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29 May 2009 14:18

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Biz: Southwest, looking for revenue, stares hard at kids and pets

  • $50 charge for children traveling alone on an airplane, round-trip source

26 May 2009 02:03

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Culture, U.S.: Octomom has fresh competition – from the dudes

12 May 2009 09:20

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Tech, U.S.: The trend towards flat-screen TVs is hurting children – literally

  • 17,000 kids were sent to the emergency room in 2007 after being injured by falling furniture source

11 May 2009 22:14

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World: India’s child prostitution levels are beyond absurdly high

  • 1.2 million Indian children sell their bodies for sex. Disturbing. source

09 May 2009 08:40

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U.S.: Just because you’re raised athiest doesn’t mean you stay atheist

  • 54% of kids raised atheist turn to religion as adults source

26 Apr 2009 21:51

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Music, Offbeat: The PS22 Chorus: An “Eye of the Tiger” you can get behind

  • It’s official: This guy playing the guitar is the coolest teacher in the history of awesome. If only we had this teacher, we’d be less pathetic than we are.source

20 Apr 2009 20:35

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Tech: Video games are ultra-addictive, just like our personality

  • 8.5% of young kids can’t lay off the Wii smack source
 

15 Apr 2009 03:51

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U.S.: This factor oughta complicate the illiegal immigration issue

  • 73% of illegal immigrants’ children are U.S. citizens source

13 Apr 2009 08:51

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Culture, Tech: Some old lady who used to be in a popular band is complaining

  • I believe that computers have taken over the world. I believe that they have in many ways ruined our children. I believe that kids used to love to go out and play.
  • Stevie Nicks • On technology and the way that it’s taken over the world. Hey, Stevie, we thought the same thing about Fleetwood Mac, but we were powerless to stop it. So we think you should just keep quiet and let technology take over the world. You had your chance. • source

11 Apr 2009 20:21

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U.S.: A doc with TB + a lot of very young patients = panic!

  • 10 months the amount of time the Chicago-area doctor may have spread tuberculosis without knowing it. source