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The Xinhui District People's Court in the city of Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, threw out a lawsuit for divorce filed by a local husband surnamed Zhao on Tuesday. Zhao, born in 1972, went to court after more than a decade of being a laughing stock among neighbours and friends because his wife is seven years older than him. The court, however, refused to accept the case, saying that Zhao lacked enough reason for divorce because Zhao married his wife of his own accord after two years of dating.

CHICAGO -- Tracy Tedesco is smart -- she spent 20 years as a corporate recruiter. She's funny -- most professional comedians are, or at least should be. She's hot -- and she knows it. At 41, Chicago comedian Tracy Tedesco is beating back guys in their 20s like she was giving away Xboxes. Tedesco is the definition of an "urban cougar." The label used to be an unflattering characterization of middle-aged, boy-hungry single women. But as more women shed the traditional taboos about age and dating, the name has been taken on as a badge of empowerment by sexy, older...

The pregnant pause here is me imagining oldster moms he Virginian-Pilot © November 14, 2002 http://www.pilotonline.com/opinion/op1114dou.html Excuse me. Please. I'm trembling so violently I can barely type. I'm also hyperventilating, perspiring and on the verge of what feels like a bad case of the vapors. Blame it on the news. Once again, The Pilot's front page has scared the bejabbers out of me. And a lot of other women. No, I'm not referring to Wednesday's headline that raised the specter of Osama bin Laden still menacing America. Most of us already knew that. I'm talking about that happy little story...