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Illinois Quick Hits: Driver killed in reported shootout with police on I-88

(The Center Square) - A man is dead after a reported exchange of gunfire with police on Interstate 88 in DeKalb County. Illinois State Police said Naperville officers located ...
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Constitutional tests await IL Dems’ race-based district plan

Later this fall, Illinois voters appear likely to get the chance to vote on a plan to rewrite the state constitution to explicitly force those who draw legislative districts to take voters' race into consideration and ensure the creation of "majority minority" congressional and ...
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US DEA medical marijuana registration portal to launch Wednesday

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) - Companies seeking to register as medical marijuana dispensaries after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the rescheduling of cannabis can do so starting on Wednesday, according to a notice on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's website. The DEA's medical ...
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Supreme Court grapples with multibillion-dollar wave of lawsuits over Roundup cancer claims

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court seemed divided Monday over whether to block thousands of lawsuits alleging the maker of the weedkiller Roundup failed to warn people it could cause cancer. The case came before the justices after a tidal wave of litigation that included ...
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Baby on board: Paramedics help passenger give birth just before Delta flight lands

Please fasten your seatbelt, make sure your tray table is in an upright and locked position, and prepare for delivery. A passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta gave birth to a healthy 5 1/2 pound (2.5 kg) girl just before the Boeing ...
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FDA proposes to withdraw Amgen’s rare autoimmune disease drug

April 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research on Monday proposed withdrawing approval of Amgen's drug for a group of rare autoimmune diseases, citing a lack of proven effectiveness and untrue statements in the application that ...
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Supreme Court grapples with multibillion-dollar wave of lawsuits over Roundup cancer claims

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court seemed divided Monday over whether to block thousands of lawsuits alleging the maker of the weedkiller Roundup failed to warn people it could cause cancer. The case came before the justices after a tidal wave of litigation that ...
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CDC warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry

At least 34 people in 13 states have been sickened with salmonella poisoning traced to contact with backyard poultry, including some with infections resistant to common antibiotics, federal health officials said. Backyard poultry include birds like chicken, ducks, geese, guinea fowl and turkeys. The ...
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As heart, kidney and metabolic health worsen, cancer risk may rise: Study

(NEW YORK) -- As heart, kidney and metabolic problems progress to more advanced stages, a person's risk of developing several cancers also rises sharply, a new study finds.Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome is a disorder that occurs when heart disease, kidney problems and metabolic issues including ...
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South Carolina’s measles outbreak is over after sickening nearly 1,000 people

South Carolina's measles outbreak - the worst in the U.S. in more than 35 years - is over, state health officials declared Monday. On Sunday, the state passed the threshold of 42 days with no new outbreak-related cases. In the end, 997 people were sickened ...
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South Carolina’s measles outbreak is over after sickening nearly 1,000 people

South Carolina's measles outbreak - the worst in the U.S. in more than 35 years - is over, state health officials declared Monday. On Sunday, the state passed the threshold of 42 days with no new outbreak-related cases. In the end, 997 people were sickened ...
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Oruka says experimental annual psoriasis treatment clears skin in mid-stage study

By Sneha S K April 27 (Reuters) - Oruka Therapeutics said on Monday that interim results showed its experimental drug helped clear psoriasis within 16 weeks, meeting the main goal of a mid-stage study and sending its shares up 27.1% in early trading. The company was ...
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