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	Click to View in Browser 02/14/2014 'Catch me if you can' biker leads Texas police on merry chase SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - The fight is on between San Antonio police and a motorcycle rider who posted a video on Facebook that shows him zooming through interstate traffic at speeds up to 100 mph with a message: "Catch me if you can." Norwegian boy takes parents' car to visit grandparents, claims he's a dwarf OSLO (Reuters) - A ten-year-old Norwegian boy came up with a novel excuse after he drove his parents' car into a snowy ditch on Wednesday morning: he told police he was a dwarf who forgot his driving license. German prosecutors charge 10 organizers for Love Parade deaths BERLIN (Reuters) - German prosecutors charged 10 organizers with negligent manslaughter and bodily harm on Wednesday over the 21 people killed and 500 injured in a stampede at a 2010 techno music festival in Duisburg. Sobbing fisherman home in El Salvador after year adrift in Pacific SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - A fisherman from El Salvador who says he spent more than a year adrift in the Pacific Ocean arrived home Tuesday night and was barely able to speak, sobbing as dozens of curiosity-seekers craned for a glimpse of the famous castaway. 'Beethoven of Japan' says he can hear again TOKYO (Reuters) - A composer known as the "Beethoven of Japan" said on Wednesday he had regained some of his hearing ability, a week after setting off a furor by admitting he had used a ghost writer for his popular symphonies and other music. Two men charged in Wisconsin theft of Stradivarius violin MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Two Wisconsin men were charged Friday with stealing a rare Stradivarius violin worth millions of dollars from a concert violinist in late January, prosecutors said. German carmakers return awards amid evidence of vote rigging MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - The head of Germany's ADAC car club, Europe's largest, resigned in disgrace on Monday after an external audit found it had rigged the results and order of its award for the country's most popular car. Georgia road officials apologize for overreacting to snow risk ATLANTA (Reuters) - Georgia state transportation officials, reeling from the snow and ice that paralyzed Atlanta highways last week, said they "overreacted" on Thursday by warning motorists of a winter storm watch that had not in fact been issued. 'Don't whiz on the Alamo,' Texas tells man facing jail SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - An El Paso man faces up to 18 months in jail after pleading guilty to urinating on the Alamo, the iconic structure seen by many as the symbol of the Texas spirit. Virginia vote on Sea of Japan hands victory to Koreans RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - Two of America's closest Asian allies played out their historic rivalry in the U.S. state of Virginia on Thursday, with South Korea celebrating victory after state lawmakers approved legislation requiring that the Korean name for the Sea of Japan be included in new school textbooks. Related Video Thai couples compete to break Guinness record for longest hug Spa goers soak up chocolate baths before Valentine's Day Entertainment News Childhood epic, religious drama vie for Berlin film prize Director Loach says small jabs at society got better results A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend