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'Katherine Hasson’s son was born addicted to cocaine and other drugs. So when Riviera Beach police said Hasson told them she took drugs while pregnant in an attempt to kill her son, they thought they had probable cause to arrest her on child-abuse charges.

But the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office said Thursday it will not file such charges against Hasson — because it can’t.

“We need a statute that specifically punishes a mother when she harms a child in utero,” Assistant State Attorney Kirk Volker said.
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Hasson gave birth to a boy Oct. 15 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach. The boy was born blue in the face and motionless, and he was experiencing withdrawal symptoms. He was hooked up to a ventilator.'

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'We all should have someone in our corner like Sharain Spears, especially when experiencing the kind of month her cousin Brian Ingram is having.

Ingram was stabbed three times by his girlfriend, Diane M. Romano, on Nov. 4, after an argument at their home on Van Norwick Avenue in Batavia, according to police. Romano, who police say also knifed her 19-year-old son, was charged with three felony counts. Ingram was hospitalized with two punctured lungs.

Romano, 38, bonded out and went home. Ingram, released from Delnor Hospital in Geneva last Wednesday with no place to go, began living in a borrowed truck. Which is not a great place to bunk, especially after his wounds became infected.

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'November 25th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) A group of over 60 people marched through Paseo Colon yesterday, with the message “we are functional parents, not ATM machines.”

The march was to demand men’s rights, and to demand the creation of an institute that could provide them with protection and support when assaulted by their partners or facing unfair legal treatment.

The protest began at about 10:00am yesterday in Paseo Colon, and proceeded towards the central Park in San Jose. There, the group spoke about various problems that men face in a family environment.

Eugenia Quesada, director of the foundation “Support to Men Institute” (FUNDIAPHO, in Spanish), said they are demanding the government to create an “Institute for Men.”

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'Masculinity is at the forefront of bullying in schools. Hypermasculinity and flamboyant heterosexuality are markers of masculinity that contribute to bullying. Boys should exhibit a tough, aggressive and violent masculinity that is based on heterosexuality. Boys who are considered nerdy, weak, or who do not live up to these standards of masculinity are often called gay or faggot and are assumed to be less masculine than those who exhibit traditional masculine behavior. The school climate is therefore built on a acceptance of hypermasculinity, and as Klein notes, school shooters often fail to live up to the standards of masculinity, choosing instead to respond to the bullying and failed masculinity in a violent last attempt to assert their power and questioned masculinity.

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'A coalition of women's groups has called for the issue of sexism in the media to be taken on by a new regulatory body in the runup to publication of Lord Justice Leveson's report on the press this Thursday.

Four women's organisations monitored the content of 11 national newspapers over a randomly chosen fortnight in early September, finding more than 1,300 articles and images that raised concerns over how women and violence against them are portrayed in the British press. They say their findings should inform proposals for a new era of newspaper regulation.

The analysis, published on Sunday – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – warns that newspaper coverage is glamorising and, on occasion, eroticising violence against women and girls, and helps normalise rape while undermining the criminal justice system by creating jurors who hold prejudices against female victims.'

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'So now the perception is, yes, women are here to stay. And when I’m sometimes asked when will there be enough? And I say when there are nine, people are shocked. But there’d been nine men, and nobody’s ever raised a question about that.'

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'London: Men might think they hold the purse strings but it is actually women who control the family finances and make the biggest decisions on spending, according to a new UK study.

Nine out of ten middle-aged women in Britain take control of paying bills, financial planning and buying goods for their household, the study found.

Dubbed the family CEO, these women believe the term housewife is old-fashioned and no longer relevant to them. Instead, they say their wide range of responsibilities mean their role is more akin to the boss of a company, the 'Daily Mail' reported.'

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'A DEDICATED team of police officers is being launched to tackle a spike in domestic abuse over Christmas.

Operation Nightwing has been set up in Hull to ensure victims who call police are seen quickly.

Between 13 and 15 officers will be available to respond solely to calls regarding domestic abuse in the city during the operation.

Detective Sergeant Stuart Fox, who is leading the operation, said: "We know there is an increase in domestic abuse over Christmas and the new year.

"This can be down to rising stress levels – perhaps relating to money worries – the alcohol that is consumed as people are celebrating, and the fact families are spending more time together.'

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'ALWAR: A seven-year-old boy is battling for life after a circumcision surgery went horribly wrong at a private hospital in Alwar on Thursday. The boy's genitals had to be cut off in an attempt to save his life, said sources. An FIR has been lodged against the hospital authorities after the relatives of the boy created a ruckus.'

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'THE male circumcision programme that was launched in 2009 has only seen 10% of the targeted 1,2 million men by 2015 being circumcised, a government official said yesterday.

The programme’s national coordinator in the Health and Child Welfare ministry, Sinokuthemba Xaba, was speaking during the opening of a voluntary medical male circumcision clinic in Bulawayo’s Lobengula suburb.

He said most males feared getting circumcised due to a number of factors.

“More and more men have heard about the benefits of male circumcision, but have various concerns that prevent them from getting circumcised,” Xaba said.

“Males have questions like; what if something goes wrong?

“Will the wound heal? Where will my foreskin go? These are some of the fears that we hear every day from men who are considering going for the procedure.”'

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'ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida sheriff's office that investigated the disappearance of Casey Anthony's 2-year-old daughter overlooked evidence that someone in their home did a Google search for "fool-proof" suffocation methods on the day the girl was last seen alive.

Orange County sheriff's Capt. Angelo Nieves said Sunday that the office's computer investigator missed the June 16, 2008, search. The agency's admission was first reported by Orlando television station WKMG. It's not known who performed the search. The station reported it was done on a browser primarily used by the 2-year-old's mother, Casey Anthony, who was acquitted of the girl's murder in 2011.

Anthony's attorneys argued during trial that Casey Anthony helped her father, George Anthony, cover up the girl's drowning in the family pool.

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'ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ)— An Annapolis woman is behind bars, charged with stabbing a relative during Thanksgiving dinner.

It happened Thursday at around 9:30 p.m. in the 1100- block Madison Street.

Police say 27-year-old Shenika Allsup stabbed her half brother, 23-year-old Deonte Wallace, in the neck with a serving fork after the two got into a heated argument at the table.
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Allsup is charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault and reckless endangerment.

She is being held at the Jennifer Road Detention Center on $1,000,000 bond.'

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'Believe it or not, modern women want to get married. Trouble is, men don’t.

The so-called dearth of good men (read: marriageable men) has been a hot subject in the media as of late. Much of the coverage has been in response to the fact that for the first time in history, women have become the majority of the U.S. workforce. They’re also getting most of the college degrees. The problem? This new phenomenon has changed the dance between men and women.

As the author of three books on the American family and its intersection with pop culture, I’ve spent thirteen years examining social agendas as they pertain to sex, parenting, and gender roles. During this time, I’ve spoken with hundreds, if not thousands, of men and women. And in doing so, I’ve accidentally stumbled upon a subculture of men who’ve told me, in no uncertain terms, that they’re never getting married. When I ask them why, the answer is always the same.

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'Scorned woman Tina Greenland plotted revenge for her one night of passion with the man she worked for.

The Folkestone mother-of-three flew into a fury after she felt rejected when Nicholas Mouna made it clear he did not want a relationship.

So the vengeful carer of Mr Mouna's child phoned the police and claimed she had been raped after her drink had been spiked.

Detectives arrested insurance broker Mr Mouna, but then examined messages between the two... and realised Greenland's texts betrayed her vicious lies.

Senior officers realised immediately the innocent Mr Mouna had been the victim of false allegations and, although he was never charged, he was suspended and then lost his job.

The 49-year-old, of Newbury Close, carried on her lying in the witness box – but her account was rejected by the jury.'