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A bird flu outbreak among dairy cows sparks new warnings about unpasteurized milk

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

An outbreak of avian flu in dairy cow herds has resurfaced long-simmering tensions between the federal government and raw milk advocates, who downplay concerns that health officials have raised.

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Alabama is set to become the first state to execute an inmate using nitrogen gas

Thursday, January 25, 2024

The state on Thursday is set to carry out an execution using nitrogen gas, a method that has never been used before in the U.S. Kenneth Smith survived an earlier execution attempt by lethal injection.

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Alabama will attempt the nation's first execution by nitrogen this week

Monday, January 22, 2024

After a failed lethal injection, Alabama is planning to execute a man using nitrogen gas on Thursday. The method has never been used in the U.S.

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Alabama convicted killer waits to be executed this month by nitrogen gas

Monday, January 08, 2024

We hear from Kenneth Smith, a death row inmate in Alabama, who is scheduled for execution by nitrogen gas — a method of execution that has never been used in the U.S.

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Only 51 of these U.S. whales remain. Little has been done to prevent their extinction

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Rice's whales are one of the world's newly discovered whale species – and already one of the most endangered. Protections for the whales in the Gulf of Mexico are not coming fast.

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Vaccines are still tested with horseshoe crab blood. The industry is finally changing

Saturday, September 23, 2023

The horseshoe crab bleeding industry is in transition. One biomedical company agreed to more oversight, and a regulatory group is paving the way for drug companies to use animal-free alternatives.

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Coastal biomedical labs are bleeding more horseshoe crabs with little accountability

Saturday, June 10, 2023

Horseshoe crab blood is used to test vaccines around the world. But while Europe has approved a synthetic alternative, biomedical labs are bleeding more crabs from the Atlantic Coast.

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Virginia hid execution files from the public. Here's what they don't want you to see

Thursday, May 11, 2023

In January, the Virginia Department of Corrections restricted public access to execution records. NPR is now publishing a selection of those secret files.

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When train crashes leak harmful chemicals, small town firefighters can be vulnerable

Friday, March 10, 2023

Firefighters are often "woefully under-equipped" to handle train accidents that emit hazardous materials. Most of those serious enough to cause evacuations happened near small towns.

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NPR uncovered secret execution tapes from Virginia. More remain hidden

Thursday, January 19, 2023

Four tapes mysteriously donated to a library reveal uncertainty behind the scenes of the death chamber — and indicate the prison neglected to record evidence during an execution gone wrong.

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Carrying out executions took a secret toll on workers — then changed their politics

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

NPR spoke with 26 people who were involved with more than 200 executions across the country. Most said their health suffered and they had little support to help them cope with their unusual jobs.

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Have you been involved with a state or federal execution? We want to hear from you.

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

If you witnessed or helped conduct an execution in the United States, reporters at NPR would like to talk with you.

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