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Historically redlined communities have slower EMS response times

5 months 1 week ago
Residents of historically redlined communities experience slower response times from emergency medical services, according to a study published Tuesday in JAMA Network Open. Redlining refers to the discriminatory practice under which the federal government and banks systematically denied mortgages to Black and Hispanic residents. The practice deemed neighborhoods with higher proportions of nonwhite residents to […]
Nada Hassanein

US crime rates fell nationwide in 2024, FBI report says

5 months 1 week ago
Violent crime in the United States fell 4.5% in 2024, according to a new FBI report, while property crime dropped 8.1% from the previous year. The declines continue a trend seen since crime surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, when homicides jumped nearly 30% in 2020 — one of the largest one-year increases since the FBI […]
Amanda Hernández

Randy Raley Explains Campaign Goals as He Challenges Rep. Mary Miller for Illinois's 15th District

5 months 1 week ago
ILLINOIS - Randy Raley is a Democrat challenging Mary Miller to represent the 15th District of Illinois. Raley recently stopped by “Our Daily Show!” with C.J. Nasello to share his goals for his campaign and his plans for the district if elected. He emphasized that he wants to represent the entire district. “It doesn’t matter if you’re a Republican. Let’s find some kind of common ground where we can lift this district up and make life better for everybody,” he said. “If you don’t look like me or pray like me or love like me, I will represent you, too. If you are a churchgoing guy on Sunday and all of that, I will represent you. It’s a big, wide district, and it covers a lot of land. There’s going to be a lot of different interests in the district and it’s going to be hard to put a coalition together, but at least I’m willing to sit and listen.” Raley lived in Missouri for a long time but

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