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The quiet hum of medical equipment is the soundtrack to a busyblood donationday. Right now, blood banks in short supply can use all the donations they can get. Right now it s about a four-day supply, said Kevin Adler, Vitalant West Coast communicatio
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The ACT, the standardized test used for college admissions, has a backlog of scores that still have not gone out to students, and it is causing some to miss out on applying to schools and scholarships. Theres a lot of anxiety riding on it, said Sarah Horner, whose daughter, Riley, who hopes to go to the University of Illinois next year. Ive watched her get all excited to take [the ACT], and [now] shes just done, and thats how a lot of the kid
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