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07/15/2013
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
Chin chin! British PM Cameron links to spoof Twitter account
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron fell victim to a Twitter spoof on Monday when he sent a message linked to a fake account that lampoons the government and portrays ministers as a privileged elite.
Apple to probe death of Chinese woman who used iPhone when it was charging
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Apple Inc is investigating an accident in which a Chinese woman was killed by an electric shock when answering a call on her iPhone 5 while it was charging, the U.S. technology company said on Monday.
Bug bombs cause partial collapse of New York city building
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A woman attempting to deploy nearly two dozen bug bombs inside her small New York City apartment caused a "partial collapse" of the five-story building, injuring 14 people, the fire department said on Saturday.
Lithuanian capital to install public 'happiness barometer'
VILNIUS (Reuters) - The mayor of Vilnius plans to install a huge screen on the town hall to broadcast a real-time "happiness barometer" that will monitor the mood of the Lithuanian capital.
Firing 'attractive' assistant is legal -Iowa court reaffirms
DES MOINES (Reuters) - An Iowa dentist did not discriminate against a female assistant he fired for being "too attractive," the Iowa Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Friday in its second decision in the case.
No kidding - goats help lure customers to Tokyo cafe
TOKYO (Reuters) - First, there were the maid cafes, their customers pampered by women in maids' uniforms. Then came the cat cafes, which allowed cat lovers to play with frisky felines while sipping a cup of coffee.
California man defrauds state, loses Star Wars collection
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The force is no longer with Eric Hodgson, a California man who gave up a collection of Star Wars memorabilia worth more than $10,000 in a plea deal to charges that he defrauded a state agency out of nearly $1.9 million.
China central bank office mobbed by borrowers seeking free loans
BEIJING (Reuters) - About 1,000 hopeful borrowers overran a branch of China's central bank as a rumor spread that it was handing out zero-interest loans, media said on Thursday, illustrating how Chinese financial know-how badly lags growth in banking products.
Tired of helping the CIA? Quit Facebook, Venezuela minister urges
CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan government minister on Wednesday urged citizens to shut Facebook accounts to avoid being unwitting informants for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, referring to recent revelations about U.S. surveillance programs.
As glacier melts, secrets of lost military plane revealed
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - An Alaska glacier is exposing remains from a military air tragedy six decades later.
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