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A mom is accused of buying ammunition and tactical gear for her son, despite repeated warnings about violent plans at school

By Andy Rose, Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Warning signs that a San Antonio middle school student had deadly intentions had been building for months, police say. They took on a new urgency Sunday when his grandmother walked into his bedroom. There, she found rifle and pistol magazines “loaded with live ammunition” and a homemade

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Overdose deaths decline, a cross-species kidney transplant, poems help conservation efforts: Catch up on the day’s stories

Morgan Severson, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Do you consistently clock in overtime? Working long hours could come with a cost. Along with physical and emotional overexertion, new research found “significant changes” in the brains of people who are overworked. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5 things

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Former county clerk in Murdaugh murder trial charged with obstruction of justice and misconduct

By Dianne Gallagher and Meridith Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The former clerk of court who read the guilty verdicts against notorious convicted double murderer Alex Murdaugh is now facing multiple felony charges. Rebecca “Becky” Hill was arrested early Wednesday morning in Colleton County, South Carolina, and charged with obstructing justice and two counts of misconduct,

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Pete Rose Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Cincinnati Reds player and manager Pete Rose. Personal Birth name: Peter Edward Rose Birth date: April 14, 1941 Death date: September 30, 2024 Birth place: Cincinnati, Ohio Father: Harry Rose, bank clerk and semi-pro baseball and football player Mother: LaVerne Rose Marriages:

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Russian President Vladimr Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Russia and Ukraine are due to meet. But with Putin a no-show, confusion reigns. Here’s what we know

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Days of speculation that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky could meet with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Turkey have ended with the Kremlin pouring cold water on the idea, confirming that the Russian leader had decided not to show up for talks he himself suggested. The possibility of direct talks

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A US Army Blackhawk helicopter flies over The Pentagon on May 1.

Air traffic control ‘hotline’ between Pentagon and Reagan Washington National Airport has been broken since 2022

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A “hotline” between air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and the Pentagon, intended to coordinate aircraft, has not worked since March 2022, the Federal Aviation Administration revealed in a congressional hearing Wednesday. The FAA was not aware the direct line was broken until a May 1

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People cross the Harvard Yard on April 17 in Cambridge

Harvard president to take a 25% pay cut as university says it’s ‘blacklisted’ from getting federal funding

By Andy Rose, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — As the Trump administration halts about $2.7 billion in Harvard University funding, the school’s president is absorbing some of the financial impacts by taking a 25 % pay cut, according to a university spokesperson. Harvard president Alan Garber’s voluntary pay cut will take place during the 2026

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