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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

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09/18/2013
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
Tokyo man to lose home to make way for stadium - again
TOKYO (Reuters) - Kohei Jinno fans out the black and white photos of his family posing proudly in front of their central Tokyo home, a house they were forced to leave ahead of the 1964 Olympic Games to make way for construction of the main stadium.
Thieves rob prison in northern Italy
ROME (Reuters) - Thieves in northern Italy broke into a prison and made off with a safe containing thousands of euros in the early hours of Wednesday, Italian media reported.
Selfless act paying off for Boston homeless man
BOSTON (Reuters) - More than $68,000 in donations have poured in from people around the country for a Boston homeless man who turned over to police a backpack stuffed with cash that he had found outside a shopping mall.
Eat Pray Love: Japanese man finds Buddha in snacks
TOKYO (Reuters) - Life is fleeting and so are the images of Buddha that Japanese artist Koshi Kawachi carves - from stick-shaped snacks made of corn.
Spanish city seeks mystery buyer of $6 million lottery ticket
MADRID, Spain (Reuters) - The Spanish city of Coruna has begun a search for the person who missed out on 4.7 million euros ($6.3 million) by buying a winning lottery ticket but leaving it behind in the shop.
China official sacked after belittling compatriots at banquet
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese official has been sacked after an online video showed him complaining about the ingratitude of ordinary Chinese while he ate lobster and drank expensive liquor, in the latest instance of government excess to spark popular anger.
Australian league player denies biting opponent's penis
(Reuters) - Australian rugby league player Anthony Watts has denied biting an opponent's penis during a tackle in a local league game earlier this month.
UK man gets 27 years in U.S. jail for plot to torture, eat child
WORCESTER, Massachusetts (Reuters) - A British man who admitted planning to kidnap, torture and eat at least one child using a sound-proofed dungeon he built in his home in Massachusetts was sentenced to nearly 27 years in U.S. prison on Tuesday.
UK government tax adviser quits after giving avoidance tips
LONDON (Reuters) - A tax adviser to the British government has been forced to resign after he was recorded giving tips at a conference on how to pay less tax and "keep money out of the Chancellor's grubby mitts", a Treasury minister said.
Man shot in Russia in argument over Kant
MOSCOW (Reuters) - An argument over the theories of 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant ended in a man being shot in a grocery store in southern Russia.
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