SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) - Police in New York are asking the public in Utah and Wyoming for help in finding a missing woman who recently traveled through those states with her boyfriend.Police are calling the circumstances around the disappearance of Gabby Petito 'odd.''We just want her home safe with us,' said family member James Schmidt.Gabby Petito's family said it's been two weeks since they've heard from the spunky 22-year-old.'I've received a text on the 30th. That was the last communication I had,' said Nichole Schmidt, the woman's mother.

https://www.wafb.com/2021/09/14/woman-goes-missing-during-western-road-trip-with-boyfriend/

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Honoring mothers that work in healthcare By Chris Rosato | May 10, 2021 at 5:24 AM CDT - Updated May 10 at 5:24 AM BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - There's no love, quite like the unconditional love that comes from a mother. Nurses like Tammy Benson with Baton Rouge General say the best part of her job, is helping moms learn to care for their babies. 'We're all blessed to be moms, we are, and there's nothing more gratifying than to know that your child is happy. Every day I work on the mother-baby-unit here at the hospital,' Benson said.

https://www.wafb.com/2021/05/10/mothers-working-healthcare-are-real-heroes/

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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - If you're handing out candy for Halloween, there's a way you can make sure kids with food allergies are included in the fun.Food Allergy Research Education's Teal Pumpkin Project is helping kids with allergies.Halloween candy often has some of the most common allergies and one in 13 kids has an allergy.So, having non-edible treats like glow sticks, pencils, and small toys can help those kids be included.Parents should also always check their kid's candy. And be careful of fun-sized candy because ingredients aren't always listed on the packaging.

https://www.wafb.com/2021/10/31/creating-safe-halloween-trick-or-treaters-with-allergies/

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Without speaking a word or scratching a pen across paper, President Joe Biden drove up the pressure on Big Tech companies already smarting under federal and congressional investigations, epic antitrust lawsuits and near-constant condemnation from politicians of both parties.Biden last week elevated a fierce critic of Big Tech, antitrust legal scholar Lina Khan, to head the powerful Federal Trade Commission. The surprise move was a clear signal of a tough stance toward tech giants Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple, and came as sweeping bipartisan legislation advanced in the House that could curb their market power and force them to sever their dominant platforms from their other lines of business.

https://www.wafb.com/2021/06/23/biden-congress-big-tech-is-under-mounting-pressure/

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