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An exhibition at the Tate Modern will feature a photograph of a nude ten-year-old Brooke Shields alongside sexually explicit pop art - a decision akin to rolling out a welcome mat for perverts, outraged critics charge. The inclusion of Richard Price's 1983 work 'Spiritual America' in the internationally-renowned London museum's exhibit "Pop Life, Art In A Material World," opening Thursday, has sparked the ire of both children's advocates and religious groups, London's Daily Mail reports.

A 10-year-old Mexican girl has given birth to a baby boy after a 31-week pregnancy, according to reports. The premature infant, which weighed 3.3 pounds, was born by Caesarian section at the Women's Hospital in the city of Puebla and is in the intensive care unit recovering from pneumonia. The young mother, who is from the nearby San Francisco Totimehuacan community, has returned home after the procedure but visits the baby every day to breastfeed, officials said. The Puebla state Attorney General's Office is now investigating whether the girl could have been raped and who the father is, the hospital's director Rogelio Gonzalez said, according to UpFrontNewswire.

Kate Gosselin, whose original spikey punk 'do set off a copycat frenzy last year, premiered a new sleeker hairstyle this Friday -- and you can have it, too, for just $7,000. Ted Gibson, the stylist whom TLC filmed creating "Clean Slate Kate," told RadarOnline.com that Gosselin's cut would cost close to $7,000 at his salons in New York and Washington. "My haircuts are $950," he told the gossip site. "The color would have been about $500 and the extensions, which were great length extensions, would probably cost about $5000."

Weight Watchers has overhauled its points system . And not everyone is happy about it. The new system's 'PointsPlus' values has stunned the many devoted members who have sworn by the old points method for weight loss since it was introduced 13 year ago. For the 750,000 Americans on Weight Watchers , the new program will require some adjustment in how they choose their foods. One reason people adored the program was because it allowed room for sweets and alcohol.

An Oklahoma woman has been charged with felony child neglect after her 10-day-old baby was killed in a washing machine. Lyndsey Fiddler, 26, was high on drugs when she put her newborn daughter, Maggie May Trammel, in the washing machine along with the dirty laundry and started a washing cycle, local station NewsOn6 reported. The baby's great aunt, Rhonda Coshatt, was also in the house at the time and realized something was wrong when she saw Fiddler passed out and unresponsive on a chair with the child nowhere to be found.

In the battle of the cardio machines the treadmill reigns supreme, but the elliptical cross trainer could be a contender. Experts say treadmills give your workout the extra oomph of a motor, while ellipticals promise a smoother ride and both have their champions. "Both have advantages and disadvantages," said Dr. Henry Williford of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). "Treadmills are more stimulating for running, while ellipticals are non-impact, if you don't want to jar. " Williford, a physical education and exercise science professor at Auburn University in Montgomery, Alabama, said as a runner he favors the treadmill.

What's the fashionable baseball player wearing these days? For several members of the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox and many other baseball players, the accessory of choice this fall is a bizarre-looking necklace known as a Phiten necklace. The titanium-based neckwear is supposed to offer health benefits, including promoting pain relief and enhanced performance. The official Phiten necklace Web site features Red Sox ace Josh Beckett, Twins slugger Justin Morneau and even Yankee fan favorite Joba Chamberlain.

Charles Barkley may be watching his waistline as the new spokesman for Weight Watchers, but apparently he's not watching his words too closely. The outspoken TNT announcer apparently didn't realize his microphone was live during the Atlanta Hawks-Miami Heat matchup on Thursday night and began rambling about his new endorsement deal. "I've been doing Weight Watchers for three months. I have to lose two pounds a week. I'm at 38 pounds now. They come and weigh me every two weeks.

SAN JOSE DEL CABO, MEXICO - Giants quarterback Eli Manning wed his college sweetheart Abby McGrew during a beachfront ceremony at sunset Saturday. About 60 loved ones flew to Mexico to join Manning and his bride for the intimate ceremony at the One & Only Palmilla, a swank resort along the Sea of Cortez on the Baja Peninsula. Manning, 27 and McGrew, 24, exchanged vows while standing on a platform in the sand as waves crashed over rocks behind them. The bride, carrying a bouquet of white roses, made her entrance through a wrought-iron gate and walked down the aisle to an altar covered in pink wildflowers.

Baby-once has made her long-awaited debut at Lenox Hill Hospital, according to reports - and her name is Ivy Blue Carter. A very pregnant Beyonce checked into the upper East Side hospital Friday night under the name "Ingrid Jackson," a hospital staffer told the Daily News. Beyonce and her hip-hop hubby, Jay-Z, rented out the hospital's entire fourth floor for $1.3 million, the employee said. In an effort to keep images from leaking to the public, hospital workers placed tape over security cameras and are forcing employees to turn in cell phones when they arrive for their shifts, the source said.

A young girl was found caged and attempting to eat herself in a mobile home in Virginia and cops say her parents are responsible. The malnourished girl, believed to be either 5 or 6, was discovered in a crib that was converted into a makeshift cage after police arrived at the home in Gloucester County to investigate a burglary last week. The girl's parents, Brian and Shannon Gore, were arrested and charged with felony child abuse. The mother was also charged with attempted capital murder.

People on a high-dose regimen of the cholesterol drug Lipitor may have a slightly increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes -- particularly if they have several of the classic diabetes risk factors, a study published Monday finds. A number of studies have linked Lipitor (known generically as atorvastatin) and other cholesterol-lowering statin drugs to a small increase in users' risk of diabetes. This latest study, based on data from three large clinical trials, strengthens evidence of a connection.

LOS ANGELES - Actress Heather Locklear could be tossed behind bars after allegedly bowling over a street sign in her BMW and then bolting, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Locklear's Ventura County case is a misdemeanor, but the "Melrose Place" star is already on probation for pleading no contest to reckless driving in 2008 following her DUI arrest in Santa Barbara. "If it's found she's in violation of her probation, she could be facing a maximum of 90 days in custody," Santa Barbara Deputy District Attorney Lee Carter said.