Global Motherhood

A Female Lawmaker Defends Public Breastfeeding. Her Male Colleague Threatens To Grab Nipples.

"No disrespect, but your nipple would be the last one I would want to see," another male colleague added.
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Childhood Asthma Rates Are Leveling Off Except In One Group Of Kids

A vicious cycle of poverty and obesity may be keeping asthma rates high.
By Lisa Rapaport, Reuters

Finally, The Deadliest Ebola Outbreak Is Almost Over

After more than 11,000 deaths, there are only a few remaining cases.
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Poverty Pushes Syria's War Widows Towards Foreign Fighters

By Saleem Al-Omar, Syria Deeply

After 2 Years And 2,500 Deaths, Guinea Is Ebola-Free

For a country to be declared free of the virus, it must go 42 days without seeing a new infection.
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Hawaii Extends Homeless Proclamation To Complete Shelter Projects

It has the largest rate of homeless people per capita of any state in the nation.
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, AP

9 Powerful Warnings About Womanhood To Teenage Girls

“The world is trying to kill you. It is trying to do this by stealing your voice. Kill it back.”
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Sacha Baron Cohen And Isla Fisher Donate $1 Million To Syrian Refugees

The "Borat" actor and his wife made the donation Sunday.
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Pregnant And Homeless Amid A Dire Refugee Crisis

At a temporary camp, Susan Sarandon learns how overwhelmed aid workers struggle to provide help for thousands.
By Susan Sarandon

As More Borders Close, Families Rush For Refuge

There is now an urgency that has filled the boats from Turkey with more women and children.
By Susan Sarandon