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Iran has written to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the U.N. Security Council, accusing the U.S. Navy of violating its territory and engaging in “illegal acts” in the Sea of Oman and the Persian Gulf.

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors has approved the public nudity ban on Tuesday. The vote was narrowly approved, with six votes for the ban and five votes against banning public nudity.

San Francisco may have to put its clothes back on after a public nudity ban gets voted on Tuesday.

San Francisco has been sued by nudists over a proposed ban on nudity. The nudists claim that the proposed ban is an attack on their civil rights.

Citing complaints from some commuters, Jamaica has banned preaching on public transport.

San Diego Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal has been suspended 50 games because of a positive test for testosterone.

Violence continued on the fourth day of the so-called cease-fire between the Syrian military and opposition forces.

The UN was introduced to Psy's "Gangnam Style" dance when the rapper and Sec-Gen Ban did the dance together.

French President Francois Hollande is trying to ban homework forever.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced that a new bill is in the works to ban public smoking.

Some schools are looking to ban a popular snack, Flamin' Hot Cheetos, for its addictive qualities amid health concerns.

Flamin' Hot Cheetos have already been banned in some schools for being "addictive."

Public nudity is completely legal in San Francisco, but with a proposed ban on the horizon, nudists might be in trouble. City Supervisor Scott Wiener seeks to ban public nudity there.

Ryan Andresen has been denied the Eagle Scout rank supposedly because he is gay.

Five months after passage, Arizona's HB2625, dubbed the Arizona Birth Control Bill, is back in the spotlight. This bill gives employers the right to refuse to provide insurance coverage for birth control pills if the drug is being used to prevent pregnancy.

Hungary will now ban slot machines in an effort to protect the poor from fiscal self-destruction via gambling.

The Women's Tennis Association will be placing a ban on grunting during games.

A few months into power, President Francois Hollande's party wants to make prostitution illegal.

Pakistan has ordered the shutdown of the video-sharing website YouTube in order to prevent any further violence related to the anti-Islamic film ?Innocence of Muslims.?

A Viola, Ark., schoolboy was denied his homemade peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich at lunch because of a ban on peanut products, sparking an outcry on Facebook over lunchtime rights and the ever-growing list of child-safety-oriented rules that leave some parents hungry for common sense.

Few would say we're living in a time when people have much respect for each other. The Internet that was supposed to have ushered in an "information superhighway" has morphed into a snarky battleground and the presidential race reeks of angry versus angrier instead of being suffused by what voters need. Now, though, we're arguing about banning PB&J sandwiches and the Kate Middleton topless-photo scandal.