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Here’s what you might have missed Thursday on CNN:

— President Donald Trump claimed he “obviously” never meant Mexico would “write out a check” for the wall, but would still pay for it indirectly.

— Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, agreed to testify publicly before Congress next month.

— Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked a move by Senate Democrats to get the chamber to vote on spending bills to reopen the government.

— Exclusive: Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team met with one of Donald Trump’s campaign pollsters, who is also a former business associate of Paul Manafort, in February 2018.

— A new video may provide a clue in the murder of Washington Post columnist and Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi.

— Florida police have released terrifying crash videos to encourage drivers to use caution around emergency vehicles.

— People over 65 share fake news stories on Facebook more than any other age group, a study found.

— For only the second time, repeating radio bursts have been detected in space. Believers claim extraterrestrial civilizations are creating them — scientists think it’s an astrophysical phenomenon.

— Lady Gaga has apologized for working with R. Kelly on a 2013 single after coming under pressure from fans to condemn him.