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John Paul Stevens Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of the late US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Personal Birth date: April 20, 1920 Death date: July 16, 2019 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: John Paul Stevens Father: Ernest James Stevens, hotelier Mother: Elizabeth (Street) Stevens Marriages: Maryan (Mulholland) Stevens

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Golfer Tiger Woods stands by his overturned vehicle in Jupiter Island

Tiger Woods had glassy, bloodshot eyes and prescription drugs in his pocket after rollover crash, arrest affidavit says

By Holly Yan, Meridith Edwards, CNN (CNN) — After Tiger Woods veered toward oncoming traffic Friday and suffered his latest rollover crash, the golf legend failed a field sobriety test and was in no condition to drive, according to an arrest affidavit released Tuesday. The 50-year-old had bloodshot, glassy eyes with “extremely dilated pupils,” wrote

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6 weeks, 3 missed paychecks and hourslong lines: Here’s what the shutdown has looked like for agents and passengers

By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — A partial government shutdown restricting funding to the Department of Homeland Security has caused a ripple effect for airports across the country, worsening airport lines amid an incredibly busy spring break travel season. The shutdown began February 14 and fueled chaos at airports. Transportation Security Administration employees, including airport

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Haitian security forces patrol in Port-au-Prince

Dozens killed as gang attacks ravage western Haiti ahead of international force’s arrival

By Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of people have been killed and thousands forced to flee their homes after armed gangs ravaged Haiti’s major agricultural region soon before the expected arrival of an international force aimed at combating attacks like these. Gang members stormed the Jean-Denis and Pont-Sondé areas of Haiti’s western Artibonite department

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A Department of Homeland Security flag is seen outside the ICE headquarters in Washington

Are you a DHS employee still going unpaid during this partial government shutdown? Tell us about it

By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands of staffers at the Department of Homeland Security are still working without pay during the record partial government shutdown after President Donald Trump ordered the agency to compensate Transportation Security Administration employees. Are you a DHS employee who still hasn’t seen a paycheck? Share how the

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A fire blazes after an industrial building and a fuel tanker at Israel's Oil Refineries were hit by debris from an intercepted Iranian missile

Airports, plants and ports: The civilian targets increasingly under threat in the Middle East

By Tim Lister, Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — One month into an expanding conflict in the Middle East, an increasing amount of civilian infrastructure is being struck – frequently by design. Factories producing steel, aluminum and chemicals; refineries; reservoirs; desalination plants; civilian airports and universities have all been hit. A few such targets might be

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