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Thursday, October 18, 2012

What women want: Is it abortion, contraception, and equal pay – or jobs?

By Liz Marlantes | Christian Science Monitor: What do women want? Aside from not being relegated to binders (just kidding!), the answer to that question, it seems, may very well determine the outcome of the presidential election. And so far, President Obama and Mitt Romney are banking on very... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Is the Gospel of Jesus' Wife a Forgery?

By Natalie Wolchover | LiveScience.com: A scrap of papyrus from the early Christian era that refers to Jesus having a wife has met with extreme skepticism since its unveiling 11 days ago. Many scholars have declared the so-called " Gospel of Jesus ' Wife" a modern forgery — one that probably... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Ex-prosecutor claims O.J. Simpson attorney tampered with glove

(Reuters) - Nearly 17 years after O.J. Simpson walked away from his Los Angeles murder trial a free man, a prosecutor at the center of the case has alleged that the lead defense lawyer tampered with a crucial piece of evidence. Former Los Angeles deputy district attorney Christopher Darden on... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Study: Safe Sex Can Be Fun

By Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer | LiveScience.com Safe sex, it seems, has gotten a bad rap, with one recent survey showing that a quarter of young men and women consider sex with a condom a "hassle." But there's hope yet, as other new research finds safe sex can be fun. The new study... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 22, 2012

‘Pregnant man’ Thomas Beatie splits from wife

By Wendy Carpenter | The Upshot: Thomas Beatie, who made headlines in 2008 as the only legally recognized man known to have given birth, has separated from his wife of nine years, according to People magazine. Beatie, who has had three children with wife Nancy, announced the split during a taping of... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Report: It's everyone for himself on sinking ships

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A hundred years after the Titanic sank, two Swedish researchers on Thursday said when it comes to sinking ships, male chivalry is "a myth" and more men generally survive such disasters than women and children. Economists Mikael Elinder and Oscar Erixon of Uppsala University also... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 23, 2012

Pope says communism does not work in Cuba

By Philip Pullella | Reuters: ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - Pope Benedict said on Friday communism no longer works in Cuba and that the Roman Catholic Church was ready to help the island find new ways of moving forward without "trauma." Speaking on the plane taking him from Rome for a five-day... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 2, 2012

Why Walking Is the Best Exercise

By Jamie Condliffe: Scientists have known for a while that merely walking more can massively decrease the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, but they haven't really known why. But now, by forcing healthy people to act like slobs, they're starting to reveal why walking is the best thing you... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Man suffers heart attack while eating at Heart Attack Grill (Video)

By Eric Pfeiffer | The Sideshow: Millions of Americans watch what they eat. But one Las Vegas man has painfully discovered that where you eat can have a big impact on your health as well. In a story almost too bizarre to be true, a man suffered a heart attack after eating a "triple bypass burger" at... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Life Spotted on Venus - Russian Scientist

MOSCOW, January 20 (RIA Novosti): An article published in the Solar System Research magazine reported Several objects resembling living beings were detected on photos made by a Russian landing probe in 1982 during a Venus mission. Leonid Ksanfomaliti of the Space Research Institute of Russia’s... Sign in to see full entry.

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