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A Jacksonville boy named an honorary Navy chief petty officer in March so he could be just like his Dad will now serve a higher authority. Diego Enrique Santiago, who turned 6 on Saturday, died Wednesday after a 14-month battle with lung cancer.

A BISEXUAL man who answered an advert to father a lesbian couple’s baby has won a landmark court battle to be one of the official parents, it was revealed yesterday.

The manager of a Dunkin' Donuts shop who told his employees to speak only English in front of the customers is an Ecuador-born 20-year-old who said he was just responding to customer complaints. But the sign he posted, inviting customers to complain if they heard foreign conversation behind the counter, got the attention of the corporate office. Dunkin' Donuts said the manager's approach was inappropriate. The chain does require employees who interact with the public to be fluent in English, but it doesn't forbid them from speaking other languages. A company statement says the ability to speak other languages helps...

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That § 32.1-264 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:... When a fetal death occurs without medical attendance, it shall be the woman's responsibility to report the death to the law-enforcement agency in the jurisdiction of which the delivery occurs within 12 hours after the delivery. A violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.

A senior executive at Finland's third largest bank Sampo was handed a fine of 14,624 euros (17,951 dollars) for speeding by the Helsinki appeals court, Finnish media reported...In Finland fines are given according to one's salary. (editing mine)