CLEVELAND -- A curtain has begun to fall about much of the downtown area. Above is the scene at Superior and Roadway, where two heavy trucks have appeared at one edge of the security zone that will protect the Republican National Convention, which convenes Monday.

Below is a set of fences running a mile or so in length of St. Clair, a stone's through from Lake Erie:

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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