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Systemic racism holding back black Americans: Civil rights group

Black people in the United States are trailing white people in critical areas, including wealth, education, social justice, health and civic engagement, the National Urban League said in its annual report released on Tuesday.

Two Americans back in U.S. after release from Venezuela prison

Two Americans, including a former executive of the oil company Citgo, were back in the United States on Wednesday after being released from prison in Venezuela, just days after a high-level U.S. delegation met with President Nicolas Maduro.

Americans not yet ready to lift sanctions: MP

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Navy commander: Iran ‘slapped’ Americans six times in 18 months

The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy said during confrontations in the Persian Gulf over the past 18 months, Iranian forces have “slapped” the Americans six times.

Black Americans see biased system in Rittenhouse verdict

For many Black Americans, Kyle Rittenhouse’s acquittal on all charges by a Wisconsin jury on Friday confirmed their belief in two justice systems: one for white people and another for Black people.

Millions of Americans at risk of eviction as moratorium expires

A pandemic-related U.S. government ban on residential evictions expired at midnight on Saturday, putting millions of American renters at risk of being forced from their homes.

Genetic variants for skin color in African Americans linked to vitamin D deficiency, study finds

One day physicians may be able to look at an African American’s skin color and, with the help of other determinants, know if prescribing vitamin D supplements would lower that person’s risk of getting cancers of the prostate, colon, rectum or breast.

Native Americans sue Trump administration over Rio Tinto’s Arizona copper project

Members of the San Carlos Apache tribe in Arizona said they have sued the Trump Administration to block a pending land swap that would give Rio Tinto the land it needs to build its Resolution Copper project.

Study: Sickle cell trait does not increase heart disease risk in African Americans

Carrying the sickle cell trait does not play a significant role in the increased risk for coronary heart disease among African Americans, a study published by JAMA Network Open found.

Esophageal cancer on the rise among young Americans: Study

Esophageal cancer is increasing among young Americans, and they're more likely to be diagnosed with advanced disease, according to a new study.

Most Americans with allergies should be safe to get Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine: FDA

Top US Food and Drug Administration regulators said that most Americans with allergies should be safe to receive the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. and Germany’s Biotech SE.

Robots on rise as Americans experience record job losses amid pandemic

They can check you in and deliver orange juice to your hotel room, answer your questions about a missing package, whip up sushi and pack up thousands of subscription boxes. And, perhaps most importantly, they are completely immune to COVID-19. While people have had a hard time in the coronavirus pandemic, robots are having a moment.

COVID-19 shots could reach first Americans by mid-December, top health official says

US health care workers and others recommended for the nation’s first COVID-19 inoculations could start getting shots within a day or two of regulatory consent next month, a top official of the government’s vaccine development effort said.

Americans have bought record 17m guns in year of unrest: Analysis

Americans have bought nearly 17 million guns so far in 2020, more than in any other single year, according to estimates from a firearms analytics company.

One in three Americans with arthritis say pain, symptoms persist

About 30 million US adults live with osteoarthritis and the pain and stiffness it causes, a new survey finds.