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Alabama Supreme Court to Women: No Sex Toys For You!
Love Stuff, a sex toy shop in Hoover, AL, recently filed a challenge to strike down a 1998 law that bans the sale of sex toys. Alas, anyone who wants to buy sex toys in Alabama will have to go elsewhere. The Alabama Supreme Court upheld the state's ban in a 7-2 decision on Friday, arguing against Love Stuff's claim that the ban violated a person's right to sexual privacy.
Lawmakers Crack Down on Guns After Shooting Rampages
Shooting rampages filled today's headlines. In Alabama, a man killed a dozen people, including the members of his own family. Over in Germany, a 17-year-old boy attacked a high school, killing at least 16 people.
Front Page: AL Community in Shock After Gunman Kills 11
- A gunman in Alabama killed 11 people yesterday, including his mother, his grandparents, his aunt and uncle, the wife and child of a sheriff deputy, and himself. — CNN
- Stocks opened with a gain again today, as Wall Street hopes to extend big gains made yesterday. — MSN
- Pakistan arrested hundreds of opposition activists today and banned protests in two regions ahead of a planned rally outside parliament.
GOP Senator Questions Obama's Citizenship
Proven-American (I assume) senator Richard Shelby has an issue with his President. Saturday the Republican from Alabama said: Well his father was Kenyan and they said he was born in Hawaii, but I haven't seen any birth certificate. You have to be born in America to be president.
Great Deal? Alabama Town Offers $50,000 for Jews to Move
With the housing situation the way it is and homeowners throwing in all kinds of perks to entice buyers this almost fits in — almost. The Blumberg Family Relocation fund is offering Jewish families up to $50,000 to come live in Dothan, Alabama — a mostly Christian town that calls itself the Peanut Capital of the World.
While the numbers of Jews living in the South has risen overall, they're concentrated mostly in the bigger cities.
Alabama Makes Unfit Workers Pick Up Tab For Insurance
Giving up buttered grits for health care? As Alabama ballooned to take the #2 spot (right behind #1 ranked Mississippi) in the national obesity rankings, the state is cracking down on free health care payouts for state workers who are overweight. It's issued a get-slim-or-pay-up ultimatum for the nearly 40,000 workers on the state's insurance plan.
Can You Eat for $1.75 a Day? Alabama Prisoners Do
80 years ago Alabama passed a law that gave sheriffs $1.75 a day to cover the cost of prisoner grub. If they didn't spend that much, they got to keep the leftover dough. Most Alabama counties still operate under this system, with the same per diem — and some sheriffs are actually making money on top of their salaries.
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One Night Stand Kit — Hilarious or Horrifying?
When I first saw the pink beaded strands in this One Night Stand Kit ($19), I thought they were hair rubber bands, which actually could come in handy during an unexpected hookup. But no, they are "love beads," packaged alongside a tiny vibrator, a vibrator ring, Please Gel samples, and two condoms — everything you'd need for a one-night stand. (This is basically the Walk of Shame Kit but without the cancer awareness bracelet!) Assuming you don't live in Alabama, would you buy something like this?
For Some, Weight Is a Qualification For Surgeon General
This week President Obama appointed Dr. Regina Benjamin to be the US Surgeon General. Dr.
Front Page: Domino's Workers Arrested For Spitting in Food
- Two Domino's employees have been charged with felonies after they filmed themselves contaminating food with spit and snot and posted the videos on YouTube. — New York Times
- President Obama will head to Mexico today, his first stop on his Latin American visit. — Los Angeles Times
- Spain's attorney general has come out against his country's attempt to prosecute six US officials for torture.
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