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	Click to View in Browser 06/18/2014 California mayor lambasted for dog poop incident resigns: media Reuters - The mayor of the wealthy Southern California city of San Marino, who has been dogged by security camera images purporting to show him toss a bag of canine feces on to his neighbor's property, has resigned, media reported. Michigan man accused of trying to toss drug-packed football into prison (Reuters) - A Michigan man faces felony charges for allegedly trying to hurl a football stuffed with heroin and cell phones into a state prison yard, a corrections department spokesman said on Tuesday. Nuns sue strip club near their Chicago-area convent CHICAGO (Reuters) - A group of Chicago-area nuns is suing a strip club behind their convent, complaining of noise, glaring neon lights, fist fights and heaps of litter that include empty whiskey bottles and used condoms. In France, woman sang during throat surgery to save voice PARIS (Reuters) - A professional singer said on Monday she sang through a throat surgery carried out under hypnosis in France to ensure that doctors did not harm her vocal cords. Coast Guard rescues man trying to row from New York to Scotland NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man trying to row across the Atlantic from New York to a Scottish island was rescued during a storm early on Saturday by a U.S. Coast Guard team who plucked him from choppy waters off Long Island, an official with the agency said. Bolivian president gives U.N. chief coca birthday cake SANTA CRUZ Bolivia (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon got an unusual treat for his 70th birthday on Friday when the president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, presented him with a cake made with coca leaves. New Orleans woman celebrated party-style at unorthodox funeral NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - When Miriam "Mae-Mae" Burbank succumbed to cancer earlier this month, her New Orleans family determined the funeral would be no ordinary celebration of her life. Canada gold mine on sale for $2 million in bitcoin (Reuters) - Gold, the hard asset long seen as the ultimate hedge against risk, has fallen so much out of favor in recent years that the owner of a mine in Canada's historic Yukon gold belt wants to sell the property for $2 million in bitcoin, a virtual currency. Fossil found during New Mexico bachelor party is 10 million years old ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) - A fossil mastodon skull found by a group attending a bachelor party at a New Mexico lakeshore is more than 10 million years old and will take at least six months to clean, a museum paleontologist said on Friday. New Jersey casino cheat sentenced to 17 years in prison NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rolling snake eyes is now the least of Derek Bethea's concerns. Related Video Die-hard soccer fans find unique accomodations in Rio Monkeys force residents to be prisoners in own homes Entertainment News Universal Orlando to open new Harry Potter ride in July Arterton goes back to roots for "Made in Dagenham" musical 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