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News Articles: family

Sophia Lansky, Neil Kramer and Kramer's mother, Elaine, watch the news in March 2020, from their two-bedroom apartment in Queens.

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  • Family

Three's company: A man sticks out the pandemic with his ex-wife and his mother

What might sound like a nightmare for many became a reality for exes Neil Kramer and Sophia Lansky when COVID hit New York. And somehow, they made it work. Kramer photographed their chaotic ordeal.

February 11, 2022
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  • Eleanor Vassili,
  • Kamilah Kashanie,
  • and 1 more

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  • Health

COMIC: Finding peace with singlehood in a society that wants everyone to partner up

In a world that wants everyone partnered up, this comic by Meghan Keane and LA Johnson offers tips from the experts on how to find peace with singleness and live a full life on your own terms.

February 11, 2022
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By:
  • LA Johnson and
  • Meghan Keane
Jamil Zaki and his daughter, Alma, today.

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  • Family

When Jamil faced a new parent's worst nightmare, a doctor taught him how to be a dad

Jamil Zaki's daughter was in hospital and fighting to survive. That's when one doctor stepped in with the support and advice to help him through his darkest moment.

February 10, 2022
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  • GPB Newsroom
Holly Rodriguez found herself responsible for both her and her ex-husband's student loans.

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  • Education

Even divorce might not free you from your ex's student loan debt

A short-lived program in the early 2000s allowed married couples to consolidate their student loans for a lower interest rate. Now, with no legal way to separate the loans, some want changes.

February 08, 2022
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By:
  • Sequoia Carrillo
A photograph of a woman who says she was a victim of marital rape. She is posing outside near her home in New Delhi. The Delhi High Court is now considering petitions that call for the criminalization of marital rape.

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  • Global Health

Marital rape is still legal in India. A court decision could change that

Women's groups have petitioned the Delhi High Court to close a legal loophole and criminalize marital rape. A decision is expected soon. Men who oppose the petitions have gone on a "marriage strike."

February 08, 2022
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer
Stephany Fal, shown in 2008, had driven hundreds of times to her daughter Lesia Day's house in Connecticut. But one day when Fal was supposed to come visit, she didn't show up. Suffering from Alzheimer's she had driven to Rhode Island instead.

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  • Family

Lesia Day's 'Unsung Hero' is Jason, who helped her lost mother get home

In stressful times, it's helpful to be reminded of the good people willing to help out. That's the theme of a new podcast from the team at Hidden Brain. It's called: My Unsung Hero.

February 08, 2022
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  • GPB Newsroom

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  • Mental Health

4 consejos para hablar con tus padres Latinx sobre la salud mental

La vergüenza y el estigma juegan un papel muy importante a la hora de disuadir a las personas de la comunidad Latinx de buscar atención de salud mental y hablar de ello con sus familias.

February 04, 2022
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  • Naydeline Mejia ,
  • Isabeth Mendoza ,
  • and 1 more
Elliot Kaye (left), then chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, watches a demonstration of how an Ikea dresser can tip and fall on a child during a news conference at the National Press Club in 2016.

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  • Business

Furniture tip-overs are declining but still injure thousands in the U.S. each year

The Consumer Product Safety Commission also found that there have been 581 tip-over fatalities in the U.S. since 2000. Four in five of the deaths were children.

February 03, 2022
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  • Joe Hernandez

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  • Education

4 tips for parents and caregivers who want to go to college

Being a student parent or student caregiver comes with its own unique challenges — challenges not every college is equipped to help with.

February 03, 2022
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  • Mansee Khurana

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  • Education

Some families are being forced to choose between remote learning and school meals

Many low-income families who want their children to keep learning remotely are losing access to a federal program that helped them pay for meals.

February 02, 2022
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By:
  • Cory Turner
A pair of male penguins named Elmer and Lima just became the first same-sex couple to foster an egg together at New York's Rosamond Gifford Zoo. They've been taking care of the chick since he hatched on Jan. 1.

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  • Animals

Two male penguins welcome hatchling as New York zoo's 1st same-sex foster parents

The Rosamond Gifford Zoo says Elmer and Lima are its first same-sex parents to successfully hatch an egg, calling the penguins "exemplary in every aspect of egg care."

February 01, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman

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  • Health

Vaccinate and test. That advice isn't much help to parents who have kids under 5.

Parents of children too young for vaccines are exhausted. As omicron surges, they keep trying to protect their kids. But some feel isolated and even forgotten by those who just want to move on.

January 28, 2022
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By:
  • Bram Sable-Smith
A sign in a hallway at a Chicago elementary school reinforces the mantra of social distancing.

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  • Education

A school principal's blunt warning: We can't pretend the pandemic is over

Principal Seth Lavin says even after the omicron surge ends, the crisis for children will continue.

January 28, 2022
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By:
  • Asma Khalid,
  • Casey Morell,
  • and 2 more
Salomon Abend, second from the left, at Beaune La Rolande.

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  • History

A discovery of Holocaust-era photos helps a Jewish family connect with its past

A box of photos discovered more than 30 years ago includes pictures of an internment camp and many who died at Auschwitz. The photos were recently reunited with the Jewish family they belong to.

January 27, 2022
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By:
  • Greg Allen

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  • Family

The expanded child tax credit briefly slashed child poverty. Here's what else it did

The monthly cash payments reached more than 61 million kids in December alone. Most low-income families spent the money on basic needs like food, clothing and utility bills.

January 27, 2022
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  • Cory Turner
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