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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

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08/14/2013
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
Henkel pulls toilet freshener after Ukraine takes offence
KIEV (Reuters) - German consumer goods company Henkel has pulled a toilet freshener from the eastern European market after Ukrainians complained it looked like the former Soviet republic's flag.
Utah beauty queen accused of throwing bombs resigns title
(Reuters) - A Utah beauty queen accused along with three friends of throwing homemade bombs in a Salt Lake City suburb resigned her Miss Riverton title on Tuesday, according to a statement posted on the city's website.
Britain's coalition hands back cash bequest
LONDON (Reuters) - One of the more unusual political donations in British political history will be paid into the public purse after the two-party coalition government bowed to pressure on Wednesday to return a former nurse's 520,000-pound bequest.
Detroit advertised wrong date for upcoming election on billboards
DETROIT (Reuters) - Renting billboards to tout Detroit's upcoming election was a good idea until the wrong date was put on 14 of them over this past weekend, city officials said.
New Jersey Powerball winners know how they'll spend money
TOMS RIVER, New Jersey (Reuters) - The 16 New Jersey workers who won a third of last week's $448 million Powerball jackpot said on Tuesday that many of them suffered losses during Superstorm Sandy and planned to use their winnings to rebuild their lives.
Topless activist on hunger strike in New Jersey jail
SOMERSET, New Jersey (Reuters) - An activist for the right of women to go topless who is serving a 16-day sentence related to an arrest for topless sunbathing is set to be released by the end of the week from a New Jersey jail, where she is currently on a hunger strike, officials said.
Michael Jackson to play alongside John Lennon, Mahatma Gandhi
(Reuters) - Michael Jackson will join forces with John Lennon and Mahatma Gandhi after signing for Brazilian Serie B club Atletico Goianiense, the club said in a statement.
Russian surgeon arrested for taking heroin from patient's stomach
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian surgeon has been arrested for taking a five-gram bag of heroin he found in a patient's stomach.
Florida resort hit by sinkhole invites guests to 'come on down'
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida time-share resort where a sinkhole devoured a building Sunday night said that it is open for business and next week's guests should "come on down."
Man shoots, kills himself in hospital room after wife gives birth
(Reuters) - A Houston man shot himself to death in his wife's hospital room on Sunday, 3 1/2 hours after she had given birth to their baby, police said.
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