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...Farecast charts the peaks and valleys of airfares and room rates for a particular itinerary over the course of several months and predicts prices for the near future. Users can then decide whether to buy now or wait for prices to fall. (A study by an independent auditing company found that Farecast's predictions were 74.5% accurate and that travelers purchasing two plane tickets saved an average of $55 on airfare...
...past 17 years, "many more studies have been published, in many countries and in many populations, concluding that exposure to sun beds causes cancer," says Beatrice Secretan, one of the scientists involved in the new IARC classification. In an analysis of 20 such studies, the IARC found that people who begin using tanning beds before age 30 increase their risk of developing skin cancer 75%. Overall, use of the beds boosts the risk of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer...
...participated in what investigators have called a failed "drug rip" that left Cosby, 21, dead. Shots were fired, and Copney, Jiggetts, and Aquino fled the scene and returned to New York City via bus that evening, investigators say. Four ounces of marijuana, wrapped in a "bloody work shirt," were found near Cosby after the shooting...
With sensitivities like those, it's little wonder the poll found French women had strong opinions about public nakedness. Nearly 50% said they were bothered by total nudity on beaches or naturist camps, and 37% said they were disturbed by publicly exposed breasts or buttocks. Forty-five percent of respondents reported they'd prefer to see a lot less flesh hanging out in full view - male or female...
...jarring, following, as they did, eight years of social reforms under Mohammed Khatami. The Basij militia turned into the country's religious police, patrolling the streets at night to catch those returning from private house parties, where drugs, alcohol, dancing and Western music - forbidden under Islamic law - could be found. Such harassment, including jail time and hefty fines, has become a part of daily life. The Basij also stepped up enforcement of the ban against dating, the restrictions on public dress (berating women for letting their hijab reveal too much hair, for instance) and the crackdown on men whom they...