Teen birth rate hits six-decade low in US
Atlanta AP reports teen births per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 19 fell to 49.6 last year, the lowest since records began. The decline spans ages 15 to 19, races, and both married and unmarried teens, with sharp drops among 15 to 17 year olds. Analysts credit abstinence, sex education, HIV awareness, and economic factors. Clinton cites $25 million for teen parenting programs.
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National Center For Health Statistics
Bill Albert
National Campaign To
The
Statistics Center
Divi
Sion
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Clinton
Congress
Bronwyn Mayden
Campaign For Our Children
Tamara Kreiin
Sexuality Information and Education Council of
United States
Peter Brandt
Focus On the Family Ministry
Wildfires scorch Montana as evacuations rise in Bitterroot
In western Montana 200,000 acres have burned with 500 to 800 homes evacuated in the Bitterroot Valley from Missoula toward the Idaho line. Evacuations also near Helena threaten about 180 homes as dry, hot weather and winds persist. Across the West fires drive mass evacuations, park closures, and emergency declarations while thousands of firefighters battle the blazes.
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Hamilton
Mont
Montana
South Dakota
Bitterroot Valley
Missoula
Idaho Line
Ravalli County
Perry Johnson
Scenic Valley
Judy Greene
Darby
Helena
Jefferson City
Marc Racicot
California
Nevada
New Mexico
Arizona
Washington
Gary Locke
National Guard
Oregon
Northwest
Laurie Perrett
Forest Service
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado
Mike Lohrey
Wyoming
Jackson
Jackson Hole
Caeey Yeager
The
American Red Cross
New leader shakes up Oakland schools
Six months into his tenure Oakland public schools chief Dennis Chaconas has ousted 29 principals placed 14 on probation and slashed staff to redirect funds into teacher pay. He vows numeric targets and a timetable to raise scores amid a history of dropout rates and poor performance.
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Oakland
Calif
Oakland Technical High School
Dennis Chaconas
Chaconas
Ebonics
California
Pacific Research Institute
San Francisco
Fremont High
Jerry Brown
Brown
Alameda
Oakland Public
Christine Shiber
Recall of Firestone tires expected today
Bridgestone Firestone planned a recall of about 20 million tires for light trucks and SUVs, notably the Firestone ATX and Wilderness AT tires used on Ford Explorers, after more than 45 deaths linked to tread separation. Ford, GM, Nissan and others' vehicles affected. NHTSA held private talks ahead of the announcement. customers in several states to receive free replacements.
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Detroit
Bridgestone
Firestone Inc
Firestone
ATX
ATX IT
Wilderness
Ford Motor Co
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Discount Tire
Montgomery Ward
Sears Roebuck and Co
Ford
Venezuela
Ecuador
Thailand
Malaysia
Colombia
Saudi Arabia
United States
General Motors Corp
Nissan Motor Co
Toyota Motor Corp
Subaru
Bridgestone/Firestone
Japan
Bridgestone Corp
NHTSA
Liz Neblett
Texas
Arizona
Florida
California
Martin Inglis
Ford North America
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