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Noun
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From October thru December of 2024, more than 180,000 kids were screened for malnutrition in the area, according to data from the National Nutrition Development Council and Helen Keller.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
13 June 2026 -
The free meals program, costing about 268 trillion rupiah ($15 billion) for this year alone, is aimed at alleviating poverty and malnutrition but Prabowo recently fired the head of the program amid a massive graft probe.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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The medical examiner's office later determined the cause of death to be child abuse, including blunt force trauma, neglect, starvation and dehydration.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Kyng's death was caused by child abuse, including blunt force trauma and neglect with starvation and dehydration, prosecutors allege.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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