September, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

News – UN agency fails to stage nuke-free Mideast talks

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VIENNA—Tensions between Israel and Islamic nations have scuttled plans by the U.N. atomic watchdog agency to convene talks this year on a Mideast free of nuclear weapons, according to a document shared with The Associated […] […]

News – Palestinian leader: Israel must freeze settlements

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WASHINGTON—Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will work hard to try to strike a long-lasting peace deal with Israel, but that Israel must agree to a full freeze on all its settlement activity in Palestinian […] […]

News – ‘I thought the cocaine was gum,’ claims Paris Hilton

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Mygripe Paris Hilton is claiming that she believed the cocaine found in her purse was chewing gum. According to a police report released on Tuesday, the 29-year-old was handed her purse by a police officer […] […]

News – Bolt: Gay ‘hates my guts’

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LONDON, UK — Olympic champion Usain Bolt is telling the BBC that American sprint rival Tyson Gay “probably just hates my guts” because Bolt has dominated major championships. Bolt hadn’t lost an individual race in […] […]

News – Evacuations ordered as hurricane nears (Updated)

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Mygripe About 30,000 residents and visitors have been ordered to evacuate an island on the North Carolina coast, as Hurricane Earl swings towards mainland USA. Only about 4,800 people on the Outer Banks island are […] […]

Women told they must man up

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Behaving more like men could help women boost their sex lives, eat healthier and stress less. But that would mean bitching less, not focusing as much on perfection and worrying less about being on a […] […]

News – The diet that can protect you against heart attacks

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Mygripe The health benefits of eating extra fruits and vegetables are well established: for years, children have been told that an apple a day will keep the doctor away. But now, scientists have identified a […] […]

News – Muslim cleric reviled for interfaith efforts

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Mygripe – For the first time in a long while, Feisal Rauf is avoiding the press. The imam behind the planned “Ground Zero mosque” is on a trip to the Gulf states after the United […] […]

News – Study finds babies’ smiles may not be all they seem

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News – If you want to tell whether your baby is in pain, looking at its face may not be enough, researchers have found. Generations of mothers have depended on their baby’s facial expressions to […] […]

News – Sunni bombers blamed for deadly attack on Shiite procession in Lahore

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News – LAHORE, PAKISTAN—Three bombs ripped through a Shiite Muslim religious procession in this eastern Pakistani city on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and wounding about 150, officials said. They said the explosions appeared […] […]