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Russian President Vladimr Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Russia and Ukraine are due to meet. But with Putin a no-show, confusion reigns. Here’s what we know

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Days of speculation that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky could meet with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Turkey have ended with the Kremlin pouring cold water on the idea, confirming that the Russian leader had decided not to show up for talks he himself suggested. The possibility of direct talks

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A US Army Blackhawk helicopter flies over The Pentagon on May 1.

Air traffic control ‘hotline’ between Pentagon and Reagan Washington National Airport has been broken since 2022

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A “hotline” between air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and the Pentagon, intended to coordinate aircraft, has not worked since March 2022, the Federal Aviation Administration revealed in a congressional hearing Wednesday. The FAA was not aware the direct line was broken until a May 1

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People cross the Harvard Yard on April 17 in Cambridge

Harvard president to take a 25% pay cut as university says it’s ‘blacklisted’ from getting federal funding

By Andy Rose, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — As the Trump administration halts about $2.7 billion in Harvard University funding, the school’s president is absorbing some of the financial impacts by taking a 25 % pay cut, according to a university spokesperson. Harvard president Alan Garber’s voluntary pay cut will take place during the 2026

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Delays at Newark Liberty International Airport on May 6.

FAA proposes new aircraft arrival rate to address delays at ‘unacceptably congested’ Newark Liberty International Airport

By Alexandra Skores, Aaron Cooper and Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — Three days of meetings to discuss reducing the number of flights at Newark Liberty International Airport concluded Friday in the wake of critical air traffic control problems around the metro New York hub and other US airports. The “delay reduction meeting,” called by

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Wisconsin judge indicted in federal court following accusations of obstructing immigration agents

By Taylor Romine and Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — A Milwaukee County Circuit judge was indicted in federal court Tuesday following accusations that she helped an undocumented immigrant evade federal agents last month. Judge Hannah Dugan was indicted on charges of obstruction and concealing an individual from arrest, the same charges she was originally arrested

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