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JERUSALEM (AP) — It's the latest prescription for extreme ultra-Orthodox Jewish men who shun contact with the opposite sex: Glasses that blur their vision, so they don't have to see women they consider to be immodestly dressed. In an effort to maintain their strictly devout lifestyle, the ultra-Orthodox have separated the sexes on buses, sidewalks […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — This probably comes as no surprise: Federal scientists say July was the hottest month ever recorded in the Lower 48 states, breaking a record set during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. And even less a surprise: The U.S. this year keeps setting records for weather extremes, based on the precise calculations […]
According to a recent research done by a urologist from the Loyola University Medical Center, iced tea can cause kidney stones. The report notes that, iced tea contains high concentrations of oxalate, a chemical that leads to the development of the disorder that infects one's urinary tract. “For people who have a tendency to form […]
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A man charged with shooting his wife of 45 years in a hospital intensive care unit in what may have been a mercy killing was charged Wednesday with aggravated murder. John Wise appeared before a municipal court judge in Akron via video from jail Wednesday morning on an aggravated attempted murder […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors in Pennsylvania hope to steer some of the $60 million in fines Penn State must pay the NCAA over the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal to children's advocacy centers across the state. The group is not seeking a specific amount of money, but wants to add to the 21 advocacy centers that […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — There's no trial to prepare, no jury to persuade, no judge to hand down a sentence. Wade Michael Page is dead, having shot himself in the head after killing six people at a Sikh temple outside Milwaukee. Although detectives have interviewed more than 100 people, combed through Page's email and recovered hundreds […]
DENVER (AP) — President Barack Obama says Republicans who want to repeal his health care overhaul want to take the country back to policies more suited to the 1950s than to the 21st century. Speaking to a largely female crowd of 4,000 at a campaign event in Denver, Obama said repealing the health care law […]
NEW YORK (AP) — When it comes to gays and the Boy Scouts, President Barack Obama and the youth organization he serves as honorary president have agreed to disagree. The White House on Wednesday said Obama opposes the youth organization's recently reaffirmed policy of excluding gays as members and adult leaders. He has no plans […]
A man in India is facing charges of cruelty and voluntarily causing grievous hurt after he placed a lock on his wife’s vagina. The make-shift chastity belt was discovered when the man’s wife, Sitabai Chouhan tried to poison herself and ended up in the hospital. While examining her, doctors found that the man drilled holes […]
Hillary Clinton must be out to dispell those rumors that she is uptight because she was out in South Africa having fun "busting some moves." The secretary of state was filmed dancing with the women of Malawi, who in return seemed to enjoy dancing with Clinton and even had the former presidential candidate dropping it […]
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. (AP) — Making a play for middle-class voters, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney sought Tuesday to elevate welfare reform as a campaign issue, accusing President Barack Obama of encouraging a "culture of dependency." Campaigning near the president's hometown of Chicago, Romney suggested Obama had dismantled the 1996 welfare reform overhaul signed […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman caught trying to steal a newborn girl from a Southern California hospital had faked a pregnancy with her estranged husband, and needed the baby to continue the deception after her due date passed, according to Garden Grove police. In an effort to pose as a new mom, Grisel Ramirez, […]
