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Ben Affleck Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck. Personal Birth date: August 15, 1972 Birth place: Berkeley, California Birth name: Benjamin Geza Affleck Father: Tim Affleck, a social worker Mother: Chris Affleck, a teacher Marriage: Jennifer Lopez (July 16, 2022 – January 2025, divorced); Jennifer Garner

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This photo provided by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation shows Austin Robert Drummond.

Search for suspect in Tennessee killings focuses near university, source says, as third arrest announced

By Chris Boyette, Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A third person has been arrested on suspicion of helping a fugitive accused of killing four relatives of a Tennessee baby who was found abandoned alive last week, authorities said Monday. Meanwhile, authorities were scouring a wooded area near a private university in Jackson, Tennessee, on Monday

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White House special envoy Steve Witkoff

Netanyahu to urge ‘full conquest’ of Gaza as ceasefire talks reach an impasse

By Tim Lister, Dana Karni, Kareem Khadder, Catherine Nicholls, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Negotiations on a hostage and ceasefire deal in Gaza appear to be at an impasse, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaning towards expanded military operations and Hamas demanding the humanitarian situation be addressed before it returns to talks. Netanyahu will

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner United Airlines aircraft at the international airport Leonardo Da Vinci. Fiumicino

A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing last week at Dulles after the pilot reported engine failure

By Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — A United Airlines flight traveling from Washington Dulles International Airport made an emergency landing last week after the pilot declared a mayday call shortly after takeoff due to suspected engine failure. United flight 108, bound for Munich, Germany, was forced to return to Dulles on July 25 “to address

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Yeonsoo Go was arrested and placed in federal detention before eventually being moved to a facility in Louisiana.

A Korean university student and daughter of a priest was detained by ICE. Faith leaders rallied to secure her release

By Karina Tsui, Yoonjung Seo, CNN (CNN) — A South Korean student at Purdue University and the daughter of a beloved Episcopal priest was released from federal immigration detention late Monday, days after her arrest drew outcry and an outpouring of support from faith leaders. Yeonsoo Go, known as “Soo” to friends and family, spent

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It’s been a month since the deadly Texas floods. Survivors are grappling with trauma – and still waiting on financial help

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Nine-year-old Cole Morris cowered in between his grandfather and seven of their family members, whispering prayers as rising floodwaters lapped furiously at the stairs of their attic. “Are we going to die?” Cole asked his grandpa, his brown eyes wide with panic. Barry Adelman thought they might. But he

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