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As most couples in China are limited to having only one child, the bias toward boys leaves many girl babies aborted or abandoned. Lisa Ling travels to China with some of the many American families who are adopting Chinese baby girls. In China, she examines the social pressures to have male children and the effects of the resulting gender imbalance.
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"Coastline counties of the United States, located along the country's saltwater edges, account for just 254 of the nation's 3,142 counties yet contain 29 percent of its population, 5 of its 10 most populous cities, and 7 of its 10 most populous counties. Bordering the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Gulf of Mexico, these bands of counties provide the setting for an intense concentration of economic and social activity. Shaped by migration, trade,...