Children
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Politics
Lloyd Morrisett, a Founder of ‘Sesame Street,’ Dies at 93
His observations about his 3-year-old daughter’s viewing habits led him to join Joan Ganz Cooney in creating a program that revolutionized…
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World
Hundreds of Children Seeking Asylum in U.K. Are Missing
The unaccompanied minors are mostly Albanian teenagers who had been living in hotels. Rights advocates and some lawmakers believe that…
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Health
F.D.A. Proposes Limits for Lead in Baby Food
The agency estimated that the guidelines could reduce young children’s dietary exposure to lead by about 25 percent.
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Politics
What We Know About How to Save Kids’ Lives
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Hunger and loss make up a kaleidoscope in Somalia, but one scene stands out in my visit:…
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Politics
Childhood Vaccination Rates Are Falling. Here’s How States Can Raise Them.
Twenty-three years ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared that measles had been eliminated in the United States.…
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Politics
When Books for Children Are Banned
More from our inbox: The Blame Goes Beyond Big OilThe Balance of NatureOur Visit to Bergdorf GoodmanBrooke Stephens, of Utah…
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World
In Ukraine, Christmas Lights Defy Darkness of War, and Children Ask for Peace
One town is protecting a statue of St. Nick with sandbags, another is putting its Christmas tree underground and others…
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World
Girl, 5, and Brother, 6, Are Killed in a Staten Island House Fire
The two were among six siblings in the home when flames engulfed the second story, officials said.
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Food
In Museums About Horrors, Children Learn of the Heroes
Museums dedicated to the Holocaust and terrorist attacks are wary of traumatizing their youngest visitors. One upcoming exhibition will show…
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World
Foes of Drag Queen Story Hours Invade New York Councilman’s Home
Tensions escalated this week when two demonstrators were arrested for trespassing.
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