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    Looks like Amanda Bynes is the latest former child star to fall from grace. The 26-year-old actress who once headlined Nickelodeon's "The Amanda Show" and co-starred with Jennie Garth on sitcom "What I Like About You" has been arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence in West Hollywood, California. The sheriff's department there says it was about 3 a.m. Friday when an L.A. County Sheriff's deputy "was stopped at the intersection of Robertson Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard preparing to turn right onto Santa Monica Boulevard when a black BMW driven by actress Amanda Bynes attempted to pass the right of the radio car, colliding with the right rear quarter panel of the radio car." Although officials report there was only "minor paint transfer to both vehicles," the damage was done: Bynes was taken to jail and released on $5,000 bail mid-morning.

    This isn't the first time Bynes has had a brush with the law. Gossip Cop, which first reported the arrest, noted that just last month Bynes was pulled over by talking on her cell phone without using a hands-free device while driving, then sped away from the police officer. TMZ is reporting that its cameras caught Bynes as she "appeared to be extremely intoxicated" while getting behind the wheel as she left Hollywood hot spot Greystone Manor on St. Patrick's Day.

    Apple Argues That U.S. Court Block Samsung Galaxy Devices Over Patent Violations

    A U.S. appeals court on Friday showed few signs that it was prepared to support a request by Apple Inc to block immediately the sale of some Samsung Electronics smartphones and tablets.

    In a high-stakes patent dispute, the court heard arguments about whether a federal trial judge acted correctly in December when she ruled that Apple failed to provide enough evidence to support an injunction of Samsung's Galaxy pro duct line.

    The court's judges reacted with skepticism to a premise put forward by Apple's lawyer that for the purpose of getting an injunction, Apple does not need to show that patent infringement would directly cause a loss of customers.

    Apple's lawyer, Michael Jacobs, said it is enough to show that Samsung likely infringed on Apple's patents used in products such as the iPhone, and that Apple is likely to be hurt. The trial judge found both those things but not enough evidence of a causal link.

    Judge William Bryson on Friday asked about a hypothetical case in which an automaker copied the design of a cupholder from a second automaker. Under Apple's argument, if the second automaker later lost market share, it could ask for an injunction against sales by the first automaker, Bryson said.

    "Can that possibly be right?" he asked. Bryson is one of three judges who heard the case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

    Apple and Samsung are scheduled to go to trial in July in federal court in California. An order to stop Galaxy sales would have the potential to affect settlement considerations.

    (Reporting by David Ingram; Editing by Padraic Cassidy and Richard Chang)

    Saudi Arabia: Sports Minister Confirms Women's Exclusion

    The Saudi sports minister and head of the Saudi National Olympic Committee confirmed on April 4, 2012, that Saudi Arabia will not support women in practicing sports. Prince Nawwaf al-Faisal said: “Female sports activity has not existed [in the kingdom] and there is no move thereto in this regard.”

    “At present, we are not embracing any female Saudi participation in the Olympics or other international championships,” Prince Nawwaf continued.

    “If the International Olympic Committee was looking for an official affirmation of Saudi discrimination against women in sports, the minister in charge just gave it,” said Christoph Wilcke, senior Middle East researcher at Human Rights Watch. “It is impossible to square Saudi discrimination against women with the noble values of the Olympic Charter.”

    Speaking at a press conference in Jeddah that concluded a meeting of Arab youth and sports ministers, the prince claimed that the demand for women’s participation in the Olympics and other international championships came from Saudi women living abroad, and that his organizations would not officially support that demand, but would instead cooperate with those women to ensure their participation “occurred in the appropriate framework and comported with Islamic law.” The prince said he was in constant contact with the Saudi mufti and religious scholars to insure nothing “infringed upon the Muslim woman.”

    In a February report, “’Steps of the Devil’: Denial of Women's and Girls' Rights to Sport in Saudi Arabia,” Human Rights Watch documented the systematic discrimination against women in sports in Saudi Arabia, including their exclusion from the 153 sports clubs regulated by Nawwaf’s ministry, the Saudi National Olympic Committee (NOC), and the 29 national sporting federations, which are also overseen by Nawwaf in his capacity as head of the NOC.

    Human Rights Watch urged the IOC to put Saudi discrimination against women in sport on the agenda of its next executive board meeting in Quebec on May 23.

    Kim Kardashian On Kanye West Dating Rumors: 'You Never Know What The Future Holds'

    When it comes to rumors that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are turning their longtime friendship into a full-on relationship, reality TV's reigning queen isn't saying a word.

    "Today" show host Ann Curry sat down with Kardashian Friday morning, pushing the raven-haired beauty to dish about her new romance.

    "The movie was really interesting," Kardashian coyly shot back after Curry asked about her Wednesday date night, on which she checked out a showing of "The Hunger Games" with West in New York City. "Kanye and I have been friends for years. You never know what the future holds or where my life will take me."

    Could Kardashian's life take her right into West's arms following her divorce from Nets player Kris Humphries? Well, she certainly wasn't denying the rumors.

    And if Kardashian is trying to quell whisperings that she and Kanye are nothing more than friends, she may want to pack an overnight bag the next time she spends the night at his Manhattan pad. The starlet was spotted leaving Kanye's house Thursday morning, wearing the same leather pants and sleeveless T-shirt she was sporting the previous night.

    Kardashian, who told Curry that she has given up spending any time on the Internet other than on Twitter, may want to take a gander at the blogosphere -- it's hard to refute the all-telling walk-of-shame getup.

    10-Year-Old Girl Gives Birth to Daughter

    A 10-year-old Colombian girl gave birth to a healthy baby girl, making her one of the youngest mothers ever.

    The unnamed girl from Manaure, a town in the Colombian Department of La Guajira, arrived at the hospital in tears and "enormous pain" from the contractions, according to Univision's Primer Impacto. She reportedly delivered her daughter, who weighed 5 pounds, by cesarean section.

    Experts say a C-section delivery for such a young mother is not unusual.

    "The baby's head needs to come through a bony outlet. But in a young girl, the pelvis may not be ready or big enough to deliver a baby," said Dr. Kimberly Gecsi, an OB/GYN at UH Case Medical Center in Cleveland.

    Extremely young mothers also have a higher risk of pregnancy-induced high blood pressure known as preeclampsia, and their babies are at risk for fetal growth restriction, according to Dr. Frederick Gonzalez, a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at NYU Langone Medical Center.

    "These girls are not ready to be pregnant. Their bodies are not mature," said Gonzalez. "They may be able to get pregnant, but being able to have a baby is a whole other situation."

    The new mom is a member of the Wayuu people, an indigenous tribe in northern Colombia. The age of the father is unknown, but police can't press charges because the tribe has its own jurisdiction, according to local reports.

    "We've already seen several cases [of pregnancy] in girls of the Wayuu ethnicity," Efraín Pacheco Casadiego, director of the hospital where the girl gave birth, told RCN La Radio noticias. "When in fact [the girls] should be playing with dolls, they are having to care for a baby. This is shocking."

    Ex-teacher Arrested for Sex Abuse of Minor

    A former California teacher who made national headlines when he left his job and family to move in with an 18-year-old student was arrested Friday on suspicion of sexually abusing a different student more than a decade ago, police said.

    Christopher James Hooker, 41, was arrested for investigation of oral copulation with a minor.

    Police said the case stems from a 1998 relationship he had with a 17-year-old student from Davis High School in Modesto, where he once taught.

    Hooker appeared in court Friday. A judge set his bail at $50,000 and assigned him a public defender, the Modesto Bee reported.

    Hooker requested that his bail amount be reduced, and the judge set a hearing next Tuesday to consider the matter.

    Watch: ABC News' exclusive interview with Hooker and Powers

    Police said the investigation started after Hooker announced his relationship in February with Jordan Powers, whom he taught at Enochs High School in Modesto.

    Appearing on numerous national talk shows and in news interviews, Hooker and Powers maintained they didn't have a sexual relationship until she turned 18, but police are investigating whether there was inappropriate contact before that.

    In interviews for the "Dr. Phil" show and ABC's "Good Morning America," the couple can be seen holding hands and exchanging smiles.

    Powers' mother, Tammie, confronted the couple on "Dr. Phil" and accused Hooker of brainwashing her daughter.

    The couple maintains that, while they met when Jordan was 14, their relationship did not become physical until she was of age, making it permissible under current laws. California's age of consent is 18.

    In response to the couple's relationship, a state lawmaker from Modesto last week proposed legislation that would ban student-teacher relationships regardless of age, even if the student is 18, and strip school employees of their pensions and retiree health care if they are convicted.

    Republican Assemblywoman Kristin Olsen said her bill would prevent teachers from grooming students for relationships once they became adults. The bill would also forbid suggestive communication such as sexual text messages.

    Beyoncé Shares Stunning, Makeup-Less Bikini Pic!

    Who doesn't love Beyoncé in a bikini? The 30-year-old stunner shared a photo of herself on vacation (she didn't reveal when the hot shot was snapped). Still, no Photoshop, no lighting design, no professional photographer, no makeup artist--no problem! Just another beauty testament to the naturally gorgeous singer.

    Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z recently celebrated their four-year wedding anniversary yesterday (for a total of ten years together). To celebrate, she launched an immaculately curated Tumblr page of never-before-seen photos of herself and her family, along with joining Twitter for the first time to announce her new website. She's already racked up over 3.6 million Twitter followers in less than a day and just a single tweet!

    Having given birth to her first child Blue Ivy in January, Beyoncé will return to performing live in late May.

    Ashley Tisdale & Sarah Hyland Bikini Party

    I didn’t realize that OP was still a thing, I think I had one of their bathing suits back in the eighties, but if they’re going to use hotties like Ashley Tisdale and Sarah Hyland in their ad campaigns they’re going to get a whole lot more of my attention. Here are the girls getting all cozy and friendly together in their sexy little bikinis. Hot stuff. Sexy young chicks in bikinis going roller skating around together has quickly become one of my favorite things. Now kiss each other on the mouth. SEE WALLS

    Half a million Mac computers 'infected with malware'

    More than half a million Apple computers have been infected with the Flashback Trojan, according to a Russian anti-virus firm.

    Its report claims that about 600,000 Macs have installed the malware - potentially allowing them to be hijacked and used as a "botnet".

    The firm, Dr Web, says that more than half that number are based in the US.

    Apple has released a security update, but users who have not installed the patch remain exposed.

    Flashback was first detected last September when anti-virus researchers flagged up software masquerading itself as a Flash Player update. Once downloaded it deactivated some of the computer's security software.

    Later versions of the malware exploited weaknesses in the Java programming language to allow the code to be installed from bogus sites without the user's permission.
    Remote control

    Dr Web said that once the Trojan was installed it sent a message to the intruder's control server with a unique ID to identify the infected machine.

    "By introducing the code criminals are potentially able to control the machine," the firm's chief executive Boris Sharov told the BBC.

    "We stress the word potential as we have never seen any malicious activity since we hijacked the botnet to take it out of criminals' hands. However, we know people create viruses to get money.

    "The largest amounts of bots - based on the IP addresses we identified - are in the US, Canada, UK and Australia, so it appears to have targeted English-speaking people."

    Dr Web also notes that 274 of the infected computers it detected appeared to be located in Cupertino, California - home to Apple's headquarters.
    Update wait

    Java's developer, Oracle, issued a fix to the vulnerability on 14 February, but this did not work on Macintoshes as Apple manages Java updates to its computers.READ MORE

    40-foot whale shark found from Arabian Sea

    A giant 40-foot whale shark found by fishermen in the Arabian Sea was brought into a harbor in Karachi, Pakistan using several cranes.
    The 40-foot whale shark is reportedly unconscious for about 10 days and was sold for a tidy sum of $18,750. It is just 1 feet short from the largest confirmed whale shark on record measuring 41 feet long.
    A large crowd gathered as a succession of cranes were brought in to lift the shark on to the pier. Mehmood Khan, the owner of a local fishery, confirmed the shark was unconscious at that time.
    According to the National Geographic, whale sharks usually grow over 40 feet and are considered as the world’s largest fish. This massive docile creature usually swims in warm, tropical waters.
    40-foot whale shark discovered in Arabian Sea
    Veteran fisherman Allan Amanse warned in a VERA Files article that “Whale sharks are really amazing animals. They are very gentle. But people should remember that they are wildlife animals and feeding them could pose more harm than good.”

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