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　　 　　Today is Father’s Day (in case you just found out when you woke up this morning in a panic) and so if you haven’t yet decided on what to get your dad, now is the time to figure it out! For any last minute gifts, you can always just visit your local supermarket and [...]

　　Strasburg, the 21-year-old rookie sensation, struck out 10 to run his strikeout tally to an unprecedented 32 through his first three starts, yet he experienced his first no-decision in the White Sox’ 2-1 victory over the host Washington Nationals. 　　The Nationals have lost six of seven, with Strasburg accounting for the only victory during that [...]

　　Dear Straight Talk: I’m a 16-year-old boy with a 17-year-old sister who is gay. We live with our single-parent mom, who can only afford a two-bedroom apartment, so my sister and I share a room. I really think my mom and sister should share a room since they’re both females, but our mom won’t do [...]

　　KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 (Bernama) — Scoliosis, a disorder that causes an abnormal curve of the spine, among school children has nothing to do with carrying heavy bags, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin. 　　She said a selected 13,340 Year Six pupils in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Kuala Terengganu were screened [...]

　　Nations Unite For Eurovision Extravaganza 　　Once again it’s time for the musical talents of Europe to come together for the annual Eurovision Song Contest – and undeterred by the global recession, this year’s final is set to be as spectacular as ever. 　　 　　That Sounds Good To Me is being sung by unknown Josh Dubovie [...]

　　They called them plastic bag trees in West Virginia, and they usually bloomed after swollen rivers receded. 　　That was in the late 1970s, and there wasn’t much curbside solid waste pickup back in the hollows of coal country. As often as not, trash would end up in the water, eventually clinging to the trees along [...]

　　Elliott’s Hardware to move Dallas store to downsized digs 　　Some know it as the neighborhood hardware store where you can still buy a single nut or bolt for a few pennies, without having to buy a boxful. 　　   　　TOM FOX/DMN 　　Elliott’s Hardware began using greeters like Henry Long (left) long before Wal-Mart adopted the [...]

　　Santana slammed by Yanks on Sunday 　　Still, the New York Mets left-hander had little to be ashamed of after serving up a grand slam to Mark Teixeira in the third inning Sunday in a 4-0 rubber-game loss to the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. 　　 AP Photo/Kathy WillensSantana gave up his third grand slam [...]

　　The ties come off: Principal Gallub says so long 　　 　　Royle School students Alan Hyatt, left, and Grant Hedley try on some of principal Neil Gallub’s colorful neckties. The retiring principal is looking forward to not wearing a tie again so he’s giving all his away to students and faculty. (Darien Times/Laureen Vellante photo)In a [...]

　　More Alber: Editors Sing ‘Happy Birthday’ at Lanvin, Elbaz Gets Philosophical 　　 　　Lanvin spring/summer 2011 pre-collection.Photo: Courtesy of Lanvin 　　Before the Lanvin spring/summer 2011 pre-collection presentation commenced yesterday, creative director Alber Elbaz told his audience that this past Saturday was his birthday. “It was the most pathetic birthday I have ever had,” he confessed. “I [...]