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Teen Who Flipped Off Judge Apologizes After A Week in Jail [VIDEO]

Penelope Soto, the teenager who was given a 30-day jail sentence after she stuck her middle finger up at a judge, has been released from prison early after offering a tearful apology. Soto was sentenced a contempt of court charge after disrespecting Judge Jorge Rodriquez-Chomat on Feb. 4.

YouTube Blocked for 30 Days in Egypt for Hosting 'Innocence of Muslims' Film [VIDEO]

Youtube has been blocked in Egypt for 30 days in a move to punish the site for hosting a film which labelled the nation 'anti-Islamic.' The video-sharing website was ordered to be be blocked from Egypt's internet IPs by Egyptian Judge Hassouna Tawfiq, saying that the film which was hosted on the site was "offensive to Islam and the Prophet Muhammad."