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U.S. officials have approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, which will let American women and girls buy contraceptive medication from the same aisle as aspirin and eyedrops.The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it cleared Perrigo s once-a-day Opill to be sold without a prescription, making it the first such medication to be moved out from behind the pharmacy counter. The company won t start shipping the pill until early next year, and there will be no age restrictions on s
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ST. PETE 鈥?While many of us will be cheering for Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski Thursday night, there is one St. Pete fan who can actually say its Gronkowski who will
stanley cup be cheering for her.Maise Lauster was picked to run the Boston Marathon on behalf of his charity, Gronk Nation Youth Foundation.Lauster never thought about training for a marathon, until she found herself living through a pandemic while recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. Running was a good way for me to kind of cope with being a newly sober person, said Lauster.Lauster went from a couple of laps around the neighborhood to competing in 5Ks, 10Ks, and half marathons. I have been able to feel like Ive been able to break down barriers around myself of things I never thought I could do, said Lauster.Lauster, being a Bucs fan, came across the Gronk Nation Youth Foundation, which helps kids in need stay actively involved in school and sports.
stanley mugs Every year people run the Boston Marathon raising money on the charitys behalf. You know Im someone who has needed help before so I think its really great to be able to get out in the community and help others, said Lauster.She was the first Florida runner chosen to represent the charity, which came with an unexpected surprise from none other than Gronk himself. He was shouting my name out on Instagram and I just fell to the flo
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