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5 things to know for Oct. 21: National Guard, Government shutdown, Amazon tech outage, Japan, Tylenol

By Alexandra Banner, CNN Former President Joe Biden has finished a round of radiation therapy in his treatment for prostate cancer, a spokesperson told CNN. With his 83rd birthday approaching next month, he remains focused on recovery as he looks ahead to upcoming speaking engagements and appearances. Here’s what else you need to know to

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Judge presses federal officials on response to Chicago protests. Here’s what she learned

By Cindy Von Quednow, Andi Babineau, Whitney Wild, CNN Chicago (CNN) — US District Judge Sara Ellis still has questions. During a hearing Monday, she pressed two federal officials over the response to ongoing and intense protests in Chicago amid Operation Midway Blitz, especially after she expanded her temporary restraining order to include having agents

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Flight 6469 parked on the tarmac at Omaha's Eppley Airfield after pilots made an emergency landing on Monday

Plane makes emergency landing after pilots lose contact with flight attendants and hear banging on cockpit door

By Pete Muntean, Amanda Jackson, Aaron Cooper, CNN Washington (CNN) — An American Airlines flight, operated by SkyWest Airlines, made an emergency landing Monday night in Nebraska, after the pilots could not reach the flight attendants and heard someone outside the cockpit door, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Flight 6469 took off from Omaha’s

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Songwriter Brett James’ plane entered a ‘tightening spiral’ before crashing, the NTSB said in a preliminary report

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The plane Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James was piloting entered a “tightening spiral” before it crashed and killed everyone on board last month, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. James, 57, was flying his single engine plane on Sept. 18, when it crashed into

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5 things to know for Oct. 20: ‘No Kings’ protests, Louvre robbery, Government shutdown, Colombia aid, Gaza ceasefire

By Alexandra Banner, CNN More than a billion Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists around the world today are celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights. Also known as Deepavali, it is one of India’s most cherished holidays, symbolizing the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil. Here’s what else you need to know to

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US District Judge Sara Ellis demanded ICE Field Director Russell Hott appear in court to explain to her why she is seeing images of tear gas being deployed and reading reports that there were no warnings given before it was deployed out in the field.

Federal officials try to reassure judge they’re following her orders to tone down and record Chicagoland protest actions

By Whitney Wild, Andi Babineau, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Chicago (CNN) — Trump administration officials are defending themselves in court as a federal judge demands explanations for their response to tense protests against immigration enforcement actions in Chicago. Monday’s hearing began with a promise Customs and Border Protection is taking seriously the judge’s order for

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Shrapnel from Marines anniversary demonstration detonates over California interstate and hits squad car, highway patrol says

By Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — An artillery shell fired as part of the Marine Corps’ 250-year anniversary celebrations prematurely detonated over Interstate 5 in California Saturday, striking a patrol vehicle with shrapnel, according to the California Highway Patrol. No injuries were reported from the incident, which took place in an area where the highway

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A protester makes the fascist salute during a march organized by the far-right organization Falange Espanola

DHS issued a call to ‘remigrate.’ Here’s the history of the term often associated with far-right groups

By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — A nine-letter social media post was all it took for the Department of Homeland Security to spark a torrent of backlash online this week, drawing the ire of politicians and prompting comparisons to Europe’s far right. On Tuesday afternoon, DHS posted a declaration on X for immigrants to “remigrate,”

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A scene from the cowboy-ready area during the MLK Jr. African-American Heritage Rodeo at the National Western Stock Show Coliseum in Denver.

Why are you seeing cowboys everywhere?

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Across advertising and popular media, seemingly everyone is grabbing their fringe, denim and Stetson boots, in a wholehearted embrace of the American West. It’s cowboys – and they’re “everywhere,” said Emily Keegin, a photo director for both magazines and brands. “It’s more pervasive than I think I’ve ever seen

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