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Jacob and Sophia Top List of Most Popular Baby Names — What Else Made the Top 10?

Drew Weisholtz — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:06:15 +0000

Jacob and Sophia are not a couple in the latest movie adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel, but they may be soon at this rate.

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New Zealand's List of Banned Baby Names Will Leave You Laughing Out Loud

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:20:46 +0000

What’s in a name?

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Man, Baby Shot In Brooklyn's Herbert Von King Park

Gino Geruntino — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:11:21 +0000

Brooklyn, NY (WIBX) - A man and a baby have been shot in Brooklyn, according to a report by NBC New York.

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Two Sisters Arrested At New Hartford TJ Maxx

Kristine Bellino — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:02:07 +0000

New Hartford, NY (WIBX) - Two moms armed with burglary tools and a baby stroller almost made off with about $935 worth of merchandise.

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Is Your Baby Overweight? New Study Says Most Moms Can't Tell

Don Deane — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:55:10 +0000

Many parents believe that a chubby baby is a healthy baby, but this may not necessarily be the case.

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Rome Police Investigating Child's Death

Jim Rondenelli — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:40:52 +0000

Rome, NY (WIBX) - Rome Police are investigating the death of an 11-month old child.

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Baby Care Basics Seminar

Kristine Bellino — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:04:29 +0000

Rome, NY (WIBX) – Rome Memorial Hospital is offering a free seminar for parents-to-be. On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm maternity nurse Sandy Graichen, R.N. will teach “Baby Care Basics.” Rome Memorial Hospital is located at: 1500 North James Street in Rome, New York 13440. For more information call Rome Hospital at [...]

Indian Couple Claims Daughter Isn't Theirs, Insist on Receiving Boy Instead

Shauna Wright — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:01:36 +0000

India’s problematic and long-standing issue of discrimination against girls has lead to a legal mess in which the parents of an infant daughter are claiming she isn’t theirs. Instead, they say a boy born to another couple is actually their son.

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Baby Care Basics Seminar

Kristine Bellino — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:16:16 +0000

Baby Naming Regret Is On The Rise

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:09:02 +0000

It’s one thing when Gwyneth Paltrow names her child Apple, or M.I.A names her’s Ikhyd. Those celebrities have the resources to deal with the problems that can arise when a child is given an odd name. However, experts are increasingly seeing ‘naming regret” among normal folks who give their babies not so normal names.

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Could a Gene Be Responsible for SIDS Deaths in Boys?

Shauna Wright — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:54:49 +0000

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, has been a tragic and largely-unexplained medical mystery for years. But now German scientists might have found a genetic component to explain why it happens to little boys.

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What Are the Most Popular Baby Names of 2011?

Shauna Wright — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 14:24:53 +0000

If you’re having a baby soon and want to avoid giving the child a name everyone else in his or her kindergarten class will have, you may want to check out BabyCenter’s list of this year’s most popular baby names.

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Utica Zoo Welcomes New Baby Animal

Gino Geruntino — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:33:10 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - The Utica Zoo welcomed a new four-legged addition to its family today.

The baby blackbuck was born on October 4. Unbeknownst to the staff, when The Utica Zoo welcomed two female blackbucks in April, one of them was pregnant

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