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		<title>Dr. Ro: Roy Wood, Jr. on Fatherhood, Love and Family</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Sheree Crute Dr. Ro talks to her old friend Roy Wood, Jr., about what he learned from his complex, but ultimately loving, relationship with his dad and how it is shaping his own approach to fatherhood. Wood shares valuable insights on parenting and a healing approach we can all take toward our parents. Plus [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NIH Launches Multimillion-Dollar Initiative to Reduce Stillbirth Rate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The National Institutes of Health has launched a five-year, $37 million consortium to reduce the country's "unacceptably high" stillbirth rate.
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		<title>Through the Fire: ‘I Just Really Want My Home Back’</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Women reflect on the toll of the Eaton Fire and the destruction it brought to their community of Altadena, a multicultural haven for generations. By Zaydee Sanchez, Jessica Kutz, The 19th The Eaton Fire devastated the unincorporated Los Angeles suburb of Altadena, reducing homes to rubble and scattering families. As of press time, the fire had burned [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Understanding the Sudden Rise of Type 2 Diabetes in Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Diabetes was long known as a disease of adulthood. Now, the metabolic disorder is spiking in children and teens, with worrisome consequences.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A 13-Year-Old With Autism Got Arrested After His Backpack Sparked Fear. Only His Stuffed Bunny Was Inside.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ty, who has been diagnosed with autism, picked out a purple bunny from hundreds of other plushies in his room. While his mom wasn’t looking, the 13-year-old snuck it into his backpack to show to his friends. Things went downhill once he arrived at school.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Afraid to Seek Care Amid Georgia’s Abortion Ban, She Stayed at Home and Died</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2024 18:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When Roe v. Wade was overturned, doctors warned that women would die, but lawmakers who passed state abortion bans didn’t listen. The worst is becoming clear.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From Sisterhood to the Presidential Race — &#8216;This Is a Bond for Life,&#8217; Says Kamala Harris Soror</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 14:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[More than 30 of Vice President Kamala Harris’ sorority sisters traveled across the country to meet in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention to support her as she seeks the Democratic nomination for president.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Marcia Fudge’s Journey From HUD to Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2024 23:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[After 50 years in government, Marcia Fudge left the helm of Housing and Urban Development to spend time with family, but she has something new on her plate.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Celebrating Life, Health and Friendship in Cannes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 18:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Over nearly 50 years, our friendship has been peppered with “les vagues de la vie” — the blessing of motherhood, the heartbreak of failed marriages, the grief of parents passing away, and the celebration of creative success.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Strength in Unity: The Transformative Power of Black Sisterhood and Sister Circles</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 23:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Black sisterhood and sister circles are breathing life back into genuine, face-to-face connections.]]></description>
		
		
		
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