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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Reuters Oddly Enough Report

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02/25/2014

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

Case against man who texted photo of his tattooed genitals dismissed

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A man accused of texting an unsolicited picture of his tattooed genitals to a married mother of young children did not commit a crime under a Georgia state nudity law, the state's Supreme Court ruled on Monday.

Norwegian 10-year-old drives off with second car in two weeks

OSLO (Reuters) - A 10-year-old Norwegian boy who took his parents' car for a joyride last week, claiming he was a dwarf who forgot his driver's license, has hit the road again.

'Catch me if you can' biker nabbed by Texas police

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A motorcyclist who taunted San Antonio police for a week with a Facebook video of himself driving recklessly through traffic along with the message "catch me if you can" was caught while sneaking out of a friend's house, police said on Tuesday.

Obama bemoans growing 'older and creakier'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Like most Americans of a certain age, President Barack Obama is starting to complain about the aches and pains of getting older.

In election year, Romania debates giving human rights to dolphins

CONSTANTA, Romania (Reuters) - Armed with an iPad and a letter of support from an Oscar-winning film director, Remus Cernea is pushing a cause that he acknowledges few of his fellow Romanian lawmakers care about: giving dolphins the same rights as humans.

Crocodiles can climb trees: researchers

ORLANDO (Reuters) - Most people entering crocodile territory keep a wary eye out on water and land, but research suggests they need to look up.

Disney launches cloud movie service for mobile, online viewing

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co has launched Disney Movies Anywhere, a service for consumers to buy and watch Disney, Pixar and Marvel films online and store them in the cloud, in the latest bid by a Hollywood studio to encourage digital movie purchases.

From bathrooms to museums: odd sets for Oscar statuettes

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The most valuable piece of hardware in Hollywood is the 13-and-a-half-inch (34-cm) golden Oscar statuette, so it is no surprise recipients of the top film honors keep theirs in a variety of safe spots.