children

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Billions in federal funding are ultimately at stake, including money for school lunch programs that provide meals to 30 million children nationwide and food stamps that support about 40 million Americans living in low-income households.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The more pressing question—whether women currently in their 20s and 30s will end up with fewer children than their mothers—remains unanswered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Do the children grow into adults, or are their smaller car parts replaced with larger car parts — and if so, how do they retain their consciousness during this process?

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

The Russia-backed administration also banned commuter train services and transportation of groups of children within Luhansk.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The children screamed, half of them shouting for the boy to do it, the other half pleading for him to stop.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman