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New Hampshire House votes to eliminate child marriage

by Associated Press
| March 11, 2020 2:30 PM

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire House voted Wednesday to raise the age for marriage in the state to 18 in an effort that supporters say could keep more girls in school and reduce the risk of domestic violence.

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