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Space Shuttle Program Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at NASA’s Space Shuttle Program which ended in 2011 after 135 missions. Facts The space shuttle is the “world’s first reusable spacecraft,” launching like a rocket, orbiting like a spacecraft and landing like a plane. Space shuttles could carry satellites, space probes, and other cargo into orbit

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Francois Hollande Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of François Hollande, former president of France. Personal Birth date: August 12, 1954 Birth place: Rouen, Normandy, France Birth name: François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande Father: Georges Hollande, a physician Mother: Nicole Tribert, a social worker Marriage: Julie Gayet (June 4, 2022-present) Children:

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A crane recovers the tail of American Airlines flight 5342 near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on February 4.

Final day of NTSB hearing on DC midair collision: investigators press for answers on what could have prevented crash

By Alexandra Skores, Aaron Cooper, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — In more than 32 hours of testimony across three days the National Transportation Safety Board probed virtually every detail of what led up to the January 29 midair collision between a US Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet, operated by PSA

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An Arkansas Park Ranger patrols the south entrance of Devil's Den State Park Monday

Mother killed in Arkansas stabbings went back to help husband after getting her children to safety, police say

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Cristen Brink witnessed the unthinkable. Then she did the unimaginable. While on a family hike at Devil’s Den State Park on Saturday, Cristen’s husband Clinton was ambushed and stabbed by an attacker, according to Arkansas State Police. First, investigators say, she ran away with their young daughters to get

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An Arkansas Park Ranger patrols the south entrance of Devil's Den State Park Monday

Mother killed in Arkansas stabbings went back to help husband after getting her children to safety, police say

KFSM, LUPITA’S BEAUTY SALON & BARBER SHOP, AR STATE POLICE, GOFUNDME, CNN By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Cristen Brink witnessed the unthinkable. Then she did the unimaginable. While on a family hike at Devil’s Den State Park on Saturday, Cristen’s husband Clinton was ambushed and stabbed by an attacker, according to Arkansas State Police.

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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said all French evacuations from Gaza would be suspended pending the results of an inquiry into the case.

France halts all evacuations from Gaza over alleged antisemitic reposts by Palestinian student

By Michael Rios, Saskya Vandoorne, Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — The French government will deport a Gaza student accused of reposting alleged antisemitic content on her social media and halt all evacuations from the territory, the country’s foreign minister said Friday as outrage grows over her reposts. “She must leave the country. She does not

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Officers flank each side of the white hearse carrying Islam's remains as it drives down White Plains Road after the funeral service on Thursday.

‘His watch may be over, but his impact will never be:’ Mourners stretch for blocks to honor slain NYPD officer Didarul Islam

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Austin Steele, Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — The mournful notes of taps echoed through rainy Bronx neighborhood Thursday afternoon as six New York Police Department officers shouldered the casket of one of their own: Officer Didarul Islam. They carried Islam’s remains out of a mosque where his funeral was held, and into

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Romano Prodi Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Romano Prodi, former prime minister of Italy. Personal Birth date: August 9, 1939 Birth place: Scandiano, Italy Father: Mario Prodi Mother: Enrica Prodi Marriage: Flavia Franzoni Prodi (1969-2023, her death) Children: Giorgio and Antonio Education: Catholic University in Milan, Law, 1961; Studied at

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Fairground ride snaps mid-air in Saudi Arabia, injuring 23, state media reports

By Christian Edwards, Muhammad Darwish, CNN (CNN) — At least 23 people were injured, three of them critically, when a fairground ride buckled in Saudi Arabia, sending passengers crashing to the ground, state media reported Thursday. Videos verified by CNN showed the “360 Big Pendulum” ride collapse while in use, causing the passenger-bearing circular carousel

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