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So my dad had Comcast install something or other, and now our Internet doesn't work. I expressed my displeasure as nicely as possible. Hopefully the issue can be resolved today, or tomorrow at the latest.

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S.D. to vote on abortion law in Nov.

Oh, and no one is really mentioning this report, which is a lynchpin in the pro-life argument.

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Stress sparks 'male foetus death'

Slower conception 'leads to boys'

Pollution 'cuts boy baby numbers'

Pollutant affects sex chromosome

A woman's expectation of how long she will live appears to affect whether she has sons or daughters

Boy babies boost miscarriage risk

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Rights body 'clean break' for UN

The UN Human Rights Council must mark a "clean break", UN Secretary General Kofi Annan told the opening session.

He called on the 47 member states not to become "caught up in political point-scoring or petty manoeuvre".

The council replaces the discredited Human Rights Commission, which had been widely accused of protecting countries with poor human rights records.

Members now have to be elected by the UN General Assembly and can be suspended if they commit violations.

"This council represents a great new chance for the United Nations and for humanity, to renew the struggle for human rights," Mr Annan said.