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In a new Petition to the FDA, Advocates say a Label Change for Mifepristone could Reduce Barriers to Care for Women who suffer Miscarriages

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As The 19th reports, over 40 medical and advocacy groups submitted a petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asking for miscarriage management to be added as a use case for mifepristone, a drug commonly used in medical abortions, and ease the restrictions around who can prescribe it.  Groups including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists(ACOG), SisterReach, Physicians […]

Busch’s New Turkey Broth ‘Beer’ Is Brewed Just for Dogs

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Bull Terrier Dog sniffing glass of beer

Back in the 1980s, times were simple, and a beer tasted like beer. Maybe you drank Busch because the price point was right, and that was that. But as Food & Wine reports, craft beer began to emerge in the ’90s, beer began to change. Brewers started adding all sorts of flavors, and these days you have […]

Apple’s iOS 16.0.3 Update Fixes Mail-Crashing Bug and More

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Apple iPhone with Apple logo on screen

Apple released iOS 16.0.3 last week — about a month after the release of iOS 16 and three days after the launch of the iPhone 14 Plus. The latest update addresses bugs on some iPhone 14 models, including delayed or undelivered incoming calls and notifications and low microphone volume during CarPlay phone calls. It also fixes camera issues some iPhone 14 […]

Warm Ocean Waters mean Severe Storms and Rainfall for Southeast as Fall turns to Winter

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Storm clouds and rain over pacific ocean and beach

According to Accuweather meteorologists, mild winter is in the forecast for most of the southeastern U.S., but it’s not the air temperature that forecasters are keeping a close eye on. Instead, it’s the water temperature in the Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic Seaboard that has meteorologists’ attention. “The water temperatures are going to […]

The Trends for Spring 2023 are focused on Not Taking Fashion Too Seriously

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Overhead view of models on catwalk during New York Fashion Week

As Fashionista reports, the fashion industry is often ridiculed for taking itself too seriously, with gatekeepers dictating what’s “in” or brands sending “ready-to-wear” clothes down the runway that are rarely actually ready to be worn. At the end of the day, it’s important to remember that the stakes really aren’t that high. Fashion is about creativity […]

Just in time for National Pasta Month, Olive Garden brings back the Never Ending Pasta Bowl

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October 17 is National Pasta Day, and October is National Pasta Month. Perhaps that’s why Olive Garden decided to bring back its Never Ending Pasta Bowl! To help launch its new TikTok account, Olive Garden finally has brought back the wildly popular menu item for the first time since 2019. From Monday, October 3 through […]

Your Favorite Cereal May No Longer Be ‘Healthy’ Under New FDA Guidelines

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Breakfast may be known as the “most important meal of the day,” but from piles of bacon to boxes of donuts, it’s often not necessarily the healthiest one, and frankly, many cereal brands aren’t any better. But as Food & Wine reports, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently looking to change its official definition of “healthy,” and […]

October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month and Best Friends Animal Society wants you to Give Big Dogs a Chance

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Smiling Lab Mix Dog in rescue pen jumping up to human hand

October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. Organizations such as Best Friends Animal Society  are coordinating efforts at shelters across the country to arrange free or reduced adoption fees for dogs over forty pounds. “October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, and right now big dogs are most at risk in shelters across the country, so Best […]

This is what Microsoft Announced at its Surface Event

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Microsoft sign outside of their HQ

The big fall tech events just keep rolling in. First there was Apple, then Google and Meta, and now Microsoft held their own event to show off the latest updates to its Surface line of PC products. As CNET reports, starting in 2012 with the original Surface tablet, the line has grown to include the Surface Pro tablet, Surface Laptop, Surface Studio desktop […]

Why Storm Surge, not Wind Speed, is the Real Danger with Hurricanes

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In the days leading up to Ian making landfall, weather forecasters were all warning of the Storm Surge. Before the cyclone even makes landfall, it will start pushing a dangerous flood of ocean water inland, hence the “surge.” The water can rush in quickly, carrying away people and property, washing out streets and other infrastructure, […]