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Michael Vick Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former NFL quarterback Michael Vick. Personal Birth date: June 26, 1980 Birth place: Newport News, Virginia Birth name: Michael Dwayne Vick Father: Michael Boddie Mother: Brenda (Vick) Boddie Marriage: Kijafa (Frink) Vick (June 30, 2012-present) Children: with Kijafa (Frink) Vick: Jada and

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Law enforcement embraces a ‘change in tactics’ as search for accused killer Travis Decker approaches week three

By Danya Gainor, Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — As the search for the father accused of killing his three young daughters approaches its third week, authorities in Washington state are embracing a “change in tactics,” Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison said in a Wednesday evening news conference. In the initial phase of the search for

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Trump’s nominee to lead the FAA was critical of the agency’s safety performance, questionnaire shows

By Pete Muntean, CNN Washington, D.C. (CNN) — The Trump administration’s nominee to lead the embattled Federal Aviation Administration says there is a “profound lack of trust” in the agency and it “fails to carry out its safety mission.” The sharp criticism by airline executive Bryan Bedford is written in a questionnaire, obtained by CNN,

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A look at the ‘less lethal’ weapons authorities used to crack down on Los Angeles protests

CNN By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — As protesters against federal immigration raids have clashed in recent days with law enforcement, the Los Angeles Police Department’s Central Division sent out a warning: “Less Lethal munitions have been authorized,” officials wrote on X, ordering crowds in Downtown Los Angeles to disperse. “Less lethal munitions may cause

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A look at the ‘less lethal’ weapons authorities used to crack down on Los Angeles protests

CNN By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Late Sunday, as protesters against federal immigration raids clashed with law enforcement, the Los Angeles Police Department’s Central Division sent out a warning: “Less Lethal munitions have been authorized,” officials wrote on X, ordering crowds in Downtown Los Angeles to disperse. “Less lethal munitions may cause pain and

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A look at the ‘less lethal’ weapons authorities used to crack down on Los Angeles protests

By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — As protesters against federal immigration raids have clashed in recent days with law enforcement, the Los Angeles Police Department’s Central Division sent out a warning: “Less Lethal munitions have been authorized,” officials wrote on X, ordering crowds in Downtown Los Angeles to disperse. “Less lethal munitions may cause pain

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Who are the people protesting in Los Angeles?

By Chelsea Bailey, Julia Vargas Jones and Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — Estrellazul Corral joined protests outside the Los Angeles Metropolitan Detention Center every day this weekend to demand justice for the dozens of migrants detained by armed ICE agents in armored vehicles who targeted jobsites in the city’s predominately Latino communities. After hours of

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Brian Wilson Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Brian Wilson, musician, producer, composer and co-founder of the Beach Boys. Personal Birth date: June 20, 1942 Death date: June 11, 2025 Birth place: Inglewood, California Birth name: Brian Douglas Wilson Father: Murry Gage Wilson, machinist Mother: Audree Neva (Korthof), pianist Marriages:

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Juneteenth Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Juneteenth, the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. On June 19, 1865, over two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved African Americans in Texas were told they were free. Knowledge of the celebration spread as families

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What is nihilism? A teen charged in a mass shooting plot and a car bomber subscribed to the same ideology, authorities say

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — An Oregon teen arrested last month in connection with an alleged mass shooting plot targeting a mall in southwestern Washington subscribed to a “nihilistic violent extremist ideology,” according to officials. Similarly, FBI officials said Guy Edward Bartkus, the man accused of bombing a Palm Springs, California, fertility clinic last

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