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1) Grandma Lynn Spears said this week, regarding how to raise a child, "You're the mother and you know what your baby needs. That's what I've done and it seems to have worked." Yes indeed, oh guru of parenting. If by "worked" you mean knocked them up or pushed them into rehab....

2) Thirteen people were taken to hospital, one of them seriously injured, on the first day of the annual bull running festival in the northern Spanish town of Pamplona on Monday. THe second day promises more goring, and at least one bull grinning ear to ear.

3) The dollar has strengthened this week against some Asian currencies, notably the Vietnamese dong. No punchline, I'm giggling too hard to type.

1) Dylan McDermott has filed for divorce from wife Shiva Rose after more than 12 years of marriage. Apparently, the problems stemmed from the fact that all along she thought he was Dermut Mulroney.

2) I don't know if anyone else if following the R Kelly trial, but I, for one, believe he will fry.

3) German mail company Deutsche Post has inadvertently issued stamps bearing the image of Adolf Hitler's former deputy, Rudolf Hess, the company said on Wednesday. Next, said a spokesman, they will indadvertantly invade Poland.

1) NYC college student Maria Markova filed a lawsuit Monday that Lindsay Lohan took her $12,000 golden sheared mink coat while in the nightclub 1 Oak on January 26. In a related story, Wilmer Valderrama still has my Members Only jacket.

2) A barrel of oil now costs 132 dollars, or 3 euros.

3) President Bush announced Wednesday that Americans soon will be allowed to send cellphones to Cubans. Thus ensuring that the Cuban people will have the same freedom to have their movies interrupted by an "In Da Club" ringtone.

4) Security was tight as usual at Milan's San Vittore prison on Wednesday, where female inmates, launching their own womenswear line, showcased their new collection in the jail's courtyard. Apparently orange jumpsuits are the new black and white striped jumpsuits.

5) 27-year-old very pregnant actress Jessica Alba quietly wed producer Cash Warren on Monday. Asked how the wedding was, a source declared, "Well, uh, shotgun?"