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Some child brides are living with older husbands in asylum centers in Scandinavia, triggering a furor about lapses in protection for girls in nations that ban child marriage. Authorities have let girls stay with their partners, believing it is less traumatic for them than forced separation after fleeing wars. These issues have caused unease in Scandinavia, where authorities risk complicity in child abuse. "Minors seeking asylum are in a difficult situation where they have left their homeland, family and friends, and the partner they have traveled with can be the only person they know and trust in Norway," said Heidi...

With the Spanish version of the American national anthem still echoing through the valleys, I wanted to jump on this brand new multicultural, revisionist band-wagon by urging my fellow true Americans to wish everyone you see on 5/5 a Happy Fifth of May Day, not cinco-de-mayo! I plan on celebrating this 'holiday' by doing everything I can that's American, like eating a hotdog and some apple pie, watching baseball, drinking Budweiser, listening to country music, and waving and wearing the Stars-and-Stripes.