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Women Deemed "Sluts" for Raising Condom Use Erotically

It often seems as if no matter what sexual choices women make, the slut label is never far behind. Wear the wrong outfit? Slut. Sleep with someone too soon? Slut.

For Students at Risk, Early College Proves a Draw

Until recently, most programs like this were aimed at affluent, overachieving students — a way to keep them challenged and give them a head start on college work. But the goal is quite different at SandHoke, which enrolls only students whose parents do not have college degrees.

Angel Intervention? Man found in earthquake rubble claims person in white coat brought him water

Doctors: Haitian may have survived 4 weeks in rubble A man pulled alive from the rubble of a building in Haiti's capital may have been trapped since the January 12 quake that leveled much of the city, doctors reported Monday.

Uproar in Brazil as girl, 7, is chosen as samba queen for Rio carnival

A row has broken out in Brazil over plans to make a seven-year-old girl the 'queen' of a samba school in this year's Rio de Janeiro carnival. The role of 'drum corps queen' is normally given to a barely-clad model or soap opera star.

New Zealand student sells virginity for £20,000 on the web

A teenage New Zealand student has accepted a stranger's offer of £20,000 after putting her virginity up for auction on the web` The 19-year-old woman, calling herself Unigirl, says on a website that she was fully aware of the possible consequences of having sex with a stranger.

Armed robbers disguised in burkhas carry out £4,000 raid

Armed robbers disguised in burkhas escaped with thousands in cash after carrying out a post office raid in Paris.

Dave Barry: You Take The Horse; I'll Gladly Take The Dog

RECENTLY a woman I know named Michelle came into the newspaper office with a big ugly wound on her upper arm. Realizing that she might be self-conscious about it, I said: "Michelle, what's that big ugly wound on your upper arm?" Sensitivity is the cornerstone of journalism.

Lessons From the History of Childbirth

I started finding these ancient birth manuals and some more recent ones, but still from the turn of the century. It spiraled from there. It was fascinating and so much fun. The ancient ones were like reading soft porn.

Football Upsets Increase Domestic Violence, Study Finds

The study, by the economists David Card at Berkeley and Gordon B. Dahl at the University of California-San Diego, looked at police reports of family violence on Sundays during the professional football season. (An earlier, free version of the study is here.)

Pregnant Immigrant Deported By Man Posing As Federal Marshall

A local news station is reporting that a man posing as a federal officer abducted a pregnant immigrant, Cherrie Bell Hibbard, in California last month, took her through airport security, and put her on a plane back to the Philippines.

Is It Wrong To Name Rape Victims In The Congo?

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has invited his readers to weigh in whether he should have named a nine-year-old Congolese rape victim who was also featured in a video.

Man kills son, self, blames ex-girlfriend in letter left behind

Everyone kept saying give it time. Keep going to court, keep doing what your doing. No body got it. Not even Katie. I didn't want to fight Katie. I didn't want shared custody of Wyatt. I wanted my family back. What good is having Wyatt full time, or 50/50 without Katie.

The Second Sex at the Super Bowl

The commercials that air during the game seem to actively compete for the Most Jaw-Droppingly Offensive Ad Award, and they feature only two kinds of women: one the one hand, sexually available and easily manipulated hotties in various states of undress, (as in this ad, in which m …

The government has your baby's DNA

Now, states mandate that newborns be tested for anywhere between 28 and 54 different conditions, and the DNA samples are stored in state labs for anywhere from three months to indefinitely, depending on the state.

Are We Over Porn Stars?

My lover purrs, low and breathy. He is spent—eyes closed and flat on his back, arms limp, legs slack, rotated outward just slightly. His abdomen rises and falls hypnotically. In yoga, they call this "corpse pose"—or savasana.

Oh, Hay: Horsing Around Is So Fashionable

It's official: Horses are hot. But not in the down-home country way. Only in the "I-have-acres-of-land-and-a-stable-of stable-boys" way. And sort of in the circus way. Maybe.

VIDEO: Daily Show Samantha Bee goes camo to report on the discrimination of men in America!

The profound silliness of men being discriminated in the country aside...

Christian groups oppose child prostitution bill

Unterman says the bill does not decriminalize prostitution but aims to make people aware that young children are not responsible for sexual acts and need rehabilitation and therapy, not jail time.

Sex Workers in New Orleans Are Being Labeled Sex Offenders

The law, which dates back to 1805, declares it a crime against nature to engage in "unnatural copulation" -- a term New Orleans cops and the district attorney's office have interpreted to mean anal or oral sex.

Latest Big Names in Human Trafficking Fight: Liu, Streep & Jolie

In Hollywood's resurgence as an agent of good, Angelina Jolie, Meryl Streep and Lucy Liu bring big-time exposure to an issue that has often been tackled by small, independent productions. Article by Angela Longerbeam at humantrafficking.change.org

Why do people vote against their own interests?

"It's like a French Revolution in reverse in which the workers come pouring down the street screaming more power to the aristocracy."

Sleep Challenge 2010: Getting Horizontal on the Way to Gender Parity

I stressed the need to change a corporate culture that continues to equate workaholism with success -- and often leads to talented women jettisoning their careers in order to have a healthier, more well-rounded life.

Tim Tebow Super Bowl Ad May Be Based On Falsehood

Because abortion under any circumstance has been illegal in the Philippines since 1930 and is punishable by a six-year prison term, Allred says she finds it hard to believe that doctors would have recommended the procedure.

State gave known sex offender medical license

The state of Tennessee gave a medical license to a known violent sex offender because state law doesn't necessarily prohibit a sex offender from practicing medicine.

The Magnetism of Candlemas

Mary, called Magdalene, is healed of demons and her story of the year's liturgical season begins. She feels herself as virginal and receptive to the magnetism of the sun, which we know in human symbolism as Jesus. The Earth receives her mate.

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