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Such actions are becoming increasingly common in the U.S. With the rising number of babies exposed to drugs before birth, prosecutors around the country are seeking to punish women who harm their fetuses by taking illegal substances. Examples...
...matter what the Federal Reserve does next. Noting that wages jumped a strong 0.7% in April despite a rise in unemployment, some experts argue that the Federal Reserve must push interest rates higher to keep inflation from heating up. But opponents of that prescription say it would do more harm than good. "The greatest threat to the economy now is not inflation, but recession," says Irwin Kellner, chief economist for Manufacturers Hanover Trust in New York City. "If the Fed doesn't relax its grip within two to four months, we'll find ourselves in a recession...
That neither Glimp nor Egan seems able to understand the harm in Glimp's involvement is more than disturbing, particularly since Bok was criticized for playing just such a role three years ago. Bok, a close friend of Kennedy's, denies ever hearing mention of the Stanford President's letter, though Kennedy says he and Bok had discussed the idea in the past...
...Environment. Reagan, who was famous for asserting that trees cause pollution, cut back on environmental protection. After declaring in his campaign, "I am an environmentalist," Bush has appointed a respected conservationist to head the EPA; called for the elimination of chlorofluorocarbons, which harm the ozone layer; promised action on a clean- air package and restrictions on acid rain; and proposed adding a mile per gallon to federal mileage standards for motor vehicles...
...drank up to half of a fifth of Jim Beam bourbon every day while she was pregnant. But in a trial that began last week in Seattle, she blames the Chicago distiller for her child's injuries because the bottles did not carry labels warning that alcohol could harm unborn children. The distiller claims that doctors had urged Thorp to stop drinking while pregnant...