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Thursday, December 19, 2013

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12/19/2013

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

Israeli woman appeals rabbinical ruling she must circumcise son

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli woman appealed to the Supreme Court on Wednesday against a rabbinical ruling that ordered her to circumcise her one-year-old son, the Justice Ministry said, in the first case of its kind.

Million-dollar Picasso sold at charity raffle for 100 euros

PARIS (Reuters) - A million-dollar drawing by Pablo Picasso was snapped up on Wednesday by a 25 year-old American art lover at a online charity raffle for a mere 100 euros ($140).

Egypt apologies for constitution banner blunder

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has apologized for a banner promoting the new constitution that misspelt the word "Egyptians" and carried images of foreigners instead of locals, embarrassing the government as it tries to rally support for the document.

Atlanta high school student suspended for hugging teacher: TV

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A suburban Atlanta high school student has been suspended for a year for hugging a teacher, a television station reported.

Arrested in Islamic Pakistan for reading the Koran: Ahmadi sect under siege

LAHORE (Reuters) - A 72-year-old British doctor is in prison in Pakistan for "posing as a Muslim", charges that reveal an escalating ideological fight that often spills over into violence.

U.S. parrot rescuers struggle to keep up with unwanted birds

HOPE VALLEY, Rhode Island (Reuters) - Like many a first-time parrot keeper, Marc Johnson had little idea what was in store when he got a bird to keep him company while he worked in his pottery studio.

Atlanta's twin giant panda cubs turn out to be female

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Atlanta Zoo officials said on Friday that twin giant panda cubs, the first to be born and survive in the United States, have both turned out to be female.

Queen Elizabeth went nuts over nibbles, court told

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth was so incensed with royal police officers eating nuts from bowls left out in the corridors of Buckingham Palace that she drew lines on the sides in a bid to catch them out, a London court heard on Thursday.

Distillers revive London whisky after 100-year drought

LONDON (Reuters) - A Scotsman and an Englishman have banded together to create a single-malt whisky they say will be the first distilled in London since 19th-century laws wiped out the craft in Britain's capital.

Gruesome gift that keeps on giving: $200 to sponsor museum skulls

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia museum has the perfect holiday gift idea for the person who has everything, including a love of science and a dark sense of humor.