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Unabomber can't make Harvard reunion, sends update
BOSTON (Reuters) - The 50th reunion for Harvard's University's undergraduate class of 1962 took a strange turn when Ted Kaczynski, the year's most infamous graduate, sent in a status update that was published in the alumni book.
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South Africa painting debate exposes racial rifts
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling ANC went to court on Thursday seeking to remove from public display a painting of President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed, saying the work is symbolic of the lingering racial oppression of apartheid.
May 25, 2012, 12:03 am 
Man jailed over murder linked to popcorn
A lawyer who shot another man dead in a Riga cinema over an argument about munching too loudly on popcorn has been sentenced to 17 years in prison.
May 24, 2012, 9:47 am-
Phony "dying bride" ordered to repay victims
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York bride who faked having terminal cancer to swindle well-wishers into funding her dream wedding and honeymoon to the Caribbean on Wednesday was ordered to repay more than $13,000 to her victims, prosecutors said.
May 24, 2012, 9:03 am -
Border patrol nabs fake UPS truck skirting checkpoint
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - U.S. border patrol agents found 13 illegal immigrants in the back of a fake UPS van after they noticed the brown vehicle with yellow insignia trying to circumvent a highway checkpoint, the agency said on Tuesday.
May 24, 2012, 12:33 am 
Mountain lion wanders into California city center, is killed
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A mountain lion ventured into the center of a crowded Southern California city on Tuesday, and was shot and killed when authorities had trouble corralling the animal in the courtyard of a building, police said.
May 23, 2012, 2:25 pm
South Africa protesters deface Zuma penis portrait
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Two men vandalized a portrait of South African President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed on Tuesday, intensifying a heated debate about the picture that has enraged the ruling African National Congress.
May 23, 2012, 2:23 pm-
Man jailed over murder linked to popcorn
A lawyer who shot another man dead in a Riga cinema over an argument about munching too loudly on popcorn has been sentenced to 17 years in prison.
May 23, 2012, 11:29 am -
Are sweaty brokers more ethical?
LONDON (Reuters) - If you want to know how ethical your broker is, give them a moral dilemma and see how much they sweat before deciding what to do.
May 23, 2012, 2:44 am 
Gonzo the ugly bird is looking for new name (video)
A rare bird has hatched in a WA wildlife park.
May 22, 2012, 10:00 pm
It's not the prettiest bird and it's been given a pretty nasty nickname because of its overgrown beak.
But in the hope it grows into the black swan - park owners want him renamed.-
Fired for being "too hot," New Jersey woman claims
(Reuters) - A New Jersey woman said on Monday that she was dismissed from a temporary job at a New York lingerie warehouse because her male employers felt she was too busty and dressed too provocatively for the workplace.
May 22, 2012, 9:55 am 
Ukraine's topless fighters plot to storm the Euros
KIEV (Reuters) - Anna darts gleefully around the two sparsely-furnished rooms situated through an archway off a steep street that climbs up from Kiev's Independence Square.
May 22, 2012, 12:03 am-
Japan train with "rice balls" to sharpen soccer skills
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan have come up with a novel way of preparing themselves for this year's London Olympic men's soccer tournament - training with odd-bouncing triangular 'rice balls.'
May 21, 2012, 5:13 pm 
Presidential penis portrait riles S.Africa's ANC
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling ANC threatened to take legal action against a Johannesburg gallery for displaying art which lampoons President Jacob Zuma and accuses the party of corruption.
May 20, 2012, 8:16 am
Italy "dog and cat tax" muzzled after uproar
ROME (Reuters) - A proposal to levy a tax on cats and dogs that stunned Italy on Friday turned out to be all bark and no bite after a wave of popular anger saw it withdrawn on the same day it was made public.
May 19, 2012, 7:01 am
Cloak and dagger world of spies exposed in NYC show
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The mysterious cloak and dagger world of international espionage and its real-life heros and villains are exposed in a new exhibition, the first to be sanctioned by U.S. intelligence agencies.
May 19, 2012, 5:23 am-
'Psychic' pig to make Euro tips
KIEV (Reuters) - A psychic pig is set to take over where Paul the Octopus left off at the 2010 World Cup by predicting the results of matches at the European championships in Ukraine and Poland.
May 18, 2012, 11:28 pm 
US Supreme Court Justice robbed again
US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who was robbed in February at his Caribbean holiday home, recently was the victim of a burglary at his home in Washington.
May 18, 2012, 8:46 am-
Canada museum kills masturbation video after outcry
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's federal science museum has removed an animated video showing youth masturbating from an upcoming sex exhibit following a public outcry, a museum spokesman said.
May 18, 2012, 4:20 am 
Fugitive penguin 337 spotted alive in Tokyo Bay
TOKYO (Reuters) - After Penguin Number 337 made a daring bid for freedom from a Tokyo aquarium and vanished into the waters of Tokyo Bay two months ago, many feared the worst for the adventurous feathered fugitive.
May 17, 2012, 2:26 pm
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May 14, 2012, 12:53 pmToddler wakes up air drummingMost parents would be happy to leave their kids sound asleep napping in the back of the car.But one family found a new way of waking their little brother up to a happier state on a car trip.A video uploaded to YouTube shows the three-year-old fast...
