Baton Rouge, LA -- Louisiana native Britney Spears could get in serious trouble by wearing her trademark low-rider jeans in her home state if a proposed state law passes. The bill would slap citizens with a $500 fine or an up to six-month jail sentence if they're caught in public wearing low-slung pants. The "Times-Picayune" newspaper reports state representative Derrick Shepherd wrote the bill because he's sick of seeing young people with their underwear hanging out over their pants.

BERLIN -- Throw trash into a garbage can in Berlin and it just might thank you. The city has installed several talking trash bins which use a sensor to detect new garbage and respond with a "thank you," a snippet of a top pop song or the voice of a soccer announcer screaming "goal!" Ananova.com reports the cans comments correspond with their names: "Smart Susie," "Hitlist Harry" and "Siggi Sport."

BERLIN -- A German woman is facing charges of human trafficking for putting her eight-year-old daughter up for auction on the internet for the ridiculously low price of $1.18. Three people made offers, with bids reaching around $30 before the item was removed.

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