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A Loaded Question: On Drinking While Pregnant
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Thirty-year-old Jennifer was pregnant with her second child when she stopped by her neighborhood liquor store to stock up on wine for a birthday party she was throwing her husband. The clerk, she remembers, looked at her with raised eyebrows, and then refused to make the sale. "I told him the wine wasn't for me personally, but that it was none of his business besides," says Jennifer. "He still sa
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Paternity tests for 'promiscuous' Hermann's tortoise
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Recreation
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Baby tortoises have been given paternity tests to find out whether sperm storage affects fertilisation.
Female Hermann's tortoises mate with multiple partners and can store sperm inside their bodies for years.
Scientists found that in egg clutches with multiple fathers, mating order did not affect males' fertilisation success.
Previous studies into similar species have found that a highe Read More
Female Hermann's tortoises mate with multiple partners and can store sperm inside their bodies for years.
Scientists found that in egg clutches with multiple fathers, mating order did not affect males' fertilisation success.
Previous studies into similar species have found that a highe Read More
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Stars fight Pandora music site over royalties issue
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Entertainment
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Billy Joel, Rihanna and Missy Elliot are among the stars who have signed an open letter to US music site Pandora over possible changes to royalties.
The online streaming service is currently lobbying lawmakers in US Congress to change regulations governing how artists are compensated.
Approximately 125 musicians have signed the letter opposing the new bill, called the Internet Radio Fairnes Read More
The online streaming service is currently lobbying lawmakers in US Congress to change regulations governing how artists are compensated.
Approximately 125 musicians have signed the letter opposing the new bill, called the Internet Radio Fairnes Read More
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Sir Kenneth Branagh heads Manchester festival
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Sir Kenneth Branagh and Mercury Prize-winning band The xx will be among the highlights of next year's Manchester International Festival, each promising intimate shows in unusual venues.
Sir Kenneth will play Macbeth for the first time in his career in a deconsecrated church in the city.
It will be his first Shakespeare play for more than a decade.
The xx will play a string of gigs in a s Read More
Sir Kenneth will play Macbeth for the first time in his career in a deconsecrated church in the city.
It will be his first Shakespeare play for more than a decade.
The xx will play a string of gigs in a s Read More
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Al Ahly's triumph shines light on tragic day for Egypt
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(CNN) -- While Egypt's leaders try to broker peace in the Israel-Hamas conflict, one of its sports teams has completed a remarkable triumph on a day of nationwide mourning.
Egypt's leading soccer club Al Ahly won the African Champions League title for a record-extending seventh time on Saturday, despite its domestic league having been suspended for nine months following the death of 74 fans in Read More
Egypt's leading soccer club Al Ahly won the African Champions League title for a record-extending seventh time on Saturday, despite its domestic league having been suspended for nine months following the death of 74 fans in Read More
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