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5 things to know for May 16: Severe weather, Transit strike, Birthright citizenship, Fluoride ban, UntitedHealth group

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — CNN will televise the penultimate performance of “Good Night, and Good Luck” live on June 7. The Broadway play is an adaptation of the 2005 movie of the same name, which actor George Clooney directed about veteran journalist Edward R. Murrow’s conflicts with Sen. Joseph McCarthy during the Red

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A plane docks on the tarmac after an air traffic control outage

Veteran air-traffic controller speaks out about staffing and tech problems amid blackouts and delays at Newark airport

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A veteran air-traffic controller at the facility that handles flights in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport is calling for more resources and speaking out about the intense pressures workers face amid a staffing shortage and tech outages. Jonathan Stewart described working multiple positions per shift to give

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The air traffic control tower at Denver International Airport.

Denver air route traffic control center experienced 90 seconds of lost communications Monday, FAA says

By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — A portion of the Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center — which covers airspace in multiple states – experienced a 90-second loss of communications late Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. At approximately 1:50 p.m. local time on Monday, both transmitters that cover a segment of airspace went down,

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Bruce Springsteen Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look into the life of musician and songwriter Bruce Springsteen. Personal Birth date: September 23, 1949 Birth place: Freehold, New Jersey Birth name: Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen Father: Douglas Springsteen, bus driver Mother: Adele (Zerilli) Springsteen, legal secretary Marriages: Patti Scialfa (June 8, 1991-present); Julianne Phillips (May 13,

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FAA meeting with Pentagon officials as agency considers new restrictions on military helicopter flights near DCA

By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is meeting with Pentagon officials Thursday as the agency is considering slapping new restrictions on military helicopter flights near Reagan National Airport. “Everything’s on the table right now,” FAA Deputy Chief Operating Officer Franklin McIntosh told a hearing of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

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5 things to know for May 15: Qatar, Drinking water, Voting Rights Act, National Weather Service, Child care

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — The fate of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia that were supposed to begin in Turkey today remains uncertain. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky committed to attending the highly anticipated discussions in hopes of ending Russia’s aggression against his country. However, Russian leader Vladimir Putin decided to skip the talks

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A mom is accused of buying ammunition and tactical gear for her son, despite repeated warnings about violent plans at school

By Andy Rose, Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Warning signs that a San Antonio middle school student had deadly intentions had been building for months, police say. They took on a new urgency Sunday when his grandmother walked into his bedroom. There, she found rifle and pistol magazines “loaded with live ammunition” and a homemade

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Overdose deaths decline, a cross-species kidney transplant, poems help conservation efforts: Catch up on the day’s stories

Morgan Severson, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Do you consistently clock in overtime? Working long hours could come with a cost. Along with physical and emotional overexertion, new research found “significant changes” in the brains of people who are overworked. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5 things

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Former county clerk in Murdaugh murder trial charged with obstruction of justice and misconduct

By Dianne Gallagher and Meridith Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The former clerk of court who read the guilty verdicts against notorious convicted double murderer Alex Murdaugh is now facing multiple felony charges. Rebecca “Becky” Hill was arrested early Wednesday morning in Colleton County, South Carolina, and charged with obstructing justice and two counts of misconduct,

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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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