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Teen Rape Victim Turns To YouTube For Help
Sixteen-year-old Crystal from Orange County, Florida turned to YouTube in a plea for help after a prosecutor dropped her case because she was only a month away from turning 16 at the time the forced sexual encounter was done.  The law in Florida states that a 15-year-old cannot give consent to sex. Both parties admitted to having a sexual relationship and the 23-year-old was charged with assaulting her with lewd or lascivious battery. 

Oil Price Hits $127 Per Barrel
After China’s tragic earthquake leaving over 5 million people homeless, oil prices hit $127 per barrel on speculation that China will occupy more of the markets demand in order to rebuild its cities. Oil monopoly OPEC is stating that oil prices are rising out of speculations and not demand issues, but still refuses to increase production. President George Bush is flying to Saudi Arabia to try to negotiate a lower price by promising to protect their oil infrastructure from terrorism. 

For Osama Bin Laden, The War Will Go On
Coinciding with Israel’s 60^th anniversary, Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in an audiotape, vowed to keep the “holy war” going against Israel and their allies. He stated that as long as Israel occupies Muslim lands, the battle will continue.  Israel is dismissing the message, as its authentication cannot be verified as it’s being considered  an act of crazy terrorists.  

Can I pay you with some grass?
A man went to a store and bought two bags of M&Ms and one of potato chips to drawn back his slump. When he was going to pay, he realized that he had no money so he offered the clerk some marihuana instead.The transaction was abruptly interrupted since this guy did not notice that there was a policeman at the door. The 28-year-old sweet and marihuana fanatic from Carterton, North Island was found guilty on charges of drug possession and he is now awaiting his sentence. The wait was unusually long, though.