Divorce courts mirror society as more women pay alimony
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tables have turned in U.S. divorce courts with more women paying their former husbands alimony and child support than ever before, according to U.S. lawyers. As women climb higher up the career ladder and outpace their exes in salary, when love goes wrong and marriages break up they are being compelled to contribute to the livelihood of their former spouses. And some are not happy about it. …
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Divorce courts mirror society as more women pay alimony
Handshake ends S.African "Tempest in a D-cup" race row
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Two models at the eye of a race storm that has exposed the thin veneer of social harmony in South Africa 18 years after the end of apartheid shook hands on Thursday and vowed to work towards Nelson Mandela’s vision of a non-racial “Rainbow Nation”. The brouhaha erupted last week when 20-year-old blonde Jessica Leandra dos Santos – voted ’2011 Model of the Year’ by readers of men’s magazine FHM – tweeted about an “arrogant and disrespectful kaffir” she had encountered at a supermarket. …
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12 sets of twins graduating from just one high-school class
12 pairs of high-school seniors are about to graduate from one Georgia school. The 24 seniors at Brookwood High in Gwinnett County are a mix of identical and fraternal twins. Fox 5 in Atlanta reports that as unusual as the circumstances are, most of the twins themselves find their situation to be perfectly normal. “It’s
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Maurice Sendak’s ‘Where The Wild Things Are,’ as read by Christopher Walken (VIDEO)
In the wake of Maurice Sendak’s death on Tuesday, quotes, clips and interviews featuring the renowned children’s author and his celebrated books are flying around the Internet. Like President Obama’s 2009 reading of “Where The Wild Things Are” on the White House’s South Lawn, this video of actor Christopher Walken (or a very good impersonator)
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Want to quit smoking ? Try acupuncture or hypnosis
Acupuncture and hypnosis have been promoted as drug-free ways to help smokers kick the habit, and there is some evidence that they work, according to a research review that looked at 14 international studies. Researchers, whose findings appeared in the American Journal of Medicine, said that there are still plenty of questions, including exactly how effective alternative therapies might be and how they measure up against conventional methods to quit smoking. …
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‘Loch Ness Monster’ ordered to leave Wisconsin river
The Loch Ness Monster has finally surfaced—in Wisconsin’s Chippewa River. And state officials want it to go. To be clear, the object in question is actually a sculpture meant to resemble “Nessie,” the mythological creature supposedly navigating a deep body of water in Scotland. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources spokesman Dan Baumann says the sculpture
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‘Loch Ness Monster’ ordered to leave Wisconsin river
Mysterious origin of Solomon Islands’ dark-skinned blonds revealed
Researchers have discovered a single gene that caused inhabitants of the Solomon Islands to have the unique combination of very dark skin and very blond hair. On Thursday, the journal Science reported that a single gene mutation is responsible for the unique pairing. Perhaps most interesting, the findings debunk theories that residents of the Solomon
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Mysterious origin of Solomon Islands’ dark-skinned blonds revealed
Bear that fell from tree dies after being hit by car
A young bear that became an Internet sensation after falling from a tree has died after being hit by a car. It was a whirlwind week for the bear, which shot to prominence last week when it climbed into a tree near the University of Colorado campus, then fell to safety after being tranquilized by
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Court rejects appeal in wife’s attempt to poison mistress
(Reuters) – A microbiologist charged under an anti-terrorism law for attempting to poison her husband’s mistress lost a bid to overturn her conviction on Thursday. Carol Anne Bond had argued that the U.S. federal chemical weapons act, which makes it a crime to acquire or use any chemical weapon, was meant to target terrorist activity, not the crimes of a spurned lover. A Philadelphia-based federal court rejected Bond’s appeal, ruling that the government was justified in applying the law, even if it seemed a questionable move. …
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Californian jailed 5 days without water seeks $20 million
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California university student left handcuffed in a federal holding cell for nearly five days without food or water has filed a claim for up to $20 million in compensation, saying he suffered kidney failure and nearly died as a result. The five-page notice, a precursor to a lawsuit against the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act, was sent Wednesday to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration by a lawyer for the student, Daniel Chong, who has said he was forced to drink his own urine to stay alive. …
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