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Sexually transmitted infections are becoming more common in older adults. Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in people ages 55 and up more than doubled in the U.S. over the 10-year period from 2012 to 2022, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number of syphilis cases among people ages 55 and up increased seven-fold during those 10 years, while gonorrhea cases increased nearly five-fold and chlamydia cases more than tripled during that time.

Three Russian soldiers blew themselves up in a grenade explosion after getting drunk during a resupply run in Russia's southwestern Voronezh region, according to local media reports. The three servicemen died in a house in the city of Rossosh, and a further two were injured, according to the Telegram channel of independent Russian-language news outlet Astra, and the VChK-OGPU Telegram channel, which has close ties to Russian security forces. The news comes nearly 19 months into Russian President Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Publicly available data released by Kyiv's military indicates that more than 270,000 Russian troops have been...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Nine youths - including a 5-year-old child - were Police Chief Freddie Blackmon said at a news conference Saturday that an altercation apparently took place at a party nearby and it spilled over to the gas station when the shooting began. Further details were not provided, but Blackmon said the incident remained under investigation. “I am committed to assuring you that we will find the person or persons responsible for this senseless crime,” he said. Blackmon said detectives have spoken with witnesses, some of whom are cooperating - while others are not.

If there is one thing Witman Hung Wai-man enjoys, according to those who know him well, it is having a big birthday bash with many guests, where drinks flow, karaoke fills the air and everyone has a good time. People close to the flamboyant personality, who is well connected in political and business circles and once harboured ambitions of becoming a lawmaker, were not at all surprised that he chose to celebrate his 53rd birthday in style on Monday. “He is a party animal and throws a birthday party practically every year,” said a source familiar with him. “He loves...

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As 2017 opens with the potential we have craved for many years, the initial milestones are being realized.

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inauguration will have less official celebration throughout the day and evening so he can focus on getting right to work on behalf of the American people, officials involved in the planning process tell Breitbart News. The inauguration itself will be less focused on the donor class and ritzy Washington insiders as in years past and more focused on the regular working class people across the country for whom Trump has become the champion.

Movie star Leonardo DiCaprio went into full climate panic on Thursday. Appearing on PBS's Charlie Rose, he speculated as to weather it's "too late" to save the planet from the ravages of global warming. Reflecting on last year's climate conference in Paris, the jet-setting actor pontificated, "The big question is are we too late? That's been the pondering question for everyone. I know we should all remain optimistic and I want to remain optimistic."

Because accepting donations from those distasteful, money-grubbing corporations is just not acceptable --- except, you know, when you really need the money.In 2008/2009, President Obama’s inaugural committee (amidst much self-promoted fanfare, I might add) decided to buck precedent and announced that they would not be accepting corporate donations or individual donations in excess of $50k in a grandiose display of thwarting special interests.Now, of course, the situation is quite different --- worn-out donors and a still-"recovering" economy mean that the inaugural committee is totally okay with corporations and the wealthy possibly ingratiating themselves with Team Obama. It is what it...

Participants must take an online training course, with additional training available at the Jan. 12 event. The python must be killed in a humane manner, using a firearm or other methods outlined in the training materials. The dead pythons must be brought within 24 hours to one of three drop-off locations in Davie, Miami and Naples. For a complete list of rules, go to http://www.pythonchallenge.org. Hunters can compete for cash prizes for catching the most Burmese pythons… Think you can catch a $1,000 snake? The state wildlife commission is enlisting the profit motive in the fight against the Burmese pythons...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House says President Barack Obama will keep his plans to travel to Brazil, Chile and El Salvador despite mounting crises demanding his attention. Obama is scheduled to visit the three Latin American nations starting Saturday and through March 23.

Montpelier, Vt. (AP) -- A person familiar with the plans says a homecoming party is planned this weekend in Vermont for the ship captain who was taken hostage by pirates. The person was not authorized to release the information and spoke Thursday on condition of anonymity.

You can stiff the president on a policy issue and defy him on a political one, but who can turn down an invitation to the White House? Using one of the world’s most famous private residences as bait, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are unleashing a bipartisan charm offensive and exploiting every square inch of their new home to make friends and influence rivals. The social calendar suggests a return to the days of Camelot. Since moving into their new digs, the first couple has hosted a half-dozen gatherings — from bipartisan cocktail receptions to a public...

Lansing, Mich. (AP) -- The state attorney general said his office will look into new claims that Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick threw a party with strippers at the mayor's mansion in 2002. Attorney General Mike Cox told reporters Thursday he wants to meet with retired Detroit police desk clerk Joyce Rogers. The woman recently came forward and said she read a report filed by stripper Tamara Greene claiming she was assaulted by Kilpatrick's wife during a party at the mansion. Rumors of a party involving strippers at the mayor's official residence have never been substantiated. Kilpatrick repeatedly has denied the...

MIDI - IT'S MY PARTY Somebody says there's a funeral today...we Dems know how to have fun I'll wear my toga and hope I'll get laid before it's done It's a funeral but we know how to party, know how to party, know how to party Listen to me, it is BYOB Last time I went, I threw up on myself...I couldn't work the next day About Bush you should have heard the things that I had to say It's a funeral but we know how to party, know how to party, know how to party Listen to me,...

List of the top party schools as compiled by the Princeton Review: 1. University of Wisconsin-Madison 2. Ohio University-Athens 3. Lehigh University 4. University of California-Santa Barbara 5. State University of New York at Albany 6. Indiana University-Bloomington 7. University of Mississippi 8. University of Iowa 9. University of Massachusetts-Amherst 10. Loyola University New Orleans

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DALLAS -- A judge who welcomed a former fugitive back to her courtroom with balloons, streamers and a cake defended her actions Wednesday, saying that getting a killer and abuser of women off the streets is reason to celebrate. Judge Faith Johnson threw the party Monday upon sentencing 53-year-old Billy Wayne Williams to life in prison. Williams, who previously served time in prison for killing his wife, went on the lam a year ago while on trial in Johnson's court on charges he choked his girlfriend until she passed out. He was convicted in absentia of aggravated assault. "A full...

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