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US actress Amber Heard returns from a break to the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia on Thursday.

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  • Law

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

Depp and Heard are not only arguing their case in front of a judge, but also in the court of public opinion.

May 05, 2022
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By:
  • Amina Kilpatrick
New research could prompt schools to reexamine their investment in Reading Recovery, one of the world's most widely used reading intervention programs.

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  • Education

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

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.

May 05, 2022
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By:
  • Emily Hanford and
  • Christopher Peak
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.

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  • Education

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

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.

May 05, 2022
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By:
  • Fazelminallah Qaziziai and
  • Diaa Hadid
The flyer advertising the new library cards.

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  • Books

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

As efforts to control books continue, Nashville Public Library hopes to reach thousands of readers with its "I read banned books" card.

May 05, 2022
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By:
  • Rina Torchinsky
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.

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  • Health Care

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

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.

May 05, 2022
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By:
  • Natalie Krebs
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.

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  • Health Care

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

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.

May 05, 2022
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By:
  • Natalie Krebs
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.

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  • Children's Health

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

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.

May 02, 2022
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By:
  • Niara Savage and
  • Allison Kite
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.

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  • Children's Health

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

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.

May 02, 2022
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By:
  • Niara Savage and
  • Allison Kite
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.

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  • Perspective

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

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.

May 01, 2022
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By:
  • Rifat Malik

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  • Education

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

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.

April 30, 2022
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By:
  • Anya Kamenetz
Pope Francis caresses a child in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Friday, April 8, 2022. Italy's Constitutional Court ruled that children should receive both parents' surnames at birth, not just the father's.

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  • Europe

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

Italy's Constitutional Court ruled that automatically assigning newborns the father's surname at birth is unconstitutional and damaging to the children's identity.

April 29, 2022
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
A sign shows the entrance to the Department of Family and Children Services in Canton, Ga. on April 22, 2022.

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  • Children's Health

Georgia aims to keep more kids out of foster care with new specialist teams

Georgia plans to launch a new program this summer intended to prevent children from entering the foster care system.

April 27, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah Swetlik
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.

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  • Health Care

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

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.

April 27, 2022
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By:
  • Paula Andalo
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.

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  • Education

The pandemic erased a decade of public preschool gains

An annual review of state-based preschool programs found big drops in enrollment and state funding in the 2020-2021 school year.

April 26, 2022
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By:
  • Cory Turner
Newly expanded policies will benefit both birth and non-birth parents serving in the U.S. Army.

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  • National

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

The U.S. Army is expanding benefits for both birth and non-birth parents in its force.

April 26, 2022
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
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