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Biggest baby, 15 lbs., born in China: 'A big fat son' named Chun Chun

Biggest baby, 15 lbs., born in China: 'A big fat son' named Chun Chun
BY ANGELA DAIDONE
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Chun Chun only entered the world several days ago, but has already made the record books.

The baby, weighing in at 15.5 pounds, has gone on record as the biggest baby born in China, according to a report in the Times of India. He arrived via caesarean section to mom, Wang Yujuan, in the city of Xinxiang in China's Henan Province.

This is the second child for Wang, 29, whose daughter, now 6, weighed 8.8 pounds at birth.

Mother and baby boy are doing fine, said Chun Chun’s father, who added that his wife didn’t do anything unusual during her pregnancy but was pleased that she gave birth to “such a big fat son.”

Chun Chun nosed out China’s previous record holders – three babies born between 2008 and 2010 – each of whom weighed 15.4 pounds.

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Feb. 7 is Charles Dickens' 200th birthday: Quotes from the great English novelist

Feb. 7 is Charles Dickens' 200th birthday: Quotes from the great English novelist
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Charles Dickens’ books have been “occupying" libraries across the nation long before the term became fashionable. Yet many of his themes remain as relevant today as the...

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Rupert Murdoch's new legal troubles: Staff at The Sun tabloid arrested on bribery charges

Rupert Murdoch's new legal troubles: Staff at The Sun tabloid arrested on bribery charges

The Scotland Yard investigation of phone hacking and bribery at Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers in England resulted in the arrest of four journalists, bringing the total number of those arrested to 13 sin...

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Wealthy Russians on Costa Concordia ship may have bought lifeboat seats

Wealthy Russians on Costa Concordia ship may have bought lifeboat seats

Officials investigating the Costa Concordia disaster have received claims that wealthy passengers bought their way onto the lifeboats of the sinking cruise ship, the Sun has reported .

According to at le...

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Britain tries to curb teen pregnancy with contraceptives, but without parental consent

Britain tries to curb teen pregnancy with contraceptives, but without parental consent
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Britain has one of the highest rates of teenage pregnancy in Europe, and a government initiative to lower the rates in Southampton has parents up in arms.

Girls as young...

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Paddy Power surprised by Newt Gingrich, regrets Mitt Romney payout

Paddy Power surprised by Newt Gingrich, regrets Mitt Romney payout

Following Newt Gingrich’s win in South Carolina, Europe’s largest betting company Paddy Power is sweating today over its decision on Friday to pay out early on Mitt Romney winning the Republican nomin...

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N.J. passengers aboard 'Italian Titanic' cruise ship say captain abandoned them

N.J. passengers aboard 'Italian Titanic' cruise ship say captain abandoned them
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

A New Jersey couple who survived the overturned Costa Concordia confirmed that there had been no safety drill demonstrated while they were on board the cruise ship.

Bri...

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Guinness Book's 'World's Smallest Dog' awarded to rescued Jersey pooch

Guinness Book's 'World's Smallest Dog' awarded to rescued Jersey pooch

A tiny New Jersey canine is standing tall today, having been named the “world’s smallest working dog” by the Guinness Book of World Records.

3-year-old mini Yorkshire terrier Lucy, owned by Sally Leone...

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British tourists banned from U.S. after 'terror'-ible tweets

British tourists banned from U.S. after 'terror'-ible tweets
BY WENDY EKUA QUANSAH
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

An apparent language barrier between U.S. English and U.K. English landed friends from across the pond in separate cells for 12 hours, one with Mexican drug d...

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