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"We couldn't agree on a name for the full 41 weeks of my pregnancy," says Diana Opong, host of the Life Kit episode on choosing a baby name, "and so we waited until she was born to look at her face and decide. A day after she entered the world we chose the name Vivica."

There's a story behind every baby name. Here are yours

There are a lot of factors that go into picking the perfect baby name. That's why Life Kit wanted to hear how you chose your child's name. Here are your stories.

As new COVID cases drop, can we be optimistic about the pandemic's end?

As COVID-19 cases drop, the U.S. hospitalization rate is still high — as is the death rate. Still, many infectious disease experts are cautiously optimistic for the upcoming months.

Democrats say there is new momentum for a budget package

Congress is back and trying to tackle a number of pressing issues before the end of the month, including negotiations over President Biden's infrastructure and social spending packages.

3 People Are Dead After A Shooting At A Christmas Market In France

A manhunt is underway in Strasbourg, France, after a shooter opened fire near the city's famous Christmas market. Authorities say at least three people are dead and 13 others wounded.

Much Relief In The U.K. As Inoculations Against COVID-19 Begin

People in the U.K. are receiving the first doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. We'll meet some of the elderly people who were the first to get the vaccine.

Carlene Knight, who has a congenital eye disorder, volunteered to let doctors edit the genes in her retina using CRISPR.

A Gene-Editing Experiment Let These Patients With Vision Loss See Color Again

In a first, doctors injected the gene-editing tool CRISPR directly into cells in patients' eyes. The experiment helped these vision-impaired patients see shapes and colors again.

Family members and relatives wearing protective gear arrive to cremate the bodies of victims who died of the COVID-19 at an open air crematorium on the outskirts of Bangalore on Saturday.

India Sees Deadliest Day Of Pandemic With COVID-19 Deaths Topping 4,000

As bad as the reported numbers are, the actual toll is likely much worse. India's relentless virus surge is leading to deadly shortages of hospital beds, medical oxygen and drugs.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) is the first Black woman and first person of Indian descent to be a presumptive nominee on a presidential ticket by a major party in U.S. history.

As Harris Launches Candidacy, Conservatives Take Aim At Her Black And Indian Heritage

Kamala Harris is the first Black woman and the first South Asian to be chosen as a vice presidential candidate by a major party. Many conservative commentators are picking apart her identity.

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Penélope Cruz says just reading the script for 'Parallel Mothers' left her in tears

In her latest film, Cruz plays a 40-something single woman who becomes pregnant unintentionally. While at the hospital, her character meets a pregnant teen who is very unhappy about having a baby.

Leap Day Babies: Just How Good (Or Bad) Is It To Have A Birthday Every 4 Years?

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Raenell Dawn, co-founder of the Honor Society of Leap Year Day Babies, about the pros and cons of having a birthday on Feb. 29.

Week in politics: Biden balances tackling inflation and working on his spending bill

Will rising prices and an uncertain economic outlook change the prospects for President Biden's signature spending bill? Also updates on a House committee's probe into the attempted insurrection.

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