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A sign tells customers of limited supplies of baby formula at a grocery store in Salt Lake City on Tuesday.

White House bolsters efforts to get baby formula into the hands of WIC recipients

4:24pm May 13, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

States have been asked to increase accessibility of baby formula for recipients of the low-income program. And the Food and Drug Administration is looking at ways to make it easier to import formula.

Hospice worker excelled at caregiving after being inspired by his grandmother

7:44am May 13, 2022

by Jo Corona

Hajime Koyama, who goes by Issan, is a retired hospice worker. He came to StoryCorps to remember his grandmother who shaped is understanding of grief and inspired him to care for those who are dying.

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A sign telling consumers of limits on the purchase of baby formula hangs on the edge of an empty shelf for the product in a King Soopers grocery store, Wednesday, in Denver.

Senator says Biden should consider Defense Production Act to boost baby formula supply

4:31pm May 12, 2022

Regular and specialized baby formulas have been running low across the U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says she will ask President Biden to consider using the Defense Production Act to boost production.

Baby formula is displayed on the shelves of a grocery store with a sign limiting purchases in Indianapolis on Tuesday.

The Biden administration is working to ease the ongoing shortage of baby formula

4:27pm May 11, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The average out-of-stock rate for baby formula at retailers across the country was 43% during the first week of May, according to the firm Datasembly.

Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre in Jackson, Miss., in 2018.

Mississippi sues Brett Favre and 3 wrestlers over welfare misspending

11:26am May 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Mississippi Department of Human Services sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre and three former pro wrestlers along with several others to try to recover millions of misspent welfare dollars.

The cover of Mothercoin next to the author.

In 'Mothercoin', the labor of love transcends borders

12:41pm May 08, 2022

by Diba Mohtasham

Mothercoin, by Elizabeth Cummins Muñoz, takes an intimate look at the lives of immigrant nannies in Houston, and how their work in private homes affects their relationship with their own children.

A mother and son walk hand in hand down a pathway, facing away from the camera.

Arts

'Mama's boy' is a flex, not an insult, for a new generation of men

1:38pm May 07, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

For eons, the term "mama's boy" was widely viewed as an emasculating insult. But numerous men are challenging such inherent misogyny and publicly embracing their identities as proud "mama's boys."

A buyer shops for flowers at the Southern California Flower Market on Feb. 12, 2021, in Los Angeles.

Mother's Day can be painful. These strategies might help

9:00am May 07, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Mother's Day can be a painful time, especially for people living with loss. Author Rebecca Soffer shares ideas for how to care for yourself or loved ones on a difficult day.

CNN international anchor Zain Asher poses with her mother, Obiajulu Ejiofor. After losing her husband in a car crash, Ejiofor raised four children with strict and innovative practices — including, when Asher was a teenager, using scissors to cut the pow

CNN's Zain Asher is grateful for her mom's tough love — even if it meant no TV

12:41pm May 06, 2022

by Dave Davies

Asher's dad died in a car crash in Nigeria when she was 5. Her grief-stricken mother used strict and innovative methods to raise 4 kids. Asher honors her mom in the memoir Where the Children Take Us.

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National

A StoryCorps love story: Twin waitresses caught the eyes of twin musicians

12:35pm May 06, 2022

by Lily Percy

In this week's StoryCorps, twins married to twins talks about how they fell in love.

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