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VENICE, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 10: Storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Venice, Florida. Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – OCTOBER 08: Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya celebrates after winning the 2023 Chicago Marathon professional men’s division and setting a world record marathon time of 2:00.35 at Grant Park on October 08, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

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VENICE, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 10: Storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Venice, Florida. Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – MARCH 13: Voters cast their ballots at a polling station for the 2024 primary elections during early voting ahead of the election day in Chicago, Illinois, United States on March 13,2024. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – OCTOBER 09: Runners start the 2022 Chicago Marathon on October 09, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – OCTOBER 08: A general view of the start line as runners compete in the 2023 Chicago Marathon at Grant Park on October 08, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

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FILE – Resident Anne Schneider, right, hugs her friend Eddy Sampson as they survey damage left in the wake of Hurricane Helene, Oct. 1, 2024, in Marshall, N.C.

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HIGHLAND PARK, IL – OCTOBER 21: A gate with the number 23 controls access to the home of basketball legend Michael Jordan on October 21, 2013 in Highland Park, Illinois. Twenty-three is the number Jordan wore while playing basketball for the Chicago Bulls. The home which had been offered for sale for $29 million and later dropped to $21 million is scheduled to be sold at auction on November 22. The 32,683-squre-foot home features nine bedrooms, 19 bathrooms, a 15-car attached garage and an “NBA-quality” basketball court. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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