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'Zootopia' Makes A Pitch For A More Paw-fect Union Without Being Preachy

Zootopia exists in a world where lions and lambs get along just fine. NPR film critic Bob Mondello says it avoids being a lecture and ends up one of the more amusing kid flicks out there.

Kendrick Lamar performs at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in February. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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There's A New Kendrick Lamar Project Out, But It May Sound Familiar Already

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Rabbi Daniel Rockoff of Orthodox Congregation Beth Israel Abraham Voliner estimates there about 250 Sabbath-observant families in Johnson County, Kan. Elle Moxley/KCUR hide caption

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When A Saturday Caucus Means No Voting For Orthodox Jews

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A woman who is six months pregnant shows a photo of her ultrasound at the IMIP hospital in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil, on Wednesday. Scientists are trying to figure out how Zika virus may be affecting fetuses. Felipe Dana/AP hide caption

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Study Finds Multiple Problems In Fetuses Exposed To Zika Virus

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A second big study affirms new thinking: Exposing high-risk kids to peanuts beginning in infancy greatly reduces the chance of developing a peanut allergy. And this peanut tolerance holds up as kids get older. iStockphoto hide caption

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Peanut Mush In Infancy Cuts Allergy Risk. New Study Adds To Evidence

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Rebecca Bunch (Rachel Bloom, far left) moves from New York to California in pursuit of her ex (Vincent Rodriguez III, third from left) in the CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. (Also pictured: Donna Lynne Champlin, Pete Gardner and David Hull) Danny Feld/The CW hide caption

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'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' Challenges Stereotypes One Song At A Time

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'Zootopia' Makes A Pitch For A More Paw-fect Union Without Being Preachy

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