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Diddy Protege Busted in Spousal Slice 'n Dice

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The former singer from Diddy's MTV reality show "Making the Band 2" has once again made the cut -- but cops say this time Sara Stokes was using a knife ... to stab her own husband. We know what you're thinking, "someone must've beat the crap out of this woman" -- but according to cops, it was the exact opposite. This bloody mug shot was taken after Stokes was arrested for domestic violence August 2 at their home in Moreno Valley, CA. Read More...

And, cut! What it was like being circumcised in my 60s

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Photograph: Kellie French/The Guardian Photograph: Kellie French/The GuardianCircumcisionWhen my doctor said the operation could help a medical condition, it led me to wonder about the history of this ancient procedure The day before I had the chop, I visited the National Gallery in London to study a painting of the baby Jesus. Without wishing to get too CSI: Bethlehem about this, there is very little physical evidence to warrant the title The Circumcision. Read More...

I will survive | Life and style

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The ObserverLife and styleI will surviveSexually abused from the age of four, sold to paedophiles for £15, Shy Keenan has managed to turn the tables, testifying against her abusers and building a new life as mother and children's campaigner. Here, she explains how she was saved by a 'tiny ray of light'Shy Keenan's book, Broken, opens with the line, 'Hello, my name is Shy Keenan. I was born and broken in Birkenhead, and was abused from infancy by a network of every kind of pervert from 'thinks it's love' to 'show it hurts', all the way through to 'smile for the camera'. Read More...