Anchorage Daily News

By BECKY STOPPA

NO BREAKS: He loves watching his kids grow up but also wants to enjoy interaction with other adults.

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www.news.com.au
By Jessica Marszalek
August 30, 2007

NOSE clippers, putty and financial advice are among the worst Father’s Day presents dads have received, according to a survey marking Father’s Day this weekend.
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

A woman of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, miscarried Wednesday while riding in an ambulance after nine hospitals said they could not treat her, police said.

The woman, who was three months pregnant, was picked up by the ambulance in Kashihara after an acquaintance called the fire department of Chuwa in the prefecture at 2:45 a.m. and said the woman had previously had a miscarriage and was experiencing similar symptoms.

After the ambulance arrived, the woman had to wait until 4:20 a.m. before it could depart because of the refusals.
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www.chron.com
By ALEXA OLESEN

QIAN’AN, China — Yang Zhongchen, a small-town businessman, wined and dined three government officials for permission to become a father.
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/

Men with an eye for younger ladies, and women who prefer a more mature man, are not just obeying cultural stereotypes: both have evolved to appreciate an age gap when it comes to sex and marriage, scientists have found.
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Forbes.com

When women develop diabetes during pregnancy and don’t get treatment, their kids face an increased risk of childhood obesity, but new research suggests that treatment can essentially eliminate that risk.
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