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Suspected serial killer Rex A. Heuermann appears inside Judge Tim Mazzei's courtroom at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead on July 17.

Judge allows cutting-edge DNA technology in case against suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer

By Michelle Watson, Mark Morales, Rebekah Riess, CNN Riverhead, New York (CNN) — Evidence derived from cutting-edge DNA technology that prosecutors say points directly at Rex Heuermann being the Gilgo Beach serial killer will be admissible at his trial, a Suffolk County judge ruled Wednesday. The decision by Suffolk County Supreme Court Judge Timothy Mazzei

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Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp to headline Farm Aid festival’s 40th anniversary from Minneapolis

By CNN Staff (CNN) — Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp are back for the 40th annual Farm Aid festival. For the first time, Farm Aid, a nonprofit agricultural organization, will bring its annual music and food festival to Minneapolis. Board members Nelson, Young, Mellencamp, Dave Matthews (with Tim Reynolds) and Margo Price are

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Former permanent representative of the UAE to the UN Lana Nusseibeh

UAE warns Israel’s West Bank annexation would cross ‘red line’ and end regional integration efforts

By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s annexation of any part of the occupied West Bank would be a “red line” that would “end the pursuit of regional integration,” warned the United Arab Emirates, the main signatory of the landmark agreement that saw Israel normalize relations with three Arab nations. “Annexation in the West Bank

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Chicago police patrol the city's downtown on August 26.

What we know about the White House push for federal troops in Chicago – and the pushback from local politicians

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The potential for a showdown over crime in Chicago – not just between law enforcement and crooks but between the federal government and city leaders – is escalating. With US troops patrolling Washington, DC, after a similar National Guard deployment in June to Los Angeles, President Donald Trump is

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Fewer meteorologists working with air traffic controllers, due to cuts, ‘burnout, fatigue and low morale,’ watchdog warns

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal government watchdog is sounding the alarm in a new report after cuts, “burnout, fatigue and low morale,” have caused the number of aviation meteorologists working with air traffic controllers to drop by 15%. As of June, the number of National Weather Service meteorologists assigned to FAA

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Police officers escort the suspect in the murder of Ukrainian lawmaker Andriy Parubiy into a courtroom in Lviv

Suspect admits killing Ukrainian lawmaker, says it was ‘revenge’ against authorities

By Daria Tarasova-Markina and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — The suspected killer of Ukrainian lawmaker Andriy Parubiy admitted his role in the politician’s death on Tuesday, claiming to have carried out the crime in an act of “revenge” against the country’s authorities. Parubiy, a prominent nationalist politician who was previously the chair of

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