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Boeing to pay families of victims of two 737 crashes

(CNN) — Boeing will soon begin paying those families of people who were killed in two of their 737 crashes. Boeing has set up a $100 million dollar fund that officials say will address the needs of family and community. Half of the fund will go to relatives of the victims and the other half will go towards education and…

Second parent in ‘Varsity Blues’ college admission scam sentenced

  (CNN) Another parent involved in the nationwide ‘Varsity Blues’ college admissions scandal will face prison time. Tuesday a federal judge ordered Devin Sloane to four months in prison. Sloane is the founder and CEO of a drinking water and waste water company. He pleaded guilty to paying $250-thousand dollars to nefariously get his son into the university of Southern…

Travel experts say now is the time to make holiday travel plans

The first day of fall isn’t bringing in cooler weather at the moment but it is the best time to start planning those holiday trips. According to AAA the ideal time to buy air travel for Thanksgiving and Christmas begins Wednesday and most of the good deals are expected to be gone by Halloween so you don’t have too much extra…

DNC raises polling, donor threshold for 2020 presidential primary

(CNN) — The Democratic National Committee is raising the polling and donor thresholds for qualifying for the party’s 20-20 presidential primary debates. Starting in the November debate, candidates will have to reach three percent in at least four DNC approved polls and raise money from 165-thousand separate donors. Until now, candidates had to gain two percent in the polls and…

Feels like Summer, but it’s officially the first day of Fall

(CNN) — It still feels a bit like summer, but Monday September 23th, 2019 marks the first day of Fall. The Autumnal equinox began today marking the midway point between the longest and shortest days of the year. Today is the day when the sun is directly over the equator giving the earth nearly the same amount of light and…