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El Minuto 5/18 English Edition
Escalator problems at the Fort Washington and 181st Street station along the A line are making riders climb up and down the equivalent of 10 flights of stairs in or to get to and from their trains.
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Biden Rolls Out 2-Part Strategy to Address Formula Shortages
The Biden Administration announced Wednesday that it is rolling out a two-part strategy to address the nationwide infant formula shortage, including an invocation of the Defense Production Act.
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Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Address Nationwide Shortage of Baby Formula
President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of infant formula and authorized flights to import supply from overseas, as he faces mounting political pressure over a domestic shortage caused by the safety-related closure of the country’s largest formula manufacturing plant. The Defense Production Act order requires suppliers of formula manufacturers to fulfill orders...
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Scammers Are Taking Advantage of a Baby Formula Shortage, Federal Trade Commission Warns
Parents and caregivers are paying exorbitant prices for baby formula that never arrives, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
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NJ Issues State of Emergency Order to Prevent Baby Formula Price Gouging
Amid a nationwide infant formula shortage, Gov. Phil Murphy has taken action to make sure price gouging doesn’t take place. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports.
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House Democrats to Hold Hearings on Baby Formula Crisis, Introduce Bill to Beef Up FDA Inspections
The House will hold hearings on the U.S. baby formula shortage after the closure of an Abbott Nutrition plant sent parents scrambling.
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Abbott, FDA Reach Deal to Reopen Baby Formula Plant Amid Shortage
The FDA announced steps Monday to ease a nationwide shortage of baby formula, including reopening the largest domestic manufacturing plant and increasing imports from overseas.
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Watch: President Biden Addresses Baby Formula Shortage
President Biden talked about the steps his administration is taking to ease the pain for families struggling with a nationwide baby formula shortage
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Why It's Not Safe to Make Your Own Baby Formula
Doctors are cautioning against homemade baby formulas amid the nationwide shortage.
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Biden Rolls Out Plan to Alleviate Baby Formula Shortage
President Joe Biden spoke Friday to confirm steps being taken by the FDA and HHS to alleviate shortages in baby formula, including loosening the brand eligibility for WIC programs and a platform to help parents find specific products.
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Fact Check: Baby Formula Shortage Fuels Misleading Partisan Claims
Quick Take A shortage of baby formula has provoked misleading partisan claims that suggest President Joe Biden is responsible for the “bare shelves.” But the shortage has been caused by a recall and plant shutdown by a major manufacturer and ongoing supply-chain issues due to the pandemic. Full Story Baby formula has become increasingly unavailable in the U.S. over the last 10 months, reaching an out-of-stock...
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Breast Milk Banks Face Surge in Calls From Parents Amid Baby Formula Shortage
Accredited milk banks carefully screen donors through a verbal questionnaire, written clearance from a physician and a blood test, and the milk they donate is tested and pasteurized.
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U.S. to Boost Baby Formula Imports to Ease Nationwide Shortage After Abbott Nutrition Recall
During the first week of May, 43% of baby formula supplies were out of stock at stores across the U.S., according to Datasembly.
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EXPLAINER: What's Behind the Baby Formula Shortage?
Many parents are hunting for infant formula after a combination of short- and long-term problems hit most of the biggest U.S. brands. Millions of babies in the U.S. rely on formula, which is the only source of nutrition recommended for infants who aren’t exclusively breastfed. Here’s a look at what’s behind the problem and what parents can do: Ongoing...
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‘Last Thing Any Family Needs:' NY AG Warns of Baby Formula Price Gouging as Supply Woes Mount
As families with young children continue to grapple with the struggles that have arisen from the nationwide baby formula shortages, the New York attorney general is warning about the potential for price gouging.
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‘Angels' Donate Baby Formula to Parents Amid Nationwide Shortage
Parents on Long Island are helping others indeed of baby formula by donating supply they don’t currently need. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.
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FDA to Allow Closed Abbott Plant to Release Baby Formula Supply Amid Shortage
After ordering Abbott’s Michigan plant to close due to contamination concerns following a nationwide recall of baby formula, the FDA said the company can release some specialty formulas “on a case-by-case basis”
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FDA to Allow Some Recalled Formula Released Amid Shortage
Amid a nationwide shortage of baby formula, the FDA says it will allow some products to be be released from the shuttered abbott facility in Michigan for emergency cases.
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CVS, Walgreens Limit Baby Formula Sales Amid Supply Shortages
Ongoing supply-chain issues were exacerbated by a massive nationwide recall of baby formula produced at an Abbott Labs facility in Sturgis, Michigan.
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Retailers Set Purchase Limits Amid Baby Formula Shortage
Retailers CVS and Walgreens announce they are setting limits on the number of baby formula products customers can purchase as the U.S. faces an ongoing baby formula shortage.