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Today's Odd News - Reuters News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Microchip reunites owner with Tennessee dog found near Detroit Cain video ad blows smoke in unorthodox campaign Want to buy a bridge? Kentucky's giving one away Authorities trying to identify body found in freezer Man, 87, nabbed with 228 pounds of cocaine, police say Millions of escaped bees shut down highway Police arrest man who burned more than 100 cars Ohio governor to sign order on "dangerous animals" NY may close bus service that makes women sit in back Silver-screen strategy nets New York robbers $217,000 "Man-flu" is real to a fifth of British women Ice cream vendor gets prison for selling drugs with treats For Christmas at U.S. store: a $75,000 yurt Lions, tigers, bears run loose at Ohio exotic animal farm Theft of Obama audio truck probed in Virginia Los Angeles police "embarrassed" after gun cache stolen Man arrested for conducting exit poll Woman gets $4 compensation for Korean War killing Hilary Swank "deeply regrets" attending Chechen party Pastor accused of cashing dead teacher's pension checks Artist can paint nude models only after dark Superman fan takes adulation to new heights Marathon man undone by bus trip Seattle "superhero" charged with pepper-spray assault Sharks make Aussie golf course lake a real hazard Police seize weapons from Brad Pitt film Assisted suicide machine for sale in Kevorkian auction German fashion designer makes clothes from milk Senators ditch pen and paper for iPads Law fights regulation with regulation Swiss speedster trapped by his own mobile phone Russian media tycoon probed over talk show punch-up Qualify first, drink later: Advocaat tells Russia More beer, fewer brawls at Germany's Oktoberfest Crunchy crickets going mainstream in Australia Government did not pay $16 for muffins after all MP's wife guilty of stealing lover's kitten Nestle ad first to pitch at canine customers Crunchy crickets going mainstream in Australia? Insurance broker launches pizza parlor policy Microchip reunites owner with Tennessee dog found near Detroit Thu,27 Oct 2011 08:16 AM PDT Reuters - NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Thanks to a microchip, Petey -- the Jack Russell terrier found in Michigan 600 miles from his Tennessee home after being lost for four months -- will be back in his master's lap by Thursday morning. Full Story Top Cain video ad blows smoke in unorthodox campaign Wed,26 Oct 2011 12:11 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A campaign video showing Republican presidential front-runner Herman Cain's chief of staff blowing smoke from a cigarette at the camera drew heavy play on the Internet on Tuesday. Full Story Top Want to buy a bridge? Kentucky's giving one away Wed,26 Oct 2011 12:10 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Officials in Kentucky are so keen to get rid of an obsolete but historic bridge on a rural stretch of highway that they are trying to give it away -- and even offering to dismantle and deliver it to its new home for free. Full Story Top Authorities trying to identify body found in freezer Tue,25 Oct 2011 07:08 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Maine investigators were working on Monday to determine if a body found in a storage unit freezer is that of a woman who went missing 28 years ago after a fight with her boyfriend, police said. Full Story Top Man, 87, nabbed with 228 pounds of cocaine, police say Tue,25 Oct 2011 07:08 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - An 87-year-old Indiana man was arraigned on drug charges in federal court in Detroit on Monday after police found 228 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $2.9 million in his pickup following a routine traffic stop. Full Story Top Millions of escaped bees shut down highway Tue,25 Oct 2011 07:08 AM PDT Reuters - SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - A flatbed truck carrying hundreds of beehives overturned near a construction zone on a Utah highway, freeing millions of bees and forcing authorities to temporarily close Interstate 15, officials said on Monday. Full Story Top Police arrest man who burned more than 100 cars Mon,24 Oct 2011 08:32 AM PDT Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - A man who set fire to more than 100 cars in Berlin, a wave of attacks blamed by some on political extremists, was motivated by envy and frustration, police who arrested him said Sunday. Full Story Top Ohio governor to sign order on "dangerous animals" Fri,21 Oct 2011 11:02 AM PDT Reuters - COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Ohio Governor John Kasich plans to sign an executive order on Friday covering "dangerous wild animals," days after a collector caused a panic by releasing dozens of tigers, lions, bears and other animals. Full Story Top NY may close bus service that makes women sit in back Fri,21 Oct 2011 08:27 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City authorities said they will shut down a city bus service run by Orthodox Jews if the group doesn't stop making women sit at the back of the bus. Full Story Top Silver-screen strategy nets New York robbers $217,000 Thu,20 Oct 2011 08:25 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused New York thieves have been using a Hollywood-born strategy to rob dozens of small stores, telling police they were inspired by the 2010 movie "The Town" to splash bleach on the crime scenes, according to the police. Full Story Top "Man-flu" is real to a fifth of British women Thu,20 Oct 2011 08:24 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - One in five British women believe that the debilitating "man-flu" disease which temporarily leaves sufferers prostrate on the sofa watching televised sports is real, according to a new study. Full Story Top Ice cream vendor gets prison for selling drugs with treats Wed,19 Oct 2011 06:19 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - An ice cream vendor who peddled prescription painkillers from the same truck he sold frozen treats to kids, was sentenced on Tuesday to three and a half years in prison. Full Story Top For Christmas at U.S. store: a $75,000 yurt Wed,19 Oct 2011 06:19 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Looking for a Christmas present for someone who has everything? A U.S. department store may have the perfect gift -- a $75,000 yurt. Full Story Top Lions, tigers, bears run loose at Ohio exotic animal farm Wed,19 Oct 2011 06:18 AM PDT Reuters - COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - A shoot-to-kill order on lions, tigers, bears and other animals on the loose from an Ohio exotic pet farm was lifted at daylight on Wednesday as police armed with tranquilizer guns scoured the surrounding neighborhoods. Full Story Top Theft of Obama audio truck probed in Virginia Tue,18 Oct 2011 11:59 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities are investigating the theft of a truck that a Virginia television station said held President Barack Obama's teleprompter and other speaking equipment. Full Story Top Los Angeles police "embarrassed" after gun cache stolen Tue,18 Oct 2011 11:59 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles police officials searched on Monday for a stolen cache of submachine guns and semi-automatic handguns that disappeared from a SWAT training facility, and said they were embarrassed by the loss. Full Story Top Man arrested for conducting exit poll Mon,17 Oct 2011 06:42 AM PDT Reuters - SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has arrested a man linked to a popular socio-political website for conducting an exit poll ahead of the general election in May, the island's leading Sunday newspaper said. Full Story Top Woman gets $4 compensation for Korean War killing Mon,17 Oct 2011 06:42 AM PDT Reuters - SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean woman has been offered a little over $4 in government compensation for the death of her brother during the 1950-53 Korean War, embarrassing officials who say they were bound by an out-dated law. Full Story Top Hilary Swank "deeply regrets" attending Chechen party Fri,14 Oct 2011 05:43 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Double Oscar winner Hilary Swank said on Thursday that she "deeply regrets" attending a birthday celebration last week in Chechnya for a leader accused of orchestrating torture and other human rights violations. Full Story Top Pastor accused of cashing dead teacher's pension checks Fri,14 Oct 2011 05:42 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York pastor has been arrested and accused of fraudulently cashing pension checks worth nearly a quarter-million dollars sent to a school teacher who died more than a decade ago, authorities said on Thursday. Full Story Top Artist can paint nude models only after dark Fri,14 Oct 2011 05:41 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - An artist arrested for applying body paint to a nude model in New York's Times Square will have charges against him dropped if his models strip naked only after dark, according to a court agreement reached on Thursday. Full Story Top Superman fan takes adulation to new heights Thu,13 Oct 2011 09:26 AM PDT Reuters - CALAMBA CITY, Philippines (Reuters) - Filipino designer Herbert Chavez has taken his love for Superman up, up and away, undergoing cosmetic surgery to look like the Man of Steel. Full Story Top Marathon man undone by bus trip Thu,13 Oct 2011 06:12 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A marathon runner was stripped of his third place medal after catching a bus to complete the last six miles of the race held in northern England last Sunday. Full Story Top Seattle "superhero" charged with pepper-spray assault Wed,12 Oct 2011 08:08 AM PDT Reuters - SEATTLE (Reuters) - Self-proclaimed Seattle superhero Phoenix Jones, a vigilante crime fighter, is due in court on Thursday to face charges that he assaulted a group of people with pepper spray outside a nightclub. Full Story Top Sharks make Aussie golf course lake a real hazard Wed,12 Oct 2011 08:08 AM PDT Reuters - SYDNEY (Reuters) - Golfers had better hope for a hole in one when playing at one course in the eastern Australian city of Brisbane -- the lake is home to aggressive bull sharks. Full Story Top Police seize weapons from Brad Pitt film Tue,11 Oct 2011 09:42 AM PDT Reuters - BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian police have seized a stockpile of weapons that was shipped to the Hungarian capital for the production of a film about zombies starring Brad Pitt, a film crew member said on Tuesday. Full Story Top Assisted suicide machine for sale in Kevorkian auction Tue,11 Oct 2011 09:41 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The "death machine" used by the late Dr. Jack Kevorkian in assisted suicides will be among the items up for auction in an estate sale in late October, according to the sale's coordinator. Full Story Top German fashion designer makes clothes from milk Fri,7 Oct 2011 08:11 AM PDT Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - A young fashion designer from the German city of Hanover is revolutionizing high fashion by designing clothes with a staple she can find in her fridge -- milk. Full Story Top Senators ditch pen and paper for iPads Fri,7 Oct 2011 07:01 AM PDT Reuters - AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Members of the Dutch Senate, or upper house of parliament, won't strain their backs or weigh down their bike panniers by carrying stacks of printed documents from work anymore, since they are all now expected to work on their Apple iPads. Full Story Top Law fights regulation with regulation Fri,7 Oct 2011 06:59 AM PDT Reuters - SACRAMENTO, Calif (Reuters) - In an odd twist, California business groups applauded Governor Jerry Brown for signing legislation on Thursday to create a new layer of government regulation they say will lessen the burdens imposed by future regulations. Full Story Top Swiss speedster trapped by his own mobile phone Wed,5 Oct 2011 09:23 AM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - A Swiss motorist used his mobile phone to record himself driving on an autoroute near Geneva at 320 km an hour, nearly three times the speed limit, police said Wednesday. Full Story Top Russian media tycoon probed over talk show punch-up Tue,4 Oct 2011 01:58 PM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian billionaire and British media magnate Alexander Lebedev is being investigated for throwing a punch at a fellow entrepreneur on a prime time television talk show, prosecutors said Tuesday. Full Story Top Qualify first, drink later: Advocaat tells Russia Tue,4 Oct 2011 11:43 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia coach Dick Advocaat will allow his players to go on a drinking binge next week if they qualify for the Euro 2012 finals. Full Story Top More beer, fewer brawls at Germany's Oktoberfest Tue,4 Oct 2011 12:39 PM PDT Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - Revelers at Germany's Oktoberfest, the world's largest folk festival, consumed a record 7.5 million liters (1.65 million Imp gallons) of beer during the 17-day party which ended on Monday in blazing sunshine. Full Story Top Crunchy crickets going mainstream in Australia Fri,30 Sep 2011 08:24 PM PDT Reuters - SYDNEY (Reuters) - Looking for a taste treat for a special snack? Perhaps a packet of chocolate covered bugs, chocolate-chip mealworms or cricket lollipops will hit the spot. Full Story Top Government did not pay $16 for muffins after all Fri,30 Sep 2011 01:45 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government did not pay $16 for each muffin served at a legal conference after all, the Justice Department inspector general's office said on Friday, contradicting an earlier report that caused an uproar. Full Story Top MP's wife guilty of stealing lover's kitten Fri,30 Sep 2011 08:44 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The wife of an MP was found guilty of burglary on Friday after being caught on camera breaking into his lover's home and stealing her kitten. Full Story Top Nestle ad first to pitch at canine customers Fri,30 Sep 2011 08:36 AM PDT Reuters - ZURICH (Reuters) - Nestle, one of the world's biggest makers of pet food, said on Friday it had launched the first television commercial designed especially for dogs, using a high-frequency tone to grab their attention. Full Story Top Crunchy crickets going mainstream in Australia? Fri,30 Sep 2011 01:37 AM PDT Reuters - SYDNEY (Reuters) - Looking for a taste treat for a special snack? Perhaps a packet of chocolate covered bugs, chocolate-chip mealworms or cricket lollipops will hit the spot. Full Story Top Insurance broker launches pizza parlor policy Thu,29 Sep 2011 01:29 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - In the specialized world of insurance, this one takes the cake -- or perhaps the pie -- a new policy called "SLICE" specifically designed to protect the owners of pizza parlors. Full Story Top

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