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Safe, stable housing is key to reducing youth offending, University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-led research has found. The study looked at the relationship between different types of housing assistance—emergency ...

Most women want children, but half are unsure if they will

As concern grows about America's falling birth rate, new research suggests that about half of women who want children are unsure if they will follow through—and many won't be that bothered if they don't.

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