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02 Jul 2009 11:51

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Biz: If you have a small child in a crib, you should probably read this

  • 400,000 Cribs recalled after a baby died source
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06 Jun 2009 13:39

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U.S.: A teen injected with HIV (by his dad!) as a baby defies the odds

  • I expect to break the barriers between what people think this virus is, and what it really is. I hope to eliminate a lot of ignorance and change people’s minds.
  • Brryan Jackson • On redefining what AIDS is to the average person. Jackson is graduating high school today, but he was not expected to live nearly this long. The 18-year-old went through a harrowing experience as a baby: His father, Brian Stewart, who initially denied paternity, did not want to pay child support and worked in a hospital where he pulled blood from patients, injected his then-11-month-old son with HIV-tainted blood. Which is why he’s currently serving life in prison. Jackson’s done well, considering what his dad did to him. • source
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31 May 2009 21:24

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World: The last Titanic survivor dies. Her fate was sealed as a baby.

  • 97 years of being known as a Titanic survivor, and nothing but source
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11 Apr 2009 22:37

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Politics, U.S.: The Sarah Palin/Bristol/Levi Johnston thing is officially testy

  • I know the truth about my family. I know details about whether Levi Johnston was allowed to live with my teenage daughter or not. By the way, it would be over my dead body that a kid would live with my teenage daughter.
  • Sarah Palin • In response to a reporter’s question about whether Levi Johnston actually lived with the Palins after the birth of Bristol’s child. Whew. Did a vein just pop in Palin’s forehead or what? Wow. • source
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19 Mar 2009 10:10

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U.S.: Like babies? There’s a ton of them right now. Call it a mega-boom.

  • 4.3 million babies were born in the U.S. in 2007. That’s a record. source
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19 Mar 2009 02:42

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Offbeat: NYC’s finest didn’t stop terrorism, but they did deliver a baby

  • 7:20 a.m. Seven pounds. In Penn Station. Marie Boothe, in the subway station during rush hour, couldn’t wait any longer. “Forget the ambulance, forget everything else – I’m going to have the baby right here,” she recalled saying. So she started having it right there. Police officers on counter-terrorism duty were called in to help deliver Caesar Penn Boothe, whose name reflects the unusual circumstances of his birth. Aww, that’s the cutest thing we’ve ever heard related to the word terrorism! source
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25 Feb 2009 22:01

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U.S.: Octet mom Nadya Suleman may not get her kids

  • eight of her newborns are still in the hospital; she confided to Dr. Phil (yeah, that one) that she’s worried they may not let her have the kids
  • three of her six older children receive food stamps and one is autistic; Suleman doesn’t have a job, but she did have a publicist source
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24 Feb 2009 10:05

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Offbeat, World: Poverty-stricken Indian woman tries to sell her baby

  • $130 the amount she was selling the newborn for source
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15 Feb 2009 20:25

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Music, Offbeat: M.I.A. had her baby. Then she posted this weird video.

We think you have to fly like paper and be high like planes to truly enjoy it. (BTW, congrats Maya!) source
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05 Feb 2009 21:11

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Music: M.I.A. will be F.I.A. at the Grammys – on her due date!

  • She’s nine months preggers, kids. The “Paper Planes” singer with sketchy political ties has accepted an opportunity to perform at the Grammys this Sunday, where “Planes” is nominated for Record of the Year. But while that’s great and all (and props to the Grammy organizers for actually getting someone cool this year), she’s so pregnant right now that she’s about to burst. If she bursts during her performance, we may burst too – with laughter. source
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