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San Francisco Giants join drive against bullying of gays
May 17, 2011 05:30 
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants have become the first professional sports team to join the "It Gets Better" campaign against bullying of gay youths, the online activist group...
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Madoff's wine, minibar stash to be auctioned
May 17, 2011 02:39
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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Bernard Madoff's wine collection hits the auction block on Wednesday, when bidders can scoop up everything from a case of fine Bordeaux to a 2-ounce bottle of vodka with a...
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Status in a bottle, whisky takes off in China
May 17, 2011 01:49
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LONDON/SHANGHAI (Reuters Life!) - Darren Hosie knows all the best bars on Shanghai's historic Bund.
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New York's Elaine's restaurant to close its doors
May 17, 2011 01:45
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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - New York's famed Elaine's restaurant will close, nearly six months after owner Elaine Kaufman died, its management said Tuesday.
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Detained Chinese artist Ai allowed to meet wife after six weeks
May 16, 2011 12:54
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BEIJING (Reuters) - Detained Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei was allowed to meet his wife at the weekend, breaking six weeks of isolation from his family, and told her he had not been...
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Some feline fun with Japanese hi-tech headgear
May 16, 2011 12:52
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TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - In Japan, they're all ears for the latest in hi-tech fashion. The stylish headgear, a set of white ears that move according to the wearer's thoughts and emotions, is called...
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Lack of sleep may lead to gaining weight: study
May 16, 2011 12:49
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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Sleep deprivation makes the day drag and appears to put a drag on metabolism too, causing the body to use less energy, according to a European study.
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Shakira gives Venezuela's Chavez signed, red guitar
May 16, 2011 12:47
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CARACAS (Reuters Life!) - Colombian pop star Shakira has given Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez an autographed electric guitar that is painted red, the color of the leader's socialist political...
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Scientists find "master switch" gene for obesity
May 16, 2011 12:46
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LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found that a gene linked to diabetes and cholesterol is a "master switch" that controls other genes found in fat in the body, and say it should help in the search...
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Heaven is a fairy tale, says physicist Hawking
May 16, 2011 12:34
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Heaven is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking said in an interview published on Monday.
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