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5 things to know for April 23: ICE funding, tap water toxin, Iran war, midterm strategy, Covid-19 vaccines

By Alexandra Banner, CNN Spirit Airlines is nearing a $500 million bailout from the Trump administration that will keep the struggling carrier in business. If approved, the deal will prevent a halt in operations that would have cost thousands of jobs and left millions of passengers scrambling to make new travel plans. Here’s what else

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A portrait of the late Celeste Rivas Hernandez is shown during a press briefing by Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman (out of frame) in Los Angeles on Monday.

The girl whom singer d4vd is charged with killing died of ‘multiple penetrating injuries,’ autopsy finds

By Andi Babineau, Jason Kravarik, CNN (CNN) — The seventh-grade girl whom singer d4vd is charged with killing and dismembering died of “multiple penetrating injuries,” according to an autopsy report released Wednesday. Celeste Rivas Hernandez, 14, had wounds on her chest and abdomen that “may represent sharp force injuries,” the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s

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This photo provided by Georgia's Chatham County Sheriff's Office shows Olaolukitan Adon Abel on April 20

Suspect accused of killing 3 people across Atlanta suburbs dies in jail, sparking intense reactions from a victim’s widow

By Holly Yan, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of killing three people, including a Department of Homeland Security employee, in a shooting rampage across several Atlanta suburbs last week has died in custody, authorities said. Olaolukitan Adon-Abel, 26, was found unresponsive in his jail cell around 6:48 p.m. Tuesday. Detention staff tried

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Pope Leo XIV walks next to Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo upon his arrival at Malabo International Airport

Many African Catholics have greeted Leo’s first visit with joy. Others fear he’s lent legitimacy to strongman leaders

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja (CNN) — For Mauro Rui Callado Cortêz, a Catholic lay teacher in Angola, the “unique opportunity” to see Pope Leo XIV in person was unmissable, even though serious illness should have confined him to bed. “My visual contact with the Holy Father was a unique moment; it transmitted such a

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Paper flight strips are seen during a news briefing at the Department of Transportation on April 21.

$12.5 billion ‘down payment’ brings air traffic control out of 1990s. Now, more money is needed for new software and AI

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Transportation is eliminating antiquated paper strips, copper communications wiring and computer floppy discs, but it says more money is needed to keep upgrading the decades-old air traffic control system, and integrate new technologies like artificial intelligence and software to streamline US flights. At a news

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