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Before Jose Aldo and Chan Sung Jung duke it out for the featherweight championship at the end of the UFC 163 pay-per-view card or Ian McCall looks to get back on track against Iliarde Santos, the Rio de Janeiro card will kick off with the customary Facebook prelims.?

This portion of the card, which can be streamed via the UFC Facebook page, offers three fights, including a bout between featherweight contender Rani Yahya and promotional newcomer Josh Clopton.?

While these aren't the most well-known fighters in the world, these fights offer fans the opportunity to see some up-and-comers attempting to climb the ladder while getting fight night started a little earlier.?

Here's a look at the card that kicks off at 6 p.m. ET.?

UFC 163 Facebook Prelims
Viscardi Andrade vs. Bristol Marunde	Welterweight
Francimar Barroso vs. Ednaldo Oliveira	Light Heavyweight
Josh Clopton vs. Rani Yahya	Featherweight

Fight Card via UFC.com

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Viscardi Andrade vs. Bristol Marunde

Kicking off the evening's action will be a welterweight tilt between Viscardi Andrade and Bristol Marunde.?

At 31 years of age, Marunde might not have much time left to make a run, and this could be his last chance to stick with a ZUFFA company. Marunde was on the losing end of a bout with Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza in his final fight under the Strikeforce banner.

That's excusable, Souza was coming off of his only loss in the company and is a former champion. His loss to Clint Hester, however, is a bit more troubling. That makes him a likely candidate to be released if he drops a third consecutive fight.?

Andrade is a much lesser-known commodity. He'll be making his promotional debut with a six-fight win streak but hasn't faced the competition that Marunde has seen.?

One of them will need to win in impressive fashion to make sure he stays off the Facebook prelims next time around.?

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Ednaldo Oliveira vs. Francimar Barroso

UFC fans already got a glimpse of Oliveira in the Octagon once. He'll be hoping fans don't even recognize him this time, though.?

Fighting at heavyweight, he was promptly submitted by Gabriel Gonzaga in the first round. Making the drop to 205 pounds, he'll be looking to take advantage of a second chance to shine. The loss to the UFC veteran marked the first loss of his career, so the potential is there for Oliveira to shine at his new weight.?

Challenging him will be another relatively unknown Brazilian on the card in Francimar Barroso. Fighting primarily on the regional circuit in Brazil, the 33-year-old has only been to a decision once in his 18 fights. Therefore, this should be a fun one.?

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Rani Yahya vs. Josh Clopton

There's no bigger mismatch on the card than Yahya vs. Clopton.

In one corner you have a Brazilian fighting in front of a home crowd fresh off of impressive wins against Josh Grispi and Mizuto Hirota. In the other corner you have a fighter in Clopton who lost his only UFC bout against Steven Siler by decision.?

Yahya's advanced submission game is the best reason to tune in to this one. Clopton appears to be overmatched in this one, and Yahya could make him opponent No. 16 to submit in his career.?

Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1726020-ufc-163-facebook-prelims-previewing-online-fights-on-saturdays-card

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Australia said yesterday its budget deficit has blown out to A$30 billion (US$26.6 billion) and revenues are shrinking, as it unveiled a preelection mini-budget that includes a controversial plan to tax bank deposits.

The government also cut its growth outlook for the fiscal year to June next year as the mining-driven economy grapples with a Chinese slowdown that has seen prices of commodities tumble.

With national polls approaching, Australian Treasurer Chris Bowen said tough conditions had seen a further A$33.3 billion wiped off revenue estimates over the next four years. This, he said, had forced the ruling Labor party into A$17.4 billion of ?responsible savings.?

The statement?s release added to speculation that Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd could call an election as early as this weekend, having now outlined fresh budget numbers, as well as new policies on a raft of key issues.

The government also upped its forecast unemployment rate for the 2013-2014 fiscal year by 50 basis points to 6.25 percent.

However, while the budget deficit for this fiscal year had ballooned from the A$18 billion forecast in the May budget, Bowen stuck to the government?s plan to return a surplus in 2016-2017.

He said the fall in commodities prices sparked by weakening growth in key export market China meant Australia?s economy would grow 2.5 percent from last month to June next year, slower than the 2.75 percent forecast in May. It is expected to rise to 3 percent for the 2014-2015 fiscal year.

?The transition in the resources sector from a record investment boom to strong growth in production and exports is currently under way,? he said. ?This will mean that non-mining sectors of the economy will need to lead growth in the future. This transition poses challenges for the economy.?

AMP chief economist Shane Oliver said he was stunned at the scale of the deficit and speed at which it had worsened.

?I?m shocked by how much it has deteriorated,? he said, adding that the promised return to surplus has been repeatedly delayed.

?We seem to keep pushing out the return to surplus and the return to surplus gets steeper and steeper as time goes by,? he said.

In a bid to plug its revenue shortfall the government this week announced a plan to hike tobacco taxes by 12.5 percent per year over the next four years, to raise more than A$5 billion.

And yesterday, Bowen said he will also tax bank deposits up to A$250,000 at 0.05 percent from 2016, raising a forecast A$733 million in the first 18 months.

Bowen said the cash would go into a new Financial Stability Fund, but will be counted as revenue in the budget, to protect savings in the event of a bank collapse.

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NEW YORK (AP) ? Comic and daytime television host Ellen DeGeneres was picked to host the Academy Awards for the second time.

Show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced DeGeneres' selection Friday. The movie awards show will air on ABC on March 2.

"There are few stars today who have Ellen's gift for comedy, with her great warmth and humanity," the producers said in a statement. "She is beloved everywhere."

DeGeneres quipped: "I am so excited to be hosting the Oscars for the second time. You know what they say ? the third time's the charm."

She also announced the gig on Twitter, posting: "It's official: I'm hosting the #Oscars! I'd like to thank @TheAcademy, my wife Portia and, oh dear, there goes the orchestra."

Last year's host, "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane, drew mixed reviews for an edgy performance that included a song-and-dance number, "We Saw Your Boobs," about actresses who had gone topless on screen. He had already taken himself out of the running for a return engagement next year.

Academy Awards organizers had hoped to attract a younger audience with MacFarlane, and the ratings showed they succeeded.

With DeGeneres, they went for a star that Hollywood and television viewers were familiar and comfortable with.

About her first hosting role in 2007, television critic Frazier Moore of The Associated Press wrote that "like her, the evening was easygoing, comfortable and relatively unsurprising."

DeGeneres was nominated for an Emmy Award for her last gig. Her daytime talk show has won 45 Daytime Emmys during a decade on the air.

The Oscars, with 40.3 million viewers this year, is very often the year's most-watched television event after the Super Bowl.

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By Jonathan Stempel

(Reuters) - The U.S. government, which is pursuing a $5 billion lawsuit accusing Standard & Poor's of misleading investors by inflating its credit ratings, on Friday asked a federal judge move similar cases by 15 U.S. states and the District of Columbia back to state courts.

In a filing in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, the U.S. Department of Justice said federal courts do not have jurisdiction to hear the states' cases, which it said turn on alleged violations of their respective laws against unfair consumer practices or deceptive business practices.

The Justice Department said S&P had argued that the cases belong in federal court because they touch on the meaning of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and a 2006 federal law governing credit rating agencies.

But it said these issues touch on potential federal defenses to the states' claims, and are not inherent in the claims themselves.

"Assertions of federal defenses cannot provide a basis for removal of properly pleaded state-law claims," the Justice Department said.

S&P spokeswoman Catherine Mathis did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The rating agency is a unit of McGraw-Hill Financial Inc.

U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan has scheduled an October 4 hearing over the states' effort to move their lawsuits back to various state courts, and S&P's effort to dismiss the states' litigation altogether.

Consolidating the state cases may help S&P avoid multiple judgments or conflicting rulings, and reduce its legal bills. The lawsuits were consolidated before Furman in June to decide whether to send them back to state court.

The cases before the judge represent the bulk of the 17 lawsuits state attorneys general have filed against S&P. Most were filed on the same February day that the Justice Department sued the rating agency for $5 billion.

The Justice Department won a ruling on July 17 by U.S. District Judge David Carter in Santa Ana, California allowing it to continue pursuing its own lawsuit over S&P's ratings.

The cases are In re: Standard & Poor's Rating Agency Litigation, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 13-md-02446; and U.S. v. McGraw-Hill Cos et al, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, No. 13-00779.

(Additional reporting by Nate Raymond; Editing by Leslie Gevirtz)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/u-says-states-lawsuits-vs-p-belong-state-212559394.html

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SHANGHAI (AP) ? A topping-out ceremony was held Saturday for China's tallest building in the financial hub of Shanghai when the final beam was hoisted to the top of the skyscraper and installed in a flag-waving ritual.

At 632 meters (2,073 feet), the Shanghai Tower in the city's Pudong district is the world's second-tallest building, surpassed only by Dubai's Burj Khalifa, which soars 829.8 meters (2,722 feet).

After the ceremony, workers will move onto the building's interior construction. Once it is completed next year, the Shanghai Tower will have retail and office space, a luxury hotel and likely a museum.

"I'm very proud," Wu Weiming, who helped installed the last beam, told reporters.

Designed by U.S. architectural firm Gensler, the glass-and-steel, 121-story building takes on a transparent and spiral form.

China's booming economy has fuelled a building frenzy, including some of the world's tallest buildings. The Shanghai Tower replaces the Shanghai World Financial Center ? completed in 2008 ? as the country's highest building.

The Shanghai Tower is the last piece in a group of super-tall skyscrapers in Shanghai's Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone, which includes the Shanghai World Financial Center and Jin Mao Tower, both among the tallest in the world.

And in the south-central city of Changsha, developers are in the midst of building Sky City, an 838-meter (2,749-foot) structure that would overtake Burj Khalifa.

This summer, China also unveiled the world's largest building in terms of floor space in the western city of Chengdu. The New Century Global Center edged out the previous record-holder, the Dubai airport.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-tallest-building-nears-finish-shanghai-053442291.html

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A ?frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and a four-year old grandson. The old man?s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.

The family ate together nightly at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather?s shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass often milk spilled on the tablecloth.

The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. ?We must do something about grandfather,? said the son. I?ve had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor. So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table. Since grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl. Sometimes when the family glanced in grandfather?s direction, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone.

Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The four-year-old watched it all in silence.

One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, ?What are you making?? Just as sweetly, the boy responded, ?Oh, I am making the bowl for you and mama to eat.? The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.

The words so struck the parents that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took grandfather?s hand and gently led him back to the family table. For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled.

Children are remarkably perceptive. Their eyes ever observe, their ears ever listen, and their minds ever process the messages they absorb. If they see us patiently provide a happy home atmosphere for family members, they will imitate that attitude for the rest of their lives. The wise parent realizes that every day that building blocks are being laid for the child?s future.Let us all be wise builders and role models.

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Saving Face: Does Your Online Reputation Need Managing?

10:00 am, July 30th | by Colette McIntyre

shutterstock_137938526 Kevin G. had been working in finance for five years when he decided to apply for a new position at an illustrious firm.

?I?d heard that a lot of employers will do some due diligence online before interviewing people, but I didn?t have any type of online presence at the time?no Facebook, no LinkedIn, nothing,? says Kevin. ?But I decided to Google myself, anyway, to see what came up.?

What he found was another Kevin G., whose disturbing information was readily available online. ?The Kevin G. who came up was a child sex offender,? Kevin says. ?He has a different middle initial, and he?s in his sixties, while I?m in my twenties. But I didn?t think that potential employers would even get to those details. Instead, I saw them passing up on my r?sum? once they saw that the whole first page of search results for my name was from mugshots.com and bustedoffenders.com.?

Clearly, Kevin needed to do something?and fast. Luckily, a friend of his told him about a website called?BrandYourself. It?s?one of many online reputation management services that claim to be able to swiftly clean up your digital profile. Depending on how much cyber-scrubbing needs to be done, these services can either be free or cost upwards of $1,000 a month.

But are they worth it?

To find out, we checked in with people just like Kevin who?ve used these popular sites for honest feedback on their digital revamps?as well as asked experts for advice on how you can improve your internet rep without shelling out a lot of cash.

The 411: How Online Reputation Management Works

Since the first big site,?Reputation.com, launched in 2006, the business of online reputation management has grown exponentially.?Reputation.com, which offers a ?Reputation Defender? product that starts at $250 per month, now has 1.6 million customers in over 100 countries alone.

?Indeed, there are hundreds of consultants offering online reputation management services, dozens of firms that specialize in reputation management and a handful of big-name companies that have managed to cement their own reputation as the leaders of the pack,? says Andy Beal, C.E.O. of the social media monitoring siteTrackur and co-author of ?Radically Transparent: Monitoring and Managing Reputations Online.?

People who sign up with sites like BrandYourself and Reputation.com receive different services based on the packages and tools that they choose. For example, do-it-yourself products, which allow you to submit up to three links for search engine optimization and tracking advice, are free through BrandYourself. Meanwhile, the premium option costs $80 per year, and lets you submit an unlimited number of links to be optimized. There?s even a $199 per-month concierge service?you?re basically hiring someone to do the work for you, like removing addresses and phone numbers from the web.

Even businesses use these services to help manage their online presence.??Our review management tools,? says Leslie Hobbs, a director at Reputation.com, ?make it possible for professionals and small and medium businesses to see what?s being posted about them in real time on many review sites and social media outlets, respond directly from the platform, analyze the content for trends?and even proactively ask customers for accurate feedback.?

?We started the company when our co-founder [Pete Kistler] couldn?t get an internship because he was being mistaken for a criminal with the same name,? says Patrick Ambron, C.E.O. and co-founder of BrandYourself. ?Unfortunately, he didn?t know how to fix the problem himself, and traditional reputation companies quoted him at thousands of dollars per month. So we wanted to create tools and services that anybody could use, regardless of their situation.?

In Kevin G.?s case, he needed to build an online presence of his own before he could set himself apart from the sex offender who shared his name. ?My friend recommended that I get on LinkedIn and Facebook,? Kevin says. ?Then I set up an account with BrandYourself for free that walked me through changing a few settings on those pages to ensure that they are visible and searchable [by Google].?When I Google myself now, the information I want people to see is the first stuff I find, and the sex offender has been pushed off the first page.?

Sue Scheff, who runs an advocacy group for at-risk teens, uses Reputation.com to protect herself from cyber-smears created by a disgruntled former client. ?Their services are priceless,? says Scheff, who won a major internet defamation and invasion of privacy?civil case against her online heckler and co-authored ?Google Bomb: The Untold Story of the $11.3M Verdict That Changed the Way We Use the Internet.???I always share with business people and professionals that your digital image is usually the first impression your client will see of you ? and you never get a second chance to make a first impression.?

How to Protect Your Online Rep?the D.I.Y. Way

That said, not everyone supports using an online reputation management service. Many critics argue that the sites don?t provide anything above and beyond what you can easily do yourself to protect your online identity.??All the digital reputation management stuff is out there for free,? says?B.J. Mendelson, author of ?Social Media Is Bullshit.? ?And based on my own experience, it only takes a couple of hours to learn?and way less than that to manage it each week.?

Ivana Taylor, publisher of?DIY Marketers, says that it?s totally possible to safeguard your online reputation on your own. ?These days, employees are like small businesses,? she says. ?In a lot of ways, you are a brand, and like any other brand or product, you need to manage yourself.? Here are Taylor?s top tips for?shoring up your own online rep:

1. Set up Google alerts for your name

Head over to the?Google alert page, and in less than 10 minutes, you can establish a name alert. This way, you?ll always be aware when something is being said about you online?positive or negative.

2. Complete those social media profiles

This is something that many employees and business owners fail to do, Taylor notes. ?If you don?t exist on LinkedIn and Twitter, or worse, your profiles are incomplete, it leaves the barn door open to trash your reputation,? she says. ?After all, if someone says something bad about you, and people search social media and see nothing or something incomplete about you, then whatever that person has written will carry more value.?

If you have a complete social media profile, it will also make it easier for employers to bring you in for an interview. ?Think of it from their perspective,? Taylor says. ?They are looking at hundreds of r?sum?s. They search social media and don?t find anything for you, but they do find something for someone else. Who do you think they will call??

3. Create a flood of positive content

Think of Google as?your home page, Taylor advises. ?When someone searches for your name or your company name, what they see on Google will form an impression of you,? she says. ?So if you constantly create content that?s credible and valuable and reputable, then a single negative post or comment will simply get lost.?

4. Present yourself as you?d prefer to be perceived

People form impressions about you and your business by the way you appear online. ?Using a party picture on LinkedIn doesn?t make a good impression, so take the time to have some professional-looking photos taken,? Taylor suggests. ?This is a small investment up front, but it will pay off in the long term.?

Whether you use an online service or not, one thing is clear: Maintaining a squeaky-clean online presence should be high on your to-do list.

?Your digital identity?what?s revealed about you in simple search results?can impact your career, your finances and your personal and professional relationships,? says Tory Johnson, author of ?Spark & Hustle: Launch and Grow Your Small Business Now.? ?Fairly or unfairly, we often believe what we read online, which means we?re all responsible for proactively managing our online persona.?

This post originally appeared on LearnVest. It has been republished with permission.

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This is pretty cool. Fox used the UFC Phantom Cam for Saturday night's fights to slow down some of the night's biggest strikes. In MMA, strikes can happen so quickly that you can't see their true effect except through photography. With super-slow-motion, you can see what a punch or a kick can really do to the human body.

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.?(KHOU 11 News?www.khou.com and AP) -?A Texas A&M freshman lineman and an incoming member of the University of Utah football team have died in a rollover crash in New Mexico, officials said Tuesday.

Polo Manukainiu, a redshirt freshman at Texas A&M, and Gaius "Keio" Vaenuku were among three teens killed in the wreck, Texas A&M said in a statement.

One of Manukainiu's last tweets posted Monday morning read "22 hour drive back to Texas on no sleep."

One of the survivors, Salesi Uhatafe, is another incoming freshman football player for Utah.

The wreck occurred Monday on U.S. 550 just north of Cuba.

State Police said in a report that Manukainiu, 19, and Vaenuku, 18, were passengers in a southbound 2002 Toyota Sequoia, according to the school?s statement. The vehicle drifted off of the road, the driver overcorrected, and the vehicle rolled several times.

Manukainiu and another passenger, Andrew Uhatafe, were ejected and died at the scene, the statement said. Vaenuku was transported from the scene but was pronounced dead in an ambulance.

The driver and another passenger were transported to a hospital with minor injuries. Officials said alcohol wasn?t involved and it appeared the driver was the only one wearing a seatbelt.

Manukainiu, 19, played football at Trinity High School in Euless, Texas and was part of the Aggies? 2012 signing class. He was a recreation, parks and tourism science major, the school said. He is survived by his mother, Lima Uhatafe of Euless, Texas.

"We lost a terrific young man," Texas A&M head football coach Kevin Sumlin said. "Polo was loved by his teammates and coaches. Anyone who came in contact with him was struck by his sense of humor and smile. My heart aches for his mom and family members."

"Heart hurts waking up to news about Polo.. I think I speak for everyone on our team when I say we love you brother you will be missed," Aggie quarterback Johnny Manziel tweeted.

Texas A&M finished last season ranked No. 5 after an 11-2 season, their first in the Southeastern Conference. They were led by quarterback Johnny Manziel, who became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy, and are expected to be highly ranked again this year.

Vaenuku was set to begin his college career at the University of Utah this fall. He was a defensive tackle who had planned to play one year at Utah before going on a two-year Mormon mission, the Deseret News of Salt Lake City reported in January when he committed.

"Everyone who knew Gaius is heartbroken today," said Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham in a statement. "He was the kind of young man who lit up a room and his future in football and life had no boundaries. Words cannot express our devastation over the loss of Gaius."

Vaenuku was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and considered playing at church-owned Brigham Young University but he said he just felt more at home in Salt Lake City playing for the Utes.

He said he chose Utah over Texas Christian University because being in Utah put him in a better position to prepare for his upcoming mission.

His bio on the University of Utah?s website says Vaenuku he had three brothers and three sisters and enjoyed acting and singing.

Uhatafe, 18, is an offensive lineman who played on the same high school team as Vaenuku.

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H.R. 2449 would authorize the President to extend the current nuclear cooperation agreement with the Republic of Korea for up to two years. That agreement is scheduled to expire in March of 2014. Under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, such agreements are required for U.S. companies to be permitted to export commercial nuclear materials, technologies, and services to foreign nations. Extending the agreement would maintain ongoing civil nuclear cooperation with the Republic of Korea, and allow joint commercial activities to continue.

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Season 2 premieres Wed., May 8 at 10 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: Because we're all so fascinated by real estate that we could never realistically afford, this show is returning for a second season. C'mon, it's fun to live vicariously.

"Wipeout" (ABC)

Season 6 premieres Thurs., May 9 at 8 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: With Season 5 episodes titled "Hillbilly Wipeout," "Gorillas In Our Midst" and "Hotties vs. Nerds 2.0," there can only be more magic in store for Season 6. Viewers of all stripes love watching people hurt themselves in new and remarkable ways.

"Family Tree" (HBO)

Series premieres Sun., May 12 at 10:30 p.m. ET. What To Know: "Bridesmaids" funnyman Chris O'Dowd stars in Christopher Guest's ("Best in Show") new documentary-style series about a hapless thirtysomething trying to find meaning in his life by tracing his heritage.

"Long Island Medium" (TLC)

Season 4 premieres Sun., May 12 at 9 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: We were hoping that those nails and that hair would be around for another season -- and our wish came true! Theresa Caputo is back, communicating with the dead, for at least another 30 episodes.

?Breaking Amish: Brave New World? (TLC)

Season 2 premieres Sun., May 12 at10 p.m. ET . Where We Left Off: Speculation and accusations about the show?s ?reality? aside, ?Breaking Amish? was a hit for TLC. Now, the five Amish and Mennonite rebels, who moved to New York City in the show?s first season, are headed south to Florida ... but trouble seems to follow them wherever they go.

"Small Town Security" (AMC)

Season 2 premieres Thurs., May 9 at 10 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: In Season 1, we met the owners and employees of JJK Security in small-town Ringgold, Georgia, and Season 2 will offer more insight into the unscripted lives of this unusual group, including Dennis' ongoing journey in his gender transition from female to male.

"So You Think You Can Dance" (Fox)

Season 10 premieres Tues., May 14 at 8 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: After a season of intense competition, Eliana Girard and Chehon Wespi-Tschopp took home first place wins, both for ballet, while Tiffany Maher was the female runner-up for jazz and Cyrus Spencer was the male runner-up for popping/animation.

"Motive" (ABC)

Series premieres Thurs., May 23 at 9 p.m. ET. What To Know: Billed as a unique, original approach to the typical cop drama, "Motive" operates backwards. Each episode starts off showing the victim, and then works its way towards finding the perpetrator and his/her motivations by the end of the episode.

"The Goodwin Games" (Fox)

Series premieres Mon., May 20 at 8:30 p.m. ET. What To Know: The Fox comedy centers on estranged siblings Henry (Scott Foley), Chloe (Becki Newton) and Jimmy (T.J. Miller) as they attempt to "rediscover their lives" with the money their father left them.

"MasterChef" (Fox)

Season 4 premieres Wed., May 22 at 8 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: The home cook competition crowned its third consecutive female winner last season, Christine Ha. Cool fact: She is legally blind. No telling what twists they'll have this season.

"Rookie Blue" (ABC)

Season 4 premieres Thurs., May 23 at 10 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: The last time we saw the cops at 15 Division, they were all in the midst of making some serious decisions about their lives -- including career calls, a possible transfer and, for Andy, a major emotional choice.

"Save Me" (NBC)

Series premieres Thurs., May 23 at 8 p.m. ET. What To Know: After a near-death experience, Beth (Anne Heche) is revived only to realize she now has a direct line to God. Of course, her husband Tom (Michael Landes) is skeptical and dismissive -- but when inexplicable things begin to happen, everyone?s beliefs are tested.

"The Bachelorette" (ABC)

Season 9 premieres Mon., May 20 at 9 p.m ET. Where We Left Off: Emily Maynard of North Carolina thought she'd finally found love in Jef Holm, but after only being engaged for a short time, they broke up. Here's to hoping "Bachelor" contestant Desiree Hartsock has better luck!

"Arrested Development" (Netflix)

Season 4 premieres Mon., May 26 at 12:01 a.m. PT. Where We Left Off: The Bluths are finally back, but there's no telling where and how we'll actually find them. One thing we do know: Each of the nine main characters will have their own episode in this season's 15-episode order, chronicling what they've been up to the last seven years. Some may cross over, but they'll all be complementary -- and they're all meant to set up an eventual "AD" movie. Considering the season will all be available the day it premieres, it sounds pretty perfect for a marathon viewing.

"The Glades" (A&E)

Season 4 premieres Mon., May 27 at 9 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: In the Season 3 finale, Jim (Matt Passmore) proposed to Callie (Kiele Sanchez), even though she passed her board exam and may move to Atlanta. But she didn't respond yet ...

"Longmire" (A&E)

Season 2 premieres Mon., May 27 at 10 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: Did Walt Longmire murder his wife's killer? Season 1 saw flashbacks of the Sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming, that would support the theory, but when the FBI asked him in the Season 1 finale, he simply said, "No."

"Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition" (ABC)

Season 3 premieres Tues., May 28 at 8 p.m. ET. What To Know: As in the seasons before it, "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition" will center on a group of people losing large amounts of weight over the course of a year through diet and exercise.

"Brooklyn DA" (CBS)

Series premieres Tues., May 28 at 10 p.m. ET. What To Know: The six-part series takes viewers behind the scenes of the Brooklyn District Attorney's office. ADA Kathleen Collins (pictured) is just one of the profiled attorneys. "When you?re on trial, there?s never a day that you really go home and don?t feel stressed," she said.

"The American Baking Competition" (CBS)

Series premieres Wed., May 29 at 8 p.m. ET. What To Know: Based on a popular British reality competition, this new Jeff Foxworthy-hosted show features 10 home cooks vying for the title of best amateur baker in America, as well as a contract to publish their own cookbook and a $250,000 grand prize. Not bad for a couple of pies work, huh?

"Melissa & Joey" (ABC Family)

Season 3 premieres Wed., May 29 at 8 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: Joe married Russian businesswoman Elena, but then she received a call that prompted her to fly back to Russia to testify for one of her innocent colleagues. The Season 2 finale ended with Mel -- who officiated the wedding -- and Joe toasting to the next "Mrs. Longo," wherever she may be.

"Baby Daddy" (ABC Family)

Season 2 premieres Wed., March 29 at 8:30 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: Ben and Riley's friend Katie faced some major drama when they found themselves in bed together after a night of partying. The only problem with their little tryst was that Katie was supposed to get married (to someone else) the next day. Luckily, they soon find out that nothing happened, and Riley and Ben share a romantic dance.

"Dancing Fools" (ABC Family)

Series premieres Wed., May 29 at 9 p.m. ET. What To Know: The half-hour comedy clip show, hosted by "Baby Daddy" star Melissa Peterman, features the funniest, most outrageous and memorable dances caught on camera. The dancers from the top two clips of the week compete on stage for a chance to win $10,000.

"The Killing" (AMC)

Season 3 premieres Sun., June 2 at 9 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: Season 2 ended with Rosie Larsen's Aunt Terry being arrested for her murder. Detectives Linden (Mireille Enos) and Holder (Joel Kinnaman) got a call about a new case, but Linden wanted no part of it. Season 3 picks up a year later, with Holder searching for a runaway girl and discovering a string of murders connected to one of Linden's old cases. Though Linden is no longer a detective, she inevitably gets pulled back in.

"The Real Housewives of New Jersey" (Bravo)

Season 5 premieres Sun., June 2 at 8 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: The "Housewives" were fractured -- to say the least -- but the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy brings new beginnings for the first ladies of the Garden State. Of course things could certainly go sour yet again.

"Princesses: Long Island" (Bravo)

Series premieres Sun., June 2 at 9 p.m. ET. What To Know: The reality series follows six college-educated women from affluent areas of Long Island who are still living with their families.

?Keeping Up With the Kardashians? (E!)

Season 8 premieres Sun., May 20 at 9 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: Kim and Kanye?s relationship was just breaking the Internet, and now we?ll see it all on screen -- including their baby drama. Khloe?s fertility issues continue, but new ?castmember? Brody Jenner -- Bruce?s son from a previous marriage who is no stranger to reality TV -- looks to be this season?s biggest diva.

"Mistresses" (ABC)

Series premieres Mon., June 3 at 10 p.m. ET. What To Know: Soapy drama "Mistresses" stars Alyssa Milano, Yunjin Kim, Rochelle Aytes and Jes Macallan as four friends all struggling with different issues in their love lives, with men (including Jason George) and other women complicating matters. And as the title suggests, some of them are flirting with disaster and becoming mistresses themselves.

?The Fosters? (ABC Family)

Series premieres Mon., June 3 at 9 p.m. ET. What To Know: This new one-hour drama from executive producer Jennifer Lopez follows a multi-ethnic, blended family, being raised by two working moms, as they welcome another troubled child into their home.

"Teen Wolf" (MTV)

Season 3 premieres Mon., June 3 at 10 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: At the end of last season, Allison broke up with Scott, Peter warned Isaac and Derek that a new pack made up entirely of Alpha werewolves was coming, and said Alphas trapped Boyd and Erica in the woods, leaving viewers uncertain of their fate. Season 3 will pick up four months later, and focus on the introduction of the Alpha pack and the havoc they wreak.

"Push Girls" (Sundance Channel)

Season 2 premieres Mon., June 3 at 10 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: Throughout Sesaon 1 we got to know Auti, Mia, Tiphany and Chelsie, four women living in Hollywood who also happen to all be in wheelchairs. Season 2 will follow the foursome's new loves and new adventures, including 21-year-old Chelsie's decision to move out of her parents' home.

"America's Got Talent" (NBC)

Season 8 premieres Tues., June 4 at 9 p.m. ET Where We Left Off: Last season, traveling dog act Olate Dogs was crowned the winner. This year, a new crop of performers will compete for the $1 million prize. Spice Girl Mel B. and Heidi Klum join the judging panel with Howie Mandel and Howard Stern.

"Burn Notice" (USA)

Season 7 premieres Thursday, June 6 at 9 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: In an effort to get more information on Riley, Michael sent Bly to tail her to a meeting with the cartel kingpin, but a cartel member disguised as security blew up Bly's car, killing him and destroying the evidence they collected on Riley. Michael later incapacitated Riley and got her to agree to confess. Then, Fiona, Madeline, Sam and Jesse were released from their prison cells. Michael explained he "did what [he] had to do," but Fiona corrected him, saying, "You did what you wanted to do."

?Graceland? (USA)

"Graceland" premieres Thurs., June 6 at 10 p.m. ET. What To Know: This cop drama, starring Daniel Sunjata and Aaron Tveit, follows a special group of law enforcement agents from the FBI, the DEA and U.S. Customs who all live under the same roof in sunny Southern California. Like frat guys (and girls), but with badges.

"The Hero" (TNT)

Series premieres Thurs., June 6 at 8 p.m. ET. What To Know: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is producing this competition series to test the strength, courage and integrity of a diverse group of nine individuals. Each week, the contestants will be challenged physically, mentally and morally as they try to prove that they truly deserve the title of "The Hero" and the life-changing grand prize that goes with it.

"72 Hours" (TNT)

Series premieres Thurs., June 6 at 9 p.m. ET. What To Know: Contestants on this "Survivor"-esque reality show are dropped into the wilderness with only a bottle of water and a GPS device on a mission to find a briefcase filled with $100,000.

"Continuum" (Syfy)

Season 2 premieres Fri., June 7 at 10 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: According to series lead Rachel Nichols, Season 2 is all about responsibility. Kiera, Alec and even the terrorists at Liber8 all have to make intense choices that could change the very fabric of their worlds.

"Dexter" (Showtime)

Season 8 premieres Sun., June 30 at 9 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: Deb finally learned the truth about Dexter's dark secret, and took a page out of her step-brother's book in the shocking season finale. Can she live with what she did? And can Dexter escape the series without being brought to justice in this final season?

"Being Human" (BBC America)

Season 5 premieres Sat., June 8 at 10 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: Our favorite supernatural threesome is back from across the pond for their fifth and final season where they'll finally confront the Devil, once and for all. No biggie.

"Sinbad" (Syfy)

Series premiere Sat., June 8 at 9 p.m. ET. What To Know: The 12-episode British series follows the epic sea journey of the flawed hero Sinbad (Elliot Knight), who embarks on a quest to rid himself of a curse and embrace his destiny. Look for "Lost" alum Naveen Andrews as Lord Akbari.

"Primeval: New World" (Syfy)

Series premieres Sat., June 8 at 10 p.m. ET. What To Know: The 13-episode first season follows a team of animal experts and scientists that investigate paranormal events.

"Falling Skies" (TNT)

Season 3 premieres Sun., June 9 at 10 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: Last season ended with the arrival of a new species of alien, and Anne became pregnant with Tom's child. Season 3 will explore whether the new alien is on the side of the humans or has another dark purpose in mind. We'll also learn what happened to Hal while he was unconscious, and what that might mean for the rebellion.

"Switched At Birth" (ABC Family)

Season 2 summer premiere Mon., June 10 at 8 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: "Switched At Birth" left on a big cliffhanger: Daphne struggled to keep the Carlton School for the Deaf open, John's campaign for office came to a startling halt and Emmett told Bay about Daphne and Noah's kiss.

"Major Crimes" (TNT)

Season 2 premieres Mon., June 10 at 9 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: Rusty became a ward of the state to the delight of everybody, and Captain Raydor continued to gain the trust and respect of the Major Crimes unit.

?King & Maxwell? (TNT)

Series premieres Mon., June 10 at 10 p.m. ET. What To Know: Based on author David Baldacci?s bestselling private eye series, Rebecca Romijn and Jon Tenney star as the titular former Secret Service agents now working as private investigators who aren?t always by-the-books.

"Pretty Little Liars" (ABC Family)

Season 4 premieres Tues., June 11 at 8 p.m. ET. Where We Left Off: Red Coat, who looked a whole lot like Ali, saved Emily, Aria, Hanna and Mona from a fire, while Spencer looked on in shock. The first episode of Season 4 is titled "A Is For A-L-I-V-E" and <a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/394204/spoiler-chat-scoop-on-pretty-little-liars-once-upon-a-time-revolution-new-girl-and-more" target="_hplink">E! News reports that viewers will meet Marion, Toby's mother</a>, who was <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jaimie-etkin/pretty-little-liars-recap_b_2673316.html" target="_hplink">revealed to be dead in Season 3, Episode 18, "Dead To Me."</a> "All of the questions fans have will be answered," <a href="http://www.wetpaint.com/pretty-little-liars/articles/pretty-little-liars-star-sasha-pieterse-dishes-on-season-4-questions-will-be-answered-exclusive" target="_hplink">star Sasha Pieterse told Wetpaint Entertainment recently</a> of Season 4.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ? A former Penn State assistant coach says that longtime football coach Joe Paterno told him the university mishandled its response to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

Mike McQueary testified Monday as a star witness in a hearing for three former Penn State officials accused in a cover-up.

McQueary says that Paterno told him "Old Main screwed up" ? a reference to Penn State's administration. He also says Paterno warned him the university would try to scapegoat him.

McQueary's appearance was the highlight of the daylong hearing. Testimony will continue Tuesday.

Former Penn State president Graham Spanier (SPAN'-yer), retired university vice president Gary Schultz and ex-athletic director Tim Curley are accused of failing to tell authorities that McQueary reported seeing Sandusky molest a child in a university locker-room shower and of trying to cover it up. They say they're innocent.

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- The University of Missouri has prevailed in a public records lawsuit filed by an education advocacy group that sought access to professors' copies of course outlines.

A Boone County Circuit Court judge recently rejected the National Council on Teacher Quality's efforts to compel release of copies of course syllabuses under the state's open records laws. University of Missouri system President Tim Wolfe disclosed the favorable ruling in an email to university employees last week.

The council sought the records as part of its nationwide effort to monitor what aspiring teachers learn in college. The university contended that the documents are intellectual property legally protected under federal copyright law.

The council released its review in June, concluding that college programs that train future teachers don't adequately prepare them for the classroom.

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The price of oil remained flat Monday ahead of information later this week on oil supplies, U.S. monetary policy and economic growth.

U.S. benchmark crude was up 23 cents per barrel to $104.93 in midday trading in New York. Brent crude, the benchmark used to price imported crude used by many U.S. refineries, rose 28 cents to $107.45.

Crude prices have fallen somewhat after they rose quickly in early July to reach nearly $110 per barrel in trading on July 19. The decline has helped stall and reverse a rise in the average retail price of gasoline.

The national average fell less than a penny to $3.63 per gallon Monday. Prices have fallen ? slightly ? every day for a week, dropping a total of 4 cents from $3.67 on July 19.

Traders are looking for clues Wednesday in an announcement by the Federal Reserve on whether and how long the Fed will scale back its stimulus plan. The Fed has been buying $85 billion of financial assets a month in an attempt to keep long-term borrowing rates low and help shore up the U.S. economic recovery.

Low interest rates make it easier and more attractive for investors to buy commodities such as oil, bolstering prices.

Traders may still be left wondering, though. "We look for the status quo to be maintained with few clues," wrote analyst Jim Ritterbusch in a report Monday.

The stimulus program is widely expected to be scaled down later this year as the economy improves.

Traders are also looking to see whether Energy Department will report another draw in oil supplies after dropping by a surprisingly large 30 million barrels over the past month.

Oil supplies remain high compared with the five-year average, even after the monthlong reduction, so most traders say it is more likely that oil prices will soon fall than that they will rise further.

Analysts at Commerzbank added that the Nymex contract had developed a "considerable potential for correction, which points to further price falls in the coming days."

In other trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange:

? Wholesale gasoline was flat at $3.00 a gallon.

? Heating oil rose 1 cent to $3.02 a gallon.

? Natural gas fell 12 cents $3.44 per 1,000 cubic feet.

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Pablo Gorondi in Budapest and Pamela Sampson in Bangkok contributed to this report.

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A two-headed turtle born last month at the San Antonio Zoo has become so popular that she has her own Facebook page.

Zoo officials say the Texas cooter, named Thelma and Louise for the female duo in the 1991 Oscar-winning movie, has been doing well.

Spokeswoman Debbie Rios-Vanskike says the turtle eats and swims, and added that the two heads ? named Louise Left and Thelma Right ? get along.

The Facebook page on Sunday showed photos of the quirky reptile and imaginary conversations between the two heads.

The turtle hatched June 18. The animal is on display at the zoo's Friedrich Aquarium.

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Tension between the United Arab Emirates and Iran over the naming of the Gulf has reached the football field when Iran captain Javad Nekounam?s transfer to UAE was halted by his football federation.?

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Iranian national team captain Javad Nekounam (2R) is at the center of a transter controversy between his country and the United Arab Emirates. The midfielder?s $2 million transfer to Al-Sharjah was halted by the Iranian Football Federation in a decision apparently led by political conflicts between Iran and the United Arab Emirates.?

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The battle between Iran and various Gulf states for the identity of the energy-rich region has spilled onto its football pitches. It?s the Persian Gulf League vs. the Arabian Gulf League.The struggle erupted when the United Arab Emirates, alongside Saudi Arabia, the Gulf?s most fervent opponent of political Islam, recently renamed its premier league as the Arabian Gulf League. The Iranian football federation, whose own top league, the Persian Gulf League, adheres to the Islamic republic?s position in the war of semantics, responded by blocking the transfer of Iranian players to U.A.E. clubs and breaking the contracts of those who had already moved.

The war has stopped Iran?s national team captain Javad Nekounam from being sold for $2 million to U.A.E. club Al-Sharjah. ?We had to stop him from joining the Emirati league. We will ask the president (Mahmoud Ahmadinejad) to allocate? funds to compensate Nekounam for his loss, said Iranian football federation head Ali Kafashian. Quoted by Fars news agency, Kafashian said another eight or nine players had also been prevented from moving to the U.A.E.

?The Persian Gulf will always be the Persian Gulf. Money is worthless in comparison to the name of my motherland. I received an offer from Al-Sharjah three months ago and no one forced me to deny it, but I refused to do so myself. I would never join a team from a league offending the name of the Persian Gulf,? Nekounam said on Iranian state television.

Strained relations

The Iranian federation, which has long been micro-managed from behind the scenes by Ahmadinejad, made its move three weeks before the president steps down and is succeeded by President-elect Hassan Rouhani, a centrist politician and cleric who many hope will seek to improve strained relations with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states.

The kingdom, the U.A.E. and Bahrain have accused Iran of interfering in their domestic affairs by fueling Shiite anti-government protests. They are also at loggerheads over Syria with Iran-backing embattled President Bashar al-Assad and the Gulf states supporting rebels opposed to him. The animosity has fueled a widening sectarian gap in the region between Sunni and Shiite Muslims.

The U.A.E. moreover has its own gripes against Iran because of the Islamic republic?s four-decade-old occupation of three potentially oil-rich islands claimed by the Emirates that are located near key shipping routes at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. The U.A.E. last year declared a boycott of Iranian players that it did not implement in a bid to pressure Iran to return the islands and put its controversial nuclear program under international supervision.

A year earlier, the U.A.E. became with remarks made by its ambassador to the United States, Yousef al-Otaiba, the first Gulf state to publicly endorse military force to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power.

The U.A.E. has in recent years further worked to link its security more closely to U.S. and European security interests. France inaugurated in Abu Dhabi its first military base in the region. The base, which comprises three sites on the banks of the Strait of Hormuz, houses a naval and air base as well as a training camp, and is home to 500 French troops. Alongside other smaller Gulf states, the U.A.E. has further agreed to the deployment of U.S. anti-missile batteries on its territory.

U.A.E. clubs signaled this week that they would comply with the Iranian boycott in a move that strengthens Emirati resistance to Iranian policies. ?We don?t want to be drawn into a political warfare and if it is true, the club management will take necessary action to avoid any confrontations,? said an official of the Sharjah club that had been negotiating with Nekounam. Kafashian said it was negotiating with Ajman to break the contract of Iran?s Mohammed Reza Khalatbari, who had transferred before the Iranian football federation declared its decision to bar Iranian players from moving to the U.A.E.?

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So-called "lad mags" are currently sold like this on the shelves of Britain's Co-op stores. The chain now threatens to drop sale of the magazines entirely if the publishers do not cover the sexy covers with a "modesty bag"

Come on, lads! Cover up the sexy mag covers, please...

One of Britain's largest magazine retailers has ordered magazines with overt sexual imagery to cover up their front covers with "modesty bags" or risk being withdrawn from sale.

So-called "lads' mags" - publications marketed primarily to men - such as Zoo, FHM, Nuts and Loaded have been a staple on supermarket shelves for years and have become synonymous with the sexual content and glamour model photos displayed on their front covers.

Supermarket chain the Co-operative gave an ultimatum to publishers on Monday, telling them to deliver the magazines in pre-sealed bags designed to obscure the front cover.

(Read More: No porn please, we're British)

If they do not comply by September 9 then the Co-operative has threatened to cease selling the magazine at the 4,000-plus stores it currently operates.

"As a community-based retailer we have listened to the concerns of our customers and members, many of whom say they object to their children being able to see overt sexual images in our stores," Steve Murrells, the chief executive of retail for The Co-operative Group, said in a press release.

"Whilst we have tried to mitigate the likelihood of young children seeing the images with a number of measures in-store, the most effective way of doing this is for these magazines to be put in individual, sealed modesty bags."

(Read more: Web-based challenges for the porn industry)

Several U.S. chains already cover up racy magazine covers. Ten years ago, Wal-Mart, halted sales of Maxim, Stuff and FHM men's magazines.

As an interim measure, the Co-operative has introduced opaque screens on shelves to reinforce its existing policy limiting the display of such material.

Jo Swinson, a junior minister at the government's equalities office, welcomed the move and hoped other retailers will follow suit.

"Many parents aren't comfortable with the way that sexualized imagery has become like wallpaper - everywhere from the bus stop to the corner shop," she said.

"Adults should be left to make their own decisions about what legal sexual images they look at, but the place for these is not next to the sweets at children's eye-level."

The decision by the retailer is in line with recommendations from a parliamentary review two years ago which recommended a clampdown on sexualized "wallpaper" surrounding children. However, the move goes against existing guidelines for retailers which say that men's lifestyle magazines should not be placed next to children's' magazines or be at a child's eye level.

(Read More: UK Bank Co-op Confirms Requires Additional Capital)

A spokesman for Bauer Media, the publisher of Zoo magazine told CNBC that it was aware of the Co-operative's request for sealed modesty bags, but supported the existing best-practice guidelines for the display of men's magazines.

"We are sensitive to the mood of the public, to that end we have responded accordingly and have changed ZOO magazine's cover imagery and phrasing," it said.

"We already have agreements in place with all major retailers, including Co-op, to ensure Zoo magazine is displayed appropriately and we work closely with all our retailers to ensure they are adhered to."

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