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Police believe a Colorado dentist laced his wife’s pre-workout protein shakes with arsenic and cyanide, eventually killing his spouse so he could be with a woman he was having an affair with. Forty-five-year-old James Craig was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder Sunday, shortly after his wife Angela Craig died. She had been taken off life support during her third trip to the hospital this month. Court records state he is being represented by the public defender’s office, which doesn't comment on cases.

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The image of gunmen in a row firing in unison at a condemned prisoner may conjure up a bygone, less enlightened era. But the idea of using firing squads is making a comeback. Idaho lawmakers passed a bill this week seeking to add the state to the list of those authorizing firing squads. Currently, the list includes Mississippi, Utah, Oklahoma and South Carolina. Renewed interest comes in part as states scramble for alternatives to lethal injection after pharmaceutical companies barred the use of their drugs. Some say firing squads are less cruel and painful than lethal injection, and less likely to be botched. Others say it's not so cut-and-dry and there are other factors to consider.

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Lawmakers in states including Colorado, California, Texas and New York are taking big, legislative swings at the eating disorder crisis. It’s estimated that around 30 million Americans — about the population of Texas — will struggle with an eating disorder in their lifetime. Every year about 10,000 die from the illness. The proposals include prohibiting the sale of weight loss pills to minors, blocking the use of body mass index or BMI in determining treatment and restricting social media algorithms from promoting content that could exacerbate the illness. Among the most common eating disorders is anorexia, which typically involves restrictive eating habits and extreme thinness. It can cause abnormally low blood pressure and organ damage.

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Gwyneth Paltrow is expected to testify about a 2016 ski collision at a Utah ski resort between her and a retired optometrist who's suing her. Paltrow says Terry Sanderson was the culprit for the collision at Deer Valley Resort in Park City. Paltrow's legal team has questioned one of his daughters about her father’s mentions over email of Paltrow’s wealth and celebrity. Sanderson is suing Paltrow for at least $300,000 in damages, claiming that she recklessly crashed into him on a beginner's run. In a counterclaim, Paltrow is seeking a symbolic $1 and attorney fees.

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A neuropsychologist who treated the man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over a 2016 ski collision has testified about his lasting brain injuries. Retired optometrist Terry Sanderson's two daughters will also likely testify in Park City Thursday about the broken ribs and lasting brain damage that their father Terry Sanderson claims he sustained after he and Paltrow crashed at one of North America’s most upscale ski resorts seven years ago. Paltrow has claimed that Sanderson was actually the culprit for the collision and her attorneys are expected to question the daughters about Sanderson's mentions of her fame.

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