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  • July 2008

    • Man Trades Baby Name for $100 Gas Card

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jul 18, 08 11:56 AM CDT

      Man Trades Baby Name for $100 Gas Card

      An Orlando man agreed to name his baby after two local radio hosts in exchange for a gift card worth $100 of gasoline, Reuters reports. The listener will collect the card in December, when his son is born, after producing a birth certificate. He's not the only American susceptible to offers of free gas these days: from brothels to churches, fuel has become a better lure than cash. More »

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      gas prices  • gas  • church  • brothel  • American Red Cross  • newborn

  • June 2008

    • It's a Girl for Alba

      newser  |  People  |  Jun 9, 08 11:07 AM CDT

      It's a Girl for Alba

      Jessica Alba gave birth to a daughter, Honor Marie Warren, on Saturday in Los Angeles, People reports. It’s the 27-year-old’s first child with husband Cash Warren, 31, who won over the actress when he was the director’s assistant on the set of Fantastic Four. "She seemed relaxed," says a source, "and ready to welcome home her baby." More »

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      Los Angeles  • celebrity pregnancy  • celebrity parents  • childbirth  • Jessica Alba  • newborn

  • May 2008

    • Imprisoned Moms Are Keeping Kids

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 10, 08 7:23 PM CDT

      Imprisoned Moms Are Keeping Kids

      More states are imprisoning babies, and moms couldn't be happier: Prisons nationwide are allowing incarcerated mothers to keep their little ones, the AP reports. Opponents of the practice say the kids may be traumatized, but one researcher found that “the outcomes are promising, if the prison nursery programs have the appropriate resources.” More »

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      New York  • prison  • Ohio  • jail  • Indiana  • babies  • mothers  • newborn  • inmates

  • April 2008

    • 1 in 50 US Infants Mistreated

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 3, 08 6:30 PM CDT

      1 in 50 US Infants Mistreated

      About 1 in 50 US children under age 1 is a victim of nonfatal neglect or abuse—particularly among the uninsured, a survey finds. One-third of the 91,000 victims were a week or younger when the maltreatment occurred. "It's not primarily kids being hit, but parents … not being able to really take care for their kids," one expert said. More »

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      parenting  • child abuse  • health insurance  • abuse  • drug addiction  • infant  • medical costs  • child neglect  • newborn  • medical care  • uninsured  • new parents

  • September 2007

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