Dominican Republic town blames U.S. power company for birth defects

Source: Miami Herald

Delaware : DE : USA | about 1 month ago

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Maximiliano Calcaño is 2 and was born with no arms. ``When I was pregnant, I was dizzy, vomiting and could barely walk,'' said Maximiliano's mother, Anajai Calcaño, 20. ``My tooth cracked and fell out...She lives in a small wooden house with no indoor plumbing in a rural village in northern Dominican...

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News Source: Miami Herald | about 1 month ago

Maximiliano Calcaño is 2 and was born with no arms. ``When I was pregnant, I was dizzy, vomiting and could barely walk,'' said Maximiliano's mother, Anajai Calcaño, 20. ``My tooth cracked and fell out...She lives in a small wooden house with no...