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‘We know we let you down’: Baby formula manufacturers testify before Congress
Leaders from the country’s top formula manufacturers detailed their responses to the shortage crisis and assured families that formula would be back on shelves in the coming weeks.
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Social media groups pop up to connect parents in face of baby formula shortage
Members describe the groups, where people sell or exchange formula or flag stores that have it in stock, as "life-saving."
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A lesbian mom raised her son for two years. An Oklahoma judge erased that in 15 minutes.
Kris Williams was removed from her son’s birth certificate in a case experts say could test the boundaries of marriage equality.
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In rural, low-income parts of the country, how do you find baby formula when there is nowhere to look?
Low-income parents who receive government assistance to buy baby formula, known as WIC, must purchase it in stores. But amid a national shortage, families in rural areas are left with few places to look.
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New crisis, old inequities: How the baby formula shortage disproportionally hurts low-wage families
Carla Cevasco, a history professor, spoke about the communities hardest hit by the shortage and the historic structures that made their situation more precarious.
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Parents: How has the baby formula shortage affected you?
As the shortage continues to worsen and impact families nationwide, The 19th wants to hear from you.
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito argued abortion isn’t an economic issue. But is that true?
Some of the elements Alito describes in the opinion are still a work in progress. In other cases, they are leaving out some of the most vulnerable Americans, experts say.
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National Domestic Workers Alliance names new executive director
Jenn Stowe joins Ai-jen Poo in leadership as the group becomes the latest progressive organization turning to a Black woman to helm it.
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New York poised to increase child care budget by billions, which could help women reenter the workforce
The state of New York is poised to approve a multibillion-dollar budget boost for child care services as national efforts to expand that infrastructure have failed.
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House progressives urge Biden to support caregiving workforce and execute other Build Back Better priorities
With negotiations on the bill stalled in the Senate, lawmakers call on the White House to use executive authority ahead of the midterm elections.