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• CELEBRITY ALERT: Ruder than Kanye? Worse than Britney? The kidz have spoken: Miley Cyrus voted worst celeb influence of 2009.


• They should have been arrested for trying to pull off such an overdone, lame prank: Teens issued citation for rapping their order in McDonald's drive-thru lane.


• HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS: We're all goin' down (way down), but at least we'll have an awesome sugar high: Vatican alerts parents that Halloween is "anti-Christian."


• And you think that deadbeat brother of yours is a parasite: Chinese toddler has unborn twin removed from her stomach. Doing much better now (natch).


• PRODUCT ALERT: Someone needs to reexamine their branding strategy: Kraft Macaroni and Cheese missing one critical ingredient: cheese.


• Still don't know what to get your kids for the holidays (because we know they certainly don't bombard you with "I want that, I want that!" whenever a cool toy commercial comes on)? Browse this handy list put out by the powers-that-be at Target, Kmart, and Toys 'R' Us -- all in the best interest of the consumer, of course, not because they're looking to rack up your hard-earned recession dollars or anything.


• There for the grace of God go I (and pretty much every other parent who doesn't believe in corporal punishment in the skies): Southwest kicks mom, cranky kid off flight.


• HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS: Michelle, can you get that? I did the first 1,000: White House hands out candy to 2,000 trick-or-treaters.


• Rockin' the nuptials, Anna Nicole Smith-style: 112-year-old Somali man marries 17-year-old girl.


• EAT MY PEPPERONI (no, really, it's quite tasty)! School employee forces student to try pizza.


• Dumbo decimates: Animal guide on children's show host killed by elephant.


• HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS: Amityville Horror redux: Demon face appears on kid's closet door just in time for the holiday.