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Boston poised to begin condom giveaway in high schools
By Stephanie Simon (Reuters) - Students at all Boston public high schools will soon be able to obtain free condoms at school - as long as they sit through a few minutes of counseling ab...
June 20, 2013, 7:05 am -
Paris tackles rudeness to tourists with new manual
PARIS (Reuters) - One of the world's most visited cities but also famous for its rudeness, Paris has embarked on a campaign to improve its reputation and better cater to the needs of tourists. ...
June 20, 2013, 4:36 am -
Naked gymnast faces charges over San Francisco transit stop antics
By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A trained gymnast whose naked acrobatics and harassment of passengers at a San Francisco public transit station were captured on video and cir...
June 19, 2013, 8:49 am -
Gravestone of late Mayor Koch had birth date wrong
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Mayor Ed Koch was 88 years old when he died in February, despite what his gravestone said. A worker at the Trinity Cemetery ...
June 19, 2013, 8:11 am -
Kimberly-Clark moves to ease Venezuelan toilet paper shortage
CARACAS (Reuters) - Kimberly-Clark Corp is planning a 234 million bolivar ($37.1 mln) investment to expand operations in Venezuela, the state news agency said, in a move that should help ease an embar...
June 19, 2013, 1:45 am -
Belgian who says she is king's daughter asks him to testify
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A woman who says she is the unrecognized daughter of Belgian King Albert II has summoned the monarch and two of his children to appear in a Brussels court in her bid to prove he i...
June 18, 2013, 11:19 pm -
'Drunk' claims upset Ukraine parliament budget hearing
KIEV (Reuters) - A parliamentary hearing on Ukraine's budget was suspended for several hours on Tuesday after opposition deputies alleged that a deputy finance minister presenting the budget report wa...
June 18, 2013, 10:29 pm -
U.S. patent case climaxes with win for Canadian vibrator maker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Couples in the United States looking to spice up their sex lives will have to do without certain adult toys after a U.S. trade panel ruled on Monday that some companies are viol...
June 18, 2013, 12:56 pm -
Mexican politicians: going to the dogs, er, cats?
By Luc Cohen MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Fed up with politicians they call "rats," a group of friends in the eastern Mexican city of Xalapa have put forward their ideal candidate for mayor:...
June 18, 2013, 11:27 am -
Jury finds no negligence in trial over man's 8-month erection
By Myles Miller WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A jury on Monday cleared a doctor of negligence in a lawsuit filed by a Delaware truck driver who underwent a penile implant procedure a...
June 18, 2013, 8:02 am -
Royal baby to give almost $400 million bump to British economy
By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - From Union Jack booties to "Born to Rule" sleepwear, the British royal family has joined retailers in offering baby products to mark the arrival ...
June 18, 2013, 3:42 am -
Virginia governor billed taxpayers for sunscreen, dog vitamins -report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Virginia Governor and possible Republican presidential candidate Bob McDonnell used taxpayer money to pay for sunscreen and dog vitamins, the Washington Post reported on Monday,...
June 18, 2013, 1:32 am -
Zimbabwe may have to field two goalkeepers in qualifier
CAPE TOWN (Reuters)- Cash-strapped Zimbabwe may have to field two goalkeepers in their 2014 World Cup soccer qualifier against Guinea in Conakry on Sunday. A late flight booking by the ...
June 16, 2013, 2:56 am -
Famed Milwaukee tavern rehangs bras on ceiling
By Brendan O'Brien MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Standing on a foot ladder, Jeff Scanell bent down, pinched his girlfriend's red lace brassiere between his thumb and index finger and gently lif...
June 16, 2013, 1:20 am -
Arizona nonagenarian sets weightlifting world record
By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - A barrel-chested 91-year-old strongman from Arizona shattered the world record for the bench press in his dwindling age group, with a lift of 187.2...
June 15, 2013, 4:46 pm
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