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...second straight year, the U.S. earned dismal marks in its effort to reduce the national rate of premature births. The March of Dimes, which issues an annual state-by-state report card on the problem, gave the U.S. an overall D on Monday...
...Only one state, Vermont, earned a B, while the majority of states earned a C or lower. But the good news, says Howse, is that regarding all three contributing factors, there are encouraging signs that things are moving in the right direction. In 33 states, the percentage of women who smoked dropped from last year; the percentage of insured women of childbearing age with health insurance increased in 21 states; and in a quarter of states, the late-preterm birth rate declined since...
...Just this past March, Dobbs claimed that the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce was “effectively an organization that is interested in the export of American capital and production to Mexico, and Mexico’s export of drugs and illegal aliens to the United States.” For a journalist who consistently stresses we focus on the real issues (like the state of public education), Dobbs often pandered to conspiracy theories. He’s claimed that Latino immigrants bring leprosy to the United States. He’s sparked scandal about an impending North American...
...University of Maryland affirmed its students’ rights to view pornography last week. A policy included in the Maryland General Assembly’s budget bill last spring required state universities to develop an obscenity code to prevent the viewing of pornography on their campuses by December 1. If schools do not comply, they risk losing state funding. State Senator Andrew Harris introduced the budget amendment after University of Maryland students planned a screening of the hardcore pornographic film, “Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge,” last April. By implementing this measure...
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' decision not to stand for re-election in January casts a pall over U.S. hopes to broker a two-state peace agreement with Israel. But it could also have dire consequences for the security situation in the West Bank. That's because Abbas' possible resignation threatens the future of the U.S.-funded Palestinian security forces that have begun to play a key role in preventing militants from launching attacks on Israel...