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Houston Mom Lauri Price Accused of Soliciting Underaged Boy for Sex Through "World of Warcraft"

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HOUSTON (CBS/AP) A Houston mother crossed the line -- in fact she crossed the U.S.- Canadian border twice, prosecutors say -- to engage in an illegal sexual relationship with a minor. And it all began with the Internet video game "World of Warcraft," according to authorities.

Photo: Lauri Price.

Lauri Price, a substitute teacher and mother of four, was jailed after allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old boy whom she is said to have lured from his home.

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Craigslist Sex Ad Turns into Iowa Woman's Nightmare

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JASPER COUNTY, Iowa (CBS/KCCI) An explicit ad placed on Craigslist offering sex with multiple partners has Iowa resident Jody Karns rattled. The problem? Her phone number was listed, but she says she isn't the one who placed the advertisement.

Photo: Jody Karns.

Now she is forced to field calls from total strangers in the middle of the night seeking, well you know what they are seeking.

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Woods Regrets "Transgressions" Amid Jaimee Grubbs, Kalika Moquin, Rachel Uchitel Mistress Rumors

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PICTURES: Tiger Woods Mistress Rumors
EXCLUSIVE PICTURES: Jaimee Grubbs' Secret Life

NEW YORK (CBS) Despite avoiding criminal charges after running over a fire hydrant and kissing a tree with his SUV, Tiger Woods has not been able to stop the flow of rumors about his alleged extra-marital affairs, which now, according to the tabloids, include nightclub promoter Rachel Uchitel, Los Angeles cocktail waitress Jaimee Grubbs, and Las Vegas club manager Kalika Moquin.

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Carrie Prejean Sextape Video: Meghan McCain "Unnerved" by "Hypocrisy"

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NEW YORK (CBS) Meghan McCain, the daughter of 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain, has taken to task fallen beauty queen Carrie Prejean and opponents of same-sex marriage, in the wake of news that the former Miss California USA has filmed a sex tape.

PICTURES: Controversial Miss California

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Pepper Pranksters Admit to Attempted Heist at Chili's Restaurant

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BENNINGTON, Vt. (CBS/AP) What were they drinking?

A pepper prank is burning some students after four people have pleaded guilty to trying to steal a giant pepper off a Chili's restaurant in Bennington, Vt.

They are now taking the heat for it, and have to write five-page essays on how they've wasted taxpayers' money.

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Six-Year-Old Boy Begged His Killers "Please Don't Do This!" Says Prosecutor

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BRUNSWICK, Ga. (CBS/AP) Christopher Barrios was just six years old when he was forced to beg his rapists to let him go. They didn't.

"Please don't do this!" he implored them, say prosecutors.

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Gone Too Far: Did Internet Star Johnathan Hock Rape Woman Live On Web?

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Johnathon Richard Hock, 21

PHOENIX (CBS/AP) Nude photos, voyeur videos, a worldwide web without boundaries. And now this.

Johnathon Richard Hock had made a name for himself on the internet by posting racy items and photos, including sexually explicit images of himself. But Hock took it to a whole new level, police say, when he sexually assaulted an unconscious woman while "broadcasting" it live for all to see online.

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Is Michael Jackson Hoax Video Off the Wall?

BERLIN (AP) A hoax video purportedly showing Michael Jackson emerging from a coroner's van was an experiment aimed at showing how quickly misinformation and conspiracy theories can race across the Internet, German broadcaster RTL said Tuesday.

YouTube: Michael Jackson alive?! Seen coming out of coroner's van!

The video was posted by RTL on YouTube for a single day a week ago and received 880,000 hits. The broadcaster has since removed the video from YouTube, but it has been picked up by other Web sites around the world.

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"SoupNazi" With $1M Buried In Backyard Pleads Guilty to Biggest Hack in US History

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MIAMI (AP) A computer hacker accused of masterminding one of the largest cases of identity theft in U.S. history agreed Friday to plead guilty and serve up to 25 years in federal prison for his crimes.

Albert Gonzalez of Miami was charged with conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges in federal courts in New York and Boston. Court documents filed in federal court in Boston indicate the 28-year-old Gonzalez agreed to plead guilty to 19 counts and combine the two cases in federal court in Massachusetts.

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Don't Click on Jessica Biel! OK Maybe Just This Once

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Actress Jessica Biel at the 3rd Annual Elyse Walker Pink Party in Santa Monica, Calif. on Sept. 8, 2007.

NEW YORK (CBS/AP) Jessica Biel the "most dangerous" celebrity on the Internet. How you may ask?

Photos: Riskiest Web Celebs

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