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Shock, anger, confusion grip Alabama after court ruling on embryos

The state Supreme Court decision signals a new chapter in America’s fight over reproductive rights and marks another blow to women’s rights groups who expect similar challenges in other conservative states.

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Medical examiners, coroners are increasingly blaming deaths on kratom, review finds

Users consume kratom in the hopes of relieving pain, easing anxiety, boosting energy or weaning themselves off opioids or other drugs. Kratom advocates insist that death statistics are misleading because the cases nearly always involve other drugs that can be lethal.

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Why you should consider bunnies as your next pet

Of the 129 million households with pets in the United States, roughly 3 in 4 have a cat or dog, according to 2021 Census data. But cats and dogs have an outsize carbon footprint, mostly because of their carnivorous diet.

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A Russian missile killed 59 Ukrainian villagers — and divided the survivors

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Shock, anger, confusion grip Alabama after court ruling on embryos

Throughout Alabama, there is widespread shock, anger and confusion over how to proceed after the state Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos are people.

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