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Japan Overturns Midnight Dancing Ban

Dancing after midnight in Tokyo will no longer be illegal -- as long as it's not too dark -- after Japan's parliament Wednesday voted to relax laws that banned boogying in one of the world's clubbing capitals.

Under current rules dance clubs across the country are supposed to stop people from shaking their stuff once the clock ticks over to 12 am.

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Don't Use My Music, Neil Young Tells Donald Trump

Donald Trump has landed himself in hot water with Neil Young after the singer-songwriter accused the White House hopeful of not having permission to use his hit "Rockin' In The Free World."

Earlier Tuesday, the property tycoon threw his hat into the ring for the 2016 U.S. presidential race, striding onto stage after sailing down an escalator to the strains of Young's 1989 hit.

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Shorn or Hairy: Female Underarms Having a Mainstream Moment

On social media and red carpets, from New York to China, hairy underarms are having a mainstream moment.

Women are proudly showing off their growth on Instagram and YouTube, and it's not just Miley Cyrus anymore. Jemima Kirke of "Girls" flashed her fair-colored au naturel look — earning some cringes — at the June 1 CFDA awards, one of the top fashion events of the year.

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Pakistan Tribal Court Fines Boy, 10, for 'Affair' with Married Woman

A tribal court in southern Pakistan has convicted a 10-year-old boy of having an affair with a married woman in her late 30s and ordered him to pay a fine of $7,000, police said Tuesday.

The incident occurred Monday in the remote village of Bakhrani in Sindh province, 510 kilometers (320 miles) north of Karachi.

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Russian Fans Start Fund-Raising to Sack Capello

A group of Russian football lovers has started a fund-rising campaign aimed at collecting the sum of 21.4 million euros ($24.2 million) needed to buy the national squad manager Fabio Capello out of his contract.

"Dear friends! We believe that everyone who is not indifferent to the fate of Russia's football has been bitterly disappointed with our national side's recent performances," said the statement at the main page of the www.fabiogohome.betfoot.ru site.

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U.S. Mayor Says Town Full, Temporarily Closed to Outsiders

The mayor of a central New Jersey town is barring nonresidents from entering the community via a major highway — but it's just a temporary prohibition.

Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty announced the decision in a twitter posted around 3 p.m. Sunday. He says traffic into the town from Route 35 is "shut down immediately" because the Monmouth County community of about 6,000 people has "reached its capacity." Doherty says the decision was made for public safety reasons.

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Austrian Brothel Offers Sex for Free to Protest High Taxes

An Austrian brothel is offering a summer special that competitors will find hard to match — free sex. Its owner says it's his way of protesting a tax squeeze.

"Effective immediately: Free Entrance! Free Drinks! Free Sex!" the Pascha bordello writes on its website.

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Count the Zeroes: Zimbabwe Allows Old Banknote Exchange

Zimbabwe's central bank says banknotes from its old currency, which collapsed and was discarded years ago because of runaway inflation, can be exchanged for American dollars. But 100 trillion Zimbabwean dollars will fetch only 40 U.S. cents.

That's a fraction of what collectors have been paying for the notes with numerous zeroes for years.

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In Time for Summer: A 'Connected' Bikini that Tells You How to Tan

The Internet of Things -- connecting everyday items with sensors -- is hitting the beach in time for the northern hemisphere's summer with a bikini that says when it's time to apply more sun screen.

The made-to-measure invention comes from France -- the country that invented the bikini -- but with a price tag that might make even the well-tanned beach amazon blanch: 149 euros ($167).

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British Couple Become World's Oldest Newlyweds

A 103-year-old man and a 91-year-old woman held their wedding in Britain on Saturday, becoming the oldest couple to get married in the world.

George Kirby and Doreen Luckie  -- together for 27 years -- looked delighted as they tied the knot at a hotel in the seaside town of Eastbourne, southern England, before close friends and family. 

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