Harvard tries women-only gym hours

BOSTON – In a test of Harvard‘s famed open-mindedness, the university has banned men from one of its gyms for a few hours a week to accommodate Muslim women who say it offends their sense of modesty to exercise in front of the opposite sex.

The policy is already unpopular with many on campus, including some women who consider it sexist.

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A little bummed about ABC News

When I heard Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos were going to be broadcasting in Dallas, I naturally thought they were going to be broadcasting from new ultra cool Belo Studios at Victory Park where our local ABC affiliate is located.  I thought it was a great opportunity to showcase one of the gems of the city.

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Instead, they were broadcasting from outside the old WFAA building with a blah-blah view of a dark skyline.

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Large Crowd of Penguins

From the sky, it looks like a giant swirling frothy coffee.

Yet this scene shows an extraordinary community at work – thousands of king penguins instinctively herding their recently born young into giant huddles to stop them freezing to death.

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And a close up . . .

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