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    • Health
      Yahoo News 360

      Young kids’ COVID vaccines create approval dilemma for FDA

      Two doses of Pfizer's vaccine showed mixed results in trials, but the agency is considering approving it anyways in anticipation that a future third shot will provide children with strong immunity.

    • Politics
      Yahoo News 360

      Can Biden's child tax credit be revived?

      The groundbreaking program that gave millions of American families monthly checks from the federal government expired at the end of the year.

    • Lifestyle
      Yahoo News 360

      Should we be telling kids the truth about Santa?

      Social scientists have been studying the effects of the Santa myth for more than a century, but the question of whether the legend is a hurtful lie or just harmless fun is still up for debate.

    • U.S.
      Yahoo News 360

      Should parents be held accountable for their kids' gun violence?

      Prosecutors in Michigan have taken the nearly unprecedented step of charging the parents of an alleged school shooter with involuntary manslaughter.

    • Politics
      Yahoo News 360

      Can Biden’s child tax credit really cut child poverty in half?

      The president has said the monthly checks will have a transformational impact on American families, but skeptics fear those who need the help the most could be left out.

    • Politics
      Yahoo News 360

      Universal pre-K: Common sense or calamity?

      President Biden has proposed providing free schools to all 3-and-4-year-olds, but critics say the plan would do more harm than good.

    • World
      Yahoo News 360

      The COVID baby bust and the risks of declining birth rates

      Americans are having fewer babies. It could spell disaster for the U.S. economy.

    • Politics
      Yahoo News 360

      Cash for kids: Emerging plans to fight child poverty

      Two plans have emerged in Washington that take widely different approaches to achieving the same goal: combating child poverty by sending parents money every month.

    • News
      Yahoo News

      Harvard research: Impact of poverty begins in the womb, but it doesn't have to

      Scientific evidence shows that the toxic stresses of poverty can affect the brains of babies in the womb — but also that they can be reversed with some radical shifts to our approach to prenatal care. It's the subject of a new mini-documentary from Yahoo News, "Baby Brain."

    • Lifestyle
      Yahoo News

      'Barometer of despair': Birthrate falls as millennials fear climate apocalypse

      The U.S. birthrate is currently at its lowest in 32 years, with 2018 being the fourth consecutive year of decline. Usually births increase at times of economic stability, so these latest numbers have led demographers to wonder what else is on prospective parents’ minds.

    • Lifestyle
      Yahoo News Video

      How a CNN journalist fought for better paid paternity leave — and won

      Journalist Josh Levs has been at the forefront of the paid paternity leave movement since he took on his then employer CNN for longer paid paternity leave and won. It eventually led to Time Warner’s revolutionizing its parental leave policy, giving a total of six weeks of paid paternity leave.

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      Good Morning America

      Baby who went on cross-country road trip during mom's maternity leave reaches 50th and final state

      Harper Yeats, the baby who embarked on a 4-month road trip across the country, may have just become the youngest member of the All 50 States Club. On Thursday, Harper, 5 months old, crossed the border of Vermont -- making the Green Mountain State her 50th and final destination. "We arrived at approximately 4:30 pm ET," mom Cindy Lim wrote to "Good Morning America" in a Facebook message on Oct. 18 after their arrival.

    • News
      Yahoo Life

      Sandy Hook mom and dad speak out in rare interview: 'You don’t heal from grief'

      Five years ago, JoAnn and Joel Bacon's daughter, Charlotte, was killed at school in Sandy Hook. Now they share what their grief has been like since.

    • News
      Yahoo News

      Adoption through foster care on the rise: 'Every child deserves a childhood'

      A new national survey is offering hope for American kids waiting to be adopted: More people than ever are becoming parents in nonbiological ways, according to a new report.

    • News
      Redbook

      Chrissy Teigen and 10 Other Celebs Who Have Opened Up About Postpartum Depression

      These star mamas were open about the often-isolating illness. From Redbook

    • News
      Redbook

      Is The Middle Child Syndrome a Myth or Do Parents Need To Take It Seriously?

      Attention parents of three or more kids: We've got good news and bad news...

    • News
      Redbook

      15 Fascinating Facts You've Never Heard About August-Born Babies

      Whether you're an August baby yourself or you're about to have one, these things may surprise you. From Redbook

    • News
      Woman's Day

      People Can't Get Enough of This 9-Year-Old Boy with Down Syndrome Belting Whitney Houston

      Prepare for your hearts to melt!

    • News
      Redbook

      How Hilaria Baldwin Got Back In Shape After 3 Babies

      She shares her best tips for healthy living and yoga moves for new moms.

    • News
      Redbook

      7 Birth Photographers Reveal the Coolest Thing They've Seen In the Delivery Room

      When you've witnessed as many births as they have, you're bound to experience some pretty cool moments.

    • News
      Redbook

      Peta Murgatroyd Says She "Didn't Recognize" Her Body After Her Son Was Born

      The 'Dancing With the Stars' pro has been incredibly candid about her post-baby body struggles.

    • News
      Redbook

      Gisele Bündchen Says She Makes Her Kids Eat a Mostly Plant-Based Diet Because It's "Good for the Environment"

      It's good for their health, too, obviously.

    • News
      Redbook

      This Woman Was Supposed to Die from Cancer, But Now She Has 3 Kids

      "It didn't look good," Ashley Hallford said.

    • News
      Yahoo Life

      ‘Marijuana Saved My Pregnancy:’ How Safe Is Pot for Moms-to-Be?

      American women are increasingly ingesting marijuana during their pregnancies to stop morning sickness and other conditions, including anxiety and depression.

    • News
      Yahoo Life

      How to Talk to Your Teen About Marijuana

      Some rules of thumb, according to experts who spoke with Yahoo Beauty, are to start early, be direct and honest, and have good timing.

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    Will AI one day become sentient?
    • “Left unchecked, if artificial intelligence reaches cognition … it will be fueled by some of the most inhumane impulses of humanity.”

    • “Now is the time to stop and think — before our technology outstrips us once again.”

    • “I don't want to talk about sentient robots, because at all ends of the spectrum there are humans harming other humans.”

    • “Minds can take different forms … We should avoid reducing questions about AIs to ‘Can AIs think and feel like us?’”

    • “To identify sentience, or consciousness, or even intelligence, we’re going to have to work out what they are.”

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