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  • Graduation cat cake: It was a graduation send-off for an Indiana University student that went hilariously wrong.
  • It was a graduation send-off for an Indiana University student that went hilariously wrong.
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  • Tammy Eppley was charged Monday in Columbus with six counts of child endangering after police in nearby Westerville said they obtained text messages in which she admitted giving children the allergy medicine Benadryl.
  • A central Ohio day care worker has been accused of sprinkling drugs on snacks to get children to go to sleep.
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  • Miami Heat small forward LeBron James (6) dribbles the ball during the second half of Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs in Miami.
  • It will be known as the LeBron James Headband Game.
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  • India's prime minister said Wednesday that the death toll from flooding this week in the northern state of Uttrakhand had surpassed 100 and could rise substantially.
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  • President Barack Obama gives a speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday, June 19, 2013.
  • Summoning the harsh history of this once-divided city, President Barack Obama on Wednesday cautioned the U.S. and Europe against "complacency" brought on by peace.
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national/world
  • New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez (81) stands on the field with head coach Bill Belichick, left, during NFL football practice at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012.
  • State police returned to the home of Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, two days after a body was found about a mile away.
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  • Authorities have positively identified the body of a man recovered from Lake Michigan Wednesday morning.
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  • This undated photo provided by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections shows ex-Chicago firefighter Eugene Ornstead, 76, who was convicted in the slaying of his wife.
  • A former Chicago firefighter who was convicted in the 1994 slaying of his wife has received more than $55,000 a year in pension payments from behind bars, according to a televised report.
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  • An elderly Kansas couple that had not been seen since Monday has been found safe in Michigan.
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local
  • The controversial move to close 49 CPS school buildings became a reality for tearful students, teachers and parents on Wednesday.
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  • His name is plastered over the bursting FBI files: James R. Hoffa.
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iteam, chuck goudie
  • Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke holds a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, June 22, 2011.
  • The Federal Reserve signaled it's moving closer to slowing its bond-buying program, which is intended to keep long-term interest rates low.
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national/world
  • Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Tuesday that the financial crisis has not only darkened the country's current economic performance but also could prolong the pain.
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  • Suspect Myrelle Lockett, 20
  • A man who was the first person to be convicted in Illinois under the state's new tough human trafficking laws is facing similar charges in Cook County for the same offense.
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  • Most fans are keeping the faith, saying it's just one game and the Hawks have already shown they can bounce back.
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  • Katy Perry ''goes there'' with Vogue about two of her high-profile relationships in the magazine's July cover story.
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  • Justin Bieber, center, performs at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
  • Video shows Justin Bieber running into a photographer with his white Ferrari in Hollywood, but police say there was no crime and the injuries aren't life-threatening.
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  • Former Saints safety Steve Gleason
  • Three radio hosts have been fired after they performed a skit mocking a man with ALS.
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sports
  • Helicopters take off from Bagram military base 50 kilometers (31 miles) north of Kabul, Afghanistan
  • The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four American troops just hours after the insurgent group announced it would hold talks with the U.S. on finding a political solution to ending the nearly 12-year war in the country.
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  • Authorities have positively identified the body of a man recovered from Lake Michigan Wednesday morning.
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  • Kate Middleton is truly the ''people's princess'' and she wants her child to be raised like any normal child- or as close to that as possible.
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resources
  • As hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans become newly eligible for health insurance next year, their search for adequate medical services will be most difficult in pockets of the state where a shortage of primary care physicians could be made more acute by the federal health overhaul.
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healthbeat
  • Catch up on the latest news right on your computer with our exclusive online Web Brief from ABC7Chicago.com! Click here to watch it on-demand!
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  • New research is showing more and more health benefits of massage therapy.
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news
  • New research is showing more and more health benefits of massage therapy.
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resources
  • The controversial move to close 49 CPS school buildings became a reality for tearful students, teachers and parents on Wednesday.
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news
  • Chicago police say they have recovered the body of an adult male from Lake Michigan Wednesday morning.
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news
  • The controversial move to close 50 CPS schools becomes a reality for hundreds of students, parents and employees Wednesday.
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news
  • Mostly sunny and gorgeous, high 75.
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  • There are dozens of Thai restaurants in Chicago, but only a handful offer the traditional flavors found back home.
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news
  • Watch Tracy Butler's 7-day outlook.
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