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In April 2007, Zahn announced she was divorcing Cohen after 20 years of marriage. That same year, Zahn filed a lawsuit against Cohen alleging he had mismanaged 20 years' worth of her career earnings. The lawsuit was dismissed by the New York state court, ruling it "is not a commercial case, rather,
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as her reaction to the events she witnessed. Although not scheduled to appear on a CNN program, which was still in development, she began a regular morning news shift the next day. By January, she launched her CNN morning news program,
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was removed from their Manhattan co-op building. Cohen, president of the co-op board, supported the removal; in 2001 Zahn had spoken approvingly of the hawk and its habit of feeding on rats and pigeons.
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According to Zahn's goodbye letter penned to CNN staff, she stated "I plan to take a break between jobs and catch my breath before I take on my next role." In a
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announced that Zahn, along with producing partners Scott Weinberger and Scott Sternberg, had entered into a development deal for a
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Zahn has three children, Austin, Jared, and Haley, with Richard Cohen, a New York City real estate developer. Cohen is
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interview, which was conducted right after the announcement of her resignation broke, Zahn told
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in 1974. Zahn also competed in several beauty pageants, making the semi-finals of the 1973
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In 1999, after nine years at CBS News, Zahn moved to the world of cable news, joining
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took over the first of the two hours by early summer, and by September, her show,
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On July 24, 2007, she announced her resignation from CNN. The final broadcast of
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aired August 2, 2007. The announcement came less than a day after CNN hired
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The couple was in the news in 2004 when the nest of the well-publicized
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it is a matrimonial dispute masquerading as a commercial dispute."
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Zahn began her work at CNN on September 11, 2001, joining anchor
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which offered continuing coverage of the war and other events.
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from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
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Lueck, Thomas J.; Lee, Jennifer 8. (11 December 2004).
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orchestra. She is also an honorary board member of the
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that "she had no idea what she would be doing next".
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On November 9, 2008, Zahn became the new co-host of
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Video of Zahn as co-host of public media's NYC-ARTS
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