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PGA Championship Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the PGA Championship, one of the four Grand Slam golf tournaments; the others are the Masters, British Open and the US Open. May 18, 2025 – Scottie Scheffler captures his first PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. May 19, 2024 – Xander

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People carry a person who was injured in an Israeli strike on a school compound at the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza on May 6.

Israeli strikes kill 48 at Gaza shelters for displaced Palestinians, hospitals say, as military operation intensifies

By Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman, Hira Humayun and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Forty-eight people were killed, including at least seven children, in Israeli airstrikes on school compounds sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza, hospital officials said. Dozens more were injured in the strike, they said. At the site of one attack in the

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Joe Namath Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath. Personal Birth date: May 31, 1943 Birth place: Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania Birth name: Joseph William Namath Father: John Namath, steel mill worker Mother: Rose (Juhasz) Namath, maid Marriage: Deborah Lynn “Tatiana” (Mays) Namath (1984-1999, divorced)

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Penny Pritzker attends the Ukraine Recovery Conference in June 2024 in Berlin.

Harvard board chair Penny Pritzker emerges as a target in Trump administration’s higher ed fight

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The fight between two of America’s most prominent institutions – the federal government and Harvard University – is getting personal. While President Donald Trump and Harvard President Alan Garber have been trading public barbs amid the legal battle over academic freedom and $2.2 billion in federal funding, hedge fund

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French Open Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the French Open tennis tournament. May 25-June 8, 2025 – The French Open takes place at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. May 26-June 9, 2024 – The French Open takes place. Facts The French Open is one of four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. The others are

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Brown v. Board of Education Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the landmark US Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. Board of Education. About the Case Oliver Brown, an African American welder and assistant pastor, brings a case against the Topeka Board of Education for not allowing his 9-year-old daughter, Linda Brown, to attend Sumner Elementary School, an

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Memorial Day Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Memorial Day, a day honoring American soldiers who died serving the country in wars. It is observed annually in the United States on the last Monday in May. Facts Several towns claim to be the originators of Memorial Day, but in 1966 Congress declared Waterloo, New

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A vehicle in front of the damaged control tower of Sanaa airport

Israel says it has ‘fully’ disabled Yemen’s main airport in escalating strikes on Houthi rebels

By Dana Karni, Oren Liebermann and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel struck multiple sites in Yemen’s capital Sanaa Tuesday, including the main airport, which the Israeli military said has now been “fully” disabled. “A short while ago, IDF (Israel Defense Forces) fighter jets struck and dismantled Houthi terrorist infrastructure at the main airport

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