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Pittsburgh police investigators gather outside an apartment building on the city's South Side where police say multiple people are dead and others are hospitalized in what they believe to be an isolated drug overdose incident.

3 Are Dead And 4 Hospitalized From Drug Overdoses, Pittsburgh Police Say

4:50pm September 22, 2019

by Gabriela Saldivia

All the victims were wearing orange wristbands and are believed to have attended the same event Saturday night, but authorities say they overdosed afterward at a private residence.

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Encore: Legal Marijuana Is A Danger To Dogs

8:31am September 22, 2019

by Laura Klivans

As more states legalize marijuana, there's one group that's seen an increase in accidentally getting high: dogs. Discarded joints and THC edibles are just some of the ways dogs consume the drug.

Although many of the line dances are not cardio intensive, they rely on fancy footwork and moves that count as moderate exercise.

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Soul Line Dancing: Come For The Fitness. Stay For The Friendships

7:00am September 22, 2019

by Maria Godoy

Research show that when you add a social component to an exercise plan, you're more likely to stick to it. That's especially true of the steps, turns, beats and fun of soul line dancing.

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Cases Of Serious Lung Illnesses Due To Vaping Grow Dramatically

7:46am September 21, 2019

by Allison Aubrey

It was a bad week for the vaping industry, with new reports of vaping related illnesses and Walmart announcing it will stop carrying vaping products.

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Citing "growing federal, state and local regulatory complexity and uncertainty regarding e-cigarettes," Walmart says it will stop selling electronic cigarettes.

Walmart To Stop Selling E-Cigarettes

5:54pm September 20, 2019

by Alina Selyukh

The nation's largest retailer cited regulatory "complexity and uncertainty" around e-cigarettes. U.S. health officials have raised alarms over growing cases of lung injury associated with vaping.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested a new law is needed to be able to indict a sitting president for potential lawbreaking while in office.

Pelosi Says Congress Should Pass New Laws So Sitting Presidents Can Be Indicted

5:44pm September 20, 2019

"I do think that we will have to pass some laws that will have clarity for future presidents. [A] president should be indicted, if he's committed a wrongdoing," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told NPR.

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Belinda Qaqamba Ka-Fassie poses at a community space where women cook and sell meat. She started drag as an escape from oppression she felt at Stellenbosch University for being "black, Xhosa, poor, queer and effeminate." "It is through pageantry and perfo

PHOTOS: Drag Queens In South Africa Embrace Queerness And Tradition

4:41pm September 20, 2019

Even though they face discrimination, they proudly embrace their heritage in the way they dress.

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1:55pm September 20, 2019

The president threatens action against California. His former campaign manager doesn't cooperate with Congress.

Some insurers using this new payment model offer a single fee to one OB-GYN or medical practice, which then uses part of that money to cover the hospital care involved in labor and delivery. Other insurers opt to cut a separate contract with the hospital.

A New Way Of Paying For Maternity Care Aims To Reduce C-Sections

1:38pm September 20, 2019

by Carmen Heredia Rodriguez

Instead of paying doctors piecemeal for prenatal appointments and delivery of the baby, some insurers now offer medical practices one lump sum to cover it all.

A network of reproductive rights advocates is working to share information about self-induced abortion, both in person and over the Internet.

With Abortion Restrictions On The Rise, Some Women Induce Their Own

10:25pm September 19, 2019

by Sarah McCammon

Activists are spreading information about self-induced abortion online and in person. The World Health Organization says a single drug, misoprostol, can be used to safely induce abortion.

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