Newsbreaks for Friday

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Today a screaming Paris Hilton was sent back to jail to serve out the rest of her forty-five day sentence for reckless driving…A ”screaming Paris Hilton” ? Sounds like something I used to drink in college.

Hilton had been under house arrest in the Hollywood Hills. A sheriff had sent her there after only three days in jail, citing an unspecified medical condition. This raises an interesting question: is “whining” really in the DSM-V?

Still, Hilton will probably get out a lot sooner than we all hope. According to California law, inmates are given time off for good behavior, and even more time off if they agree to do post-prison interviews. What, you think everybody just liked Oprah?