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Posted By Corbin Mendoza on Mon, Feb 8, 2021 at 10:42 AM click to enlarge The Cruz serum transforms Republicans into amplified, over-the-top, sniveling, self-serving, double-talking assholes. We understand that in the current political environment it can be really tough to tell the difference between real news stories and satire, which is precisely why we're letting you know that the Mendoza Line  is a weekly work of satire. The Department of State Hea...

4 things to know about heart disease in African American women News 12 Staff Updated on:Feb 24, 2021, 4:44am EST Heart disease and stroke is the number one killer in women, and stroke disproportionately affects African Americans, according to the American Heart Association.  Here are some things to know about heart disease in African American women: 1. Unsettling stats Of African American women ages 20 and older, 49% have heart diseases. Only one in five African American women believes she is personally at risk. Only 36% of African American women know that heart disease is their greatest he...

(Editor's note: This article was published first at Illinois Policy Institute).   As Illinois enters 2021, the state’s economy is smaller, the COVID -19 recovery has stalled and the state’s Office of Management and Budget is projecting a budget deficit of $3.9 billion for the current fiscal year that could grow $1 billion worse. While it is easy for state politicians to blame Illinois’ fiscal struggles on the global pandemic, Illinois’ economy has persistently underperformed the rest of the country for the past two decades. That left the state with tiny reserves, massive debts and a ...

2021 State of the State: Illinois economy weak before COVID-19 2021 State of the State: Illinois economy weak before COVID-19 Illinois’ weak economic foundations and fiscal mismanagement were preexisting conditions that caused it to suffer a deeper COVID-19 downturn. They will also hurt its recovery. As Illinois enters 2021, the state’s economy is smaller, the COVID -19 recovery has stalled and the state’s Office of Management and Budget is projecting a budget deficit of $3.9 billion for the current fiscal year that could grow $1 billion worse. While it is easy for state politicians...

HIN Methamphetamine overdose deaths surged in an eight-year period in the United States, according to a study that will published today in JAMA Psychiatry. The analysis revealed rapid rises across all racial and ethnic groups, but American Indians and Alaska Natives had the highest death rates overall. The research was conducted at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health. Deaths involving methamphetamines more than quadrupled among non-Hispanic American Indians and Alaska Natives from 2011-2018 (from 4.5 to 20.9 per 100,000 people) overall, with ...