Saudi Arabian children, and more

Good week for: Saudi Arabian children, Stereotypes, Alpo; Bad week for: The only pig in Afghanistan, Blaming the neighbors, Riding under the influence

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Saudi Arabian children, after that nation’s embarrassed government said it would consider banning marriage for girls under 18. The possible policy change follows an international outcry over news that an 8-year-old Saudi girl had been married to, and granted a divorce from, a man in his 50s.

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