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06/16/2014
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
In France, woman sang during throat surgery to save voice
PARIS (Reuters) - A professional singer said on Monday she sang through a throat surgery carried out under hypnosis in France to ensure that doctors did not harm her vocal cords.
Coast Guard rescues man trying to row from New York to Scotland
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man trying to row across the Atlantic from New York to a Scottish island was rescued during a storm early on Saturday by a U.S. Coast Guard team who plucked him from choppy waters off Long Island, an official with the agency said.
Bolivian president gives U.N. chief coca birthday cake
SANTA CRUZ Bolivia (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon got an unusual treat for his 70th birthday on Friday when the president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, presented him with a cake made with coca leaves.
New Orleans woman celebrated party-style at unorthodox funeral
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - When Miriam "Mae-Mae" Burbank succumbed to cancer earlier this month, her New Orleans family determined the funeral would be no ordinary celebration of her life.
Canada gold mine on sale for $2 million in bitcoin
(Reuters) - Gold, the hard asset long seen as the ultimate hedge against risk, has fallen so much out of favor in recent years that the owner of a mine in Canada's historic Yukon gold belt wants to sell the property for $2 million in bitcoin, a virtual currency.
Fossil found during New Mexico bachelor party is 10 million years old
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) - A fossil mastodon skull found by a group attending a bachelor party at a New Mexico lakeshore is more than 10 million years old and will take at least six months to clean, a museum paleontologist said on Friday.
New Jersey casino cheat sentenced to 17 years in prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rolling snake eyes is now the least of Derek Bethea's concerns.
Winner crowned in 10th annual New York toilet paper wedding dress contest
NEW YORK (Reuters) - There was something old, something new, something borrowed and something double-ply for 10 designers who battled it out on Thursday for $10,000 and the top prize in the 10th annual toilet paper wedding dress contest held in New York City.
Arizona police arrest man for shooting at the moon
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A marijuana smoker was arrested in Arizona after shooting at the moon with a handgun and wrestling with officers who were called by his girlfriend to subdue him, authorities said on Wednesday.
U.S. sues N.Y. company that workers say made them pray, say 'I love you'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal agency sued a New York customer service provider on Wednesday after allegations the company forced employees to pray, thank God for their jobs and say "I love you" to managers and colleagues at work, and fired those who protested.
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