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5 things to know for August 7: Tariffs, Fort Stewart shooting, ICE, DC, Chikungunya virus

By Jade Walker, CNN The Trump administration plans to restore and reinstall two Confederate monuments. One statue, which will be erected at Arlington National Cemetery, features a Black woman “depicted as a ‘Mammy,’ holding the infant of a White officer, and an enslaved man following his owner to war,” the cemetery’s website notes. In addition,

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United Airlines resumes flights after tech issue prompted ground stops across the US, causing major travel disruptions

By Alexandra Skores, Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — A “technology issue” that prompted United Airlines to ground flights across the US on Wednesday, triggering more than 1,000 delays and dozens of cancellations, has been resolved, the airline told CNN. The outage, which began at 6:12 p.m. ET and was resolved within a few hours, stemmed

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A photo shows suspected shooter Quornelius Samentrio Radford in a booking photo from May 18

An Army sergeant is in custody after 5 soldiers were shot at Fort Stewart. Here’s what we know about the suspect

By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — An active-duty Army sergeant was taken into custody Wednesday on suspicion of opening fire at his workplace on the sprawling Fort Stewart military base in Georgia, wounding five of his fellow soldiers, authorities said. The suspect, identified as Sgt. Quornelius Samentrio Radford, 28, was subdued by nearby soldiers after

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5 things to know for August 6: Epstein files, Vaccine research, Texas redistricting, Gifford Fire, Weather Service

CNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — At least 58 people in New York City have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, and two have died. Authorities suspect that the bacteria, Legionella, is being spread by cooling towers on buildings in Harlem. Legionnaires’ disease causes flu-like symptoms and is treatable with antibiotics. However, if left untreated,

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5 things to know for August 6: Epstein files, Vaccine research, Texas redistricting, Gifford Fire, Weather Service

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — At least 58 people in New York City have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, and two have died. Authorities suspect that the bacteria, Legionella, is being spread by cooling towers on buildings in Harlem. Legionnaires’ disease causes flu-like symptoms and is treatable with antibiotics. However, if left untreated, it

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