Why the legendary Learjet is no match for today's jets

Learjet. For generations, the name has been synonymous with business jets, with more than 3,000 of the small private jet planes delivered since the first Learjet 23 flew in 1963.
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Relative of detained Iranian-Americans fears they will not survive

CNN's Kylie Atwood talks with Babak Namazi, whose brother and elderly father remain detained in Iran as the Biden administration is in talks to re-enter the Iran nuclear deal.
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More than 50 dead and dozens still missing after boat sinks in northwest Nigeria

More than 50 people have died and dozens are still missing after an overloaded boat capsized in the northwestern Nigerian state of Kebbi on Wednesday, according to government authorities.
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Biden administration won't seek to rejoin Open Skies Treaty after 2020 exit

The Biden administration will not seek to reenter the Open Skies Treaty with Russia in response to that country's "failure to take any actions to return to compliance," a State Department spokesperson said Thursday.
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Congo's Mount Nyiragongo volcano erupted over the weekend. This is what it looked like

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Tigrayans told, 'We'll see if America will save you now,' as hundreds rounded up by Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers

Days after the United States announced financial sanctions and visa restrictions on Ethiopian and Eritrean officials, eyewitnesses told CNN that hundreds of young men were rounded up from displaced peoples camps in Shire, a town in Tigray, late Monday evening.
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What went wrong in Taiwan as island unravels its Covid-19 success

In 2020, Taiwan had one of the most successful Covid-19 responses in the world, and it went more than 250 days without reporting any local infections. As the island now battles its worst Covid-19 outbreak, CNN's Will Ripley speaks with Dr. Chen Chien-jen, an epidemiologist who served as vice president on on what went wrong with the island's Covid response.
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