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NBC fires Matt Lauer after complaint about 'inappropriate sexual behavior' Matt Lauer was fired from NBC News on Wednesday after an employee filed a complaint about "inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace," the network announced. Savannah Guthrie made the announcement at the top of the "Today" show. Lauer has been the cornerstone of the program, one of the most profitable franchises on television, for two decades. NBC News chairman Andrew Lack said in a memo to staff that it was the first complaint lodged against Lauer in his career at the network. But he said "we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident." Lauer was not immediately reachable for comment. An NBC News spokeswoman declined to comment about the details of the allegation against him. Reporters for The New York Times had been investigating Lauer for several weeks, according to sources who had been contacted...

How the EU is responsible for slavery in Libya Migrants and refugees being sold into slavery in Libya is not really new information. In April 2017, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that along the North African migrant routes its staff discovered "slave markets" where hundreds of African young men are being tormented. But following CNN's release of footage showing men being sold by an auctioneer for the equivalent of $800, there was finally international outrage. There were demonstrations in  Paris,  Stockholm and New York with  slogans such as "Free our brothers!" and "Black people are not slaves!"  The chairman of the African Union , Guinean President Alpha Conde, demanded prosecutions for these crimes and Libya announced it was reportedly launching an investigation into the matter. But while the outrage has focused on the Libyan authorities, it has very much ignored the role the European Union has played in en...

HOW TO LAST LONGER IN BED Football stats. The seven times table. Donald Trump’s hair. Every guy has his own go-to mental distraction when he’s trying to last longer during sex. But there are two flaws to this classic stall tactic: 1) When you’re having sex, you should be enjoying yourself – not thinking about a billionaire’s combover. 2) Distracting yourself to avoid pulling the trigger just doesn’t work, says Michael Perelman, a clinical professor of psychology and reproductive medicine at Cornell University. Coming too quickly is very often a matter of anxiety, not arousal, says David Rowland, a psychology professor at Valparaiso University. When you feel yourself rapidly approaching blastoff, you start to worry. And, like a sexual snowball effect, that worrying fires up your nervous system in ways that speed up ejaculation. To last longer, you need to calm your anxious brain, not try to stuff it with non-sexual images. How do you do that? Focus on the incredibly awesome ...

GIVE HER AN ORGASM IN 15 MINUTES Gaining yourself a sexual reputation for the ages doesn’t have to involve six hours of Tantric  foreplay . Here's our step-by-step guide to giving her an orgasm in 15-minutes.  Gentlemen, start her engine. Your challenge is to master the art of the 15-minute orgasm, turning the pre-work fumble or  half-time quickie   into an explosion that she’s  still shuddering  from two hours later. It can be done. Sexologists at the Kinsey Institute in the US found that the average woman can orgasm after 10-20 minutes of sex. And aside from the instant spike in your approval ratings, there’s more sex in it for you. Research in the  Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy  found – somewhat unsurprisingly – that women with an increased likelihood of orgasm demanded more time between the sheets. Invest at least three minutes of your total 15 in kissing (Related: Women are happier with less attractive men, survey finds) Work...

FOODS FOR HARDER ERECTIONS Our  sex life  is something we'd all like to improve. There's no shame admitting it. And for many men, the prospect of  'going soft'  is a real concern.  But there is some good news, which should put an end to your worries. According to a new study, which was conducted over a 30 year time frame by scientists at Harvard and the University of East Anglia, men who enjoyed a regular glass of red wine, and plenty of citrus fruits and berries such as strawberries, blueberries, apples and pears were less likely to develop  erectile dysfunction Researchers found just three or four portions or glasses of flavonoid-rich food and drink was associated with a reduced risk of the problem by up to 21%.  "This is the first study to look at the association between flavonoids and erectile dysfunction, which affects up to half of all middle-aged and older men," said lead researcher, Professor Aedin Cassidy. "Men who regularly cons...

Why Russia produces (and quashes) so much radical art tists have always held a special place in Russian society. My father, the playwright Alexander Guelman, was well known in the 1970s and was once lauded by Mikhail Gorbachev as the father of perestroika , the movement for reform within the Communist Party. At that time, theater was changing the perceptions of an entire generation. During the period of glasnost ("openness") in the mid-1980s, restrictions on forbidden books were relaxed . This newly available literature allowed people to evaluate society in ways that had previously been suppressed by communist propaganda. The return of the great writer  Alexander Solzhenitsyn  from exile in 1994 became symbolic of a new era. But by this time, rock music had taken over the roles previously held by theater and literature. The creativity of acts like Mashina Vremeni, Boris Grebenshikov and DDT led the charge for a new, open world. The whole country knew the lyrics by K...

Trump truly deserves to be 'Person of the Year' Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio's daily program "The Dean Obeidallah Show" and a columnist for The Daily Beast. Follow him  @deanofcomedy . The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. (CNN) Twitter  exploded  Friday night and into Saturday after Donald Trump alleged that he was offered Time magazine's title of "Person of the Year" and Time responded by challenging the President's account of events. Trump tweeted that the magazine wanted him "to agree to an interview and a major photo shoot" before confirming he had won the award. Trump would have none of that, tweeting:  "I said probably is no good and took a pass." A short time later, however, Time responded on Twitter by challenging Trump's account, "The President is incorrect about how we choose Person of the Year. Time does not comment on our choice until public...