India ministers quit after caught watching porn in parliament (Reuters)
Reuters – Three Indian politicians from a morally conservative party, including a women’s affairs minister, resigned on Wednesday after being caught watching pornography on a mobile phone during a session of state parliament.
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India ministers quit after caught watching porn in parliament
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Hello Daddy (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom – The most famous of cats, Hello Kitty, can be found on pretty much anything these days – from sneakers and T-shirts, to toasters and phones (her wings light up!). Now you can say Hello to the Kitty on the back …
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Hello Daddy
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New record set at Wing Bowl eating extravaganza (Reuters)
Reuters – More than 17,000 mostly beer-fueled spectators packed a Philadelphia indoor arena on Friday for the city’s annual early morning eating extravaganza in which competitors vie to eat the most chicken wings.
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Wanted: Retirees to live in Ecuador for a month free (Reuters)
Reuters – Interested in adventure and exploring new places? An international magazine is looking for volunteers to spend a month in Cuenca, Ecuador to test its potential as a retirement destination.
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Big freeze stops famed Brussels statue from peeing (Reuters)
Reuters – The Manneken-Pis, a bronze statue of a young boy urinating that is a symbol of Brussels and a major tourist attraction, has had to stop peeing because of sub-zero temperatures, Belgium’s tourist office said on Wednesday.
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Italian shoemaker pays record rent at London store (Reuters)
Reuters – Italian luxury shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo is close to agreeing a deal to pay a record UK rent at its Bond Street store that will break the 1,000 pounds ($1,576) per square foot mark for the first time, a source familiar with the deal told Reuters.
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German city’s parking fines are just the ticket (Reuters)
Reuters – German authorities are giving parking violators in one city an unexpected break by issuing tickets without fines.
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San Francisco airport unveils yoga room for travelers (Reuters)
Reuters – Just cleared airport security and in need of a little deep breathing and stretching relaxation?
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School Game Reveals How Children Subtly Learn Racism (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | I’m just now done shaking my head over the Georgia school that incorporated slave beatings in a math word problem for elementary students and now I hear this. Also from Georgia, The Huffington Post reports a group of third graders allegedly played a game of tag during recess in which students were told by teacher to be slaves or slave catchers. The school investigated the incident after several parents complained and concluded the students’ claims were unfounded.
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School Game Reveals How Children Subtly Learn Racism
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Four-year-old U.S. boy pulls out marijuana at school (Reuters)
Reuters – A four-year-old U.S. boy who announced to his teacher at school snack time that he wanted to share pulled nine bags of marijuana out of his jacket pocket, police said on Wednesday.
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