Adultery

Pentagon faces another sex scandal

WASHINGTON — The Army suspended the commander of its main basic training camp Tuesday for alleged adultery, the latest in a string of military officers accused of sexual misconduct. Brig. Gen. Bryan T. Roberts, a 29-year Army veteran, was...

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Fort Jackson, SC, commander suspended, facing adultery charges

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DSM-5 is here: Are psychiatrists ready to stop arguing about it?

Finally. After many contentious years, the American Psychiatric Assn. has unleashed DSM-5, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. If you know one thing about the DSM, it’s probably that this book is...

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'Mad Men' recap: 'The Crash'

For The Baltimore Sun

Get ready for one wild, drug-induced ride. "The Crash" begins with what the audience will essentially endure the rest of the episode: A hostage-like frenzy with drug-induced maniacs. There’s a car crash, a drug crash, a tap dance and a sex...

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Pat Robertson clarifies his recent comments on infidelity

 Pat Robertson, the televangelist from Virginia Beach, is trying to clarify comments he made last week to a woman whose husband had cheated on her.  Many viewers of "The 700 Club" were puzzled by Robertson telling her to stop focusing on the adultery...

China trying to manage exposure of corruption online

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Conservative Afghan lawmakers block legislation protecting women's rights

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Sarah Polley: Family secret becomes a quest for 'Stories We Tell' filmmaker

All families have their mysteries, their complications. Some more overt than others. For the most part, though, we go through life not really questioning the certainties. These are our parents. These are our siblings. These are the stories we tell....

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'Mad Men' recap: Slave to love

Being a "Mad Men" fan these days feels a little like being a woman who, after dating a string of jerks, finally gives a nice guy a chance and discovers that, hey, there's something to this after all. One of the ongoing debates about this season is...

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In South Carolina, an ex-governor's quest continues

CHARLESTON, S.C. — At a harborside reception overlooking Ft. Sumter, where the Civil War began, Mark Sanford batted away a TV reporter's question about the latest insult to his comeback campaign: an unwanted endorsement from pornographer Larry...

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Dysfunction gets hot in 'August'

South Bend Tribune

Among other things, Tracy Letts’ “August: Osage County” includes characters with various addictions, a pedophile, incest, intergenerational resentment, extramarital affairs and suicide. “It checks all the boxes,” Aaron...

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Inverness cold case: Wife accused of plotting husband's 1979 slaying

Just before 2 p.m. on April 30, 1979, the doorbell sounded at a sprawling Inverness ranch home. A 5-year-old girl opened the door to find two men with nylon stockings pulled over their faces. The men tied up the girl, two of her siblings and the...

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