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Trent Lott Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Trent Lott, former Republican senator from Mississippi. Personal Birth date: October 9, 1941 Birth place: Grenada, Mississippi Birth name: Chester Trent Lott Father: Chester Paul Lott, shipyard worker Mother: Iona (Watson) Lott, schoolteacher Marriage: Patricia (Thompson) Lott (1964-present) Children: Chester and Tyler

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William Shatner Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of award-winning actor William Shatner. Personal Birth date: March 22, 1931 Birth place: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Birth name: William Shatner Father: Joseph Shatner, business owner Mother: Ann Shatner Marriages: Elizabeth (Anderson Martin) Shatner (February 13, 2001-March 3, 2020, divorced); Nerine Kidd (November 15,

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FBI Director Kash Patel posted a photo to social media that he says shows unspent shell casings engraved with the phrase “ANTI ICE" which are connected to the shooting at an Dallas ICE facility on Wednesday morning.

ICE shooter’s writings were ‘definitively anti-ICE’ and included ‘hatred for the federal government,’ prosecutor says

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Amanda Musa, Chris Boyette, Priscilla Alvarez, Leigh Waldman, Leigh Waldman CNN (CNN) — Handwritten notes left behind by the man who shot at a Dallas ICE field office on Wednesday indicated “hatred for the federal government” and led investigators to believe he intended to target ICE personnel and property, even though all

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A truck driver not paying attention caused a chain-reaction crash that killed 6 people and injured 41, the NTSB found

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A truck driver’s “inattention and failure to respond” to traffic slowing down in front of him caused a multivehicle crash that killed six people and injured 41, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in a final report published Wednesday. On November 14, 2023, a Mid State Systems tractor

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Camp Mystic plans to reopen after flooding killed 27 people – and one girl’s body has yet to be found

By Holly Yan, Pamela Brown, CNN (CNN) — Two months after catastrophic flooding killed 27 girls and counselors at Camp Mystic, the famed Texas camp plans to reopen – shocking some family members who still don’t know where their loved one is. “The truth is, Camp Mystic failed our daughters,” CiCi Steward, whose 8-year-old daughter

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A Camp Mystic sign is seen along the banks of the Guadalupe River in Hunt

Parents of girls killed in Texas camp flooding say ‘commonsense’ measures were absent as lawmakers consider safety bill

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Michael McCown sent his 8-year-old daughter Linnie to a summer camp in central Texas trusting she would be safe. But that trust was tragically broken when Linnie and at least 26 other campers and counselors were killed after a catastrophic flood swept through Camp Mystic on July 4.

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Jesse Jackson Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of civil rights activist and clergyman Jesse Jackson. Personal Birth date: October 8, 1941 Birth place: Greenville, South Carolina Birth name: Jesse Louis Burns Father: Noah Robinson, cotton grader Mother: Helen (Burns) Jackson, hairdresser Marriage: Jacqueline Lavinia (Brown) Jackson (December 31, 1962-present) Children: with

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US Navy recovery teams lift wreckage from the deadly collision between a US Army helicopter and a passenger jet out of the Potomac River.

First federal lawsuit over January’s midair collision near DC is filed against American Airlines and the US government

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The family of a man killed in January’s midair collision near Washington, DC, is suing American Airlines, regional jet operator PSA Airlines, and the federal government, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. Rachel Crafton, whose husband Casey was on the passenger plane, filed the suit wrongful death and

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Police are seen near the scene of a shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas on Wednesday.

Dallas ICE facility shooting is among at least 4 attacks or threats on ICE or Border Patrol locations in Texas this year

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Wednesday’s fatal shooting at a Dallas ICE field office was at least the fourth instance of violence or a threat at an ICE or Customs and Border Protection facility in Texas this year. One of those instances involved an August bomb threat at the same Dallas facility where Wednesday’s

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Law enforcement officials uncovered over 300 SIM servers all within the New York tristate area.

Secret Service traced swatting threats against officials. They found 300 servers capable of crippling New York’s cell system

By John Miller, Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — On Christmas Day 2023, a man called the suicide prevention hotline claiming he had shot his girlfriend and threatening to kill himself. Police barreled toward the address but turned around before they arrived. It was a hoax – a swatting call at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Georgia

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Acetaminophen is considered the only safe over-the-counter option for pain or fever for pregnant people.

5 things to know for Sept. 23: Autism announcement, UN General Assembly, Hurricane Gabrielle, Artificial intelligence, Drones

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN Should older pilots be allowed to keep flying passenger planes? The mandatory retirement age of 65 has sparked ongoing debate, with some arguing that experienced pilots should be allowed to stay in the cockpit — while others warn that age-related declines could jeopardize safety. Here’s what else you need to

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Scaled-down cultural celebrations, literacy crisis, NASA’s new astronauts: Catch up on the day’s stories

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will return to the air Tuesday night, ABC announced. The show’s yanking last week sparked a national debate about freedom of speech. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Cultural celebrations Despite concerns about immigration

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