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	Click to View in Browser 03/24/2014 Connecticut chimp attack victim seeks right to sue state HARTFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - A woman whose face and hands were ripped off by a friend's pet chimpanzee in 2009 came to the Connecticut State Capitol on Friday to ask permission to sue the state for $150 million in damages. Couple in U.S. lived on yacht, collected welfare: prosecutor (Reuters) - A couple who collected food stamps and other public assistance from Minnesota while living on a yacht in Florida were being sought on fraud charges, prosecutors said on Friday. Find of the century? U.S. scrap dealer finds $20 million Faberge egg LONDON (Reuters) - When a scrap metal dealer from U.S. Midwest bought a golden ornament at a junk market, it never crossed his mind that he was the owner of a $20 million Faberge egg hailing from the court of imperial Russia. Book on awkward dating problem gets odd book award LONDON (Reuters) - A tongue-in-cheek book that purports to deal with an awkward but critical issue, "How to Poo on a Date", scooped an award for the Oddest Book Title of the Year on Friday. Teen arrested for sneaking to top of World Trade Center skyscraper NEW YORK (Reuters) - A teenage boy was arrested after sneaking into One World Trade Center, which is still under construction in New York City and is the nation's tallest building, and ascending its 104 floors to the antenna, police said on Thursday. California tot survives three-story fall, saved by couple with mattress LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California toddler survived a three-story fall, saved by a couple who were moving into a new home and threw a mattress under the boy before he plunged to the ground, fire officials and local media said. Gorilla born in rare C-section at San Diego Zoo has pneumonia SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A baby gorilla born in a rare Caesarian section at the San Diego Zoo last week has pneumonia and was treated for a collapsed lung, officials said on Tuesday. Trash to treasure: Bicycle brings 3D printing to Taiwan streets TAIPEI (Reuters) - Cycling through the streets of Taiwan's capital, staff from a design company turn discarded plastic cups and bottles into pieces of art on the spot with Mobile Fab - an ordinary bike kitted out with a computer and 3D printer. Texas man killed in cinema parking lot after argument about movie AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A man who argued with two other movie goers about the ending of a film was struck outside the cinema by a truck driven by his adversaries and killed, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said on Monday. 'Dead' Mississippi man who kicked out of body bag has died JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) - A Mississippi man pronounced dead last month and put in a body bag only to come alive just before embalming, has now died, a coroner said on Thursday. Related Video Fire fest has Valencia up in flames Autonomous drones learn to fly as a flock Entertainment News George Michael beats Kylie Minogue in British album chart battle 'Homeland' actor James Rebhorn dies of melanoma: agent A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend