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George Mitchell Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of George Mitchell, former US senator (D-Maine). Personal Birth date: August 20, 1933 Birth place: Waterville, Maine Birth name: George John Mitchell Father: George Mitchell, a janitor Mother: Mary (Saad) Mitchell Marriages: Heather MacLachlan (1994-present); Sally L. Heath (1959-1987, divorced) Children: with Heather

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Bullet holes were seen Saturday in windows at the Centers for Disease Control Global Headquarters

Gunman in CDC shooting fired nearly 500 shots after breaking into his father’s gun safe. Here’s what we know

By Chris Youd, Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, Ryan Young, Jason Morris, Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The gunman who opened fire Friday at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention broke into his father’s safe to get the five firearms recovered at the scene, state investigators said Tuesday, as some CDC workers seeking answers

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A memorial honors the 21 victims gunned down at Robb Elementary School in 2022.

Uvalde County and school district release troves of records about the Robb Elementary shooting that left 21 people dead

By Holly Yan, Matthew J. Friedman, Shimon Prokupecz, Rachel Clarke, Leigh Waldman, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — After a yearslong legal battle, Uvalde County and the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District have released records related to the 2022 mass shooting that killed 19 children and two adults in Uvalde, Texas. More than a dozen media

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People traverse Brown University campus in Providence

These college leaders are keeping the heat on in battle with Trump administration – despite settlements by prominent schools

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — College is the place where many students entering adulthood find their voice. But when it comes to addressing the White House’s ongoing battle with elite higher education, many institutional leaders seem to have lost theirs. “I don’t know how many calls you have to make to get one (university)

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Dinosaur tracks were discovered in the Sandy Creek area in Travis County following the devastating July floods in Central Texas.

The Texas floods washed away debris and dirt. They also uncovered 100-million-year-old dinosaur tracks

By Gordon Ebanks, Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — The devastating flooding that swept through Texas Hill Country in early July, killing at least 135 people, unearthed a prehistoric discovery in Travis County on Monday, experts say. A volunteer helping residents clear debris discovered 15 large, three-clawed dinosaur footprints scattered in a crisscross pattern along the

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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens speaks at a news conference following a shooting near the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University in Atlanta.

Gunman in CDC shooting identified as staffers reel from attack on heavily scrutinized agency

By Kathleen Magramo, Ray Sanchez, Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Employees at the top US public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, were winding down their Friday when bullets smashed through their office windows, whizzing just over their cubicle walls. Inside the buildings, CDC employees felt like “sitting ducks,” some

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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens speaks at a news conference following a shooting near the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University in Atlanta.

Gunman in CDC shooting identified as staffers reel from attack on heavily scrutinized agency

CNN By Kathleen Magramo, Ray Sanchez, Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Employees at the top US public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, were winding down their Friday when bullets smashed through their office windows, whizzing just over their cubicle walls. Inside the buildings, CDC employees felt like “sitting ducks,”

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