http://www.mail.com/subjects/2062-sex-society.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/2062-sex-society.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2156286-media-study-pro-views-same-sex-marriage.html NEW YORK (AP) — Around the time the U.S. Supreme Court was considering the same-sex marriage issue, news reports had more comments from supporters than opponents, a study released Monday concluded. The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism looked at nearly 500 stories on the topic over a two-month period that began just before the cou... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:43:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2156286-media-study-pro-views-same-sex-marriage.html 2013-06-17T04:43:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2151362-apnewsbreak-ny-air-guard-unit-investigated.html ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A high-profile New York Air National Guard airlift wing has promoted sexual abusers instead of punishing them, according to the retired officer who handled claims of sexual assault in the unit. "I can tell you from my firsthand experiences in this position, the program is BROKE, the commanders do not protect the victims or allow any fo... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:50:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2151362-apnewsbreak-ny-air-guard-unit-investigated.html 2013-06-14T06:50:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2149510-intl-court-case-ex-pope-fizzles.html NEW YORK (AP) — The International Criminal Court has rejected a longshot request by clergy sex abuse victims to investigate former Pope Benedict XVI and Vatican cardinals for possible crimes against humanity. The tribunal, based in The Hague, told attorneys for the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests that "there is not a basis at this time to pro... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:12:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2149510-intl-court-case-ex-pope-fizzles.html 2013-06-13T17:12:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2145304-senate-bill-defines-sex-trafficking-child-abuse.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Child prostitutes would be considered victims of abuse rather than juvenile offenders and be referred to child welfare officials under legislation in Congress aimed at extending care to them before they become ensnared in the criminal justice system. "In much of the country today if a girl is found in the custody of a so-called pimp she ... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:08:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2145304-senate-bill-defines-sex-trafficking-child-abuse.html 2013-06-11T22:08:56Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2135300--court-ruling-morning-after-pill.html CHICAGO (AP) — Don't expect to see morning-after pills for all ages on drugstore shelves anytime soon. A federal appeals court decision allowing girls of any age to buy emergency contraception without a prescription won't immediately change access. Labels first need to be revised to remove age restrictions, and the government could file another appeal to ... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 23:16:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2135300--court-ruling-morning-after-pill.html 2013-06-06T23:16:40Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2131932-dhs-hunch-searching-your-laptop.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. border agents should continue to be allowed to search a traveler's laptop, cellphone or other electronic device and keep copies of any data on them based on no more than a hunch, according to an internal Homeland Security Department study. It contends limiting such searches would prevent the U.S. from detecting child pornographers or terrorists and exp... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:00:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2131932-dhs-hunch-searching-your-laptop.html 2013-06-05T22:00:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2125286-chinese-sex-abuse-sleep-with-me-kids.html BEIJING (AP) — Suddenly all kinds of people in China are offering to sleep with the headmaster. The unusual outpouring is in response to a recent spate of sex abuse cases, including that of a school principal who spent the night in a hotel room with four underage girls. Artists, activists, university students and police officers are photographing themselv... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 06:38:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2125286-chinese-sex-abuse-sleep-with-me-kids.html 2013-06-03T06:38:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070676-correction-japan-sex-slaves-story.html TOKYO (AP) — In a story May 8 about the use of sex slaves during World War II, The Associated Press reported erroneously that then-Prime Minister Yohei Kono issued a 1993 statement expressing remorse for suffering caused to sexual slaves of Japanese troops. Kono was Chief Cabinet Secretary at the time, not prime minister. A corrected version of the story ... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 08:28:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070676-correction-japan-sex-slaves-story.html 2013-06-01T08:28:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2117010-panda-express-settles-hawaii-sex-harassment-suit.html HONOLULU (AP) — A Chinese fast-food chain is paying $150,000 to settle a federal lawsuit claiming sexual harassment at a Hawaii restaurant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Wednesday. Panda Express is settling a lawsuit alleging a male supervisor at the Kauai eatery sexually harassed at least three female employees who were 17 to... Thu, 30 May 2013 01:37:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2117010-panda-express-settles-hawaii-sex-harassment-suit.html 2013-05-30T01:37:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2115976-italy-tries-to-reduce-violence-women.html ROME (AP) — Violence against women in Italy has been thrust into the spotlight with a raft of headline-grabbing murders of women by their lovers — a trend the U.N. has flagged as a particular problem in a country where gender stereotypes are "deeply rooted" and where a third of all women face physical or sexual violence in their lifetimes. On Tuesday, Ita... Wed, 29 May 2013 11:38:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2115976-italy-tries-to-reduce-violence-women.html 2013-05-29T11:38:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2113962-anguish-japans-sex-slave-legacy-unsettled.html OSAKA, Japan (AP) — More than 70 years ago, at age 14, Kim Bok-dong was ordered to work by Korea's Japanese occupiers. She was told she was going to a military uniform factory, but ended up at a Japanese military-linked brothel in southern China. She had to take an average of 15 soldiers per day during the week, and dozens over the weekend. At the end of ... Wed, 29 May 2013 00:49:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2113962-anguish-japans-sex-slave-legacy-unsettled.html 2013-05-29T00:49:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2111958-japan-politician-apologizes-to-us-sex-comment.html TOKYO (AP) — An outspoken Japanese politician apologized Monday for saying U.S. troops should patronize adult entertainment businesses as a way to reduce sex crimes, but defended another inflammatory remark about Japan's use of sex slaves before and during World War II. Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, co-leader of an emerging nationalist party, said his remar... Mon, 27 May 2013 13:42:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2111958-japan-politician-apologizes-to-us-sex-comment.html 2013-05-27T13:42:51Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2111968-crack-baby-scare-overblown-teen.html CHICAGO (AP) — Research in teens adds fresh evidence that the 1980s "crack baby" scare was overblown, finding little proof of any major long-term ill effects in children whose mothers used cocaine during pregnancy. Some studies have linked pregnant women's cocaine use with children's behavior difficulties, attention problems, anxiety and worse school perf... Mon, 27 May 2013 05:06:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2111968-crack-baby-scare-overblown-teen.html 2013-05-27T05:06:04Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2111442-roger-clemens-dogged-ny-steroids-case.html NEW YORK (AP) — Despite Roger Clemens' victory last year in his perjury case, a defamation lawsuit filed against the former Yankees ace more than four years ago in federal court in Brooklyn is threatening to keep alive allegations that he used steroids and cheated on his wife. A magistrate judge in the civil case last week ordered lawyers for Clemens to t... Sun, 26 May 2013 21:16:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2111442-roger-clemens-dogged-ny-steroids-case.html 2013-05-26T21:16:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2109640-hagel-cadets-stamp-sex-assault-scourge.html WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday that they must stamp out the scourge of sexual assault in the military. A day after President Barack Obama delivered a similar edict to U.S. Naval Academy graduates, Hagel's message comes amid a series of widespread incidents of sexual ... Sat, 25 May 2013 17:27:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2109640-hagel-cadets-stamp-sex-assault-scourge.html 2013-05-25T17:27:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2105626-weiner-started-stumping-nyc-mayoral-race.html NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Weiner set out to reintroduce himself to voters Thursday as he embarked on a mayoral bid after leaving Congress in a sexting scandal. He found a much more supportive reception in his first day of campaigning than he did from the state's top Democrat, who bluntly criticized his candidacy a day earlier. At a Democratic political foru... Fri, 24 May 2013 02:06:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2105626-weiner-started-stumping-nyc-mayoral-race.html 2013-05-24T02:06:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2104984-ny-senator-assaults-military-culture-continue.html ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Charges that an Army sergeant secretly photographed and videotaped women at West Point are part of a military-wide pattern of sexual misconduct, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Thursday. The military has been rocked by a series of arrests and incidents of sexual misconduct. But the news from the venerable U.S. Military Academy — wher... Fri, 24 May 2013 00:49:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2104984-ny-senator-assaults-military-culture-continue.html 2013-05-24T00:49:15Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2104486-us-hefty-drop-teen-births.html NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report. All states but West Virginia and North Dakota showed significant drops over five years. But the Mountain States of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Ne... Thu, 23 May 2013 19:12:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2104486-us-hefty-drop-teen-births.html 2013-05-23T19:12:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102410-kenyas-truth-report-killings-land-grabs-graft.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's president received a long-awaited Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission report that names the president and his deputy as being among those suspected of planning and financing Kenya's 2007-08 postelection violence in which more than 1,000 people died and 600,000 were evicted from their homes. President Uhuru Kenyatta an... Wed, 22 May 2013 15:54:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102410-kenyas-truth-report-killings-land-grabs-graft.html 2013-05-22T15:54:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102612-iraqi-premier-orders-army-shake-up-attacks.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister has ordered a shake-up of his military command after a weeklong spike of militant attacks that has killed nearly 300 people, by far the highest toll since the U.S. withdrew its forces in late 2011, an official said Wednesday. The shake-up will include commanders of divisions and operations, said Iraqi government spokes... Wed, 22 May 2013 14:14:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102612-iraqi-premier-orders-army-shake-up-attacks.html 2013-05-22T14:14:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101390-fort-jackson-commander-facing-adultery-charges.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army says the commanding general of Fort Jackson, S.C., has been suspended in connection with charges of adultery and involvement in a physical altercation. The Army says Brig. Gen. Bryan Roberts reportedly was in an altercation with another woman, not his wife. Roberts was suspended from his job by Gen. Robert W. Cone, commander of ... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:23:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101390-fort-jackson-commander-facing-adultery-charges.html 2013-05-21T21:23:46Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2098172-military-sex-abuse-long-term-impact-vets.html WASHINGTON (AP) — New government figures underscore the staggering long-term consequences of military sexual assaults: More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness linked to the abuse, and 4,000 sought disability benefits. The Department of Veterans Affairs' accounting, released in response to inquiries from The Associated Pres... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:31:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2098172-military-sex-abuse-long-term-impact-vets.html 2013-05-20T16:31:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2097390-ap-impact-military-sex-abuse-victims-seek-va-help.html WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and been condemned by President Barack Obama as "''shameful and disgraceful." A Department of Vete... Mon, 20 May 2013 07:38:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2097390-ap-impact-military-sex-abuse-victims-seek-va-help.html 2013-05-20T07:38:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2094832-afghan-lawmakers-block-law-womens-rights.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience. The fierce opposition highlights how tenuous women's rights remain a dozen years after the ouster of the hard-line ... Sat, 18 May 2013 15:25:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2094832-afghan-lawmakers-block-law-womens-rights.html 2013-05-18T15:25:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2092592-hagel-orders-review-sex-abuse-prevention.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon's control. He said this step, which also applies to the military's approximately 19,000 recruiters and must... Fri, 17 May 2013 21:40:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2092592-hagel-orders-review-sex-abuse-prevention.html 2013-05-17T21:40:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092856-woman-describes-berlusconis-bunga-bunga-parties.html MILAN (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi's private disco featured not only aspiring showgirls performing striptease acts as sexy nuns and nurses, but one woman dressed up as President Barack Obama and a prominent Milan prosecutor whom the billionaire media mogul has accused of persecuting him, according to the first public sworn testimony by the Moroccan woman at the center of the sca... Fri, 17 May 2013 18:37:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092856-woman-describes-berlusconis-bunga-bunga-parties.html 2013-05-17T18:37:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2092146-head-fort-campbell-harassment-program-arrested.html FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — The manager of the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell, Ky., was arrested in a domestic dispute and relieved of his post, authorities said Thursday. Lt. Col. Darin Haas (HAHZ') turned himself in to police in Clarksville, Tenn., late Wednesday on charges of violating an order of protection, and stalking... Fri, 17 May 2013 01:36:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2092146-head-fort-campbell-harassment-program-arrested.html 2013-05-17T01:36:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2089628-obama-vows-sustained-effort-military-sex-abuse.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday the nation's military leaders told him they are "ashamed" of their failure to end sexual abuse in the armed services. Obama pledged to "leave no stone unturned" in the effort to halt the abuse, which he said undermines the trust the military needs to be effective. Obama also said he has asked Defense ... Thu, 16 May 2013 23:42:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2089628-obama-vows-sustained-effort-military-sex-abuse.html 2013-05-16T23:42:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091760-edwards-reactivates-law-license-speaking-event.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former presidential contender John Edwards has reactivated his license to practice law and is setting out on the speaking circuit. The two-time presidential candidate and former North Carolina senator is scheduled to appear June 6 at a private retreat in Orlando, Fla., for lawyer clients of the marketing firm PMP. A records check with... Thu, 16 May 2013 23:24:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091760-edwards-reactivates-law-license-speaking-event.html 2013-05-16T23:24:13Z