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Thursday, May 29, 2014

Reuters Oddly Enough Report

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05/29/2014

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

Prankster hits Brad Pitt in the face at "Maleficent" premiere

(Reuters) - An infamous red carpet prankster struck actor Brad Pitt in the face as he signed autographs at the Hollywood premiere of a film starring his partner Angelina Jolie on Wednesday, police said.

Anonymous donor leaves San Francisco fans searching for hidden cash

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Some San Francisco-area residents are flush with cash, thanks to an anonymous donor who has been hiding envelopes full of money in secret spots around the city.

Nepal probes if Chinese woman used helicopter on Everest climb

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal said on Tuesday it was investigating whether a Chinese woman, this season's sole climber of Mount Everest from the Nepalese side, used a helicopter to reach a high camp after a deadly avalanche last month washed away part of the route.

Naked man arrested outside White House gate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secret Service police on Friday arrested a man who stripped naked outside the White House fence and fought with officers.

Here, piggy piggy: U.S. turns to military gear in hunt for feral swine

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department is known for its army of statisticians packing yardsticks and calculators to measure wheat and count soybeans.

French rail company orders 2,000 trains too wide for platforms

PARIS (Reuters) - France's national rail company SNCF said on Tuesday it had ordered 2,000 trains for an expanded regional network that are too wide for many station platforms, entailing costly repairs.

Steaming mad: Maine charges lobsterman for "egregious" catch violation

BOSTON (Reuters) - Maine wildlife officials are pressing charges against a local fisherman for possessing hundreds of undersized or otherwise protected lobsters, calling it one of the state's most "egregious" lobstering violations in a quarter century.

Connecticut dropout made bomb threats to hide status from family

MILFORD Conn. (Reuters) - A Connecticut college dropout was arrested Sunday night after admitting to calling in two bomb threats to keep her family from learning she had quit Quinnipiac University, police said on Monday.

Texas city in hot water for knocking down homes, again

DALLAS (Reuters) - Fort Worth has been hit with its third lawsuit in a year from residents who claim the Texas city knocked down their homes by mistake.

McDonald's new 'Happy' mascot dubbed McScary in social media

CHICAGO (Reuters) - McDonald's restaurant chain says its new "Happy" mascot will bring "fun and excitement" to its children's meals, but social media contend the toothy, red box-shaped character will have the opposite effect.