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Penn Quakers swimmer Lia Thomas swims the 200 free at the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships at Georgia Tech in March 2022. The University of Pennsylvania will block transgender athletes from female sports teams and erase the records set by Thomas.

Trump administration releases $175 million in federal funding to Penn after transgender athletes agreement

By Amanda Musa, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has released $175 million in previously frozen federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania, a White House official told CNN on Wednesday, following an agreement on how the university would handle transgender athletes. The funding release comes after the school reached an agreement with

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John Negroponte Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte. Personal Birth date: July 21, 1939 Birth place: London, England Birth name: John Dimitri Negroponte Father: Dimitri John Negroponte, shipping magnate Mother: Catherine (Coumantaros) Negroponte Marriage: Diana (Villiers) Negroponte (December 1976-present) Children: Marina, Alejandra, John, George

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Coeur d'Alene Fire Department engineer Dave Tysdal

The firefighters killed and injured in Sunday’s attack had nearly 70 years of combined experience. Here’s what we know

CNN, BROADCASTIFY, KHQ, MARK LANTHROP, SPOKANE VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF COEUR D’ ALENE, KOOTENAI COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE, CNN VIA WEBEX CISCO, FROM SOCIAL MEDIA By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Two firefighters were fatally shot and a third is seriously injured after investigators say a lone gunman opened fire on crews responding to

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Environmental advocates and protesters at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport on Saturday

‘Alligator Alcatraz’: What to know about Florida’s new controversial migrant detention facility

By Chelsea Bailey, Isabel Rosales, Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Deep in the marshy wetlands of the Florida Everglades – less than 50 miles west of President Donald Trump’s resort in Miami – sits the latest battleground in his administration’s immigration enforcement efforts: A makeshift detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” In a matter of days,

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Coeur d'Alene Fire Department engineer Dave Tysdal

The firefighters killed and injured in Sunday’s attack had nearly 70 years of combined experience. Here’s what we know

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Two firefighters were fatally shot and a third is seriously injured after investigators say a lone gunman opened fire on crews responding to a brush fire on Canfield Mountain on Sunday, near Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. The now-deceased suspect is believed to have started the fire intentionally to draw

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Bill Cosby Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of comedian and actor Bill Cosby. Personal Birth date: July 12, 1937 Birth place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Birth name: William Henry Cosby Jr. Father: William Henry Sr., US Navy mess steward Mother: Anna (Hite) Cosby Marriage: Camille (Hanks) Cosby (January 25, 1964-present) Children: Evin, 1976;

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US Terrorist Attacks Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at notable terror attacks with fatalities on US soil since 1980. 1978-1995 – Three people die and 23 others are wounded after a string of mail bombings carried out by Ted Kaczynski. “The Unabomber,” as he is also known, dies in prison in 2023 at age

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Jeff Bezos Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos. Personal Birth date: January 12, 1964 Birth place: Albuquerque, New Mexico Birth name: Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen Father: Ted Jorgensen Mother: Jackie (Gise) Bezos Marriage: Lauren Sanchez (2025-present); MacKenzie (Tuttle) Bezos (1993-2019, divorced) Children: A daughter adopted from China, and

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