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Here’s how the Obamas reacted at the moment of victory on election night

Here’s how the Obamas reacted at the moment of victory on election nightWashington, Nov 15 : President-elect Barack Obama and First Lady-elect Michelle Obama describe the moment on election night when the reality of his victory hit home.

Unhappy people watch TV, happy ones read and socialise

Unhappy people watch TV, happy ones read and socialiseWashington, Nov 15 : Unhappy people watch significantly more television in their spare time, says a new study, which found that individuals who describe themselves as very happy spend most of their time reading and socializing.

"TV doesn''t really seem to satisfy people over the long haul the way that social involvement or reading a newspaper does," said University of Maryland sociologist John P. Robinson, the study co-author and a pioneer in time-use studies.

Dungeon dad fathered ‘8 kids, not 7’ with Elisabeth

Dungeon dad fathered ‘8 kids, not 7’ with ElisabethLondon, Nov 15: Austrian incest fiend Josef Fritzl fathered eight kids by his daughter, not seven, it has emerged.

Earlier, it was believed that Elisabeth, now 42, bore Fritzl seven kids, while she was incarcerated in a dungeon by his own father.

However, it has now been revealed that the eighth tot died ten weeks into the pregnancy.

During captivity Elisabeth was left to have a miscarriage alone and plunged into such deep depression she wanted to commit suicide.

First ovary transplant mother tells of her ‘indescribable’ bliss post delivery

First ovary transplant mother tells of her ‘indescribable’ bliss post deliveryLondon, November 15: Susanne Butscher, the first woman to give birth after an ovarian transplant, has spoken of her ‘indescribable’ bliss as she held her four-day-old baby girl.

The 39-year-old, who had become infertile after attaining early menopause, had been suffering from a consequent osteoporosis and diagnosed with premature ovary failure.

Frank Sinatra's alleged suicide attempts revealed in tell-all book

Frank Sinatra's alleged suicide attempts revealed in tell-all bookWashington, Nov 15: Legendary singer Frank Sinatra’s turbulent love affair with screen stunner Ava Gardner made him attempt suicide twice in almost an year, reveals a new tell-all book about the star.

Written by celebrity author Tom Santopietro, the book, titled ‘Sinatra in Hollywood’, details the singer’s alleged internal struggles.

Sinatra married Gardner in 1951, making her the second of his four wives.

NASA astronauts to drink recycled urine in space

NASA astronauts to drink recycled urine in spaceLondon, November 15 : NASA is launching a machine aboard the space shuttle Endeavour, which will recycle astronauts'' urine for consumption as water.

"We did blind taste tests of the water. Nobody had any strong objections. Other than a faint taste of iodine, it is just as refreshing as any other kind of water," the Telegraph quoted NASA''s Bob Bagdigian, the system''s lead engineer, as saying.

"I''ve got some in my fridge. It tastes fine to me," he added.

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