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Jun 14, 2025
Katie Pappas and Christine Hernandez are two of 3,500 Illinoisians waiting for a kidney transplant in a state where the average wait time is five to seven years.
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Jun 14, 2025
The outgoing schools chief emotionally recounted his passion for Chicago Public Schools and for the city where he found home as the child of Mexican immigrants. He urged the next leader to practice empathy for students.
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Jun 14, 2025
Clerk Anna Valencia announced her office would take the CityKey online portal offline after ICE subpoenaed for personal information of applicants to the program.
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Jun 14, 2025
"We do a really good job of taking care of women," said Dr. Craig Garfield. "But we don't really know what to do with the dads."
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Jun 14, 2025
"No Kings" organizers scheduled the protests in direct response to President Donald Trump birthday celebration and military parade.
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Jun 14, 2025
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 14, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Jun 14, 2025
On June 14, 1972, the Environmental Protection Agency ordered a ban on domestic use of the pesticide DDT, to take effect at year's end.
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Jun 13, 2025
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said ex-Speaker Michael Madigan's conviction underscores the systemic problems in politics and government in the state Capitol.
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Jun 13, 2025
A mother tearfully spoke of battling addiction before she was sentenced to the maximum 14 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the overdose drug death of her 14-year-old son in McHenry County.
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Jun 13, 2025
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum urged U.S. officials on Friday not to target individuals attending a Gold Cup soccer match in Los Angeles between Mexico and the Dominican Republic.
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Jun 13, 2025
A Gary man got 70 years Friday for killing a marijuana dealer. Tyrone Reno, 34, was convicted last month of murder, plus a gun enhancement. He faced up to 85 years.
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Jun 13, 2025
Jurors gave a split verdict Thursday for a Crown Point woman charged with driving drunk, killing a man walking from work release.
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Jun 13, 2025
Aqua Illinois said Friday it was lifting the warning about high nitrate levels in water in University Park and other areas.
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Jun 13, 2025
Mayor Brandon Johnson has selected a group of neighborhood developers to replace a plot of vacant city land on the Far South Side with a four-story, mixed-use development called 1Fifteen at Michigan Station.
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Jun 13, 2025
BP has indefinitely paused its carbon sequestration project, which would have required a pipeline to run through six Indiana counties.
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Jun 13, 2025
When the "No Kings" protest began on the Porter County Courthouse lawn in Valparaiso on Friday, two people began to argue with the crowd.
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Jun 13, 2025
When the "no kings" protest began on the Porter County Courthouse lawn Friday, two people began to argue with the crowd.
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Jun 13, 2025
A Gary man was sentenced to a nine-year split term Thursday for hitting two men with a vehicle in 2019 near the now-former Longshots bar in Schererville.
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Jun 13, 2025
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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Jun 13, 2025
Less than 24 hours before U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Highland Park, and three of his Congressional colleagues were scheduled to leave on trip to the Middle East, Israel launched a military attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.
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Jun 13, 2025
Voltpost company officials hope the new electric vehicle charging station they installed in Oak Park catches on nationally.
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Jun 13, 2025
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan arrived at federal court for his historic sentencing in a long-running corruption case.
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Jun 13, 2025
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan arrived at federal court for his historic sentencing in a long-running corruption case.
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Jun 13, 2025
They wear black and white, but still stand out in a sea of Chicago White Sox fans.
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Jun 13, 2025
A 76-year-old Crestwood resident was found dead in the basement of his home, destroyed in an explosion Thursday afternoon.
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Jun 13, 2025
Kanye West briefly showed up to the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs but he wasn't allowed into the courtroom.
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Jun 13, 2025
Kanye West came to the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs on Friday to support the hip-hop mogul, a longtime friend.
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Jun 13, 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleaded not guilty to human smuggling charges during an arraignment in federal court in Tennessee on Friday.
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Jun 13, 2025
Recent ICE activity in Chicago has spawned protests here as it has in other cities across the country.
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Jun 13, 2025
A mother has been charged with lying to cover up a sexual relationship she knew her 13-year-old daughter was having with an older man.
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Jun 13, 2025
As Air India Flight AI171 fell from the sky early Thursday, Vishwaskumar Ramesh, a passenger tucked in the first row of economy class, was preparing to meet his maker.
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Jun 13, 2025
Trump's administration provided deportation officials with personal data — including the immigration status — on millions of Medicaid enrollees.
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Jun 13, 2025
Lawyers in the murder trial of Karen Read began giving their closing arguments Friday after weeks of testimony in a highly divisive case.
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Jun 13, 2025
A 34-year-old man was arrested overnight after officers responded to a CTA bus alarm activated after a gun discharged on a bus traveling in the Wicker Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.
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Jun 13, 2025
The Air India plane crash this week was one of India's worst aviation disasters, killing 241 people on board and several people on the ground.
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Jun 13, 2025
Pope Leo XIV set Sept. 7 as the rescheduled date to canonize the Catholic Church's first millennial-era saint, Carlo Acutis.
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Jun 13, 2025
A man who was falsely accused of threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump and threatened with deportation to Mexico was released from a Wisconsin jail on bond.
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Jun 13, 2025
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Jun 13, 2025
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to carry on with the Trump administration's immigration crackdown despite waves of unrest across the U.S.
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Jun 13, 2025
With the Israeli military operation now underway, Trump will be tested on his ability to make good on a campaign promise to disentangle the U.S. from foreign conflicts.
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Jun 13, 2025
At 98, Angel Delgadillo's entire life has played out along what John Steinbeck called "the mother road." And the historic road likely wouldn't exist today without him.
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Jun 13, 2025
Study is one of the first to look at the effects on zooplankton, tiny organisms that are eaten by fish and insects.
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Jun 13, 2025
On June 13, 1966, the Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that criminal suspects had to be informed of their constitutional rights to remain silent and consult with an attorney.
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Jun 13, 2025
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 13, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Jun 12, 2025
People on social media have been commenting about the idea of only one person surviving the crash, calling it unreal, remarkable, a work of divine intervention, and a miracle.
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Jun 12, 2025
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is promising to move forward with the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Los Angeles despite the waves of unrest.
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Jun 12, 2025
The attack comes as tensions reached new heights over Tehran's advancing nuclear program.
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Jun 12, 2025
Students progressing through low enrollment degree programs at Purdue University won't be impacted by new enrollment quotas, officials in West Lafayette said this week.
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Jun 12, 2025
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's appearance before the House Oversight Committee was highly anticipated because of his President Trump critiques and potential run for president in 2028.
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Jun 12, 2025
Gary Police have charged a Crown Point man with 13 felony counts — including racketeering — for an involved scheme of selling stolen vehicles at a Gary used car lot.
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Jun 12, 2025
Chicago is bracing for another day of protests over ICE raids Thursday as demonstrations continue across the country against President Donald Trump.
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Jun 12, 2025
Protests over ICE raids continued Thursday in Chicago, part of the demonstrations across the country against President Donald Trump.
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Jun 12, 2025
Illinois Secretary of State's office says license plate reader data has been used illegally by law enforcement,
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Jun 12, 2025
Kids College is a two-week summer camp for Northwest Indiana's middle school students that simulates a college experience.
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Jun 12, 2025
The city's Law Department is recommending a series of settlements in three wrongful conviction cases tied to infamous Chicago Police Department members.
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Jun 12, 2025
The city's Law Department is recommending a series of settlements in three wrongful conviction cases tied to infamous Chicago Police Department members.
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Jun 12, 2025
The city's Law Department is recommending a series of settlements in three wrongful conviction cases tied to infamous Chicago Police Department members.
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Jun 12, 2025
Chicago is bracing for another day of protests against ICE raids Thursday as demonstrations continue across the country against President Donald Trump
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Jun 12, 2025
The delay signals a tough fight ahead for the ordinance that backers say will lift rideshare driver pay above minimum wage.
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Jun 12, 2025
Several south suburbs are getting millions of dollars in state loans to replace lead water lines ahead of a federal deadline.
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Jun 12, 2025
The House has voted to cut about $9.4 billion in spending as President Donald Trump's administration looks to follow through on work by the Department of Government Efficiency when it was overseen by Elon Musk.
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Jun 12, 2025
California's U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other Trump administration officials Thursday morning.
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Jun 12, 2025
Jomo Wilson, 57, of Shaker Heights, Ohio, pleaded guilty May 16 to aggravated battery. He was originally charged with attempted murder — when he tried to back up to leave, he dragged a police officer with him. Another officer shot into the car, wounding Wilson in his arm and hand.
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Jun 12, 2025
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's appearance before the House Oversight Committee was highly anticipated because of his President Trump critiques and potential run for president in 2028.
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Jun 12, 2025
A Gary Police officer testified Wednesday that cops responded three times on the night that a couple was shot dead and a third man wounded in the city's Tolleston neighborhood.
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Jun 12, 2025
A veteran Chicago police officer will no longer carry a badge as part of a plea agreement in which he admitted that he struck an eighth grade boy while making an off-duty visit to a South Side elementary school two years ago. Craig Lancaster, 56, was placed on 18 months' supervision and ordered to undergo […]
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Jun 12, 2025
Did you know your favorite Chicago park might have a secret past? These are some of the unexpected things we found when looking through the Tribune's archives.
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Jun 12, 2025
The Tribune is tracking 11 everyday costs for Americans — eggs, milk, bread, bananas, oranges, tomatoes, chicken, ground beef, gasoline, electricity and natural gas — and how they are changing, or not, under the second Trump administration. This tracker is updated monthly using CPI data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Jun 12, 2025
After decades in politics and a stunning downfall, Michael Madigan will appear Friday for what likely will be his last public act: his sentencing.
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Jun 12, 2025
As his sentencing on his corruption conviction arrives, Michael Madigan is placing fervent hope on the backing of a wide range of supporters, outlined in more than 200 letters to the federal judge who will decide Madigan's fate.
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Jun 12, 2025
Heavy rains in San Antonio rapidly flooded roads, swept away submerged cars and sent some people scrambling up trees to escape fast-rising waters Thursday while firefighters made dozens of rescues across the nation's seventh-largest city. At least four people died and two were still missing, authorities said.
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Jun 12, 2025
A JetBlue flight landing at Boston's Logan International Airport rolled off the runway and into the grass on Thursday, an airport spokesperson said.
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Jun 12, 2025
After a spring election in which Democrats were victorious across the suburbs, DuPage County Republicans are launching a pilot program to encourage mail-in voting among their GOP base.
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Jun 12, 2025
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday he has ordered the deployment of more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops, along with more than 2,000 state police, to help local law enforcement manage protests against President Donald Trump and the ongoing federal immigration raids.
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Jun 12, 2025
Robert Brazil, who promoted the Socratic method of teaching as a principal of Sullivan High School in Chicago, has died.
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Jun 12, 2025
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's appearance before the House Oversight Committee was highly anticipated because of his President Trump critiques and potential run for president in 2028.
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Jun 12, 2025
The judge in Harvey Weinstein 's sex crimes case declared a mistrial on the remaining rape charge after the jury foreperson said he wouldn't continue deliberating.
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Jun 12, 2025
A pursuit that started in Porter ended when a police officer executed a driving maneuver, forcing the vehicle into a farm field.
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Jun 12, 2025
The Porter Town Council has joined other communities around the nation in an appeal to reinstate National Park Service employees.
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Jun 12, 2025
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's appearance before the House Oversight Committee was highly anticipated because of his President Trump critiques and potential run for president in 2028.
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Jun 12, 2025
The teen was outside in the 600 block of East 31st Street when a fight between multiple people started and shots rang out.
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Jun 12, 2025
An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board crashed Thursday in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad, and there were no known survivors, officials said.
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Jun 12, 2025
An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board crashed Thursday in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad, and there were no known survivors, officials said.
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Jun 12, 2025
Gov. JB Pritzker will testify in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on sanctuary laws protecting undocumented residents.
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Jun 12, 2025
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Jun 12, 2025
Mayor Brandon Johnson's finance team estimated the initial cost would be $52 million in 2027. Budget watchdogs warned it will add billions to the city's pension liability.
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Jun 12, 2025
On June 12, 1991, Russians went to the polls for their first-ever presidential election, which resulted in victory for Boris Yeltsin.
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Jun 12, 2025
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 12, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Jun 12, 2025
Gov. JB Pritzker will testify in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on sanctuary laws protecting undocumented residents.
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Jun 11, 2025
The Gaza Health Ministry says that the Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has climbed past 55,000.
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Jun 11, 2025
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday named eight new vaccine policy advisers to replace the panel that he abruptly dismissed earlier this week.
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Jun 11, 2025
The Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday approved Macquline King as interim schools chief, replacing outgoing CEO Pedro Martinez as the search for a permanent leader continues.
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Jun 11, 2025
A program that provided free test preparation to students at public universities and some community colleges went unfunded in the state budget lawmakers approved last month.
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Jun 11, 2025
An agreement among Schererville, Dyer and St. John for the Tri-Town Safety Village went up in smoke last week, with Schererville dousing any hope that the riff will be healed amicably.
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Jun 11, 2025
The role of Black prisoners helped lead to the practice of using genetic testing to understand how patients will react to medications, according to the paper.
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Jun 11, 2025
Posen police say multiple shots were fired near Western Avenue and 139th Street, and two people with gunshot wounds were hospitalized.
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Jun 11, 2025
National Guard troops already have temporarily detained civilians in the Los Angeles protests over immigration raids.
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Jun 11, 2025
Former Dolton Mayor TIffany Henyard will file an amended affidavit after Edgar County Watchdogs said the one filed is deficient.
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Jun 11, 2025
Amid immigration enforcement protests, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's appearance Thursday before the U.S. House oversight committee could turn combative.
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Jun 11, 2025
The role of Black prisoners helped lead to the practice of using genetic testing to understand how patients will react to medications, according to the paper.
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