chicago-area mayor says federal agents teargassed him at a protest outside an ICE facility

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A Democratic mayor running for Congress in Illinois was teargassed Friday morning during a small protest outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in suburban Chicago, he said. At least one other person, who identified herself on social media as Kat Abughazaleh, a former journalist also

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People evacuate from an overturned Delta Connection CRJ-900 aircraft

Airlines should do more to make sure passengers don’t try to evacuate with their carry-on bags, FAA says

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration announced a safety alert Friday morning telling airlines they should do more to make sure passengers don’t try to evacuate with their carry-on bags in an emergency. Bringing luggage during an evacuation can slow the process, potentially risking the lives of passengers still on

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Joseph Lowery Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) – Here’s a look at the life of civil rights leader Joseph Lowery. Personal Birth date: October 6, 1921 Death date: March 27, 2020 Birth place: Huntsville, Alabama Birth name: Joseph Echols Lowery Father: LeRoy Lowery, store owner Mother: Dora (Fackler) Lowery, teacher Marriage: Evelyn (Gibson) Lowery (April 5, 1948-September 26,

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Melva K. Wallace

Huston-Tillotson University receives single largest donation to an HBCU with $150 million gift, school says

By Jordan D. Brown, CNN (CNN) — Huston-Tillotson University, a private university in Austin, Texas, will receive a $150 million donation over the next 10 years – the single-largest gift ever given to a historically Black college or university. In honor of the university’s 150th anniversary, Ross Moody, trustee and vice president of The Moody

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5 things to know for Sept. 19: Kimmel suspension, Vaccines, Erika Kirk, Israeli hostages, Roller coaster death

By Alexandra Banner, CNN Astronomers are studying an exoplanet about 40 light-years away from Earth that could be habitable. With the help of the James Webb Space Telescope, some researchers are close to confirming if it has an Earth-like atmosphere and the potential to sustain liquid water. Here’s what else you need to know to

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Tyler Robinson

The manhunt in Charlie Kirk’s killing ended with the suspect’s parents walking him up to their local sheriff’s office

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — After prominent political activist Charlie Kirk was killed at a speaking event at a Utah university last week, an intense, 30-plus-hour manhunt for a suspect in the shooting ended with him peacefully surrendering at a local sheriff’s office, accompanied by his parents. News of Kirk’s killing quickly went global,

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This undated photo provided by the Wenatchee Police Department shows Travis Caleb Decker

Detectives drop from helicopter to recover remains believed to be Travis Decker, who’s accused of killing 3 daughters

By Holly Yan, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Months after the bodies of three young sisters were found suffocated and abandoned in the Washington state wilderness, authorities believe they’ve found the remains of the man accused of killing them: their father. Investigators found bone fragments, other human remains and clothes that look similar to what

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5 things to know for Sept. 18: Jimmy Kimmel, State visit, Pennsylvania shooting, Interest rates, Tropical Storm Gabrielle

By Alexandra Banner, CNN A key CDC advisory panel will meet today to discuss potentially drastic changes to vaccine recommendations in the US. Health experts say the panel is expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shots for newborns, among other major updates. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and

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Leaders’ legal troubles, pop philanthropy, vaults for the ultra-rich: Catch up on the day’s stories

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Long lines and flight delays aside, most North American travelers are surprisingly satisfied with their flying experience. See how your favorite airport measures up. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Legal woes Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro

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A Delta State University stadium is seen in Cleveland

Death of Mississippi university student found hanging on campus ruled a suicide – but family raises questions

By Andy Rose, Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — The death of a Black student found hanging on Delta State University’s campus in Mississippi this week has been ruled a suicide, the county coroner said Thursday. The body of Demartravion “Trey” Reed, 21, was found Monday morning hanging from a tree near the university’s pickleball

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Air Force One prepares to take off from Joint Base Andrews on September 16.

Controller scolds Spirit Airlines pilot to ‘pay attention’ to radio calls as Air Force One flies 8 miles away

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A Spirit Airlines pilot was scolded by air traffic control on Tuesday after not immediately responding to a controller’s instructions as Air Force One flew about 8 miles away. The two aircraft were flying parallel over Long Island. Air Force One was flying President Donald Trump to the

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