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Ketanji Brown Jackson Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Personal Birth date: September 14, 1970 Birth place: Washington, DC Birth name: Ketanji Onyika Brown Father: Johnny Brown, attorney Mother: Ellery Brown, school principal Marriage: Patrick Jackson (1996-present) Children: Leila and Talia Education: Harvard University,

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US Rep. Emily Randall stands with an aide outside of Northwest ICE Processing Center prior to making an unannounced visit

Lawmakers push for answers days after Border Patrol detains crew workers helping firefighters in Washington blaze

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Just days after two crew workers helping battle Washington’s largest wildfire were arrested by Border Patrol, Washington Rep. Emily Randall — who represents the district where the men are being held — was denied entry to the facility, calling the situation “disgusting” in an interview with CNN affiliate KOMO.

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A view of a memorial outside the Annunciation Church in Minneapolis on August 30.

A community gathers for the first weekend of Masses after Minneapolis shooting as questions remain

By Emma Tucker, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Father Dennis Zehren struggled to hold back tears as he addressed his Minneapolis congregation, drawing on Jesus’ parable of humility to reflect the community’s grief after last week’s deadly shooting. “Jesus says … sit with me in this low place,” the Annunciation Catholic Church pastor told the

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Annunciation Church

Generations celebrated weddings, baptisms and first communions at this Minneapolis church before it became a site of tragedy

By Alicia Wallace, Dalia Faheid, Arit John, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — On late-August mornings in the Windom neighborhood, the soundscape is usually familiar and comforting. Cicadas buzz, sparrows dart between yards, neighbors trade easy greetings across tidy sidewalks and the Annunciation Catholic Church’s bells peal across southwest Minneapolis, calling parishioners to Mass as they have

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Aircraft park near terminal buildings in 2023 at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas.

2 injured when Houston-bound SkyWest flight hits turbulence and diverts to Austin, Texas

By Martin Goillandeau, Diego Mendoza, CNN (CNN) — Two passengers were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a Houston-bound United Express flight operated by SkyWest met with severe turbulence and was forced to divert to Austin, Texas, officials said. “We’re going to need a stretcher, and there is bleeding as well. SkyWest 5971,”

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