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Today's Odd News - Reuters News Headlines - Yahoo! News: 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 Belgium's "Mr Penguin" dreams of Antarctic funeral Doritos founder to be buried with iconic snack chips Canada unveils larger, graphic anti-smoking labels "Toe Suck Fairy" arrested on new charges Robbed of phone, Tennessee woman summons help on Facebook 'Toe Suck Fairy' arrested on new charges Governor vetoes tax break for "Jersey Shore" Bake sale's racial pricing rocks campus Poor Chinese county used relief fund to build temple Arkansas' hillbilly image resonates into 21st century Texas kills fancy last meal requests on death row Library lifts 1906 ban on Mark Twain book Porn magnate funds $1 million quest to embarrass Perry Two plead not guilty to harassing Palin attorney Arkansas' lost moon rock found in Clinton's files Boy finds 30-year-old human fingers in jar $16 muffins, $8 coffee served in U.S. Justice audit Man wins dumpling eating contest, then dies "Royal wedding," "winning" deemed top TV words Aussie TV in trouble over PM comedy sex scene China suspends popular talent show for "exceeding time limits" Hero rabbit saves owners from house fire Arkansas town searching for toe-sucking assailant Teen accused of taking $17,000 in donations for cancer hoax Travelers struggle with post-vacation blues Robot to attempt Hawaii triathlon Snakes in underwear smuggler fined $400 Judge blocks Florida law gagging doctors' gun talk More bling for your ring with solid gold phone Amish men jailed for not displaying buggy safety signs 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 Belgium's "Mr Penguin" dreams of Antarctic funeral Thu,29 Sep 2011 08:47 AM PDT Reuters - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian pensioner Alfred David dreams one day he'll find eternal rest in the icy waters somewhere near Antarctica, dressed in his penguin suit and laid out in a coffin decorated with penguins. Full Story Top Doritos founder to be buried with iconic snack chips Wed,28 Sep 2011 05:30 AM PDT Reuters - DALLAS (Reuters) - The man credited with creating Doritos will be buried along with some of his beloved snack chips, his family told Reuters on Tuesday. Full Story Top Canada unveils larger, graphic anti-smoking labels Wed,28 Sep 2011 05:29 AM PDT Reuters - OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada unveiled some of the world's largest and most graphic anti-smoking labels on Tuesday on the grounds that smokers were starting to ignore existing warnings on cigarette packs. Full Story Top "Toe Suck Fairy" arrested on new charges Tue,27 Sep 2011 12:19 PM PDT Reuters - LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - A man known in Arkansas as the "Toe Suck Fairy" for a series of 1990s assaults directed at women's feet was arrested after he struck again more than a decade later, police said. Full Story Top Robbed of phone, Tennessee woman summons help on Facebook Tue,27 Sep 2011 08:12 AM PDT Reuters - NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Some people have complained about changes in Facebook, but not Rolanda Hill, who used the social media site to seek help after an armed robber broke into her home and stole her cell phone. Full Story Top 'Toe Suck Fairy' arrested on new charges Tue,27 Sep 2011 08:10 AM PDT Reuters - LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - A man known in Arkansas as the "Toe Suck Fairy" for a series of 1990s assaults directed at women's feet was arrested after he struck again more than a decade later, police said. Full Story Top Governor vetoes tax break for "Jersey Shore" Tue,27 Sep 2011 08:09 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey vetoed on Monday a $420,000 film tax credit dubbed the "Snooki Subsidy" for the reality show "The Jersey Shore," citing the state's budget crunch. Full Story Top Bake sale's racial pricing rocks campus Tue,27 Sep 2011 08:08 AM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Student Republicans at the University of California at Berkeley have stirred up the famously left-wing campus with plans for a sale of baked goods priced according to the race and gender of buyers. Full Story Top Poor Chinese county used relief fund to build temple Mon,26 Sep 2011 06:07 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - A poor county in southern China, prone to natural disasters, forced villages to hand over their irrigation subsidies to finance a multimillion-dollar temple to attract tourists, state media reported on Monday. Full Story Top Arkansas' hillbilly image resonates into 21st century Mon,26 Sep 2011 06:06 AM PDT Reuters - LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - The image of barefoot mountain hillbillies has made many Arkansans cringe for decades. Full Story Top Texas kills fancy last meal requests on death row Fri,23 Sep 2011 05:43 AM PDT Reuters - SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas prison system on Thursday abolished the time-honored tradition of offering an opulent last meal to condemned inmates before their executions, saying they would get standard prison fare instead. Full Story Top Library lifts 1906 ban on Mark Twain book Fri,23 Sep 2011 05:43 AM PDT Reuters - CAMBRIDGE, Mass (Reuters) - A Mark Twain book with nude illustrations, added to a Massachusetts public library after a century-old ban was lifted, was plucked from the shelf within hours on Thursday. Full Story Top Porn magnate funds $1 million quest to embarrass Perry Fri,23 Sep 2011 05:42 AM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Pornographic magazine publisher Larry Flynt offered $1 million on Thursday to anyone with proof of "an illicit sexual liaison" involving leading Republican presidential candidate and Texas Governor Rick Perry. Full Story Top Two plead not guilty to harassing Palin attorney Thu,22 Sep 2011 07:08 AM PDT Reuters - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania father and son pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to federal charges they harassed an attorney for former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin in phone calls authorities say followed their similar badgering of Palin herself. Full Story Top Arkansas' lost moon rock found in Clinton's files Thu,22 Sep 2011 07:07 AM PDT Reuters - LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - For years, Arkansas historians have searched for a valuable lunar rock from the Apollo 17 mission, one of the moon rocks NASA presented to each state in the 1970s. Full Story Top Boy finds 30-year-old human fingers in jar Thu,22 Sep 2011 07:06 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - A French schoolboy has dug up a glass jar containing severed human fingers preserved in alcohol which police believe may belong to a local carpenter who lost four digits in an accident 30 years ago. Full Story Top $16 muffins, $8 coffee served in U.S. Justice audit Wed,21 Sep 2011 08:09 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the U.S. government grapples to find ways to trim the bloated federal deficit, a new report suggests officials might start with cutting out $16 muffins and $10 cookies. Full Story Top Man wins dumpling eating contest, then dies Wed,21 Sep 2011 08:08 AM PDT Reuters - KIEV (Reuters) - A 77-year-old Ukrainian man won a jar full of sour cream for coming first in a dumpling eating contest and then promptly died, local media reported on Wednesday. Full Story Top "Royal wedding," "winning" deemed top TV words Tue,20 Sep 2011 08:20 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Royal wedding" and "winning" (as in Charlie Sheen's catch-phrase) were the two most used phrases on television in 2011, according to a survey released on Tuesday. Full Story Top Aussie TV in trouble over PM comedy sex scene Tue,20 Sep 2011 08:19 AM PDT Reuters - CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's national broadcaster faced calls for a review of funding on Tuesday over a television comedy scene with a fictional Prime Minister Julia Gillard draped in a national flag after having sex on her office floor. Full Story Top China suspends popular talent show for "exceeding time limits" Mon,19 Sep 2011 06:04 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China has ordered a popular television talent show off the air for a year after it exceeded broadcasting time limits, replacing it with programs that "promote moral ethics" such as public safety and housework tips, state media said on Monday. Full Story Top Hero rabbit saves owners from house fire Mon,19 Sep 2011 06:02 AM PDT Reuters - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A pet rabbit is being credited for saving its owners from a house fire in southeastern Alaska before it died of smoke inhalation, fire officials said on Friday. Full Story Top Arkansas town searching for toe-sucking assailant Fri,16 Sep 2011 09:14 AM PDT Reuters - LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - There's nothing illegal about a foot fetish but police in Conway, Arkansas, are looking for a toe-sucking man they said has crossed the line into assault. Full Story Top Teen accused of taking $17,000 in donations for cancer hoax Fri,16 Sep 2011 09:14 AM PDT Reuters - AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas teenager faces theft charges after police said she duped her community into giving her $17,000 because they erroneously believed she was dying of cancer. Full Story Top Travelers struggle with post-vacation blues Fri,16 Sep 2011 09:12 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Post-vacation blues loom large as 34 percent of Americans who took a summer holiday say they are struggling with melancholy after they return home, according to a new survey. Full Story Top Robot to attempt Hawaii triathlon Thu,15 Sep 2011 08:55 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - After scaling the cliff walls of the Grand Canyon and driving the Le Mans racetrack for 24 hours, a tiny Japanese robot is set for a new challenge -- Hawaii's grueling Ironman Triathlon course. Full Story Top Snakes in underwear smuggler fined $400 Thu,15 Sep 2011 08:54 AM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - A Brazilian man who was caught at Miami airport trying to smuggle seven baby pythons and three baby tortoises concealed in his underwear and pockets was fined $400 by a U.S. judge on Wednesday. Full Story Top Judge blocks Florida law gagging doctors' gun talk Thu,15 Sep 2011 08:54 AM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday blocked a Florida law limiting what doctors can say about guns to their patients, saying it violated free speech protections under the U.S. Constitution. Full Story Top More bling for your ring with solid gold phone Wed,14 Sep 2011 07:43 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - It doesn't do email, the internet, have a camera, games or GPS navigation, but a new mobile phone from Denmark is literally solid gold. Full Story Top Amish men jailed for not displaying buggy safety signs Wed,14 Sep 2011 07:41 AM PDT Reuters - LOUISVILLE, Ky (Reuters) - Eight members of a traditional Amish sect were behind bars on Tuesday after refusing to pay fines for failure to display orange-red safety triangles on their horse-drawn buggies. Full Story Top

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