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Thursday, January 9, 2014

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01/9/2014
Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between
Berlin supermarkets discover banana boxes stuffed with cocaine
BERLIN (Reuters) - Boxes filled with bananas and cocaine were delivered to five Berlin supermarkets in what police on Tuesday called a "logistical error" by drug smugglers.
Oklahoma man charged with 'atomic wedgie' murder of stepfather
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A 33-year-old Oklahoma man has been charged with killing his stepfather by giving him an "atomic wedgie," that caused the victim to suffocate on his own underwear.
England cricketers talk man out of suicide bid
(Reuters) - England cricketers Matt Prior and Stuart Broad turned Good Samaritans after talking a man out of jumping off a bridge in Darling Harbour, Sydney, media reports said on Wednesday.
Cheesy problem: Kraft warns of possible Velveeta shortage
(Reuters) - Kraft Foods is warning it may run short of its Velveeta cheese product, right at a time of high seasonal U.S. demand for the orangey-yellow foodstuff.
North Korean execution by dog story likely came from satire
SEOUL (Reuters) - An international media frenzy over reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle had been executed by throwing him to a pack of dogs appears to have originated as satire on a Chinese microblogging website.
Meat pumped with pond water in south China: state TV
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has held seven people in southern Guangdong province for injecting dirty pond water into lamb meat to swell its weight and raise its price, state television reported in the latest food scandal to hit the world's second largest economy.
Obamas' Christmas gift for godmother delivered to wrong family
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Chicago-area family got a belated Christmas surprise this week - a book of family photos from the White House meant for the Obama girls' godmother, according to media reports and the White House.
North Carolina Trekkie councilman says 'I quit' in Klingon
(Reuters) - A North Carolina town councilman planning to run for U.S. Congress has quit his post by submitting a resignation letter in Klingon, the language of a fictional extraterrestrial warrior species on the "Star Trek" TV and film series.
French bulldog, pups worth $80,000 stolen in Florida
MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) - A Miami man returned from a New Year's Eve celebration to find his prize French bulldog and two litters of puppies, valued at $80,000, stolen from his home, police said.
Cyprus broadcaster airs ex-leader's message in New Year blunder
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus's public broadcaster inadvertently broadcast the opening seconds of an old New Year's message from the country's former leader instead of from President Nicos Anastasiades, prompting an embarrassed apology on Thursday.
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