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Amanda Cockerham was driving on a nearby road when the plane crashed shortly after 10:15am on Thursday morning. “30 seconds sooner and it would have t-boned us

Former NASCAR driver and 6 others dead after private jet crashes in North Carolina

CNN By Devon M. Sayers, Pete Muntean, Dianne Gallagher, CNN Statesville, North Carolina (CNN) — The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating after seven people – including former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle – died when a small private jet crashed shortly after takeoff in Statesville, North Carolina, this week, investigators said Saturday. Biffle, his wife

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Providence Mayor Brett Smiley speaks as the manhunt for the gunman continues following a shooting at Brown University.

Brown University has over 1,200 surveillance cameras. Why that wasn’t enough to capture video of the shooting suspect

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — In March 2021, a Brown University doctoral candidate wrote an op-ed in the school paper criticizing Brown’s increasing use of surveillance cameras and lack of transparency. “In the span of two decades, Brown University quietly deployed an expansive surveillance apparatus, unbeknownst to many in the community; it’s well past

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Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein at the Mar-a-Lago club

Exclusive: Frustration mounts at Justice Department as it races to redact some Epstein files, sources say

By Katelyn Polantz, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Frustration is mounting inside the Justice Department as it races to redact thousands of pages of files related to Jeffrey Epstein before they must be released Friday, multiple sources familiar with the process told CNN. A substantial number of redactions are needed, one of the sources said,

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Mike Pompeo Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Mike Pompeo, former US secretary of state and director of the CIA. Personal Birth date: December 30, 1963 Birth place: Orange, California Birth name: Michael Richard Pompeo Father: Wayne Pompeo, machinist Mother: Dorothy (Mercer) Pompeo Marriages: Susan (Mostrous) Pompeo (date unavailable publicly-present); Leslie

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Jon Corzine Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Jon Corzine, former governor of New Jersey. Personal Birth date: January 1, 1947 Birth place: Willey’s Station, Illinois Birth name: Jon Stevens Corzine Father: Roy Allen Corzine Jr., farmer Mother: Nancy (Hedrick) Corzine, teacher Marriages: Sharon Elghanayan (2010-present); Joanne Dougherty (1969-2003, divorced) Children:

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What does President Trump’s executive order to reclassify marijuana mean for local dispensaries? 

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – President Trump signed an executive order Thursday to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule III drug, a move experts say would open new financial and research opportunities for the drug. Currently, the Schedule I classifier for marijuana is the Drug Enforcement Administration’s most restricted category, and puts marijuana

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President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House

Trump signs executive order expediting marijuana reclassification after lobbying from cannabis industry

By Kit Maher, Steve Contorno, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to expedite the reclassification of marijuana – an effort to increase research on its medical use but not fully legalize it. “This reclassification order will make it far easier to conduct marijuana-related medical research, allowing us to

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Philosopher Noam Chomsky is seen with Jeffrey Epstein in this undated picture released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Thursday

More photos from Epstein’s estate released by House Democrats as deadline to release DOJ files looms

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate Thursday — the latest in a series of intermittent disclosures that have fueled significant political intrigue in recent weeks about who may have been associated with the convicted sex offender. The more than 60 images, released without

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A sign with the name and logo is seen outside the International Criminal Court in The Hague

Trump administration sanctions two more International Criminal Court judges for investigating Israel

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The United States sanctioned two more judges from the International Criminal Court (ICC) – the latest step in the Trump administration’s campaign to punish those involved with efforts to investigate Israel’s conduct in the war in Gaza. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said he was imposing sanctions

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Brian Walshe appears in court for sentencing in his murder trial on Thursday in Dedham

Judge cites ‘barbaric’ acts in sentencing Brian Walshe to life in prison without parole for wife’s murder

CNN By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — A judge in Dedham, Massachusetts, called the acts of Brian Walshe “barbaric and incomprehensible” before sentencing him Thursday to life in prison without parole for killing his wife, dismembering her body and discarding her remains in dumpsters. The sentencing comes after a jury on Monday convicted Walshe

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