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Woman welcomes twins after conceiving with sperm from Facebook stranger

Sarah Mangat, 34, had been single for nearly eight years when she decided to embark on solo motherhood

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Woman welcomes twins after conceiving with sperm from Facebook stranger

Sarah Mangat, 34, had been single for nearly eight years when she decided to embark on solo motherhood

The Independent UK

Girl, 14, dies a week after Austin shooting

Officers found the girl about 8:15 p.m. on April 10 in the 100 block of North Lorel Avenue with a gunshot wound in the buttocks.

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16-year-old boy among 2 wounded in Back of the Yards shooting

The teen walked into Holy Cross Hospital with a gunshot wound to his abdomen, police said. He was transferred to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was listed in serious condition.

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Suspect who turned to cops with gun is shot dead by police: Chicago police

CHICAGO — Police fatally shot a man who turned to them while holding a gun during a foot chase Saturday morning on the West Side.

Chicago Tribune

Person fatally shot by Chicago police during Lawndale foot chase

After a foot pursuit with officers, the person turned toward the officer and “brandished a handgun” before the officer discharged his weapon, Deputy Chief Rahman Muhammad told reporters.

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21 shot, 4 fatally, including 2 teen boys in weekend gun violence across Chicago

Darrion Williams, 16, nicknamed “Cheese” by his friends, was shot and killed Friday night less than a mile from his school.

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If a hospital still asks you to mask up, do it

Advocate Health is relaxing its pandemic rules on mask-wearing and patient visitation, but many hospitals are keeping their mask mandates.

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How Johnson and Vallas became rivals for mayor, COVID’s lasting impact on hospitals and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Picture Chicago: 8 must-see photos from this week in news

From endorsements trickling in for mayoral candidates Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas, to Wilco performing at the Riviera Theatre, Sun-Times photographers were out capturing another week in Chicago news.

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‘We nearly broke the system’: Hospitals face staff exodus, violence three years into pandemic

Three years after COVID struck, Chicago area hospitals struggle with staff exodus and patient violence in a brave new medical world.

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'I had a fear of death but now I help people coming to the end of their life'

Morgan Everitt was “frightened of death” growing up and would “think about it all the time”

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Inmate beaten to death in max security wing of Cook County Jail

Marvell Reasonover, 28, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, officials said. His death was ruled a homicide.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man shot after traffic crash on Near West Side

The man, 23, was shot in the chest, back of the neck and calf.

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Weekend gun violence: 17-year-old boy among 7 killed, 26 other people wounded in Chicago

Three people were fatally shot within minutes in attacks Sunday night on the South and West Sides, according to police.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man shoots, wounds suspected robber in shootout on Green Line train near Cicero station

The man had a concealed-carry license. The suspected robber, 33, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in fair-to-serious condition, Chicago Fire Department officials said.

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New York City nurses end strike after reaching a tentative agreement

After three days on the picket line, more than 7,000 nurses are returning to work at the city's biggest hospitals with the promise of "concrete, enforceable safe staffing ratios," their union said.

The Independent UK

Nurses strike for 2nd day at two big NYC hospitals

A nursing strike that has disrupted patient care at two of New York City’s largest hospitals has entered its second day

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Nurses in New York City strike over wages and staffing levels

More than 7,000 nurses strike at two NYC hospitals, stating that low wages and staffing levels have squeezed workers.

Tribune News Service

More than 7,000 NYC nurses strike at Mount Sinai, Montefiore hospitals after labor negotiations crumble

NEW YORK — Thousands of nurses walked off the job early Monday at two major New York City hospitals after contract talks disintegrated overnight, leaving Mount Sinai in Manhattan and Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx struggling to care for patients.

The Independent UK

More than 7,000 NYC hospital nurses go on strike as bargaining talks collapse

‘We will not give up on our fight to ensure that our patients have enough nurses at the bedside,’ union says

Tribune News Service

Nurses strike looms at Mount Sinai Hospital as talks break off, negotiations continue with two other NYC facilities

NEW YORK — The infuriated head of the state nurses union unloaded Saturday on Mount Sinai Hospital officials for its decision to stop negotiations as a strike deadline with a promised walkout loomed.

The Independent UK

Thousands of New York nurses prepare for ‘last resort’ strike as hospitals scramble to prepare

Hospitals could divert ambulances and move newborns from emergency units. Nurses argue that hospitals laid the groundwork for potential chaos by failing to adequately staff and pay burned-out workers

Chicago Sun-Times

28 shot, 7 fatally, over holiday weekend

Five of the fatal shootings happened New Year’s Day.

Chicago Sun-Times

2 teens shot after trying to rob concealed carry holder in Austin, police say

Both wounded teens hospitalized; third teen’s leg broken after car he fled in crashed, according to police.

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