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Sara Dale: UK Cancer Nurse Fired After Affairs With Widowers Of Cancer Patients
“Sara Dale was a palliative care nurse at Queen Elizabeth NHS hospital in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, for 13 years, during which time it is claimed she was linked to three men whose wives died of cancer. She admits to romancing two of the men: one was her partner for almost a decade and she now lives with the second man, 50-year-old Stephen Ellis, whose partner died from cancer last year.” [Link]
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Nithyananda Swami: Hindu Holy Man Denies Sex Tape
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“A Hindu holy man in India has denied any wrongdoing, days after video emerged apparently showing him engaging in sexual acts with two women.
A spokesman for Nithyananda Swami said he was at the Kumbh Mela festival and would soon ‘clear the air’.” [Link]
51 Dead From Turkey Earthquake, Village Of Okcular Destroyed
“At least 51 people died when an earthquake of 6.0 magnitude struck a village and outlying areas near the town of Elazig in eastern Turkey early on Monday, officials in the region said. The village of Okcular was largely destroyed and rescue workers struggled to free a handful of survivors, the officials added. A second quake with a 5.6 magnitude hit the same area after a series of some 40 after-shocks.” [Link]
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Death Toll At 17 In Turkey Earthquake
“A strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey Monday, killing at least 17 people, the government said. The government’s crisis center said the victims were from the small villages of Okcular, Yukari Kanatli and Kayali, where the quake knocked down houses and minarets.” [Link]
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5.9 Earthquake Hits Turkey
“A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey early Monday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of injuries, deaths or damage.” [Link]
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80% Of The World: Internet Access Is A “Fundamental Right”
“Almost four in five people around the world believe that access to the internet is a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.
The survey – of more than 27,000 adults across 26 countries – found strong support for net access on both sides of the digital divide.” [Link]
20% Of Korean Students Are Sexting
“Following research on 1,612 middle and high school students nationwide, 323 respondents, accounting for 20 percent of the total, have engaged sexting, a combination of sex and texting. About 21.9 percent had taken nude or semi-nude pictures of themselves or their peers, while 2.8 percent recorded themselves or their friends’ masturbating or having sex. About 5.2 percent had sent sexually explicit text messages or emails. Many of them said it was just for fun or out of curiosity but about 17 percent said sexting could be a way to flirt with their love interests in the online world. ” [Link]
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Sarah Pirie: Scottish Ballet Teacher Accused Of Abducting Teen, Having Sex
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“Sarah Pirie, 27, appeared before Blackpool Magistrates Court charged with five counts of intentionally sexually touching the 15-year-old boy, The Sun newspaper reports. Pirie, who had minor roles on television shows Waterloo Road and Hollyoaks, allegedly took the boy to hotels in Manchester and committed the offences between March and June 2009.” Link
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Iraqis Vote As Polling Stations Are Bombed
“Insurgents bombed a polling station and lobbed grenades at voters Sunday, killing 26 people in attacks aimed at intimidating Iraqis participating in an election that will determine whether the country can overcome jagged sectarian divisions that have plagued it since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.” [Link]
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Armed Gunmen Rob Berlin Poker Tournament
“The Berlin police said the men, who had pistols and a machete, broke into the tournament at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, where the tournament is held, and forced organizers to hand over money. A security staff member was lightly wounded after trying to hold down one of the men, police said in a statement.” [Link]
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Egypt: Billionaire Hisham Talaat Mustafa Conviction Overturned In Murder Of Suzanne Tamim
“The Cairo appeals court overturned the conviction of Hisham Talaat Mustafa, prompting cheers and applause from the billionaire tycoon’s relatives in the packed downtown courtroom. Moustafa was sentenced to death last May after being convicted of paying retired Egyptian police officer Mohsen Sukkari $2 million to kill 30-year-old Suzanne Tamim, while she was in Dubai in July 2008.” [Link]
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Lara Bingle: Model Sues Soccer Player Ex Brendan Fevola Over Leaked Nude
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“Lara Bingle, bikini and glamour model, says she is suing her former lover, Australian Football star Brendan Fevola, for what she claims is the distribution of a photo of her in a shower. The photo of Lara Bingle, taken on a mobile cell phone camera in 2006 allegedly by her football star lover at the time, somehow made its way to the mainstream media some 4 years later. On Monday popular Woman’s Day magazine printed the picture.” Link
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Chile Quake May Have Shortened Days On Earth
“The massive earthquake that struck Chile last week might have shifted the Earth’s axis and created shorter days, scientists at NASA say. The change is negligible, but permanent: Each day should be 1.26 microseconds shorter, according to preliminary calculations. A microsecond is one-millionth of a second.” [Link]
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Sec. Clinton Heads To South America, Chile
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is headed to South America, a trip which will include a stop in Chile to survey damage from the massive earthquake that country recently faced. A state department spokesman said “We want to show America’s support for the people of Chile while mindful of the realities on the ground.” [Link]
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Radovan Karadzic Genocide Trial To Restart
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Accused war criminal Radovan Karadzic is set to resume his trial in the Hague on Monday. Karadzic is accused of 11 counts of genocide as the supreme commander in charge of ethnic cleansing versus Croats and Muslims in Serbia. Karadzic intends to dispute the charges, even though other lieutenants of his have been convicted. [Link]
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400 Mile Gash In Nazca Tectonic Plate Caused By Chile Earthquake
“Earthquake experts said the strains built up by that movement, plus the stresses added along the fault zone by the 1960 quake, led to the rupture on Saturday along what is estimated to be about 400 miles of the zone, at a depth of about 22 miles under the sea floor. ” [Link]
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Pope Prays For Chile Earthquake Victims
“Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday urged the survivors of Chile’s devastating quake to be courageous and asked the Catholic church to play a role in relief efforts.” [Link]
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Ibon Gogeascoechea: Leader Of Basque Separatist Group Eta Captured
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“Ibon Gogeascoechea, who has been on the run since 1997, was arrested along with two other senior Eta fighters in a joint Spanish-French raid near the small town of Cahan in Normandy, the ministry said.” [Link]
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Reuters: 100 Trapped In Collapsed Building In Chile
“As many as 100 people are trapped in the rubble of a building that collapsed Saturday in the quake-ravaged city of Concepcion, the city’s mayor told Reuters.” [Link]
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Chile Earthquake Rescue Missions Underway
“Rescuers edged their way toward residents trapped in a toppled apartment block early Sunday and survivors huddled around bonfires in the rubble of their homes as the death toll in Chile continued to rise after one of the strongest earthquakes in history. ” [Link]
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