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By Alexandra Banner, CNN The US government recently stopped minting pennies due to rising production costs. Economists say the nickel could be next as officials reconsider whether low-value coins are worth keeping in circulation. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣ Epstein files President

By Zoe Sottile, Dianne Gallagher, CNN Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) — With dozens of people arrested in North Carolina’s largest city during the Department of Homeland Security’s latest targeted immigration blitz, one question has emerged for many of its residents and leaders: Why Charlotte? The city hadn’t been previously publicly singled out as an enhanced

By Cindy Von Quednow, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — In the popular children’s book “Charlotte’s Web,” the title character, a spider, uses her web as an instrument of good to help secure the freedom of Wilbur, a pig on her farm. Federal immigration officials used the book’s title to name their latest crackdown, in Charlotte,

CNN, FAA.GOV By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Flight reductions at 40 airports mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration earlier this month are set to come to an end Monday morning, according to a joint statement from United States Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford. The cuts, which began on November 7,

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Flight reductions at 40 airports mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration earlier this month are set to come to an end Monday morning, according to a joint statement from United States Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford. The cuts, which began on November 7, reduced air

By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — Roman Surovtsev was prompt in picking up his two daughters from school every afternoon. It’s important to him to be there for his smiley 3- and 5-year-old girls, peppering them with questions about what they learned and who they played with. At home with his wife, Samantha, he would