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Pete Rose Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Cincinnati Reds player and manager Pete Rose. Personal Birth name: Peter Edward Rose Birth date: April 14, 1941 Death date: September 30, 2024 Birth place: Cincinnati, Ohio Father: Harry Rose, bank clerk and semi-pro baseball and football player Mother: LaVerne Rose Marriages:

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A US Army Blackhawk helicopter flies over The Pentagon on May 1.

Air traffic control ‘hotline’ between Pentagon and Reagan Washington National Airport has been broken since 2022

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A “hotline” between air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and the Pentagon, intended to coordinate aircraft, has not worked since March 2022, the Federal Aviation Administration revealed in a congressional hearing Wednesday. The FAA was not aware the direct line was broken until a May 1

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People cross the Harvard Yard on April 17 in Cambridge

Harvard president to take a 25% pay cut as university says it’s ‘blacklisted’ from getting federal funding

By Andy Rose, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — As the Trump administration halts about $2.7 billion in Harvard University funding, the school’s president is absorbing some of the financial impacts by taking a 25 % pay cut, according to a university spokesperson. Harvard president Alan Garber’s voluntary pay cut will take place during the 2026

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Delays at Newark Liberty International Airport on May 6.

FAA proposes new aircraft arrival rate to address delays at ‘unacceptably congested’ Newark Liberty International Airport

By Alexandra Skores, Aaron Cooper and Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — Three days of meetings to discuss reducing the number of flights at Newark Liberty International Airport concluded Friday in the wake of critical air traffic control problems around the metro New York hub and other US airports. The “delay reduction meeting,” called by

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Wisconsin judge indicted in federal court following accusations of obstructing immigration agents

By Taylor Romine and Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — A Milwaukee County Circuit judge was indicted in federal court Tuesday following accusations that she helped an undocumented immigrant evade federal agents last month. Judge Hannah Dugan was indicted on charges of obstruction and concealing an individual from arrest, the same charges she was originally arrested

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Smoke rises from the ground in investigator's photo of site near Montebello

An unresponsive jet that crashed after flying over Washington had dozens of unresolved maintenance issues, NTSB report says

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A business jet that flew over Washington with no response from the pilot – prompting a chase by F-16s which caused a sonic boom – likely lost pressure, causing everyone onboard to pass out, according to the final report from the National Transportation Safety Board. The pilot and

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Michael Jordan Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at basketball legend and NBA superstar Michael Jordan. Personal Birth date: February 17, 1963 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Michael Jeffrey Jordan Father: James Jordan, business owner Mother: Deloris (Peoples) Jordan Marriages: Yvette Prieto (April 27, 2013-present); Juanita Vanoy (September 2, 1989-December 29, 2006, divorced)

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Pedestrians walk in April past the Widener Library at Harvard University in Cambridge

Trump administration cuts another $450 million in grants to Harvard, on top of $2.2 billion already frozen

By Andy Rose, Michelle Krupa, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is cutting another $450 million in federal grants to Harvard University – on top of $2.2 billion already slashed – tightening even further its ideological pressure on America’s oldest and wealthiest university amid a broader battle over control of US college campuses. “(E)ight federal

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The New York City skyline is seen behind Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark

Is it safe to fly to Newark Liberty International Airport in the wake of recent outages? Officials say it is

By Amanda Musa, Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Several equipment outages over the past two weeks at the Philadelphia-based air traffic control center that guides planes to and from Newark Liberty International Airport have raised concerns about how safe it is to fly at one of the nation’s busiest airports. The outages —

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