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Tessa's birth mom gave up her child under California's Safely Surrendered Baby Law, which lets parents avoid prosecution for abandoning their newborns if they leave the infants with staff members of emergency rooms or other approved places, including fire stations. Since 1999, 47 states have adopted similar laws permitting children to be relinquished, with age limits ranging from 3 days old in 16 states to 1 year in Missouri and North Dakota. In California the baby must be under 72 hours old, but a bill recently passed by the legislature would extend the deadline to 30 days. Governor...
...maybe one of the best players in the league, certainly one of the best defensive players, and they’ve got another team that’s capable of making the championship run.”The Crimson has taken many of the steps necessary if it wants avoid another Bears championship run. The team has even gone as far as to use the grass-covered practice field—despite Harvard Stadium’s new FieldTurf—in preparation for the grass at Brown Stadium.“We’re back on grass this...
...avoid these crap exchanges...
...avoid the subject wholesale by focusing intently on the present. Point to the splatter of vomit plastered on Quincy’s ceiling or your senior tutor’s feet, and do the whole wide-eyed wonder thing. Tease tourists. Gossip...
...also avoid dealing with your orange acquaintances by fake-talking loudly on your cell phone. Repeat something inoffensive, like...