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Monday 24 December 2007

Archive for December, 2007

Jamie Lee Spears Pregnancy Raises Questions Over Fairness of Statutory Rape Prosecutions

Monday 24 December 2007 @ 12:24 pm

The tabloid media are filled with reports that the sister of Britney Spears, Jamie Lynn Spears, is pregnant. What is missing from this coverage, however, is the disconnect with statutory rape cases where this pregnancy would be evidence of a criminal — albeit consensual — act. Jamie’s boyfriend, Casey Aldridge, is reportedly 19.

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Jamie Lynn Spears pregnancy raises legal questions

Wednesday 19 December 2007 @ 9:11 pm

CNN — The announced pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears — the 16-year-old children’s television star and younger sister of beleaguered pop star Britney Spears — is casting new light on how states deal with the thorny issue of consensual sex among teens.

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Why Men Don’t Talk

Wednesday 19 December 2007 @ 2:58 pm

As the editor of the biggest men’s magazine in the world, I am privy to something many women rarely hear - straightforward, uninhibited guy talk.

Comments (1) | Posted in biology, psychology, sex and metropolis

Got the Blues? Try a Cold Shower

Wednesday 19 December 2007 @ 12:14 pm

Dec. 18, 2007 — Treatments for depression range from medicines that can come with scary side effects to electric shock therapy, but a new paper suggests a simple cold shower might sometimes cure, and even prevent, the debilitating mood disorder.

Comments (0) | Posted in health

Woman planned murder-suicide

Wednesday 19 December 2007 @ 11:14 am

When Joe Brindley opened an e-mail Wednesday morning from his friends Noel and Sandra Hanson, he was shocked to see that it was a suicide note.

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Judge in LA Orders $11M over false charges of sexual misconduct

Wednesday 19 December 2007 @ 11:12 am

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who accused Michael Flatley of sexual assault has been ordered to pay him more than $11 million for making false allegations to extort money from him, according to documents obtained Monday.

Comments (1) | Posted in crime + punishment, sex and metropolis

Mall Santa says woman groped him

Wednesday 19 December 2007 @ 11:08 am

DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Santa Claus says that a woman who sat on his lap was naughty, not nice.

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Man trapped four days in restroom stall

Wednesday 19 December 2007 @ 11:06 am

A retired Scottish teacher spent four days trapped in a restroom stall after the door handle broke, according to media reports.

Comments (0) | Posted in newswax

Cheating Husbands and Wives Caught in Web

Tuesday 18 December 2007 @ 8:26 pm

But are people who are already inclined to cheat simply upgrading to higher-tech tools, or are more people cheating because technology has made it easier? Marc H. Rudov, author of The Man’s No-Nonsense Guide to Women, told us that technology has nothing to do with it. “Technology is just the enabler of infidelity,” he said. “Like a gun is the means for murder, you have to want to kill someone before firing that gun. People do not cheat because the technology is there; they cheat because they are bored or insecure.”

Comments (0) | Posted in divorce, men + women, sex and metropolis

3 More Duke Lacrosse Players File Lawsuit

Tuesday 18 December 2007 @ 4:57 pm

RALEIGH, N.C. — Three current and former Duke lacrosse players who were not indicted in the discredited rape case have filed a lawsuit against the university, disgraced prosecutor Mike Nifong and dozens of others for inflicting emotional distress.

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