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QUOTE OF THE DAY
I can rock out anything. I mean, I can rock out a little 'Time After Time'. I can do a little 'Grease Lightning'. It depends on the mood, but we do go karaoke, my friends and I in Los Angeles, and it's a lot of fun.
— Kristen Bell
FACT OF THE DAY
Carnivorous animals will not eat another animal that has been struck by lightning.
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Are Lawrence's state-named streets in the order that they joined the Union? Sort of. Twenty two streets, from Delaware St. to Florida St. are in order, with the exception of five east Lawrence streets (New York St. to Mass St.).
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NEWS NEAR & FAR
INTERNATIONAL
1. China delays internet filters on home computers
BEIJING — China postponed a plan to require personal computer makers to supply Internet-filtering software Tuesday, retreating in the face of protests by Washington and Web surfers hours before it was due to take effect.
Manufacturers would have been required to include filtering software known as Green Dam with every computer produced for sale in China starting Wednesday.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said the plan would be delayed in part because manufacturers had trouble meeting the deadline. It gave no indication whether it might be revived later.
Top U.S. trade officials had protested the plan .
2. Men with fertility issues need to have more sex
LONDON — For men with fertility problems, some doctors are prescribing a very conventional way to have a baby: more sex.
In a study of 118 Australian men with damaged sperm, doctors found that having sex every day for a week significantly reduced the amount of DNA damage in their patients' sperm. Previous studies have linked better sperm quality to higher pregnancy rates.
NATIONAL
The research was announced Tuesday at a meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Amsterdam.
Dr. David Greening said the study's findings were ultimately very intuitive."If you want to have a baby, our advice is to do it often."
3. Jetliner crashes in Indian Ocean on way to Comoros
MORONI, Comoros — A Yemeni jetliner carrying 153 people crashed into the Indian Ocean as it came in for a landing during howling winds on the island nation of Comoros. There were conflicting reports about whether a child survived.
Von Brunn faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of museum guard Stephen T. Johns. Von Brunn was shot in the face by other guards and remains at Greater Southeast Community Hospital.
The crash came two years after aviation officials reported faults with the plane, an Airbus 310 flying the last leg of a journey from Paris and Marseille to Comoros, with a stop in Yemen to change planes. Most of the passengers were from Comoros, a former French colony. Sixty-six on board were French nationals.
Magistrate John Faciola scheduled another hearing on von Brunn's health for July 10.
In France, school vacations began this week and many on the plane were heading home to visit.
4. Accused shooter's health keeps him from the court
WASHINGTON — Prosecutors say a white supremacist accused of fatally shooting a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is in no condition to come to court.
Prosecutor Nicole Waid said at a hearing Tuesday that a D.C. Department of Corrections doctor told her that 88-year-old James von Brunn would not be able to come to court this week or next.
5. California to issue IOUs if budget remains unsettled
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A midnight deadline loomed Tuesday as California lawmakers and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger dueled over ways to cut into a $24.3 billion budget deficit or face having to issue IOUs to cover the state's bills.
Voting almost totally along party lines, the state Senate approved a package of bills including spending cuts and fee and tax increases.
Democrats lawmakers,the majority in both houses,tried two approaches Monday but both failed to draw Republican support.
But the Republican governor quickly promised to veto the legislation, saying he wouldn't sign anything that raised taxes or fees more than he has proposed.
6. Nyquil and Tylenol may be removed from market
ADELPHI, Md. — Government experts are scheduled to vote on whether Nyquil and other combination cold medications should be pulled from the market to help curb deadly overdoses.
Democrats want to solve the deficit by cutting spending by $11 billion.
The Food and Drug Administration has assembled more than 35 experts for a two-day meeting to discuss and vote on ways to prevent overdose with acetaminophen — the pain-relieving, fever-reducing ingredient in Tylenol and dozens of other prescription and over-the-counter medications.
Despite educational campaigns and other federal actions, acetaminophen remains the leading cause of liver failure in the U.S., sending 56,000 people to emergency rooms annually, according to the FDA.
Associated Press
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ODD NEWS
Sex offender allegedly extorts teenager for dog
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County prosecutors allege that a convicted sex offender tried to extort a teenager by demanding cash or sex for the return of her lost dog.
Deputy District Attorney Jan Perlstein said 27-year-old Alfredo Dempkey has been scheduled for arraignment Tuesday afternoon on a count of attempted extortion.
Associated Press
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