Associated Press
UK Officials Get Tough on Pimps
November 20, 2008 08:00 AM
by
Isabel Cowles
In an effort to reduce sex trafficking, the UK has made it illegal to pay for sex via a pimp or other third party.
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November 20, 2008 06:55 AMBelieved to be extinct, the tiny pygmy tarsier has been found alive for the first time in more than 80 years.
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November 20, 2008 06:00 AMOn Nov. 20, 1945, the International Military Tribunal began proceedings against 22 high-ranking Nazis indicted for war crimes; the Nuremberg Trials set a precedent in international human rights law.
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November 19, 2008 06:00 PMA Moscow court reversed an earlier ruling to open the trial for three men connected to the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya.


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November 19, 2008 05:00 PMAs an investigation into allegations that millions of dollars were illegally paid to retiring LIRR workers continues, one railroad official has been arrested.
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November 19, 2008 04:00 PMThe Large Hadron Collider will remain shut down until early summer as a major helium leak is repaired at a cost of $21 million.
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November 19, 2008 02:56 PMStruggling DHL might pull out of MLB sponsorships; other companies have also been wary of their sports obligations thanks to the floundering economy.


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November 19, 2008 02:30 PMAn independent medical panel met to discuss the risks of facial filling injections, urging the FDA to require more stringent labeling and regulation.
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November 19, 2008 02:00 PMHundreds of Congolese rebels have pulled back from the frontlines, and a spokesman has said that they are willing to talk with the army.
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November 19, 2008 01:30 PMThe flagship of Japan’s controversial whaling fleet left for the Antarctic on Monday, as members of Greenpeace planned to interrupt the ship’s annual research expedition.


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November 19, 2008 01:00 PMBody-heat sensors will soon help Brazil find and protect indigenous tribes in the Amazon rain forest, a crucial development in tribal life preservation efforts.
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November 19, 2008 12:29 PMIn the first operation of its kind, doctors have used stem cells to replace a woman's trachea, the most recent in a string of stem cell developments.
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November 19, 2008 12:01 PMGoogle’s $125 million settlement with book publishers and authors is now a step closer to finalization thanks to a preliminary approval yesterday by a judge.


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November 19, 2008 11:30 AMAngry property owners in Britain may be forced to sell their land for gypsy sites; gypsy advocates say they have been mistreated too long.
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November 19, 2008 11:00 AMExpanding on its subscription-based financial news and data, Bloomberg News is prospering at a time when many major newspapers are making cuts.
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November 19, 2008 10:00 AMThe latest vote tally indicates that Alaska Sen. Stevens has lost his re-election bid, though he may request a recount.




