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NEWS ABOUT: Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day stories: 20 news summaries

 A-Rod's V-Day Treat: 5 Ladies 

Ballplayer hangs with Madonna pal, model, 'hot chicks'

Feb 17, 09 9:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez may be having image troubles, but it doesn’t seem to have hurt him with the ladies: He spent Valentine’s weekend with a total of five women, the New York Post reports. He spent Friday night with Madonna buddy Ingrid Casares at a Miami Beach restaurant, hung... More »

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women • Alex Rodriguez • baseball • Valentine's Day

TRAVEL

 Single? Where 
 Not to Go Today 

Singles can salvage the day, if they know where (not) to go

Feb 14, 09 1:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Valentine’s Day can be exhausting—for singles looking to avoid nauseating sightings of canoodling lovers. Travel and Leisure magazine offers tips on how to sidestep Cupid:
  • Ditch New England B&Bs for “groovy southwestern spas known for their (cough, cough) group activities.”
  • Candlelit restaurants are
... More »

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travel • Valentine's Day • single people

 Indian Women Fight 
 Back With Pink Panties 

Women fight back after Hindu extremists vow to disrupt Valentine's Day

Feb 14, 09 11:10 AM CST
(Newser) - An extremist group opposed to young couples in India celebrating Valentine's Day is being deluged by pink panties, reports Radio Netherlands. The protest—organized after members of Sri Ram Sena attacked women drinking in pubs and vowed similar action today—seems light on the surface but actually is a sign... More »

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India • women • extremists • Hindu • Valentine's Day • Hindus

 6 Digital Ways 
 to Leave Your Lover 

Breaking up via text or email? That's so outdated.

Feb 14, 09 6:44 AM CST
(Newser) - If couples are having fewer public fights nowadays, it might be because they're busy liveblogging their entire breakup on Twitter, NPR reports. Beyond dumping the dude in 140 characters, here are six other ultra-modern ways to become uncoupled:
  1. Watch "The Break-Up Poem" on LiveVideo.com for tips
... More »

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Facebook • list • love • breakup • Valentine's Day • digital media • Twitter



 Mexicans Kiss Off 
 Smooching Ban 

Town's effort to ban kissing sparks passionate national protests

Feb 14, 09 5:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Outraged Mexicans joined forces—and lips—to kiss away a city's efforts to ban public smooching, the Los Angeles Times reports. Guanajuato's law drew national ridicule and protesters soon started kissing en masse in front of city hall. Newspaper columnists and politicians lined up to defend the kiss as a... More »

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Mexico City • Mexico • kissing • kiss • Valentine's Day • kisses

(Newser) - If men had time to catch their collective breath after racing around town to find the right Valentine’s Day gift they would realize they’re getting the short end of Cupid’s arrow, Chuck Cohen rants in the Christian Science Monitor. “The truth is there are more guy-giving... More »

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women • men • Super Bowl • holiday • Valentine's Day

Binge Now: Chocolate
Prices May Spike

Soaring cocoa prices slim down candy makers' profit margins

Feb 13, 09 10:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Soaring cocoa prices have left chocolate makers wondering how far they can hike prices without souring business, the Wall Street Journal reports. Crop woes in Africa have kept cocoa pricey despite the global commodities slump. Chocolate companies are mostly holding prices steady for now but many are expected to fatten... More »

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Hershey • chocolate • candy • Valentine's Day • cocoa • commodity prices • recession depression

 For Valentine's Day: E-Condoms 

NYC unveils safe sex Facebook page

Feb 12, 09 2:47 AM CST
(Newser) - New York is turning to social networking to promote safe sex, reports the New York Times. The city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has introduced—just in time for Valentine's Day—a Facebook page and Facebook application promoting condom use with "e-condoms." They're not actually condoms, but... More »

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New York City • HIV/AIDS • Valentine's Day • condoms • Dr. Monica Sweeney • e-condoms

 Love Bites: 
 Songs for the Dumped 

Top songs to nurse rage this Valentine's Day

Feb 11, 09 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Roses and chocolates be damned. The pink-and-red holiday can be especially harsh on the recently dumped. MTV suggests tunes to nurse your inner rage:
  1. Ain't It Funny: Who knows breakups better than J-Lo?
  2. Shut Up and Let Me Go: Enough said in this tune by the Ting Tings.
... More »

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list • love • breakup • song • dating • romance • Valentine's Day

 Don't Expect 
 Diamonds 
 on V-Day 

Americans to spend 15% less this year on holiday

Feb 10, 09 11:28 AM CST
(Newser) - This may not be the year you get that Tiffany necklace: Americans plan to cut back on lavish displays of love this Valentine's Day, MSBNC reports. One survey predicts that holiday spending will drop 15%, from, says another survey, about $123 to $103 per person. The plunge comes after nearly... More »

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recession • holiday • gift • Valentine's Day

(Newser) - Romantic movies are often hard to believe, but every once in a while one makes love—or heartbreak—ring true. The Onion runs down 29 films that won’t leave you groaning.
  • Say Anything: John Cusack's Lloyd Dobler, a "kind, decent kid," meets cute Ione Skye
... More »

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film • list • Brokeback Mountain • Valentine's Day • romantic comedy • Say Anything

 Spend V-Day With LiLo and Sam 

Couple to host party in Florida

Feb 5, 09 9:18 AM CST
(Newser) - No Valentine’s Day plans yet? Fear not: You can spend the most romantic night of the year with power couple Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson—assuming they don’t break up again first, Perez Hilton reports. LiLo is hosting a party at a Florida nightclub, “with music... More »

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Florida • Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • nightclub • party • Valentine's Day • Samantha Ronson

Glossies

 Proposing? What Not to Do 

Chefs dish on the pitfalls of proposing in a restaurant

Feb 2, 09 3:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Maître d’s obliged to play cupid warn that there are a surprising number of pitfalls when proposing at a restaurant. Swallowing the ring in the crème brûlée is a classic, and a surprising number of proposals are turned down, they tell Gourmet. Their best... More »

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restaurant • chef • Four Seasons • Valentine's Day • marriage proposal • Maitre d' • Babbo

 Computer Virus Targets 
 Gullible Lovebirds 

Clicking on heart images in email could turn your machine into spambot

Jan 30, 09 4:55 PM CST
(Newser) - A Valentine-themed spam campaign is underway, with a side dish of coercion and extortion, Computer Weekly reports. Users receive an email, ostensibly from a secret admirer, with a link to a website that downloads a bot called Waledec. Not only does Waledec co-opt the user’s address list and start... More »

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Internet • email • spam • computer virus • coercion • Valentine's Day • Internet crime • Waledec

57 Saudi Men Arrested
for Flirting

Prosecutors say they exhibited 'bad' behavior to woo girls at malls

Feb 23, 08 1:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Authorities in Saudi Arabia arrested 57 young men accused of flirting with girls at shopping malls in Mecca, the BBC reports. Prosecutors say the men wore indecent clothing, played loud music, and danced to attract the girls’ attention. The arrests were prompted by Saudi’s Commission for the Promotion of... More »

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Islam • Saudi Arabia • Mecca • Wahhabism • Valentine's Day • religious police • gender segregation • flirting

'Get Some' Condoms Free in NY

City hopes hipper packaging, dispensers encourage residents to 'get some'

Feb 14, 08 1:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Last Valentine’s Day, New York City unveiled the “NYC Condom,” a free prophylactic designed to make safe sex cool. Today, the program gets a facelift with new packing for the condom—and an ad campaign that urges New Yorkers to "get some." “Good design... More »

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New York City • condom • safe sex • advertising campaign • Valentine's Day • Yves Behar • New Yorkers

Cupid Lurks on Campaign Trail

Election fever produces plenty of hook-ups—and even a few marriages

Feb 14, 08 12:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Looking for love on this Valentine's Day? Maybe you should join a presidential campaign, the Christian Science Monitor reports. With the trail drawing energized, like-minded activists, traditionally tame vote-first states are earning new slogans like “what happens in Iowa stays in Iowa.” Indeed, staffers are finding love in... More »

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John Edwards • Iowa • Al Gore • John Kerry • George HW Bush • Richard Gephardt • James Carville • romance • campaign trail • Valentine's Day • Mary Matalin • Des Moines • campaign romance

Lovefest Film Puts 'Putin' in Romantic Light

Just in time for Russian elections, gag movie hits the fans

Feb 14, 08 11:12 AM CST
(Newser) - A warm and fuzzy Russian movie about a politician's rise to the Kremlin, released today for Valentine's Day, bears more than a passing resemblance to Russian President Vladimir Putin, CNN reports. "It's a film about the life of a politician, about love, and the relationships every person has,"... More »

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Russia • propaganda • film • Vladimir Putin • Valentine's Day • Russian elections

Note to Self:
Be My Valentine?

Millions of Americans buy their favorite person gifts on Feb. 14

Feb 13, 08 12:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Rather than going without that box of Godiva, about 8 million Americans are their own valentines, sending themselves gifts they're guaranteed to like, reports Reuters. Should you receive a valentine offering from a date, beau, or husband, disappointment may follow: There's a big difference between women's wishes and men's purchases.... More »

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shopping • holiday • lingerie • gift • jewelry • retail shopping • Valentine's Day

Saudi Officials See Red Over Valentine's Day

'Immoral' holiday sparks temporary
ban on color

Feb 12, 08 4:05 PM CST
(Newser) - In preparation for Valentine's Day, Saudi Arabia has temporarily banned all things red. The morality cops are out in force in search of the color of love, reports CNN, with plans to confiscate everything from flowers to stuffed toys. The ban is part of a yearly effort, complete with raids... More »

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Islam • Saudi Arabia • Muslim women • Wahhabism • Valentine's Day • red

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