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New Report Reveals Presence of Lead in Many Chicago Homes

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WTTW
Michael Tiboris

Lead doesn’t belong in water but it's showing up in Chicago’s water supply. A recent analysis found that hundreds of Chicagoans have been exposed to lead in their tap water.

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Midwestern Trade Skepticism Associated with Education Level

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Global Insight by Alexander Hitch

Although Midwesterners differ slightly from the general population in their views of international trade, Midwesterners without postsecondary education are more suspicious.

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Ant Rozetsky
Public Opinion

What's at stake for us in the census debate

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Crain's Chicago Business
Coauthors

As Chicago-based researchers who have documented our region's demographic dependence on immigration, we're concerned that the census will now undercount immigrants—and undercut the Midwest.

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Philanthropist Ertharin Cousin on fighting global food poverty

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Financial Times
Ertharin Cousin

The former UN World Food Programme head is exploring new ways to end world hunger

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CPTPP Countries March Forward in an Uncertain Trade Climate

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Global Insight by Alexander Hitch

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), is to be signed March 8—one year after the US stepped away from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Trade ministers and delegates from the remaining members of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) attend the TPP Ministerial Meeting during the APEC 2017
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Global Economy

How Will Driverless Cars Change Cities?

Interactives
Samuel Kling

Cities around the world are preparing for the massive disruption of autonomous vehicles. What are some of the opportunities and risks? Here's what you should know.

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Pixabay
Global Cities

Recent Council Surveys on Russia-US Relations

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Recent polling reveals both good and bad news for the future of US-Russian relations.

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Jørgen Håland
Public Opinion

ICYMI: Recent Council Surveys on Russia-US Relations

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Americans and Russians agree on few matters as each believe the other is influencing their domestic affairs.

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Serj Tyaglovsky
US Foreign Policy

Mueller Investigation Heats Up as 13 Russians Indicted

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WTTW
Cécile Shea

Cecile Shea says that for her, one of the most interesting things about the indictment is the number of details disclosed that almost certainly have come from intelligence sources.

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Trump's nuclear review retains key Obama commitment

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Axios
Ivo H. Daalder

Today, all 184 non-nuclear weapons states under the Non-Proliferation Treaty meet the criterion to not use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear weapons states.

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