Outraged Russians consider cutting off U.S. adoptions (The Washington DC Examiner)

Russian officials consider ending adoptions to the United States, despite the numerous children who wait in Russian orphanages and hospitals. AP file Russian officials are considering stopping adoptions to the United States after a Purcellville, Va., father who left his Russian-born adopted son in a sweltering car to die was acquitted last month, U.S. adoption officials confirmed.

Portsmouth area community calendar (Portsmouth Herald)

MUSIC TOGETHER OF KITTERY and kittery estates: presents a 10-week intergenerational music and movement class combining infants, toddlers, preschoolers, parents/caregivers and the residents of Kittery Estates from 11:15 a.m. to noon beginning Jan. 9 at...

Readings and Signings (Exeter News-Letter)

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Malta and international press digest (Times of Malta)

The Times leads with a Church statement yesterday on legislation to cover new methods of assisted procreation, and says it has left the door open for IVF methods. It also reports on the power tariffs issue and says the Prime Minister has said everything except meeting the trade unions.

Russian Furor Over U.S. Adoptions Follows American?s Acquittal in Boy?s Death (New York Times)

The grim case of a Washington-area toddler who died of heatstroke after his father left him in a parked vehicle for nine hours is national news in Russia.