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SANAA, Yemen – Shiite rebels holding Yemen’s president captive in his home reached a deal with the U.S.-backed leader Wednesday to end a violent standoff in the capital, fueling fears that a key ally in the battle against al-Qaida has been sidelined. The late-night agreement, which gives the rebels greater …

An art display depicting high-heeled shoes on Islamic prayer mats has been yanked from a Paris exhibition after a Muslim group reportedly told authorities that it could provoke “uncontrollable, irresponsible incidents.” The “Silence” exhibit, which has already been featured in museums in Paris, Berlin, New York and Madrid, was scheduled …

“Hormone replacement linked to dementia” dominated health news coverage this week. More than just the most recent scary headline, the story is yet another bizarre attempt to discredithormone replacement therapy (search)(HRT) for post-menopausal women. Women given an estrogen-progestin form of HRT reportedly had twice the rate of “probable dementia”— mostlyAlzheimer’s …