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Published 10:39 pm Monday, July 13, 2009

A family in Saudi Arabia has filed a lawsuit against a genie.

The religious court hearing the case has ruled it cannot proceed until the genie changes into a costume that hides her navel.

The genie could not be reached for comment, as she was busy making a shambles of her master’s dinner party by inadvertently turning his boss into a camel.

Yakety-yak: The Senate Judiciary Committee has begun confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.

Scientists blamed the opening remarks by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, for a sudden measurable rise in greenhouse gases in the Beltway area.

Why not just eat salmon? Omega-3 fatty acid-rich fish oil supplements can benefit people with certain heart conditions, Dr. Elizabeth Smoots reports.

In an undocumented side benefit, they can help with weight loss, too, because you’ll be purging whatever you just ate if your burps taste and smell like fish oil.

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff