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Grandmother identifies her son as man who fired gunshots and set house near Philadelphia on fire

CNN By Danny Freeman, John Miller and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — A Philadelphia-area grandmother has identified her son as the man who fired gunshots and set their house on fire in East Lansdowne Wednesday. Chin Le, speaking to CNN affiliate WPVI, identified the shooter as 43-year-old Canh Le. Le said she heard her son arguing with his 13-year-old niece and saying he was

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LA County captured enough rainfall this week to provide water to 65,600 residents for a year

By Stephanie Elam, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — While this week’s atmospheric river drenched Southern California with record-breaking rainfall, some water managers were busy capturing some of that runoff to save for dry days ahead. Others were busy fending off an environmental disaster. Los Angeles County Public Works captured 2.7 billion gallons of stormwater as

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Bodies of 5 victims and apparent shooter recovered from Philadelphia-area house set on fire as responding police were shot

By Danny Freeman, John Miller, Celina Tebor and Michelle Krupa, CNN (CNN) — Authorities believe they have recovered the bodies of all five family members from a burned-out home near Philadelphia, along with the remains of the relative suspected of unleashing gunfire there Wednesday as police arrived, a prosecutor said Friday. A grandmother identified her

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US Mine Disasters Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. Timeline December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in US history: 362 miners are killed in an explosion at the Monongah Nos. 6 and

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Michael Bloomberg Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Michael Bloomberg, former New York mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: February 14, 1942 Birth place: Boston, Massachusetts Birth name: Michael Rubens Bloomberg Father: William Henry Bloomberg, bookkeeper Mother: Charlotte (Rubens) Bloomberg, office manager Marriage: Susan Brown (1976-1993, divorced) Children: Georgina, 1983; Emma, 1979 Education: Johns

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Tennessee man arrested after undercover FBI investigation reveals travel plans to the Southern border with weapons

By Alisha Ebrahimji and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Tennessee man was arrested Monday after allegedly telling undercover FBI agents about his desire to travel to the US-Mexico border to “conduct acts of violence,” according to a criminal complaint. In March 2023, Paul Faye Sr. first talked with an undercover FBI agent on TikTok, and after exchanging direct

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Researchers reveal first full passages decoded from famously inscrutable Herculaneum scrolls

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — After using artificial intelligence to uncover the first word to be read from an unopened Herculaneum scroll, a team of researchers has revealed several nearly complete passages from the ancient text, giving insight into philosophy from almost 2,000 years ago. The Herculaneum scrolls are hundreds of papyri that survived

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Decades after suspected arson, a historic Black church in Pennsylvania reopens as a Black history museum

By Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — For the first time in nearly 30 years, Pandora Anderson Campbell stepped inside Spring Valley African Methodist Episcopal church in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and couldn’t stop smiling. “I could feel the spirit of the ancestors. I don’t know how to explain it,” Campbell told CNN. Five generations of Campbell’s relatives were

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EPA is cracking down on deadly air pollution with a new rule – but it’s not strong enough, some experts say

By Ella Nilsen and Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a key update to the federal air quality standard for fine soot – a step toward reducing deadly air pollution that’s been over a decade in the making. The standards, announced Wednesday, are one of several important finalized regulations

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Netanyahu says Hamas’ demands on hostage and ceasefire deal are ‘delusional’

By Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed Hamas’ proposals for a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, calling them “delusional” in a setback to diplomatic efforts to pause the war. Netanyahu said during a Wednesday briefing: “We haven’t committed to anything. We haven’t committed

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