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US military bases are fortresses that guard against external threats. But what happens when the threat comes from within? | CNN
The latest shooting at a US military fortress long accustomed to guarding against external threats demonstrates that no amount of physical security can totally protect soldiers when the threat comes from within, according to experts.
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We asked experts to explain the Sydney Sweeney jeans drama | CNN
The great ongoing American conversation escalated into a great American bar fight this summer, as a long and increasingly unhinged national back-and-forth about race, politics, sexuality, the nature of both the Trump administration and fame itself was triggered by … a jeans ad.
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Federal Reserve chair: Trump made his MAGA Fed pick. His next choice will be far more consequential | CNN Business
President Donald Trump recently nominated one of his economic advisers to the Federal Reserve’s top ranks, but his next choice will be far more consequential — and it’s already taking shape.
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Which country flies the most? Where are people going? And in which planes? 2024 aviation stats revealed | CNN
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its 2024 World Air Transport Statistics report, and it’s filled with fascinating nuggets. Here are a few to wow your avgeek friends.
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Japan used to be a tech giant. Why is it stuck with fax machines and ink stamps? | CNN
Fax machines and floppy disks – These have long died out in other advanced nations, so why do they stubbornly persist in Japan?
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Paxton and Cornyn, locked in US Senate primary, use official power in redistricting fight | CNN Politics
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the man he is vying to unseat in next year’s Republican primary, US Sen. John Cornyn, are both using the powers of their offices to try to pressure the Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to prevent a vote on a GOP-led redistricting plan.
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Trump-Putin summit in Alaska resembles a slow defeat for Ukraine | CNN
"The conditions around Friday’s summit so wildly favor Moscow, it is obvious why Putin leapt at the chance, after months of fake negotiation, and it is hard to see how a deal emerges from the bilateral that does not eviscerate Ukraine," writes Nick Paton Walsh | Analysis
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JFK Jr. Shares Earliest Memory With Larry King In 1995
JFK Jr. shares his heartfelt earliest memory with Larry King in 1995. “American Prince: JFK Jr.” explores his remarkable life. Saturday at 9p ET/PT on CNN.
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A Nicaraguan immigrant and his family have been barricaded at home for days after he outran ICE agents | CNN
Roberto Reyes along with his wife, three children, and mother-in-law, have been barricaded inside their home for more than a week out of fear of being detained by immigration agents. They arrived from Nicaragua three years ago, seeking asylum. “We are afraid and we’ve seen there are cases where they separate the children, their parents are deported, the children are left here, that is my fear,” Reyes said.
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Private Welsh island with 19th century fort goes on the market | CNN
If you want to get away from it all, few places are more secluded than Thorne Island. Situated off the coast of Wales, the private island is home to a 19th century fort complete with helipad, a covered rooftop bar with a games room, and a sea-view office.
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