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#ICYMI: Longtime Chicago Bears fan Laura Hart is getting a second chance at life thanks to two strangers — an off-duty police officer and ER doctor — who jumped into action when she went into cardiac arrest at the Nov. 9 Bears vs. Giants game. ❤️ WGN TV News

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To be clear, Trump’s disparaging of war veterans has at times extended to members of the U.S. military. His dismissive lines about John McCain’s service are well known. But there’s this as well: Former Trump chief-of-staff and retired four-star General John Kelly recounted to me

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