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a Milian dollars
Is Christina Milian the new Britney Spears? Or is there more to the 20-year-old pop star born to Cuban immigrant parents?

the way the music died
Music sales are down, consumers and pop stars are rebelling. Whatever is the matter with the music industry?
throw away the key
For the first time in history, the American prison population is about to hit two million. Among the murderers, rapists and drug dealers, there is now another type of convict. Since the introduction of the 'three strikes and you're out' law, life sentences have been handed out to people with offences ranging from possessing marijuana to stealing toilet paper.

drawn to the capital and death
The discovery of Chandra Levy's body puts the internship phenomenon in the spotlight.

the tearaways
Youth delinquency is growing into an epidemic in the UK and Robert White revels in his reputation of being the naughtiest boy in Britain.

now Barbie gets her Ken
Inspired by the Barbie doll looks of Cindy Jackson - the queen of plastic surgery - Miles Kendall has spent £40,000 turning himself into a real-life Ken.

naked protest
Greenpeace has hit on a new method of drawing the public's attention: twelve of Spain's most prestigious supermodels agreed to pose naked for its annual calendar. Some feminists are not amused.

camgirls
A 13-year-old was brutally murdered by a man she met on the net. Yet a growing number of British teenagers are posting pictures of themselves on the web in return for gifts from strangers.

the baby bomber
The photo of a Palestinian baby, dressed as a suicide bomber, has been seized on in the Middle East propaganda war.

cry for Aids orphans of the beloved country
No country is hit as hard by the Aids epidemic as South Africa. Nearly five million South African children are expected to lose a parent to the disease over the next few years.

watch while I steal your identity
Without leaving your desk, you can pick a name at random in any newsgroup - and uncover enough details to steal a person's identity.

the King will never die
Last August marked the 25th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death at the age of 42. Alquin reports on a unique - and tragic - pop star.

helter skelter
The brutality of the Manson murders shocked the whole world. In many ways they defined and ended the Sixties: an era of drugs, free love and wild parties. Alquin reports on a crime that is still not forgotten.

buckle bunnies
Cowboys are the original American heroes, but these days their main chance to shine is at the rodeo. And at every rodeo you'll find groupies, scantily clad girls with their eyes on the bullrider. They are known as buckle bunnies - but you'll never find one who admits to it.

Williams sisters deserve better
It is time everyone started appreciating rather than denigrating the skills of the Wimbledon finalists.

school's out - for ever
Taking a 'gap year' between secondary school and college is getting increasingly popular. It can literally be a life-changing experience. Indeed, some volunteers decide not to go back to school at all.

road junkies
Joyriding is dangerous and anti-social. However, it appears that it is also an addiction, and one that takes treatment to cure.