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• Rockefeller Center tree lighting thrills crowds in Midtown NYC

  

• Arrest made after NYC subway rider set on fire

  

• Pittsburgh-themed bell unveiled at Heinz History Center

  

• Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park to open in June

  

• Sacramento County first responders, community discuss catastrophe contingencies at public meeting

  

• Warming centers open as Chicago area experiences extreme cold

  

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