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Kratom and related 7-OH products are widely available at gas stations, smoke shops, liquor stores and online. As early as Friday, the federal government could make some of the products illegal.
Mindy Schauer/MediaNewsGroup
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Orange County Register via Getty Images
Kratom and 7-OH can feel like 'a miracle.' They can also be addictive
Rachel Carlson
In the last decade, strong support for kratom and 7-OH products have kept them federally legal. That's started to change. A crackdown for some highly potent products related to kratom is coming.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, and his wife Jennifer Rauchet attend a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026.
Mark Schiefelbein
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AP
Hegseth awards medal to soldier who chastised him
Kate Bartlett
STANWOOD, WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 6: In an aerial view, floodwaters surround a home on December 6, 2023 in Stanwood, Washington. Atmospheric river conditions in the region brought heavy rains and flooding.
David Ryder
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Getty Images
Rivers in the sky are raining down on the Pacific Northwest. What are they?
Ava Berger
An aerial view of the Middlebury College campus in Vermont. Middlebury is among a number of colleges trying to help people decipher how much they actually cost, by guaranteeing free tuition for families with incomes under a particular threshold.
Oliver Parini for The Hechinger Report
The cost of college is confusing. Some schools are trying to change that
Jon Marcus, Liam Elder-Connors
Texas Standard
Texas’ populist history and ‘The Myth of Red Texas’
“It’s going to be really critical, if Democrats want to maintain their influence, that they start delivering for the needs of everyday, working-class Texans.”
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - AUGUST 28: A crowd gathers at a rally for Big Bend National Park, Friday, August 28, 2026 in San Antonio. Supporters rally against a border wall being built in the park. (Alma E. Hernandez/San Antonio Express-News via Getty Images)
Can the blue wave turn the tide against border wall construction in Texas?
Texas’ top courts have Democrats for first time in years. They could reshape the legal system
Elon Musk poured millions into Texas Republican campaigns that lost. What’s next for his Texas dream?
More than 200,000 tech workers have lost jobs this year
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