June, 2007
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Reprieve Fleeting in Consensual Teenage Sex Case - June 18, 2007 11:16 AM
A ruling that overturned a 10-year sentence for Genarlow Wilson, who had oral sex with a 15-year-old 2 years his junior, is blocked within hours by Georgia’s top prosecutor.
May, 2007
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U.S. Air Travelers in TB Alert - May 30, 2007 04:42 PM
An American citizen infected with a rare form of tuberculosis puts passengers at risk on two transatlantic flights. Health officials advise tests for passengers and crew.
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Attack Ads Strike Dating Agency - May 14, 2007 02:44 PM
eHarmony cries foul as a rival's commercials advertise that the agency rejected one million lonely hearts. Almost a third of those applicants were married, protests eHarmony.
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Gay Revelations Force Out BP Head - May 01, 2007 02:15 PM
BP CEO John Browne resigns in response to a ruling from the highest U.K. legal authority that he cannot prevent a British newspaper from publishing details of his private life.
April, 2007
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State Department Official Linked to Washington Madam Resigns - April 30, 2007 01:42 PM
The head of U.S. foreign aid programs steps down; more high-profile revelations are expected to follow as reputed “DC madam” Deborah Jeane Palfrey releases client list to the press.
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Computer Tycoon Descends from Space - April 21, 2007 02:18 PM
Software billionaire Charles Simonyi completes his mission to the International Space Station, a small step in the history of space tourism.
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Childless Women No Less Happy - April 14, 2007 04:16 PM
A report by U.S. social researchers finds that having children does not substantially improve a woman’s psychological well-being later in life.
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Houdini Set to Escape Grave - April 02, 2007 01:57 PM
A move to exhume the remains of the escapologist legend, led by authors of a new biography, causes outrage among his descendants. Investigators suspect murder.
March, 2007
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China and India Face Vast Gender Imbalances - March 19, 2007 12:39 PM
The number of baby girls born in China and India is falling. China expects that by 2020 there will be 30 million more Chinese men than women in the country.