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Friday, July 4, 2014

Reuters Oddly Enough Report

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07/4/2014

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

Robbers attack PA gun collectors home, leave with 31 guns

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Robbers attacked an elderly gun collector in his western Pennsylvania home and escaped with an arsenal of 31 firearms, at least 14 of which are still missing.

India finance minister UFO Facebook post angers "common men"

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - With many Indians worrying about the threat of tough measures in their new government's first budget next week, a Facebook post suggesting the finance minister might be pondering less earthly matters quickly roused anger on Wednesday.

Ohio man took dead mom's Social Security benefits for 33 years

(Reuters) - An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to federal charges that he collected more than $230,000 in Social Security benefits intended for his mother for 33 years after she died.

Maryland vandals tag sow, piglets with graffiti

(Reuters) - Vandals broke into a Maryland petting zoo this week and painted graffiti on a sow and her piglets, police said on Wednesday.

Houston zoo elephant on pregnancy weight loss program miscarries

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A pregnant Asian elephant named Tess that was part of a much-publicized weight loss program has miscarried twin calves halfway through her gestation, Houston Zoo officials said on Tuesday.

Minnesota hero uses bare hands to free driver of burning SUV

(Reuters) - A Minnesota man used his bare hands to pry open a passenger-side door of a burning sport utility vehicle and save a trapped motorist from near-certain death, police said Tuesday.

Heathrow's new boss face baggage chaos on first day in job

LONDON (Reuters) - London's Heathrow Airport is working to reunite thousands of bags with their owners after computer failures at its flagship terminal, plunging its new chief executive straight into firefighting mode.

Virginia man strips naked and flees, spends birthday in jail

(Reuters) - A Virginia man was arraigned on Monday after a weekend in which police said he stripped naked at a pizza restaurant after a pub crawl and led them on a chase before crashing into parked cars.

Texan dies after riding lawnmower goes into pond

HOUSTON (Reuters) - An 80-year-old East Texas man died when he drove his sit-down lawnmower into a pond and was pinned down under water by the machine, police said on Monday.

Wrong Miss Florida crowned in voting mix-up

TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) - Just a week after her coronation, the winner of the 2014 Miss Florida pageant was dethroned on Friday when organizers said they had crowned the wrong woman after a vote-count error.