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The last time Trump bought an airline, it didn’t end well. Now, budget carriers are asking him for help

By Alexandra Skores, Chris Isidore, CNN Washington (CNN) — It was the late 1980s, and Eastern Airlines was on the brink of bankruptcy after years of financial problems, labor issues and struggling to adapt to deregulation. Businessman Donald Trump saw an opportunity and seized it. He purchased the airline’s most profitable asset, the Eastern Shuttle,

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FISA: What to know about the government’s key spy powers that Congress just extended

By Annie Grayer, Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — Congress has approved another short-term extension of controversial spy powers that permit US officials to monitor phone calls and text messages from foreign targets. The deadline to renew the powerful surveillance law exposed deep divisions in the Republican Party and left US national security officials scrambling as

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Caution tape covers the entrance of Camp Mystic in Texas on July 7

Camp Mystic says it’s halting plans to reopen after mounting pressure from parents of campers who died in floods

By Alaa Elassar, Pamela Brown, Shoshana Dubnow, CNN (CNN) — Camp Mystic — the Texas Christian girls camp where 27 campers and counselors died in last July’s devastating floods — has withdrawn its application to reopen this summer, stepping back from a possible return many grieving families had feared would come too soon. “No administrative

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John Kasich Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of John Kasich, former Republican governor of Ohio and 2016 presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: May 13, 1952 Birth place: McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania Birth name: John Richard Kasich Jr. Father: John Kasich Sr., mail carrier Mother: Anne Kasich, postal worker Marriages: Karen (Waldbillig)

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Nuclear Power/IAEA Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the International Atomic Energy Agency and nuclear power. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspects nuclear and related facilities under safeguard agreements. Most agreements are with countries that have committed to not possessing nuclear weapons. The IAEA is the verification authority to enforce the Treaty on

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Genocide Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at genocide, the attempted or intentional destruction of a national, racial, religious or ethnic group, whether in wartime or peace. Facts The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was adopted by the United Nations after World War II. Article II of the

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Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez speaks in Caracas

‘A big opportunity for the country’: First commercial flight from US lands in Venezuela after nearly 7 years

CNN By Michael Rios, David Culver, Carlos Martinelli, Mary Triny Mena, CNN Miami (CNN) — A commercial passenger plane from the US landed in Venezuela on Thursday for the first time in nearly seven years, as the countries continue to restore economic ties following the ouster of Venezuela’s strongman leader in January. The inaugural American

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