Children
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Newyork
The Startling Evidence on Learning Loss Is In
In the thick of the Covid-19 pandemic, Congress sent $190 billion in aid to schools, stipulating that 20 percent of the funds had to be used for reversing learning setbacks. At the time, educators knew that the impact on how children learn would be ...
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Newyork
What We Get Wrong About Israel and Gaza
With the bilateral slaughter in the Middle East unleashing poisons that are worsening hatred worldwide, let me outline what I see as three myths inflaming the debate: The first myth is that in the conflict in the Middle East there is right on one ...
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World
Israel and Hamas Appear to Be Near Hostage Deal, Officials Say
Israel believes that Wednesday’s raid on Al-Shifa Hospital will put pressure on Hamas to finish a deal to trade dozens of Israeli captives for Palestinian prisoners, according to two senior Israeli officials. Negotiations for a deal are underway ...
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World
Inside the Desperate Effort to Evacuate Young Cancer Patients From Gaza
A mission to rescue cancer-stricken children from the violence in Gaza has involved multiple countries and last-minute connections in the chaos of war.
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Newyork
This Photograph Demands an Answer
If you don’t look too closely you might think the photograph is a dimly lit snapshot from a slumber party or a family camping trip. Six small children lie in a row, their heads poking out from the white sheet that is casually lying across their ...
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News
Covid Shots May Slightly Raise Stroke Risk in the Oldest Recipients
A federal study hinted at increased risk when the vaccine was given with the high-dose flu shot, but the research is far from conclusive.
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US
Meta Accused by States of Using Features to Lure Children to Instagram and Facebook
The News Meta was sued by more than three dozen states on Tuesday for knowingly using features on Instagram and Facebook to hook children to its platforms, even as the company said its social media sites were safe for young people. Colorado ...
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World
Amid Intense Fighting, Ukraine Orders Evacuation of Children
The evacuations from villages near the front line underscored the ferocity of the fighting as both Ukraine and Russia press bloody assaults.
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World
New Evidence Found of Rape and Torture by Russian Forces in Ukraine
A U.N report documented cases in the southern regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, which remain partly under Moscow’s control.
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Newyork
We Must Not Kill Gazan Children in Order to Protect Israel’s Children
The crisis in the Middle East is a knotty test of our humanity, asking how to respond to a grotesque provocation for which there is no good remedy. And in this test, we in the West are not doing well. The acceptance of large-scale bombing of Gaza and ...