I have cleaned out my flower bed and will be mulching before winter. Is there something I should put down before mulching to keep weeds from coming up through the mulch? Mulch alone will usually allow ...

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A young lawyer known for winning compensation for victims of cosmetic surgery failures has died on the operating table during a hair transplant. Andrei Kapustin, 32, a prominent Russian lawyer, ...

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Major medical organizations have said gender-affirming care is generally safe. Severe foreign aid cuts imposed this year by U.S. President Donald Trump, along with funding reductions from other ...