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A sign tells customers of limited supplies of baby formula at a grocery store in Salt Lake City on Tuesday.

White House bolsters efforts to get baby formula into the hands of WIC recipients

May 13, 2022
States have been asked to increase accessibility of baby formula for recipients of the low-income program. And the Food and Drug Administration is looking at ways to make it easier to import formula.
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Politics
A sign telling consumers of limits on the purchase of baby formula hangs on the edge of an empty shelf for the product in a King Soopers grocery store, Wednesday, in Denver.

Senator says Biden should consider Defense Production Act to boost baby formula supply

May 12, 2022
Regular and specialized baby formulas have been running low across the U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says she will ask President Biden to consider using the Defense Production Act to boost production.
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Family
Have you reinvented yourself at your job?

Have you reinvented yourself at your job? Have you started a new career? Tell us

May 10, 2022
Have you reinvented yourself at your job? Have you started a new career? NPR's Morning Edition wants to know how the pandemic has given you the opportunity to re-invent yourself.
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Health
Baby formula is displayed on the shelves of a grocery store with a sign limiting purchases in Indianapolis on Tuesday.

The Biden administration is working to ease the ongoing shortage of baby formula

May 10, 2022
The average out-of-stock rate for baby formula at retailers across the country was 43% during the first week of May, according to the firm Datasembly.
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National
Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre in Jackson, Miss., in 2018.

Mississippi sues Brett Favre and 3 wrestlers over welfare misspending

May 10, 2022
The Mississippi Department of Human Services sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre and three former pro wrestlers along with several others to try to recover millions of misspent welfare dollars.
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Code Switch
The cover of Mothercoin next to the author.

In 'Mothercoin', the labor of love transcends borders

May 08, 2022
Mothercoin, by Elizabeth Cummins Muñoz, takes an intimate look at the lives of immigrant nannies in Houston, and how their work in private homes affects their relationship with their own children.
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Life Kit

Mother's Day can be painful. These strategies might help

May 07, 2022
Mother's Day can be a painful time, especially for people living with loss. Author Rebecca Soffer shares ideas for how to care for yourself or loved ones on a difficult day.
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Goats and Soda
CNN international anchor Zain Asher poses with her mother, Obiajulu Ejiofor. After losing her husband in a car crash, Ejiofor raised four children with strict and innovative practices — including, when Asher was a teenager, using scissors to cut the po

CNN's Zain Asher is grateful for her mom's tough love — even if it meant no TV

May 06, 2022
Asher's dad died in a car crash in Nigeria when she was 5. Her grief-stricken mother used strict and innovative methods to raise 4 kids. Asher honors her mom in the memoir Where the Children Take Us.
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Law
US actress Amber Heard returns from a break to the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia on Thursday.

The Depp-Heard case places a spotlight on relationships and intimate partner violence

May 05, 2022
Depp and Heard are not only arguing their case in front of a judge, but also in the court of public opinion.
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Books
The flyer advertising the new library cards.

In the battle over books, Nashville library's response? 'I read banned books' cards

May 05, 2022
As efforts to control books continue, Nashville Public Library hopes to reach thousands of readers with its "I read banned books" card.
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Education
New research could prompt schools to reexamine their investment in Reading Recovery, one of the world's most widely used reading intervention programs.

A popular program for teaching kids to read just took another hit to its credibility

May 05, 2022
Reading Recovery is one of the world's most widely used reading intervention programs for young children. A new study questions its long-term impact.
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Goats and Soda
Afghan girls and women and girls protest in front of the Ministry of Education in Kabul on March 26, 2022, demanding that high schools be reopened for girls.

Afghans who want teen girls back in school have new allies: Taliban-affiliated clerics

May 05, 2022
For 9 months, teen girls have been pretty much unable to go to school. Protests have been shut down. Now clerics — including some affiliated with the Taliban – are urging an end to the school ban.
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Shots - Health News
Jon Miller sits in his bedroom with his dog, Carlos, whom he received as a present for successfully completing cancer treatment a decade ago. Miller sustained severe brain damage, and requires the help of home health aides to continue living in his home.

A shortage of health aides is forcing out those who wish to get care at home

May 05, 2022
Home health care workers are among the lowest paid, shifting the burden of long-term care to aging and overstressed family members or assisted living centers, which are often understaffed themselves.
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Shots - Health News
Lisa Pascoe avoids wearing jewelry her young daughter might put in her mouth, and doesn't visit older or recently renovated homes that could contain lead hazards.

Known to be toxic for a century, lead still poisons thousands of Midwestern kids

May 02, 2022
Four U.S. states are still struggling with high rates of lead poisoning from soil, pipes and paint. It impacts thousands of people each year, especially low-income communities and families of color.
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Business

There is a shortage of baby formula

May 01, 2022
Ayesha Rascoe speaks to pediatrician Dr. Magna Dias about what parents can do in light of the nationwide baby formula shortage.
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Perspective
Lebanese-American designer and owner of ModernEID Jomana Siddiqui organizes her Ramadan and EID decor and gifts. there has been a rise in companies like hers that make Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, a more commercialized holiday.

Like Christmas, Eid is being commercialized – and that's a welcome thing

May 01, 2022
For many Muslims, western holiday celebrations like Christmas once felt like the kind of universal affirmation we could never attain. But, today, it's a markedly different story.
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Education

The education culture war is raging. But for most parents, it's background noise

Apr 29, 2022
By wide margins, parents across the political spectrum are satisfied with how their children's schools teach about race, gender and history. That's according to a new national poll by NPR and Ipsos.
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Europe
Pope Francis caresses a child in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Friday, April 8, 2022. Italy's Congressional Court ruled that children should receive both parents' surnames at birth, not just the father's.

Italian children should not automatically receive their father's surname, court says

Apr 28, 2022
Italy's Constitutional Court ruled that newborns that are automatically assigned the father's surname at birth is unconstitutional and damaging to a child's identity.
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Children's Health

Texas families with trans kids are leaving the state

Apr 27, 2022
The Texas governor and attorney general say gender affirming care for trans kids is child abuse. Some families with trans kids are now relocating to continue the care they say their children need.
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Culture

Encore: A daughter's journey to reclaim her heritage language

Apr 27, 2022
Nearly 1 billion people speak Mandarin Chinese. NPR Short Wave host Emily Kwong is not among them. As a third-generation Chinese-American, her "heritage language" was lost through the generations.
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Shots - Health News
Claudia and Jesús Fierro of Yuma, Ariz., review their medical bills. They pay $1,000 a month for health insurance yet still owed more than $7,000 after two episodes of care at the local hospital.

Hit with $7,146 for two hospital bills, a family sought health care in Mexico

Apr 27, 2022
A dad's COVID-19 and a mom's fainting spell cost thousands, so when their son dislocated his shoulder, they drove him to Mexicali, where facilities rival those in the U.S., and had him treated for $5.
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Education
Students attend a pre-K class at P.S. 124 in New York City on Jan 13, 2021. A new report found enrollment drops at state-based preschool programs during the 2020-2021 school year.

The pandemic erased a decade of public preschool gains

Apr 26, 2022
An annual review of state-based preschool programs found big drops in enrollment and state funding in the 2020-2021 school year.
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National
Newly expanded policies will benefit both birth and non-birth parents serving in the U.S. Army.

The U.S. Army expands benefits for soldiers who are parents

Apr 25, 2022
The U.S. Army is expanding benefits for both birth and non-birth parents in its force.
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Environment

Use these tips and tricks to find your footing outdoors

Apr 23, 2022
There are lots of benefits to spending time in nature. NPR's Life Kit provides some help to getting outside.
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Health
Firearms were the leading cause of children under the age of 19 in 2020. Until then, motor vehicle accidents had spent the last 60 years as the leading cause of death for kids.

Firearms overtook auto accidents as the leading cause of death in children

Apr 22, 2022
The change occurred in 2020, researchers say. Overall firearm-related deaths increased 13.5% between 2019 and 2020, but such fatalities for those 1 to 19 years old jumped nearly 30%.

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