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News Articles: children

A child wears a protective mask while playing in April in Prospect Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

Over 1 Million Children Tested Positive For Coronavirus In The United States

Children make up at least 1 in 11 reported U.S. cases, according to a new report.

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  • Reese Oxner
Facebook said the president's claims violated its coronavirus misinformation policy, in a rare departure from the social network's largely hands-off approach to politicians.

Twitter, Facebook Remove Trump Post Over False Claim About Children And COVID-19

Both social networks said the president's false claims that children are "almost immune" from COVID-19 violated its policy on coronavirus misinformation.

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  • Shannon Bond
The arts and educational enrichment nonprofit "Loop It Up Savannah" launched their #ArtSmartActivityKits initiative, which delivers educational arts-and-crafts supplies to children around Chatham County.

With Educational Programs Canceled, Loop It Up Savannah Sends Activity Kits To Kids

When the nonprofit arts and enrichment program Loop It Up Savannah realized that their regularly scheduled programming was going to fall apart for the...

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Dr. Goza listens to the lungs of a 2-year-old at Catholic Charities' Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, TX. After the toddler was released from CBP, she was sent to the emergency room with pneumonia and an undiagnosed congenital heart condition.

New National Pediatrics President On Welfare Of Migrant Children In Detention Centers

Fayetteville pediatrician Dr. Sara Goza has been elected president of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Goza is back at her practice in Georgia after...

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  • Leighton Rowell,
  • Emilia Brock,
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The Macon-Bibb County School System is serving hot meals to food insecure kids in hopes that will lure more families to their summer food program.

Summer Meals Are Heating Up For Hungry Kids In Macon

Most kids who rely on free or reduced-price lunch during the school year lose that steady source of food when the summer begins. To help compensate for...

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  • Emily Rose Thorne

More Emergency Benefits Likely In Wake Of Hurricane Michael

The state agency charged with making sure Georgia’s families have the necessities for living will issue disaster benefits in Southwest Georgia...

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Shandrina Griffin-Stewart grew up in East Macon and attended Appling Middle School where she is in her first year as principal. Appling is one of 18 schools in Georgia where the Chief Turnaround Schools Officer, appointed by the governor, is at work.

First Steps In 'Turnaround' For One Georgia School

One morning during the second week of the school year, Principal Shandrina Griffin-Stewart was about to walk the halls of Appling Middle School in Macon...

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Why Does Georgia Rank 42nd In Child Well-Being?

A nationwide report measuring child wellness has ranked Georgia near the bottom. According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Kids Count report, Georgia...

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Carmen Bernal holds up the Cuban flag that her mother put on display outside their house the day Fidel Castro rose to power in 1959.

The Cuban Children Of 'Operation Pedro Pan'

This weekend, Delta will begin selling flights from Atlanta to Havana, Cuba for the first time in almost 55 years. When diplomatic relations between the...

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