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Weapons cache believed linked to Hamas found in Vienna by Austria’s intelligence service

Story by Associated Press Vienna (AP) — Austria’s domestic intelligence service has uncovered a weapons cache in Vienna that is believed to be linked to the Palestinian militant group Hamas for use in “possible terrorist attacks in Europe,” the government said Thursday. A 39-year-old unidentified British citizen allegedly “having close ties to the weapons cache”

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Claudia Sheinbaum Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Claudia Sheinbaum, climate scientist and the first woman and first person of Jewish heritage to be elected president of Mexico. Personal Birth date: June 24, 1962 Birth place: Mexico City, Mexico Birth name: Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo Father: Carlos Sheinbaum, chemical engineer Mother:

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Andrés Manuel López Obrador Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, former president of Mexico. Personal Birth date: November 13, 1953 Birth place: Tepetitán, Mexico Birth name: Andrés Manuel López Obrador Father: Andrés López Ramón, a store owner Mother: Manuela Obrador González, a store owner Marriages: Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller

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Senior U.S. Border Patrol official Greg Bovino speaks to Associated Press reporters during an interview

Federal judge says border patrol chief admitted he lied, in ruling limiting federal agents’ use of force in Chicago

CNN By Bill Kirkos, Priscilla Alvarez, Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN Chicago (CNN) — A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction restricting the use of force by federal agents in Chicago, finding the Trump administration’s version of recent events involving agents was not credible. One of the incidents in question was a confrontation between federal agents and

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Democrats on US congressional panel request interview with former Prince Andrew on Epstein links

By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are requesting that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor come to Washington to be questioned as part of the panel’s investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplices. In a letter to Andrew on Thursday – published soon after he was formally

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Senior U.S. Border Patrol official Greg Bovino speaks to Associated Press reporters during an interview

Federal judge says border patrol chief admitted he lied, in ruling limiting federal agents’ use of force in Chicago

By Bill Kirkos, Priscilla Alvarez, Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN Chicago (CNN) — A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction restricting the use of force by federal agents in Chicago, finding the Trump administration’s version of recent events involving agents was not credible. One of the incidents in question was a confrontation between federal agents and protestors,

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Warren Beatty Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of actor, director, producer and writer Warren Beatty. Personal Birth date: March 30, 1937 Birth place: Richmond, Virginia Birth name: Henry Warren Beaty Father: Ira O. Beaty, school administrator Mother: Kathlyn (MacLean) Beaty, drama teacher Marriage: Annette Bening (March 1992-present) Children: Stephen, Benjamin,

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Martin Scorsese Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese. Personal Birth date: November 17, 1942 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese Father: Charles Scorsese, worked in the garment industry Mother: Catherine (Cappa) Scorsese Marriages: Helen Morris (1999-present); Barbara De Fina (1985-1991, divorced);

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People assess the damage at the site of an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese village of Toura on November 6.

Israeli military launches strikes across southern Lebanon against what it says are Hezbollah targets

By Dana Karni, Tal Shalev, Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military carried out a series of strikes across southern Lebanon on Thursday, saying it was targeting Hezbollah in response to what it described as the militant group’s attempts to rebuild operations in the region. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the strikes targeted

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People wait in a security checkpoint line at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston

Hundreds of flights are slashed, and more could be cut if the shutdown doesn’t end. What to know if you’re about to fly

By Holly Yan, Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Travel plans for millions of Americans could come to a screeching halt this month as more flights get canceled during the longest government shutdown in US history. More than 1,000 Friday flights were slashed on the first day of the Trump administration’s mandatory cuts to reduce US

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Smoke rises from the wreckage of a cargo jet after it crashed on departure from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville

3 employees of Louisville facility among those missing after UPS plane crash that looked like ‘hell’s fury,’ owner says

By Isabel Rosales, Dalia Faheid, Jason Morris, Taylor Galgano, CNN Louisville, Kentucky (CNN) — The power had just gone off and the ground was shaking at Grade A Auto Parts when the owner received a panicked video call from his chief financial officer. On his screen, CEO Sean Garber watched a “huge fireball” engulf the

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