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A JetBlue Airways plane flies over the New York borough of Queens on November 5.

FAA investigating close call between plane registered to flight school and JetBlue passenger jet near Fort Lauderdale

By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a close call between a flight school-owned Beechcraft 76 plane and a JetBlue Airways passenger jet that came within 500 feet of one another on Monday. The close call happened around 6:15 p.m. near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport as JetBlue Flight

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A man is reunited with his son after being released from Delaney Hall

Trumpโ€™s new โ€˜Aliensโ€™ website exploits UFO intrigue to demean immigrants

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — When the Trump administration registered the domains Aliens.gov and Alien.gov in March, UFO conspiracy theorists wondered whether they might finally get answers theyโ€™d long awaited. But coming on the heels of the Pentagonโ€™s anticlimactic release of files related to UFOs and extraterrestrial life, the debut of Aliens.gov last week

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FBI agents respond after a man barricaded himself inside a bank Tuesday

Suspect who took 10 hostages is dead after hourslong bomb threat at California building, authorities say

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A man who took 10 hostages while claiming to have explosives in a California school districtโ€™s offices before authorities killed him Wednesday morning was an Army veteran and convicted sex offender, authorities said. Anthony Scott Searles-Harris, 41, took the hostages on the second floor of the Chase Bank building

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Fact check: The many lies Trump told the New York Post

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — Another softball interview. Another series of obvious lies from the president. President Donald Trumpโ€™s conversation with conservative New York Post columnist and podcaster Miranda Devine, released on Wednesday morning, featured some of Trumpโ€™s longest-debunked false claims about elections, the economy and immigration. As with his inaccurate comments in a

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The US Supreme Court is seen at dusk on May 28 in Washington

The Supreme Court gave Republicans another congressional win. But its ruling means much more.

By Joanย Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Alabama has repeatedly come to the US Supreme Court to defend a racially discriminatory congressional map, asserting dubious claims and employing questionable tactics. In 2023, the Supreme Court ruled against Alabama. Late Tuesday night, the emboldened conservative majority did the opposite, endorsing a state plan that

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks as Senate Republican leaders hold a press conference following their weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill

Senate Republicans drop Trump ballroom funding from immigration bill

By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republicans have formally removed funding for President Donald Trumpโ€™s ballroom security as part of their sprawling immigration funding package, according to revised legislative text released Wednesday. The decision to drop the ballroom funding, which had sparked significant debate among lawmakers, is not a complete surprise, though it is

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President Donald Trump looks on during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on May 27

Trump tells CNN he doesnโ€™t know if $1.8 billion fund is dead, calling it โ€˜a beautiful thingโ€™

By Sarah Ferris, Aileen Graef, Alison Main, Manu Raju, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump declined to commit to permanently scrapping a $1.8 billion โ€œanti-weaponizationโ€ fund on Wednesday, telling CNNโ€™s Kaitlan Collins he still considered the controversial initiative โ€œa beautiful thingโ€ The comments inject fresh uncertainty into the Senateโ€™s effort to pass $70

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5 things to know for June 3: Election night results, NBA Finals, shaky ceasefire, unruly passengers, โ€˜60 Minutesโ€™

By Alexandra Banner, CNN More shoppers are pausing in the grocery store to take a closer look at ingredient lists, especially since many products nowadays contain mysterious additives. A new poll suggests those concerns are widespread, with 77% of Republicans, Democrats and Independents now calling for large warning labels on ultraprocessed foods. Hereโ€™s what else

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California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra speaks during an election night event in Los Angeles on June 2.

Why the count will go on in California

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Californiaโ€™s elections are never quite over on Election Day, and this year is no different. The stateโ€™s big population and its universal vote-by-mail system add to the time it takes to count the large volume of ballots counties will receive. In the 2024 general election, for instance, mail ballots

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