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News Articles: family

People mourn outside of the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas.

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  • Family

A child trauma expert explains how parents can support kids in Uvalde and elsewhere

Melissa Brymer says talking to kids about school shootings can be upsetting; you may need to have conversations in small chunks for them to understand.

May 25, 2022
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By:
  • Nell Clark

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  • Family

Dear Life Kit: Is a recital really more important than my wedding?

Dealing with conflict is hard — it can be even harder with family. We posed your anonymous questions to Natalie Lue, who coaches people to curb their people-pleasing tendencies.

May 23, 2022
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By:
  • Becky Harlan and
  • Bronson Arcuri
Rev. Denise O. Walden-Glenn and Alia Williams each raise a fist— a symbol of solidarity and Black power— at the VOICE office in Buffalo, New York.

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  • National

After the Buffalo slayings, parents struggle through talks with their children

Some of the children want to know how someone could do something so horrible. Others are too young to fully comprehend. Parents say there are no easy answers to the questions the children ask.

May 19, 2022
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By:
  • Alana Wise
A woman shops for baby formula in Annapolis, Md., on May 16. Only a handful of companies supply baby formula in the country, a factor that has contributed to the current shortages being experienced in parts of the country.

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  • Business

How the U.S. got into this baby formula mess

Just a handful of formula makers dominate the industry so a single plant shutdown can lead to empty shelves.

May 19, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
President Joe Biden heads towards the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on Wednesday.

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  • Family

Biden invokes the Defense Production Act for the baby formula shortage

Biden is also authorizing the Defense Department to use commercial aircraft to fly formula supplies that meet federal standards from overseas to the U.S.

May 18, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Abortion rights demonstrators chant during a protest outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

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  • Race

Abortion is also about racial justice, experts and advocates say

Shrinking access to abortion in Republican-controlled states has already hit people of color hardest. They will bear the brunt if Roe v. Wade is overturned, experts and advocates say.

May 14, 2022
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By:
  • Sandhya Dirks
A sign tells customers of limited supplies of baby formula at a grocery store in Salt Lake City on Tuesday.

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  • Health

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

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.

May 13, 2022
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By:
  • Rina Torchinsky
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.

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  • Politics

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

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.

May 12, 2022
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By:
  • Michel Martin and
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Baby formula is displayed on the shelves of a grocery store with a sign limiting purchases in Indianapolis on Tuesday.

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  • Health

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

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.

May 11, 2022
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Have you reinvented yourself at your job?

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  • Family

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

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.

May 10, 2022
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By:
  • Miranda Kennedy
Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre in Jackson, Miss., in 2018.

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  • National

Mississippi sues Brett Favre and 3 wrestlers over welfare misspending

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.

May 10, 2022
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  • The Associated Press

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  • Arts & Life

'Mama's boy' is a flex, not an insult, for a new generation of men

For eons, the term "mama's boy" was widely viewed as an emasculating insult. But numerous men are challenging such inherent misogyny and publicly embracing their identities as proud "mama's boys."

May 09, 2022
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
The cover of Mothercoin next to the author.

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  • Race

In 'Mothercoin', the labor of love transcends borders

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.

May 08, 2022
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By:
  • Diba Mohtasham

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  • National

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

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.

May 07, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
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 power cord of the TV set. Obiajulu told her daughter she could watch television again once she'd earned admission to Oxford.

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  • Family

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

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.

May 06, 2022
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By:
  • Dave Davies
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