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Illinois lawmakers pass law to make Obama’s birthday a state holiday

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The state of Illinois will be getting another holiday on its calendar: a day to honor former President Barack Obama’s birthday. The bill which names Aug. 4 an honorary holiday passed 87-0 Friday in the state House. The state Senate passed the law in March. It is on the way to the Republican governor for him to sign,  The Associated Press reported . Obama started his public career in the Illinois Senate in 1997. He served in the U.S. Senate in 2004 before running and eventually winning the presidency. United States former President Barack Obama salutes after giving his speech at the "Seeds&Chips - Global Food Innovation" summit, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Obama delivered a keynote speech on food security and the environment, two issues that he has long worked on. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Light’ cigarettes make SMOKERS more VULNERABLE to most common LUNG CANCER

'Light' cigarettes can make smokers more vulnerable to most common lung cancer Researchers investigated why rates of adenocarcinoma, a cancer that occurs deep in the lungs, had increased over the last 50 years. During same period, the number of people developing other forms of lung cancer had fallen in relation to more smokers quitting tobacco.