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Chicago's air quality among world's worst due to Canadian wildfire

Six killed in shooting during US July 4 parade

Committee votes to bring slavery reparations bill to US House

US House panel studies slavery reparations ahead of key vote

US Congress to study slavery reparations amid racial reckoning

City in Illinois Becomes First in US to Approve Reparations for African Americans- Reports

The US city of Evanston, located in Illinois, has become the first one in the country to approve reparations to African Americans for slavery and subsequent racial discrimination, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday

First US city passes reparation plan for Black residents

Five Killed in Shooting Spree in US' Illinois, Suspect Shot Dead by Police - Reports

Athletes are better at tuning out background brain noise

People who play sports appear to have an enhanced ability to process sounds from their environment, according to new research

Which cancers receive the least funding, and why?

A recent study that looked at nonprofit research funding for different types of cancer found that some of the most common (and most deadly) cancers receive far less money than others, which can directly affect research, drug development, and patient education

New anticancer strategy 'disguises drugs as fats'

By using a new technique that disguises anticancer drugs as fats, researchers have managed to safely deliver much higher doses of the drugs than usual to the site of cancer tumors in mouse models