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As people begin to re-emerge from over a year of isolation, there's a lot to navigate and re-learn.

Feeling Anxious About Returning To Post-Pandemic Society? You're Not Alone

3:22am May 20, 2021

As people start to re-emerge from isolation, there's a lot to navigate and re-learn. Dr. Lucy McBride and theologian Ekemini Uwan field questions from listeners about how to navigate our new reality.

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The advance child tax credit program is part of the Biden administration's $1.9 trillion economic aid package called the American Rescue Plan that was passed in March.

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What The New Monthly Child Tax Credits Mean For You And Your Family

9:11pm May 17, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

"For working families with children, this tax cut sends a clear message: Help is here," said President Biden, touting the tax credit that gives American families up to an extra $1,600 per child.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren holds a news conference in March. She and Sen. Bernie Sanders are leading the push to introduce a bill Tuesday that would make pandemic-related food benefits for college students permanent and create grants for colleges to address hu

Warren, Sanders Call For Expanding Food Aid To College Students

1:30pm May 11, 2021

by Elissa Nadworny

The senators are introducing a bill that would make pandemic-related food benefits for college students permanent and create grants for colleges to address hunger.

Shakuntala Thilsted, winner of the 2021 World Food Prize, is one of the world's leading experts on the nutritional benefits of small fish.

Why This World Food Prize Winner Wants You To Reconsider Anchovies

1:09pm May 11, 2021

by Malaka Gharib

Shakuntala Thilsted, one of the world's leading researchers of fish as a source of nutritious food, is the first woman of Asian heritage to receive the World Food Prize.

Life Kit: How To Pick A Baby Name

5:01pm May 09, 2021

by Diana Opong

NPR's Life Kit shares tips and tricks for how to pick a baby name.

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Isolation, Acrobatics, 'Mommy Networks': Motherhood During The Pandemic

5:01pm May 09, 2021

For Mother's Day, NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with a roundtable of moms about what it's been like mothering in the months since the pandemic upended life as we knew it.

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U.S. Birthrate Drops To Lowest Level In Four Decades

7:53am May 09, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to University of Maine sociology professor Amy Blackstone about the declining number of births in the U.S.

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4 Women Share Their Motherhood Experience

7:53am May 09, 2021

We hear from four women who acknowledge how difficult life has been to be a mother before and during the pandemic, and what keeps them motivated.

Then-President Barack Obama pets the family dog Bo outside the Oval Office of the White House.

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Obamas Mourn Death Of 'True Friend,' Beloved 'First Dog' Bo

6:08pm May 08, 2021

by Marisa Peñaloza

"For more than a decade, Bo was a constant, comforting presence in our lives," said former President Barack Obama. The Portuguese water dog was 12 in human years.

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This Mother's Day Is Extra Special As Vaccinated People See Family For First Time

7:03am May 07, 2021

Andi Stevenson and Marty Evans describe the significance of seeing loved ones this Mother's Day weekend, after not being able to do so for more than a year.

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