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Grandparents Emerge As Financial Lifelines For Kids Returning To School
Retailers have observed that grandparents from different economic classes have been extending more financial assistance to their children and grandchildren the past few years.

Toronto University Graduate Students Focus On Sexual Diversity Study
The University of Toronto will begin offering starting fall master's and doctorate programs covering a wide range of sex-related topics from literary to public health.

Florida Man Dies From Fire Ants Washed Into Flooded Home
Fire ants that washed into a flooded home in the Central Florida community of Chuluota have bitten a 60-year-old man to death.

Certain Meats In U.K. Carry Electronic Alarm, Aside From High Price Tag
As food prices continue to soar, expensive meat had become a prime target for shoplifters, prompting British supermarkets to attach security tags on steaks, joints, chicken and other premium-price meats.

Poisonous Green Mamba Snake Bites Hand Of Tokyo Man Feeding It
A Tokyo man was arrested by authorities after seeking medical treatment for a snake bite from one of the 51 venomous snakes he was illegally keeping in his apartment.

Bangladeshi Baby Boy Born With Two Heads
A 22-year-old woman has given birth to a baby boy with two heads in southwestern Bangladesh who has been placed under police protection because of the curiosity his birth has caused among locals.

Computer Virus Infects NASA's Laptops Inside International Space Station
The NASA confirmed its laptops carried aboard the International Space Stations in July were hit by the Gammima.AG computer virus.

Minor League Baseball Fan Wins Prize: Payable On Death
A minor league baseball fan in Ohio won a prize Monday that he hopes to wait a while before cashing in on: an all-expenses paid funeral.

U.K. Man Buys Computer With Millions Of Credit Card Data For $142 On eBay
A Briton has informed authorities that a computer he bought through eBay for $142 contained data on several million credit card customers. The incident has sparked an investigation in the U.S. and the U.K.

Dog 'Mothers' Abandoned Baby In Argentina
An eight-year-old dog named La China reportedly saved the life of an abandoned baby girl by 'mothering' her with her puppies.