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Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis Infections from these three sexually spread diseases have hit another record high in the U.S. Chlamydia was the most common. More than 1.5 million cases were reported in the U.S. last year, up 6 per cent from the year before. Nearly 400,000 gonorrhea cases were reported, up 13 per cent. And there were about 24,000 cases of the most contagious forms of syphilis, up 19 per cent. [snip] An estimated 20 million cases of sexually transmitted infections occur each year in the U.S. The worrying new figures come amid fears sexually-transmitted diseases could soon become untreatable...

At around 9PM, pedestrians began to notice the pavement at the Wende Baiyun Lane cross intersection started to crack and split open, and before long, a foamy white substance was spewing from the cracks, brining with it a foul-smelling stench. Within a short time, the foam had spread to a 50 meter radius and stood a foot high. According to the Chinese news outlet Longhoo, firefighters and police rushed to rope off the scene, evacuating civilians and helping redirect the flow of traffic from the flow of ooze. A short time later, the strange substance stopped leaking and the remnants...

Do you feel, as a Conservative, you are being deported to the political Siberia of the national political scene? Common sense is being ignored, unemployment is soaring, animals are demanding transgendered rights and Republican "leadership" enjoys being wooed by media hotties like Joy Behar and the leggy Anderson Cooper. Well, you can enjoy the trip with your laptop, iPad or smartypants phone and play the 2011 version of Yahoo Pro Football Pick'em, Free Republican-style. We will include the new Playoff option (whatever THAT is), all weeks are included, the confidence points system will be used but we won't bother with...

The jubjub hole Credit: Media General 1 Credit: Hinkle A. Barton Hinkle By A. Barton Hinkle Published: April 22, 2011 (With apologies to Dr. Seuss.) In the kingdom of Whatsis , on the Island of Ooze, Lived a gaggle of Spendits of two different hues. Each Spendit was feathered, each Spendit was plump, Each walked with a kind of galumpety-lump. They all looked alike, although it is true Some Spendits were Red, and others were Blue.