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Driver's licenses and IDs that are not Real ID-compliant will no longer get you through U.S. airport security once the law takes effect in a few weeks, but full enforcement may not start right away. -
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The National Public Housing Museum is now open in Chicago. Installations, exhibits and stories about public housing's successes as well as its challenges are on display.
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