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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Reuters Oddly Enough Report

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08/13/2013

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

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.

Guests saved as Florida resort building falls into sinkhole

CLERMONT, Florida (Reuters) - Dozens of guests at a Florida resort near Walt Disney World were safely evacuated in the middle of the night on Monday when a large sinkhole opened on the property, swallowing a three-story building.

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.

Missouri bans rodeo clown who wore Obama mask from state fairs

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A clown who wore a mask of President Barack Obama at a Missouri State Fair rodeo and encouraged a bull to run him down as the crowd cheered was banned Monday from any future state fairs.

Helicopter lift in Austria costs Dutch climbers

VIENNA (Reuters) - Two Dutch climbers who apparently feigned exhaustion to get a rescue helicopter lift down from an Austrian mountain face prosecution on top of a 2,300 euro ($3,100) fine for the ride, broadcaster ORF reported on Monday.

Tennessee judge orders baby's name changed from 'Messiah': report

(Reuters) - A Tennessee judge has ordered a baby's first name changed from "Messiah" to Martin, saying that the only true messiah is Jesus Christ, a ruling the boy's mother promises to appeal, a Tennessee television station has reported.

Fish-inspired vessel joins Brazil offshore oil boom

LONDON (Reuters) - A strange-looking vessel inspired by the exotic sucker fish is due to leave Norway for Brazil's giant offshore oilfields this week on a mission to revolutionize deep sea oil loading methods.

Gorbachev denies false reports of his death after hacker attack

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Mikhail Gorbachev announced to the world he was alive and well after hackers broke into microblogs run by a news agency late on Wednesday and posted false reports of his death.

Maine man who sent son to day care with loaded gun pleads not guilty

BOWDOINHAM, Maine (Reuters) - The father of a 4-year-old who brought a loaded handgun to day care in Maine has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor reckless conduct, claiming the incident was unintentional.