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Zion Kelly keeps a screensaver on his phone of he and his brother as young kids.

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  • Mental Health

A gunman stole his twin from him. This is what he's learned about grieving a sibling

About 60,000 children a year in the U.S. lose a sibling. Zion Kelly joined that unlucky group in 2017 when his twin, Zaire, was killed. Zion has learned a lot about grief, and himself, since then.

April 10, 2024
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  • Rhitu Chatterjee
EPA is limiting PFAS chemicals in drinking water in the U.S.

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  • Health

EPA puts limits on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

PFAS chemicals have been used for decades to waterproof and stain-proof consumer products and are linked to health problems.

April 10, 2024
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  • Pien Huang
Riley Kirkpatrick asks a question during a meeting April 8, 2024, about grants from opioid lawsuit settlement dollars.

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  • Mental Health

Georgia launches website: Here's how to apply for funds from Purdue Pharma's opioid settlement

Grant applications to use funding for opioid misuse prevention, treatment, addiction recovery, and harm reduction programs open online April 15. Decisions are expected after a 60-day review period, roughly fall 2024.

April 10, 2024
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Robert Taylor lives about a half-mile from Denka Performance Elastomer, a plant affected by the EPA's new rule, in Reserve, Louisiana.

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  • Environment

For communities near chemical plants, EPA's new air pollution rule spells relief

The Environmental Protection Agency tightens standards for air pollution coming from more than 200 chemical plants in the U.S.

April 09, 2024
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  • Halle Parker
Since Arkansas started sending the obesity letters to parents, the state's childhood obesity rates rose to nearly 24% from 21%. During the pandemic, the state obesity rate hit a high of more than 26%.

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  • Health

Arkansas led the nation sending letters home from school about obesity. Did it help?

About 20 years ago, Arkansas started weighing children in school and sending home letters to try to combat obesity. Even though obesity rates only have risen, many other states picked up the policy.

April 09, 2024
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  • Kavitha Cardoza
Many young people who started vaping nicotine as teens several years ago haven't quit the habit, data show.

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  • Health

Young adults who started vaping as teens still can't shake the habit

Teen vaping is trending downwards these days. But data from Colorado and around the country show the generation that made Juul cool is still hooked on nicotine.

April 09, 2024
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  • John Daley - Colorado Public Radio
Junior Espejo looks through eclipse glasses being handed out by NASA in Houlton, Maine. Used correctly, eclipse glasses prevent eye damage.

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  • Science

Worried about eclipse damage to your eyes? Don't panic

Eye damage is rare and sometimes temporary, but it never hurts to get it checked.

April 08, 2024
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  • Geoff Brumfiel and
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce

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  • Health

AHEAD study tests prevention of Alzheimer's disease in asymptomatic people who are at risk

In Georgia, the four-year AHEAD study is enrolling participants between ages 55 and 80 from all backgrounds for trials in Atlanta or Columbus.

April 08, 2024
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  • Ellen Eldridge
A record number of Americans are getting health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, and states that use the HealthCare.gov marketplace are vulnerable to a scheme where plans are switched without the consumer's permission.

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  • Health Care

Unauthorized ACA plan switches drive call for action against rogue agents

Federal and state regulators are mulling what they can do to thwart the growing problem. Rogue health insurance brokers are switching consumers' plans without permission and collecting the commission.

April 08, 2024
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  • Julie Appleby
A dog tries on eclipse sunglasses in London in 2015. Experts say pets don't need eclipse sunglasses — in fact, quite the opposite.

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  • Animals

How to keep pets safe during the solar eclipse, whether at home or on the road

Experts say pets are unlikely to be impacted by the eclipse itself — but there are steps their humans should take to help them deal with the crowds, traffic and stress.

April 07, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman

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  • Arts & Life

Can't make it to the total eclipse? 5 fun ways to bring wonder and awe into your life

Yes, viewing a total solar eclipse can be beautiful and life-altering. But so can many other things in life.

April 07, 2024
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  • Life Kit

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  • News

Blended families are common. Here are tips to help stepsiblings get along

Researchers have learned a lot about blended families since the 1970s — when The Brady Bunch painted a perfect picture of stepsiblings getting along. Some of their advice might surprise you.

April 06, 2024
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  • Maria Godoy
A woman and her child stand in front of a landscape denuded by gold mining in the southern Peruvian jungle in the Madre de Dios region. This picture is from 2015. Today, there's an effort to plant saplings to revive the forest.

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  • Global Health

Gold mining reduced this Amazon rainforest to a moonscape. Now miners are restoring it

Illegal gold mining has ravaged the Peruvian Amazon, leaving behind pollution and denuded landscapes. A group of miners are working with a U.S. charity to restore the forest.

April 05, 2024
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  • Simeon Tegel
Beyoncé accepts the Innovator Award at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards on April 1. Her new album is "Carter Country" and it features a banjo on the hit song "Texas Hold 'Em." At right: a gourd banjo was an early American incarnation of an instrument that originated in Africa and was played by African Americans.

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  • Music

The banjo is a star of Beyoncé's new album. Turns out it has African roots

In "Texas Hold 'Em," the singer is accompanied by a banjo. It's often thought of as a quintessential Americana instrument. But the history of the banjo tells a different story.

April 05, 2024
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  • Aaron Cohen
An outbreak of bird flu is affecting dairy cows in the U.S.

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  • Health

What to know about the risks of the bird flu outbreak

Cattle are getting sick with H5N1, and one person got sick in Texas. How bad could this be for dairy farms? Could it spread among people? Here's what scientists are learning.

April 05, 2024
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  • Will Stone
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