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crossed off the names of a bunch of kids. I’m very concerned. Help! My Sister Stupidly Bought a Farm to “Raise Her Kids on the Land.” Now She’s Trying to Drag Me Into the Dirt. My Stay-at ...

“I think what Rahul Gandhi has done has also been very impressive because there was ... Khan spoke on a list of topics, ranging from his family and kids, and acting as a career, to not living ...

Children's eyesight is worsening globally, with one in three now suffering from short-sightedness, or myopia, according to a new analysis. This trend has surged since the COVID-19 pandemic ...

New York City requires a showing of "good moral character" to be issued a rifle and shotgun permit. In Srour v. New York City (2023), the Southern District of New York enjoined the enforcement ...

Once upon a time, Rudy Giuliani was regarded as an American hero who had an actual shot at being president of the United States. Then he hitched his wagon to Donald Trump and, well, things began ...

In 1952, a book appeared that redefined children’s literature ... The book didn’t even try to tell a story. Instead, it spoke in associative logic and whimsical spot illustrations ...

Instead, Combs’ kids put out a statement condemning “horrific conspiracy theories” swirling around about their late mother Kim Porter — the disgraced hip-hop mogul’s ex. “We have seen ...

One in three children are short-sighted, a new study has suggested. The research, published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, analysed 276 studies encompassing more than five million ...

The pandemic may be to blame for spiralling levels of short-sightedness in children, researchers revealed today. Experts have long warned it is because youngsters are spending less time outdoors ...

Children's eyesight is steadily getting worse with one in three now short-sighted or unable to see ... In Asia, where these special lenses are very popular, glass classrooms which mimic learning ...

Children’s eyesight is steadily getting worse, with one in three children now short-sighted, a new study has suggested. In a report published by the British Journal of Ophthalmology, warnings ...