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A memorial is seen at Apalachee High School after the Wednesday school shooting, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Winder, Ga.

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CHICAGO, IN – AUGUST 17: Caleb Williams #18 of the Chicago Bears celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second quarter of an NFL preseason football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, at Soldier Field on August 17, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images)

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Clear the Shelters 2024: Full list of participating Chicago-area animal shelters

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An adoptable cat looks out of it’s enclosure. The Humane Society of Berks County joined other animal welfare organizations in a Clear the Shelters event on Saturday, August 18, 2018. Photo by Jeremy Drey (Photo By Jeremy Drey/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON – AUGUST 19: The DNC 2024 banner hangs in front of the United Center before the start of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday, August 19, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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The Netherlands far-right PVV Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders speaks to the media representatives following the European Parliament elections provisional results in The Hague on June 6, 2024.

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Illinois home with unexpected tie to Frank Lloyd Wright and a notable history hits market for $2.5M

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All-pink Barbie-theme home hits market for $1.1M in Wisconsin

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Bizarre Flintstone-style mansion in Wisconsin hits market for $1.4M. See inside

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Changing Climate

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Tropical Storm Debby is dumping more rainfall because of climate change

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Illinois Transit

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 15: Passengers board a Metra commuter train at Union Station on September 15, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Metra, which operates many of its suburban train routes on lines shared with freight rail companies, was preparing to cancel service to some communities if the freight railroad workers went on strike. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Metra to offer shuttle service from O'Hare to downtown Chicago during DNC

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Commuters board a Metra train at Union Station in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. President Joe Biden hailed a tentative railway labor agreement he helped to broker that averted an economically perilous nationwide work stoppage less than two months ahead of the November midterm elections. Photographer: Jim Vondruska/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Metra to offer shuttle service from O'Hare to downtown Chicago during DNC

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Metra adds extra trains for NASCAR Chicago Street Race weekend

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