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Northwestern University president steps down following federal funding freeze

By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Northwestern University President Michael Schill announced his resignation Thursday as the university faces an ongoing funding freeze by the Trump administration. His departure is the latest in a string of university leaders’ resignations, following tenures marked by criticism and battles with the federal government. “As I reflect on the

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Hugh Hefner Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of the Hugh Hefner, the founder and longtime editor-in-chief of Playboy Magazine. Personal Birth date: April 9, 1926 Death date: September 27, 2017 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Hugh Marston Hefner Father: Glenn Hefner, accountant Mother: Grace (Swanson) Hefner, teacher Marriages: Crystal Harris

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Toni Morrison Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning author Toni Morrison. Personal Birth date: February 18, 1931 Death date: August 5, 2019 Birth place: Lorain, Ohio Birth name: Chloe Anthony Wofford Father: George Wofford Mother: Ella Ramah (Willis) Wofford Marriage: Harold Morrison (1958-1964, divorced) Children: Slade

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Smoke and electrical problems on regional jet lead to emergency landing in Houston

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a regional jet made an emergency landing in Houston on Wednesday, with the pilots reporting smoke and electrical problems. United Airlines Express flight 4969, operated by subsidiary CommuteAir, returned to George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport “after the crew reported smoke in the

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A plane is seen after going off the runway at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling

FAA investigating plane that went off end of runway after landing at Chicago Executive Airport

By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, Aaron Cooper, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a private jet that went off the end of the runway and through a fence after landing at Chicago Executive Airport on Wednesday. The Gulfstream G150 departed Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport with two people on board, according

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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

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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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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