DO NOT ATTEMPT

Penis tattoo gives man permanent erection

Getting a tattoo (Flickr/mr.ainsworth)

A Iranian who set out to get a pithy phrase tattooed on his penis got a little more than he bargained for.

WATER = WET

Snoop Dogg arrested on marijuana charge

Snoop Dog photo by Gergely Csatari

Rapper Snoop Dogg was arrested over the weekend after border control agents found what they said was a small amount of marijuana on his tour bus.

WRAP IT UP

Rep. Ryan: Anti-piracy bill may lead to Internet ‘censorship’

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI). Photo: Flickr user Medill DC.

One of the most conservative members of Congress signaled on Monday what may be the beginning of the end for the Stop Online Piracy Act.

NEIN-NEIN-NEIN

Nazi mine washes up on Swedish beach

A naval mine in North Fort, Weymouth, England. Flickr user Jim Linwood.

Military bomb experts in Sweden successfully disarmed a Nazi-era mine Tuesday morning after it washed up near one of the country’s beaches.

TWERPS

'Verified' Twitter accounts come at a price

Social media network Twitter. Photo: AFP.

When media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s wife allegedly joined Twitter, it didn’t take her long to earn a “verified account" -- but it turned out to be fake, raising the hackles of journalists the world over.

WAS THAT A COMPLIMENT?

S.C. woman calls Perry ‘homophobic,’ ‘racist’

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A young woman who posed for a photo with Perry on Monday told him it was “good to see someone as homophobic and racist as you."

Science

Broken heart boosts risk of cardiac attacks: study

Grief over the death of a loved one can cause a huge spike in a…

Nicotine therapy doesn’t help smokers quit: study

Gums, patches and nasal sprays that supply smokers with nicotine do not help people quit cigarettes over the long…

Belgium says 674 people got PIP breast implants

Astronomers make biggest map of dark matter in universe

Tech News

Nokia declares war in U.S. smartphone market

LAS VEGAS — Nokia declared war in the US smartphone market with a Microsoft-powered handset…

China’s Huawei unveils world’s slimmest smartphone

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, seeking to expand its presence in the United States and Europe, unveiled the…

Media

Iran ‘jamming Al-Jazeera broadcasts’

Iran is jamming broadcasts by Qatar-based news channel Al-Jazeera, satellite operator Arabsat said in a…

Murdoch staff defend tabloid at hacking inquiry

LONDON — Current and former editors of Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid The Sun defended the newspaper,…

World

West edges closer to confrontation with Iran

Iran’s showdown with the West slid closer to dangerous confrontation on Tuesday as international alarm over a new uranium enrichment…

U.S. defends draft amnesty law for Yemen’s Saleh

WASHINGTON — The United States on Monday defended a draft amnesty law for Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, saying a…

Fidel Castro: ‘Robot’ better than Obama or Republicans

HAVANA — Cuban revolutionary icon Fidel Castro said Monday that a “robot” would be better in the White House than…

Ex-US soldier charged with trying to join Shebab

A former American soldier with specialist intelligence training faces terror charges after allegedly trying to join Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab militants, US…

U.S. News

Indiana House committee advances right-to-work bill

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – An Indiana state House committee advanced Republican backed right-to-work legislation to the…

Marine said ‘shoot first, ask later’ in Iraq civilian slayings

CAMP PENDLETON, California — A US Marine ordered his men to “shoot first and ask…

Romney under fire over private equity firm Bain Capital

Mitt Romney faced blistering new attacks from his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination over…

Indiana House Democrats end boycott of right-to-work bill

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – Democrats in the Indiana state House of Representatives on Monday ended a…

Obama still determined to close Guantanamo prison

WASHINGTON — The White House insisted Monday that President Barack Obama was determined to close…