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Another for the "you've got to be kidding" file ...
It appears even the porn industry is hard up in these tough economic times.
With friends like these ...
I usually stay out of the celebrity gossip discussion and writing schtick, because, frankly, I suck at it.
Jon and Kate, your days are numbered
Twins are becoming so common in Hollywood (congrats to Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell, btw - even though your baby names sound like racehorses) that if you have just one these days you kinda look like a slacker.
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4-year-old shoots babysitter
Looks like these parents will never be going out to the movies again.
Police say couple waited 10 years to report son missing
Wow, these people make Casey Anthony seem like a concerned mother.
Toddler injured in Christmas tree fight
Boy, do people get all worked up over the stupidest things.
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Jardine baby crib recall expanded
Jardine and regulators have expanded their previous round of recalls, after more reports of unsafe situations with the cribs.
Claire's children's necklaces recalled
Friends who get lead poisoning together, stay together.
Toy TV recalled for lead
It's funny! It's realistic! It's poisonous! The latest lead-tainted toy from the Far East is OKK Trading's Mini-Televisor toy TV.
Toy xylophone recalled for lead
We're starting to think that maybe you should stay away from dollar store toys all together.
Infant Mylicon recalled
Oh how we relied on Infant Mylicon for our ultra-gassy baby.
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