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Welcome to Wednesday. Halfway there. Here is Patch's summary of some of the top news from around the country, things happening in communities just like yours.

He Didn't Make It Far

A former sergeant with the Chicago Police Department has been on the run for nearly 15 years, fleeing just before he was to be tried on federal drug charges. He was arrested Tuesday. In Detroit. (Patch)

Equifax: We Probably Should Mention...

The company, already under fire for a massive data breach that may have jeopardized the personal information of half of the adult American population, disclosed Tuesday it had been the victim of a different breach earlier this year. (Patch)

Third Victim Dies

The third and final victim in a pedestrian collision in Woodstock, Georgia, that killed a Hurricane Irma evacuee and her baby has died. Kathy Deming was struck in the collision that claimed the lives of Kaitlin Hunt and her 3-month-old girl. (Patch)

QUICK HITS

• Trump to visit Indiana (Patch).
• LGBTQ victory in Arizona (Patch).
• Toys R Us files for bankruptcy (Patch).
• Goats Return To Towson University (Patch).
• Outrageous Pumpkin Spice Tweets (Patch).

Study Warns Of Youth Football-Associated Risks

Researchers at Boston University are out with a report in which they looked at more than 200 ex-NFL players. They found that those players who started playing tackle football before they were 12 years old were more likely to suffer long-term health effects. (Patch)

Trump, At The UN, Threatens To Destroy North Korea

It was a speech unlike any one before it. In his first speech at the UN, President Trump called Kim Jung-Un "Rocket Man," said that the United States would put itself first but then said the country would intervene in North Korea. And Venezuela. (Patch)

Houston Firefighters Were Told To Stay Home

There were countless stories of heroism and people stepping up to the plate when Hurricane Harvey hit Houston. As it turns out, there could have been more. It came out Tuesday that 3,000 off-duty firefighters had been told to stay home. (Patch)

Amazon Says Thanks But...

The company's search for a second home has people across the country making pitches to the Seattle-based company. For an economic development group in Arizona, that involved sending a 21-foot cactus to CEO Jeff Bezos. While it concedes it was a "really cool" gift, Amazon says it can't accept gifts, so it is donating it. (Patch)

In Other Tech News

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed the state's largest-ever incentive package into law — a $3 billion bill designed to lure Foxconn there. (Patch)

Subpoenas In Opioid Probe

A coalition of 41 state attorneys-general issued subpoenas and other demands of information as part of their probe into what role, if any, the drug manufacturers and distributors have had in the nation's opioid epidemic. (Patch)

ICE Accused Of Harassing Family Of Sanctuary-Seeking Mom

After Leonor Garcia, 42, found sanctuary at Cleveland Heights' Forest Hills Presbyterian church, she likely felt there would be a respite in her struggle with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Her attorney says no such rest was found because ICE agents confronted Garcia's children at their home in Akron on Friday, just three days after Garcia claimed sanctuary. (Patch)

And In Other ICE News

Local immigrant advocates are decrying the recent deportation of an immigrant from Austin to Mexico after the man ended up being murdered in his native land upon his forced return. (Patch)

Teacher's KKK Assignment Was Wrong, Wrong, Wrong

After a 10-year-old boy went home from school crying, a South Carolina fifth-grade teacher has been placed on administrative leave for asking her class to justify the actions of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction. The teacher, Kerri Roberts, has apologized, but the school district has launched an investigation. (Patch)

A Vet's Inspiring Run

Joe Geraci, a veteran from Naperville who was wounded in the Army, suffering back, shoulder and brain injuries, will run in the Chicago Half Marathon. (Patch)

Story Of College Student Who Died From Rare Infection

Loved ones are grieving the tragic loss of a young woman who died this week from a rare bacterial infection while attending college out of state. Lianne Dennstedt had just graduated from Murrieta Valley High School in 2016 and was working on a major of environmental science at Northern Arizona University when she contracted a fatal form of meningitis. She was 19. (Patch)

On This Day In History

1962 - James Meredith, who is black, is temporarily barred from entering the University of Mississippi.

1973 - Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs at the Houston Astrodome.

1982 - NFL players begin a 57-day strike.

1984 - A suicide bomber attacks the U.S. embassy in Beirut, killing 24 people.

2011 - The U.S. military ends "Don't ask, don't tell."

Born On This Date

1917 - Legendary basketball coach Red Auerbach

1929 - Anne Meara, the wife of comedian Jerry Stiller and the mother of actor Ben

1941 - Acclaimed sculptor Dale Chihuly

1948 - "Game of Thrones" writer George R.R. Martin and twin brothers, Chuck and John Panozzo, co-founders of the band, Styx

Have a good day, and see you back here tomorrow

Photos of Lianne Dennestedt courtesy of of YouCaring.com