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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: hug

hug stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - After countless bear hugs, fist bumps, elbow grips, and pats-on-the-back, Elizabeth Bernstein realized that she is her office’s “touchee”—someone co-workers know will be receptive to physical demonstrations of support, she writes for the Wall Street Journal. That got her thinking: When is such touching OK, and... More »

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business • workers • hugging • office • hug • handshake

 'Hugging Saint' Embraces NYC 

Indian spiritual leader squeezes thousands in marathon session

Jul 10, 08 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Over the past 2 days one woman has hugged more than 8,000 Manhattanites, reports the New York Times. Her name is Mata Amritanandamayi, but her followers call her Amma, or the “Hugging Saint.” She has been hugging anyone and everyone since she was a teenager in India,... More »

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religion • saint • Amma • hugging • hug

Teenagers Kiss Off
S. African Lip-Locking Ban

They protest law that forbids smooching
kids younger than 16

Jan 6, 08 9:06 AM CST
(Newser) - South African teenagers held a “kiss-in” yesterday to protest a new law that criminalizes romantic physical contact with anyone under 16, the Washington Post reports. The "Kissing Law” is intended to make it easier to prosecute older men sexually involved with younger girls. But the law has outraged... More »

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South Africa • kissing • hugging • kiss • public displays of affection • hug • teenager

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