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Thursday, April 18
Seventeen year-old Ethan Hall is swimming from Indiana to Chicago today to raise money for diabetes research. From Porter Beach in Indiana to Oak Street Beach, Hall's 29-mile trip should take about 14 hours. And what are you doing with your day?