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  1. A doctor at the Alma Res fertility clinic in Rome prepares eggs and sperm for an attempt at artificial insemination, June 7. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
    Daily sex makes for healthier sperm Reuters - Tue Jun 30, 8:11 AM Sent 356 times

    LONDON (Reuters) - Having sex every day improves the quality of men's sperm and is recommended for couples trying to conceive, according to new research.

  2. A vegetarian salad. Australian researchers have said that people who live on vegetarian diets have slightly weaker bones than their meat-eating counterparts. Photo:Jay Directo/AFP
    Vegetarian diet 'weakens bones' AFP - Thu Jul 2, 6:33 AM Sent 214 times

    SYDNEY (AFP) - People who live on vegetarian diets have slightly weaker bones than their meat-eating counterparts, Australian researchers said Thursday.

  3. Billy Mays, known for hawking cleaning products, found dead at Florida home The Canadian Press - Sun Jun 28, 4:33 PM Sent 118 times

    TAMPA, Fla. - Billy Mays, the burly, bearded television pitchman whose boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean made him a pop-culture icon, has died. He was 50.

  4. Dandelions grow at the edge of a path. A German gardener's house was left a smouldering wreck after he set it on fire while trying to get rid of the weeds with the help of a flame-thrower, police have said. Photo:SCOTT OLSON/AFP
    House wrecked as man kills weeds with flame thrower AFP - Fri Jul 3, 8:12 AM Sent 86 times

    BERLIN (AFP) - A German gardener's house was left a smouldering wreck on Friday after he set it on fire while trying to get rid of the weeds with the help of a flame-thrower, police said.

  5. In this undated photo supplied by Queensland Museum, paleontologist Scott Hocknull analyses the Diamantinasaurus fossils in Winton, in central Queensland, Australia. Scientists have confirmed for the first time that Australia was once home to a dinosaur that was big, fast and terrifying, and has a name like something from an Arnold Schwazennegger movie. Meet the Australovenator. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Queensland Museum, HO)
    I'll be back! Australovenator - biggest carnivore found in Australia - roamed 98M years ago The Canadian Press - Fri Jul 3, 8:04 AM Sent 63 times

    CANBERRA, Australia - Scientists have confirmed for the first time that Australia was once home to a dinosaur that was big, fast and terrifying, and they've named it like something from an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. Meet the Australovenator.

  6. A plane from the Air New Zealand airline is shown taxiing past the air traffic control tower at Sydney Airport in 2007. New Zealand's national airline has come up with an imaginative way of encouraging passengers to pay attention to the pre-flight safety video -- showing cabin crew in the nude. Photo:Greg Wood/AFP
    Kiwi airline bares all for safety AFP - Thu Jul 2, 4:54 AM Sent 50 times

    WELLINGTON (AFP) - New Zealand's national airline has come up with an imaginative way of encouraging passengers to pay attention to the pre-flight safety video -- showing cabin crew in the nude.

  7. President's Choice steaks, other meats, recalled due to possible E. coli The Canadian Press - Thu Jul 2, 12:55 AM Sent 49 times

    Canada's food inspection agency has issued a warning not to eat a wide selection of President's Choice fresh beef products because they might contain E. coli.

  8. A view of a lobby area at the Barcelona International Convention Center in an undated photo. REUTERS/Handout
    Man had boss killed to save job? Reuters - Tue Jun 30, 11:53 AM Sent 49 times

    MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police have arrested a man whom they suspect hired a contract killer to murder his boss in a desperate bid to avoid being laid off, newspaper El Pais reported on Tuesday.

  9. An ambulance escorts 14-year-old Franco-Comoran girl Bahia Bakari, the lone survivor of the crashed Yemenia aircraft, at the Le Bourget airport near Paris July 2, 2009, after her arrival in France. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
    Yemeni plane crashes off Comoros, girl found alive Reuters - Tue Jun 30, 3:26 PM Sent 44 times

    MORONI (Reuters) - An Airbus A310-300 from Yemen with 153 people on board, including 66 French nationals, crashed into the sea off the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros as it approached in bad weather early on Tuesday, officials said.

  10. Police: teens misinterpret woman's screams during sex, beat man with baseball bat, fists The Canadian Press - Thu Jul 2, 3:04 PM Sent 43 times

    TORRINGTON, Connecticut - A group of teenagers misunderstood a woman's screams during sex and, thinking they were stopping an assault, beat a 25-year-old man in her bedroom, police said.

  11. A reporter makes a phone call prior to a press conference in front of the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Fans heading to Los Angeles for Jackson's memorial extravaganza were urged to stay away on Friday as organizers said tickets for the event would be allocated by an online lottery. Photo:Gabriel Bouys/AFP
    US man working 3 jobs to support family wins $39 million lottery The Canadian Press - Sat Jun 27, 11:28 AM Sent 40 times

    SANTA CRUZ, California - A man who works three jobs to support his family - including one as a limousine driver - has won a $39 million jackpot in California's SuperLotto Plus.

  12. A policeman stands guard in London in 2007. A British pensioner and former boxing champion beat up a knife-wielding burglar who broke into his home, leaving him battered and bruised, newspapers said. Photo:Chris Young/AFP
    British pensioner batters burglar with right hook: reports AFP - Wed Jul 1, 5:34 AM Sent 35 times

    LONDON (AFP) - A British pensioner and former boxing champion beat up a knife-wielding burglar who broke into his home, leaving him battered and bruised, newspapers said Wednesday.

  13. US Airways flight diverted after male passenger undresses in seat The Canadian Press - Wed Jul 1, 5:38 PM Sent 33 times

    ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - A cross-country US Airways flight was diverted to Albuquerque after a male passenger removed his clothing mid-flight.

  14. Indian gay rights activists and their supporters carry a rainbow flag during a gay pride march in Bangalore, on June 28. A top Indian court has issued a landmark ruling decriminalising gay sex between consenting adults, overturning colonial-era legislation that outlawed homosexuality. Photo:Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP
    India court rules gay sex legal AFP - Thu Jul 2, 3:43 AM Sent 29 times

    NEW DELHI (AFP) - A top Indian court has issued a landmark ruling decriminalising gay sex between consenting adults, overturning colonial-era legislation that outlawed homosexuality.

  15. Members of the Comorian community living in France block the access to the T3 Terminal at Roissy airport, north of Paris. An Airbus A330-200 from Yemenia Airways took off for Sana'a, Yemen, on Friday. The plane took off 4 and a half hours late, with 72 passengers onboard instead of the 180 initially booked. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Michel Euler)
    Police identify 65-year-old man as victim in plane crash near Waterloo airport The Canadian Press - Mon Jun 29, 4:04 PM Sent 28 times

    KITCHENER, Ont. - Police say a 65-year-old pilot was killed Monday morning after he crashed his small plane near the Region of Waterloo International Airport.

  16. Shia LaBeouf, co-star of the new film 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,' appears on the NBC 'Today' television program in New York Thursday, June 25, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Richard Drew)
    'Transformers' sequel could become worst-reviewed $400 million blockbuster ever The Canadian Press - Mon Jun 29, 8:13 AM Sent 27 times

    LOS ANGELES - After just five days, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" is halfway to $400 million domestically, a box-office milestone only eight other movies have reached. If it climbs that high, the "Transformers" sequel would be by far the worst-reviewed movie ever to make the $400 million club.

  17. A Ford auto in the showroom at the Sill-TerHar Motors Ford dealer in Broomfield, Colorado June 2, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
    Ford sales jump, rest of Canada auto sector slumps Reuters - Thu Jul 2, 5:30 PM Sent 25 times

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co of Canada was the number one selling automaker in the country for the first time in 50 years as it posted a 25 percent jump in sales in June over a year earlier, the company said on Thursday.

  18. British actress Mollie Sugden as Mrs. Slocombe from the BBC television comedy series 'Are You Being Served?' is pictured in this 1983 publicity photo. REUTERS/BBC/Handout
    UK comedy actress Mollie Sugden dies at 86 Reuters - Thu Jul 2, 5:49 AM Sent 16 times

    LONDON (Reuters) - British actress Mollie Sugden, best-known for her role as Mrs Slocombe in the television comedy series "Are You Being Served?," has died at the age of 86.

  19. Kathy Spence from Toronto took home the $25,000 prize for deftly texting into the finals and eventually winning the grand prize at the 2nd annual LG Canadian Texting Championships at Dundas Square in downtown Toronto. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ciara Byrne
    Canadian Texting Championships: OMG, txt champ wins 25G The Canadian Press - Mon Jun 29, 8:28 PM Sent 14 times

    TORONTO - Teen texters and tech-savvy young adults were all thumbs Monday as they nimbly fired off messages while competing to become the Canadian texting champion.

  20. Angelica Pol, of Van Nuys, visits a makeshift memorial outside the family home of the late pop star Michael Jackson in the Encino section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Matt Rourke
    Jackson's will cuts out ex-wife Debbie Rowe The Canadian Press - Wed Jul 1, 4:44 PM Sent 10 times

    LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's 7-year-old will was filed Wednesday in a Los Angeles court, giving his entire estate to a family trust while making his mother the guardian of his children and cutting out his former wife Debbie Rowe.