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Kyle Rittenhouse's homicide trial for Kenosha shootings opens with jury selection

Kyle Rittenhouse, the armed Illinois teenager who killed two people and wounded another during unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer, went on trial Monday on homicide charges in a case that will test the distinction between self-defense and vigilante killings.

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X-59: NASA’s ‘quiet’ supersonic plane revealed

If you’ve heard a sonic boom recently, you probably remember it. The loud, explosion-like bang – caused by a plane flying faster than the speed of sound – can be startling, and even crack windows.

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Father of Michigan school shooter faces manslaughter trial weeks after his wife’s conviction

The manslaughter trial of James Crumbley, the father of the teenager who killed four students at a Michigan high school in 2021, began with opening statements Thursday, just weeks after his wife, Jennifer, was convicted of the same charges.

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Jews, Christians and Muslims Make Holy Ground in America's Heartland

When most people think of Omaha, they imagine sizzling steaks, billionaire Warren Buffet or even former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning calling out before the snap. (Remember "Omaha-Omaha"?).

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Florida election supervisor at center of GOP attacks has history of controversy

Republicans in Florida and nationally who are trying to paint the statewide recount as a Democratic effort to steal the election have zeroed in on one woman as the face of the effort: Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes.

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US official says Russian troops could move into pro-Moscow regions of Ukraine in the coming hours

The US expects Russian troops could move into the Donbas region of Ukraine as soon as Monday evening or Tuesday eastern time, after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the two pro-Moscow territories as independent, a senior US official familiar with latest the intelligence tells CNN.

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Tony Bennett, crooner who sang ‘I Left My Heart in San Francisco,’ dies at 96

Legendary singer Tony Bennett, best known for singing “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” has died, according to his longtime publicist, Sylvia Weiner.

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Two killers are finally going to prison after 35 years. Behind the scenes of a cold case plea deal

Tyrone Coggins had just learned that both his brother's killers, after skirting comeuppance for 35 years, would almost certainly remain in prison for a long time. He told prosecutors to hold on because he had something for them.

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Senators say deal reached on infrastructure proposal as bipartisan agenda faces make-or-break moment

Senators on both sides of the aisle said Wednesday evening there's an agreement with White House officials and 10 senators on a bipartisan infrastructure deal, with senators planning to meet with President Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday to discuss it.

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Norfolk Southern reaches $600 million settlement to settle East Palestine derailment suit

Norfolk Southern has reached a $600 million settlement that, if approved by a court, will resolve all class-action lawsuits within 20 miles of its 2023 East Palestine, Ohio, derailment that spilled more than a million pounds of hazardous chemicals into the soil, water and air.

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They sold everything to become a digital nomad family. Here’s what happened next

They’d always made traveling a priority, and after settling down and having their first child, Courtney and Justin Orgias were keen to keep exploring the world as much as they could.

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5 Things to Know for Tuesday, January 17, 2017: Trump, Turkey Nightclub Suspect, MH 370

Greetings from Atlanta's 5th District, which, if the President-elect is to be believed, is "in horrible shape and falling apart." (It's not.) Doug's out sick today, so we'll do our best to get you Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Surrounded by hawks, Mattis digs in amid Trump admin chaos

- Defense Secretary James Mattis is doing his best to downplay notions that he is concerned about working with President Donald Trump's hawkish new national security adviser John Bolton despite signs of a shifting power dynamic at the highest levels of the administration and strong indications that the two men could clash over key issues like North Korea and Iran.

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5 things for June 6: Primaries, Guatemala volcano, EU same-sex couples, Kate Spade

Just how hot is the job market in America right now? For the first time in two decades, there are more job openings than people to fill them. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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5 Things for November 8: A Night of Firsts

Now that Twitter's given everyone 280 characters to opine, let me know what else you'd like to see in this newsletter. You can find me @CNNDoug. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Montgomery, AL: A City That Is On the Move Into the Future

Welcome to Montgomery, Alabama, the “Capital of Dreams.” Serving as the capital of Alabama, Montgomery was once the capital of the Confederacy States of America when Jefferson Davis was sworn in at the steps of the capitol building as the president of the CSA on February 4, 1861.

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Congress races to lock in spending deal before shutdown deadline

Lawmakers returning to Washington this week face a critical government funding deadline, and – despite a deal on top-line spending numbers announced over the weekend – more work remains to avert a shutdown.

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Why are Fewer Americans Trying to Lose Weight?

Diet is "a four-letter word for failure," if you ask Teena Henson. In the past, the 57-year-old Gilmer, Texas, resident would try fad diets that did nothing but leave her feeling frustrated, she said.

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GM Paid $1.3 Million to Buy Back Its Cool 1960s Research Car

General Motors paid over $1.3 million over the weekend to buy back a bullet-shaped single seat experimental car the automaker had built and used in the early 1960s, GM confirmed on Tuesday.

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Wayne Rooney Retires From International Football

Rejuvenated after his return to boyhood club Everton, Wayne Rooney has called time on his international career with England.