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Guests lounge around the pool at Pearl's Rainbow, soaking up the sunshine and tropical vibes typical of a Southernmost guesthouse. Not a man is in sight -- and that's the way these vacationers like it. But over this Thanksgiving weekend, Key West's only lesbian-exclusive resort is going "all welcome." The decision was made public about the same time Pearl's Rainbow was honored in October by Curve, the best-selling lesbian magazine, as the guesthouse that had the greatest impact on lesbian culture over the past 20 years.

An apparent Good Samaritan was shot at by two gang affiliates after he tried to stop the duo from tagging a wall in La Puente, authorities said Monday. The man was driving near Main Street and Chatterton Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Sunday when he saw two men spray-painting an apartment complex. He pulled his car up behind theirs, and before any exchange of words, the alleged vandals got in their car and drove off. Crime map: Check out crime reports in your L.A. County city or neighborhood The man, 36, drove away in the opposite direction, but before long, the...

Former President Jimmy Carter has given Barack Obama a major boost by calling for the bitter Democratic nomination battle to end on June 3rd and speaking glowingly of his ability to “transform the image” of America. Mr Carter did not formally endorse Mr Obama but in an interview with The Daily Telegraph made crystal clear where his sympathies lie. He even sketched out the kind of inaugural address the first black United States president could deliver. Coming from the most distinguished of some 300 uncommitted "super-delegates” - the Democratic party leaders who will crown their party’s nominee - Mr Carter’s...

The choice was clear: Either she comply or he would shoot her baby girl. Her attacker already had pulled a gun and forced her back into her car in the ...Wal-Mart parking lot. He reclined the front passenger seat and ordered her to lie facedown. He then raped her while she looked at her child in the car seat behind her. All the while, the victim said, he pressed a .25-caliber pistol against the 15-month-old toddler. ...he told her to sit in the driver's seat and dump the contents of her purse. He robbed her and ordered her to get...

There were emotional scenes at the Old Bailey today when five youths were convicted of killing a schoolboy in broad daylight after chasing him and screaming "kill him". Kodjo Yenga, 16, was left dying in his girlfriend's arms after being stabbed in the heart. He had been ambushed by about a dozen youngsters, including two girls, who armed themselves with knives, bats and even a bull terrier. Horrified passers-by tried to help as laughing gang members ran away... Two or three members of the group caught him and appeared to stab the back of his jacket, before Kodjo managed to...

In some countries, names are illegal -- like Adolf Hitler and Osama Bin Laden in Germany. And French parents must choose from an approved list. The laws are designed to prevent teasing. In America, almost anything goes.

Breastfeeding in public will be a woman's right 12.06.07    New Bill: Expectant and new mothers would be protected from discrimination Nursing mothers will be allowed to breastfeed their babies wherever they like under new anti- discrimination laws announced yesterday. Restaurants, cafes and shops which tried to ban them would face court action and fines of up to £2,500. The move is a victory for pressure groups who have been asking for greater rights for mothers in the interests of better health for babies. It will mean that mothers of children up to a year old will be able...

A mother whose daughter died at the hands of a man obsessed with violent internet porn has won her fight for a ban on possessing such images. The government has announced plans to make the possession of violent porn punishable by three years in jail. It follows a campaign by Berkshire woman Liz Longhurst whose daughter Jane, a Brighton schoolteacher, was allegedly strangled by Graham Coutts. Mrs Longhurst's campaign was backed by MPs and a 50,000-signature petition. Hidden bodyIn November last year the petition won cross-party support when it was presented to the House of Commons and was backed publicly...

The Greek tourism minister is to hold emergency talks on the holiday island of Zakynthos on Monday amid outrage at the behaviour of British tourists. Photographs in the Greek and UK press have shown young drunken Britons having sex in bars and other public places. The island's MP, Dimitrios Varvarigos. has called for tourists committing acts of gross indecency to be put on trial and jailed for up to three years. Those who have gone home should be sent back to Greece for trial, he says. Bad reputation The photos splashed across papers last week were taken in the resort...

PRWEB) August 22, 2005 -- IKEA's new Edmonton branch contacted TheHijabShop.com to design and produce a 'hijab' – a Muslim headscarf - that would fit in with their current uniform. When IKEA first approached TheHijabShop.com, their excited team was impressed that an internationally-acclaimed company like IKEA was making so much effort to accommodate Muslims in its workforce. The challenge for the team was to create a hijab that had the IKEA branding; that was easy to put on without the need for pins - so avoiding any health and safety hazards; and that was something employees would feel comfortable wearing...