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Full circle: NRI brides dupe Punjabi 'mundas' (The Times of India) - NEW DELHI: Call it new-age feminism or plain skulduggery. NRI marriages in Punjab — for long a ruse employed by NRI grooms to dupe innocent girls and their families — are seeing a role reversal of sorts these days.

CHINESE WOMEN HAVE TO BE FIVE MONTHS PREGNANT TO GET EARLY INTERVIEW (Central News Agency) - Taipei, Oct. 28 (CNA) The country's top immigration official said Saturday that Chinese brides of Taiwanese husbands will have to be five months pregnant in order to be eligible for an early Taiwan entry interview.

Fire Destroys Wedding Plans For Brides-To-Be (NBC 5 Dallas Fort Worth) - DALLAS -- Fire destroyed a Dallas landmark leaving many brides-to-be wondering where they'll get married. The Dreyfuss Club on White Rock Lake hosts many parties and events, and had a wedding scheduled for this weekend.

Wedding Traditions from Around the Globe (Fox21) - The toasts. The bouquet toss. The dreaded Chicken Dance. These are rituals that, for better or worse, brides in the U.S. can expect on their wedding day. But have you ever wondered what weddings are like around the world?

'King Snake' tourney starts (The Nassau Guardian) - The four-time defending champions are back for a run at an unprecedented fifth straight title, but the 'bridesmaids' are tired of watching the ceremony and are ready to become the 'brides'.

'People are harder to scare ... numbed' (St. Petersburg Times) - Even traditional costumes are getting darker — and bloodier — in our gore-saturated culture.

Teen Fashion Designer Dreams About Her Own Wedding Day (Hornell Evening Tribune) - (ARA) - It's no surprise that weddings are a serious business. They are, after all, a $25.3 billion industry.

Local DJ starts his own store (The Ironton Tribune) - PROCTORVILLE — Dave Thompson loves weddings so much that he’s been to about 800 or so in the past decade. He’s also a regular at proms, churches, festivals and other gatherings. No, he isn’t a movie inspired wedding crasher; he’s the disc jockey.

Nurse pleads guilty to giving phone to inmate at state prison (The Virginian-Pilot) - CHESAPEAKE - A cell phone was just one of the perks a state prisoner received while serving time at St. Brides Correctional Center. There was smuggled pizza and Chinese food. The cell phone, with ear . . .

World War II War Brides reunion (San Antonio Express News) - The 14th reunion of the World War II War Brides Association is being held Wednesday evening through Sunday morning at the Holiday Inn Market Square.