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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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adoption stories: 74 news summaries

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 King of Pop Wants to Adopt 

Michael Jackson hopes to adopt

Mar 23, 09 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson wants to adopt another child during his UK concert stint, the Daily Express reports, with sources saying Jackson feels he could be an “ideal” parent. Jackson, 50, already has three kids—Prince Michael I, 12, daughter Paris, 11, and Prince Michael II, 7. “He has not... More »

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adoption • children • celebrity • Michael Jackson

 Madonna Seeking 
 New African Baby 

Singer wants adopted Malawian son to have sibling from his homeland

Mar 17, 09 3:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna wants to give the son she adopted from Malawi a sibling from his own country, despite the firestorm of controversy she faced the first time around, reports the New York Daily News. The singer—whom critics accused of using her fame to dodge laws in her adoption of David... More »

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adoption • Malawi • Madonna • David Banda

Bruni Hopes to Expand French First Family

Carla will look into adoption if she and Sarko can't conceive

Mar 5, 09 5:43 AM CST
(Newser) - France's first lady wants to bring a Bruni-Sarkozy into the world and she's willing to adopt if necessary, the Daily Telegraph reports. "I would love to have another child, but I'm not going to fight against nature," said the 41-year-old former supermodel, who has a son from a... More »

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adoption • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • mothers • Carla Bruni

(Newser) - Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are looking to adopt a child, perhaps as early as this summer, the National Enquirer reports. The tab says the couple has struggled to conceive, including attempts at in vitro fertilization and a possible miscarriage. The two were set on a biological child but... More »

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adoption • film • in vitro fertilization • baby • Ashton Kutcher • Demi Moore • celebrity parents

 Shelters Hold Pet 
 Free-for-All Jan. 24 

Campaign aims to find 3,000 animals a home

Jan 14, 09 1:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Pet shelters across the nation are urging Americans to get on the Obama bandwagon and adopt a pet; as an added incentive, they're dropping regular fee for the first 10 adoptions at each of 300 participating shelters Jan. 24, USA Today reports. Fees for the 3,000 pets will be... More »

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pets • adoption • recession • dog • cat • animal shelters

Judge Nixes
Fla. Ban on
Gay Adoption

State plans to appeal ruling against 30-year-old measure

Nov 25, 08 2:13 PM CST
(Newser) - A Miami circuit judge sparked a constitutional showdown by ruling today against Florida’s 30-year-old ban on gay adoption, rebutting claims that homosexuals suffer more from mental illness and substance abuse. The attorney general’s office plans to appeal the decision, which allows a Miami man to adopt two foster... More »

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Florida • gay rights • adoption • judge • sexual orientation • court cases • homosexual rights • gays • gay parent

Wild Horses Drag Pickens' Cash Away

T. Boone's wife adopts 30,000 mustangs, blocking euthanasia

Nov 18, 08 11:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Some 2,000 wild horses of the American West were in danger of euthanasia—until billionaire T. Boone Pickens’ wife, Madeleine, stepped in and offered to adopt them and 28,000 of their closest friends, the Washington Post reports. The Bureau of Land Management holds the animals in pens, rounding... More »

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cattle • adoption • horse • T. Boone Pickens • animal • Bureau of Land Management

Guess Who's Ready for Another Kid

Jolie, now mom to 6, say she's considering next adoption

Oct 16, 08 11:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Angelina Jolie is already considering adopting a seventh child, she told Matt Lauer on Today. Her twins are nearly 4 months old, leaving the Changeling star with two more months before she could start paperwork. Maddox, 7, has become a “professional big brother,” Jolie joked. And despite rumors... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • adoption • Clint Eastwood • celebrity • movies • celebrity parents • celebrity baby • Changeling

 Single Men Seek Fatherhood,
 Partner Optional

Unattached males are choosing solo parenthood over childless lives

Sep 7, 08 5:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The ranks of do-it-alone dads are increasing, and many of these men are becoming single fathers by choice, reports the New York Times. There are no specific statistics, but evidence suggests that both gay and straight single men are increasingly seeking fatherhood. “I absolutely would want a partner, but... More »

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adoption • fatherhood • parenting • gender roles • single parenting • surrogates • single father

 Mom Wanted to Give Caylee Up 

Casey Anthony, a mother at 19, is person of interest in 3-year-old's disappearance

Aug 26, 08 4:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Casey Anthony has repeatedly lied to Florida officials investigating the case of her missing 3-year-old daugther, Caylee, the AP reports. Documents released this week also indicate that the 22-year-old mother is universally distrusted by those who know her, and that Anthony attempted to give up her daughter for adoption, but... More »

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Florida • adoption • Orlando • legal document • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony

Pet Adoption Hurdles
Irk Would-Be Owners

Animal shelters need to make process more friendlier, critics say

Aug 24, 08 9:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Animal shelters are hitting would-be pet owners with a vetting process they say puts them on a short leash, the Chicago Tribune reports. Prospective owners often face pages of queries on condo rules, finances, marital status—and even home visits. “We got a lecture about how having a dog... More »

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pets • adoption • euthanasia • animal • animal shelters

Foreign Adoption
Getting Harder

Could be boon
for thousands in
US foster care

Aug 14, 08 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Heightened awareness of child trafficking and improving economies abroad are making it harder for Americans to adopt foreign kids. US officials are taking a closer look at visa applications and discouraging adoptions from countries that don’t comply with a new international adoption agreement, USA Today reports. At the same... More »

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China • Russia • Africa • adoption • South Korea • Ethiopia • Liberia • human trafficking • foreign adoptions • foster homes

 Dog Adopts Zoo's Tiger Cubs

Golden retriever cleans and feeds rare white cubs abandoned by mom

Jul 31, 08 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - A golden retriever has adopted three white tiger cubs abandoned by their mother at a southeast Kansas zoo, the AP reports. The Safari Zoological Park's owner says the dog, who recently weaned her own puppies, licks, cleans, and feeds the days-old cubs as if they were her own. More »

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adoption • weird • zoo • animal behavior • tiger • dog

 Dog Tale Has
 Happy Ending 

Vigorous chase leads to heart-melting

Jul 18, 08 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two Philly cops engaged in an intense chase yesterday, using their cruisers and their feet as they took to the streets in pursuit of a fugitive, Inquirer columnist Jill Porter reports. The hour-long hunt ended with the apprehension of a terrified youngster and moved one of the arresting officers to... More »

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adoption • police • Philadelphia • Philadelphia police • dog • Animal Control

 Gwyneth: 
 Baby No. 3
 on Agenda 

Paltrow says pregnancy 'so worth it'—though 'very open' to adoption

Jun 4, 08 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Call her IronMom. "I may force myself to do it one more time because the result is so worth it," Gwyneth Paltrow tells Harper's Bazaar of her desire for another baby. But instead of getting pregnant—which she described as 9 months of nausea—the 35-year-old mother of... More »

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pregnancy • adoption • baby • celebrity • Gwyneth Paltrow • celebrity pregnancy • celebrity parents • Chris Martin

 Chinese Rush
 to Adopt Quake Orphans

Baby-starved adoptive couples get break on one-child rule

Jun 2, 08 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - With at least 5,500 children orphaned by China's massive earthquake and aftershocks, tens of thousands of Chinese couples are calling government offices to register to adopt them, the Daily Telegraph reports. The Chinese government is expected to ease its one-child restriction for adoptive parents.  A rule already in... More »

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China • adoption • China earthquake

 Malawi Judge OKs
 Madonna Adoption 

Addition of David, 2, marred by charges
pop queen bent laws

May 28, 08 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna has official custody of a Malawian boy after nearly 2 years of wrangling, a judge in the African nation ruled today. Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie have been taking care of 2-year-old David in London since meeting him in an orphanage in 2006, the AP reports. Critics railed at... More »

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adoption • Malawi • Madonna • orphanage • Guy Ritchie

(Newser) - Guatemala and Vietnam, two of the most popular countries for international adoptions, recently halted their programs, following reports that some babies are kidnapped and put up for adoption or birth mothers coerced—fueled by the $30,000 an adoption can fetch. Vietnam says it will no longer allow adoptions to... More »

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adoption • Vietnam • baby • Guatemala • foreign adoptions • baby snatching • baby selling

 Madonna: Adopting 
 as Hard as Childbirth 

Singer describes 'birthing pains' in struggle over Malawi-born child

May 23, 08 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna says her struggle to adopt a 3-year-old boy from Malawi is much like childbirth, AFP reports. “I sort of went through my own kind of birthing pains with dealing with the press on my front doorstep accusing me of kidnapping,” the singer said. “It was painful,... More »

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adoption • Malawi • celebrity • Madonna • David Banda

 4K Orphaned in China Quake 

Adoption requests pouring in from across country

May 22, 08 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - The earthquake that killed more than 51,000 Chinese when it ripped through Sichuan province on May 12 also left more than 4,000 children parentless, a Chinese official said today—and the actual number could be yet higher because many remain missing. The Chinese people are rushing to adopt... More »

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China • adoption • orphan • China earthquake

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