Women seek smaller families amid access gaps worldwide
A study by the Alan Guttmacher Institute shows women want fewer children but many face barriers to contraception. Data from 42 countries reveal a gap between desire and reality due to limited medical care, inadequate partner support, and insufficient contraceptive education.
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Egypt urges Israel to try troops for POW murders
Mubarak called for prosecutions of soldiers accused of murdering Egyptian POWs in Arab Israeli wars. He stressed the crime must be addressed but did not specify where trials should occur and urged no damaged ties with Israel. Rabin rejected war crimes investigations by saying both sides erred.
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Fed leaves rates unchanged as NAM blames slump
Washington reports show the Federal Reserve keeping the federal funds rate at 5.75 percent amid a manufacturing downturn. NAM voices disappointment while analysts see limited easing remaining this year as markets react to improving economic signals.
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Simpson defense strengthens multiple-killers claim with Lee testimony
Los Angeles AP reports Henry Lee, renowned forensic expert, presented evidence backing the defense's theory of multiple killers in the O J Simpson case. Lee showed crime scene photos and described blood patterns not matching Bruno Magli shoes or Goldman’s boots as Ito weighs admissibility of key tapes and notes.
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Younger mothers on food stamps have more children study says
Census Bureau finds that mothers who receive food stamps are younger, have more children, and start childbearing earlier. About 5.3 million of 36 million mothers aged 15 to 44 used stamps in summer 1993, with average ages 30 versus 34 for nonreceivers. The report notes earlier first births and higher shares among black and immigrant mothers.
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Iraq denies planned August invasion of neighbors
Baghdad rejects Hussein Kamel al Majid’s claim of an August invasion to seize Saudi Arabia and Kuwait as part of a distortion campaign. An opposition spokesman said Saddam intended to reoccupy Kuwait if the UN embargo remained, with al Majid alleging Odai would oversee the operation.
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