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Study provides evidence of effects of women empowerment on children weight and height
The research was conducted by the Alliance of Biodiversity International and the International Cent…
PTI
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I spent nearly $60,000 when 2 of my kids were in full-time childcare. We delayed having a 3rd child because we couldn't afford it.
Randi Braun had two kids in childcare at one point. She said she wanted another child but had to de…
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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Pakistan ranks 99th among 121 countries in Global Hunger Index score
Pakistan score's on Global Hunger Index (GHI) has dropped from 38.1 in 2006 to 26.1 in 2022, reveal…
ANI
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Biden's child allowance helped feed 2 million kids in its first month
Parents now receive monthly checks from the government as part of the expanded Child Tax Credit. It…
Juliana Kaplan
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You're eating fats and carbs because your body wants protein
First put forward in 2005 by professors Raubenheimer and Stephen Simpson, the Protein Leverage…
ANI
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Barack Obama praised British soccer star Marcus Rashford for his work in helping to fight child hunger
"A lot of the young people I meet - including Marcus - they're ahead of where I was when I was 23,"…
Barnaby Lane
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The CEO of Malaysia Airlines, Captain Izham Ismail, went from selling snacks as a child to running a fleet of airplanes
Captain Izham Ismail, CEO of Malaysia Airlines, attributes his success to his belief that executive…
Chris Johnston
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A therapist says most women have 'mother hunger' that affects their relationships — here are 2 signs you have it
Therapist Kelly McDaniel coined the term "mother hunger" to describe the grief of having a mom who …
Julia Naftulin
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It's 'the hungriest summer in recent history' after Washington cut off stimulus and inflation rages on
Americans are getting back to work and even securing higher wages, but inflation and government aid…
Jason Lalljee
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Jennifer Lawrence says she felt like a 'commodity' after back-to-back 'Hunger Games' success and an Oscar win
After 'The Hunger Games' franchise and winning an Oscar for 'Silvers Lining Playbook,' Jennifer Law…
Maria Noyen
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Joe Manchin said no and sided with Republicans to tank Biden's $2 trillion bill. Democrats say they're 'over the initial shock' and overhauling it — with no guarantee of winning his vote.
A top Senate Democrat told Insider he would tweak the child tax credit to try to get Manchin's vote…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Jena Malone said her experience as a child actor in Hollywood was uniquely positive: 'My voice was heard, validated, respected'
The 'Hunger Games: Catching Fire' star grew up on Hollywood sets and said she had a 'unique' experi…
Eboni Boykin-Patterson
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Democrats boast that their checks to parents pulled millions of children from poverty. But the program expired last year, erasing gains
The extended child tax credit lapsed in December. Some Democratic aides acknowledged it was hard to…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,Kayla Ep…
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Senate Democrats weigh extending Biden's monthly $300 checks to families to 2024 in $3.5 trillion social-spending plan
Some low-income people may be excluded from tapping into the full amount of the child allowance aft…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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5 Senate Democrats urge Biden to renew monthly checks to parents as the program is in danger of getting dropped from his social spending bill
"Nearly 10 million children will be thrown back into or deeper into poverty this winter" if the chi…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Manchin has so many problems with the Biden child tax credit that a key Senate Democrat is worried about winning him over: 'I just don't know'
"I think Senator Manchin changes his mind from time to time on this, which is his prerogative," Dem…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Sen. Joe Manchin told colleagues he believed parents would use child tax credits to buy drugs and people would abuse paid leave to go hunting, report says
Manchin can't get behind the size of Biden's nearly $2 trillion spending package and said Americans…
Grace Panetta
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The White House rules out pushing Congress to extend Biden's monthly child tax credit that's about to expire
The Biden administration is punting a renewal of the child tax credit to next year, all but ensurin…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Jennifer Lawrence is pregnant with her first child
A representative for the actress confirmed the news to People on Wednesday. The actress tied the kn…
Vanessa Gu
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A former UN worker in Afghanistan faces the heartbreaking choice to sell his young daughter into marriage for $1,200, so his other children won't starve
A former UN security guard in Afghanistan described to Insider how selling his 15-year-old daughter…