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One of Britain's most tattooed women has revealed she's hoping to become a mother for the eighth time. Melissa Sloan, 46, from Powys, has previously revealed that she can't find work because employers are put off by the fact that her face is completely concealed by inkings. In an interview with the Daily Star, the mother-of-seven who has more than 800 inkings admitted: 'I'm not proud of saying it, but I haven't worked for 20 years'. But while she can't find a job, she is keen to try for an eighth child with her partner Luke to complete her already...

Ladies, leave your man at home. The Wing was supposed to be the ultimate sanctuary for women: decidedly feminine in design, with walls and furniture in shades of millennial pink and a thermometer set at a women’s-clothing-friendly 72 degrees. Conference rooms and telephone booths are named after feminist icons like Anita Hill and fictional literary heroines such as Hermione Granger of “Harry Potter” fame. It offers perks that other co-working spaces can’t match — showers stocked with high-end beauty products and events featuring big names such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

When I was a freshman in college, I thought I met the love of my life. He was cool and fun and sexy, an older frat guy who was good at beer pong and knew exactly how to make me laugh. Within weeks of our first meeting, he became my official boyfriend. Within six months, we moved in together. Another six months later and we were engaged. It was a whirlwind romance by any definition — except for the fact that I cheated on my boyfriend three times. Despite the heartache it caused, my experience with infidelity taught me a...

Mayors Against Illegal Guns -- a group organized last year by the mayors of New York and Boston -- said it plans to run television ads, starting with the Sunday morning political shows, seeking repeal of the "Tiahrt Amendment." In the advertisement, Chaska, Minn., Police Chief Scott Knight describes how the Tiahrt Amendment "prevents him from being able to effectively address gun crime," a new release said. The amendment (actually, a series of riders to appropriations bills funding the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) is named after its sponsor, Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.). The measure restricts cities' access...

Asked about the election result, the sharp-tongued reporter simply put her hand on her face and said, "My God, the man is a fascist -- a fascist, I tell you." She warned that Bush's victory will mean one thing: more war. She expects Iran to be next. But surely Thomas, a female reporter who succeeded decades ago in a "man's world," had some empathy about Condi's appointment. As we suggested the notion, a look of horror came over Thomas' face. "I tell you, the women is a monster, a monster, a monster," she kept saying.......

A private plane crashed near Houston's Hobby Airport Monday. And it was a plane that was coming to Houston to transport former President Bush to a conference in Equador. The plane went down Monday morning near Highway 288 and Beltway 8. Former President Bush suspendeded his trip to Ecuador because of the crash. A conference organizer says the plane should have flown the ex-president from Houston. Houston District Fire Chief Jack Williams said that the twin-engine Gulfstream jet arriving from Dallas Love Field apparently clipped a tall light tower at a Beltway 8 toll plaza, shearing off a wing. He...