‘Alarming decline’ in contraceptive use prompts WHO warning
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‘Alarming decline’ in contraceptive use prompts WHO warning

Wrap it up, Zoomers! The World Health Organization has issued a warning about an “alarming decline” in condom use among adolescents that is expected to lead to a long list of consequences, including higher STI rates and increased healthcare costs. A recent study found that almost a third of 15-year-olds…

NYPD on the hunt for babyfaced robbers who viciously attacked woman in Central Park: cops
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NYPD on the hunt for babyfaced robbers who viciously attacked woman in Central Park: cops

The NYPD is on the hunt for a trio of teen muggers who viciously roughed up a woman inside Central Park earlier this month – as stick-ups in the greenspace continue to surge. Cops released images of the three babyfaced robbers – believed to range in age from 15 to…

Gisele Bündchen honors Tom Brady’s son Jack’s 17th birthday
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Gisele Bündchen honors Tom Brady’s son Jack’s 17th birthday

Gisele Bündchen celebrated Tom Brady’s son Jack’s birthday via Instagram Thursday. gisele/Instagram Gisele Bündchen sent her ex-husband Tom Brady’s son some love on his 17th birthday. The supermodel posted a touching tribute to Jack via her Instagram Stories on Thursday, starting with a throwback photo of the “sweet peanut.” Bündchen,…

California mom of 8, Maria Ramos, fatally shot on Oakland street by teen suspected of selling drugs
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California mom of 8, Maria Ramos, fatally shot on Oakland street by teen suspected of selling drugs

A California mother of eight, who once suffered from drug abuse, was gunned down in the middle of the road by a group of teens she believed had sold one of her kids marijuana vape pens. Maria Ramos, 33, was visiting her mother in Oakland when the two spotted a…

Detroit Judge Kenneth King, who cuffed sleepy teen on courtroom field trip is suspended
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Detroit Judge Kenneth King, who cuffed sleepy teen on courtroom field trip is suspended

He got served. The incensed Detroit judge who slapped handcuffs on a 15-year-old girl and threatened to throw her in prison after she nodded off during a field trip to his courtroom has been suspended and will undergo training, officials said. Judge Kenneth King’s docket was temporarily suspended by the…

Girl, 13, stabbed outside subway station in Brooklyn as cops seek trio of teen suspects
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Girl, 13, stabbed outside subway station in Brooklyn as cops seek trio of teen suspects

A 13-year-old girl was stabbed and wounded outside a subway station in Brooklyn Sunday night as authorities search for a trio of teen suspects, according to cops. The teen girl was knifed in the abdomen near the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center station in Prospect Heights around 7:45 p.m. and rushed to Maimonides…

Teen venturing on record solo flight to 7 continents to raise money for childhood cancer research
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Teen venturing on record solo flight to 7 continents to raise money for childhood cancer research

A Chinese-American teen is endeavoring to become the youngest person ever to complete a solo flight to all seven continents in an effort to raise money for cancer research motivated by his ailing cousin.  Ethan Guo, 19, took flight in May from Memphis, Tenn. and has since stopped in seven…

Watch Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale’s son Zuma sing at Blake Shelton’s bar
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Watch Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale’s son Zuma sing at Blake Shelton’s bar

Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale’s son Zuma performed at Blake Shelton’s bar on Monday. JamieMc73/Twitter Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale’s son is following in his stepdad’s footsteps. Zuma made his country music debut at Blake Shelton’s Ole Red bar in Nashville on Monday. Before the 15-year-old took the stage, the…

Missing Michigan teen Penelope ‘Penny’ Wise found after two months, engaged to a 44-year-old stranger
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Missing Michigan teen Penelope ‘Penny’ Wise found after two months, engaged to a 44-year-old stranger

A teenage girl who had been missing for nearly two months after she vanished from her family’s Michigan home in May was found Sunday living with — and engaged to — an older man she just met, officials said. Penelope “Penny” Wise, 17, was reported missing by family members after…