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	Click to View in Browser 01/14/2015 NASCAR's Busch says former girlfriend is 'assassin' (Reuters) - NASCAR champion Kurt Busch, testifying about a request for a protective order against him, said his ex-girlfriend is a trained assassin sent on covert missions who once returned to their hotel room in a blood-splattered evening gown. Nighttime shop queues banned in three Venezuela states amid shortages CARACAS (Reuters) - Governors in three Venezuelan states have banned nighttime queuing as huge lines continue to snake around shops across the scarcity-plagued OPEC nation. Norwegian fined for false promise on contract killing OSLO (Reuters) - A 21-year-old Norwegian man was fined 10,000 crowns ($1,300) for fraud because he accepted a contract killing job without intending to carry it out, police told Reuters on Wednesday. Seattle dog takes solo trips to the park via city bus SEATTLE (Reuters) - Every dog has its day - at least on one Seattle bus route. Man rescued off coast of Mexico by Disney cruise ship: ABC News (Reuters) - A man who fell overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship off the coast of Cozumel, Mexico, was rescued hours later by a passing Disney Cruise Line ship after a passenger heard him calling for help, ABC News reported on Tuesday. Coin dealer pays nearly $2.6 million for rare American penny LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Beverly Hills rare coin dealer purchased a 1792 American penny for nearly $2.6 million, the most ever paid for a one-cent piece at auction. Houston retailer offers furniture buyers a $7,000 oil price bet HOUSTON (Reuters) - An enterprising furniture retailer in Houston has come up with a unique way of letting people bet on future oil prices in the world's energy capital. Swiss clamp down on cross-border pizza delivery ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's frugal pizza lovers have had their hopes dashed for a special rule that would have allowed them to keep ordering cheaper pizza delivery from neighboring Germany. Saudi cleric condemns snowmen as anti-Islamic DUBAI (Reuters) - A prominent Saudi Arabian cleric has whipped up controversy by issuing a religious ruling forbidding the building of snowmen, described them as anti-Islamic. Indiana couple arrested after video shows handgun in toddler's mouth (Reuters) - An Indiana couple has been charged with child neglect after cell phone video obtained by authorities recorded the pair telling a one-year-old baby to put a gun in her mouth and instructing her to make sounds like the weapon was firing, police said. Related Video Dealer pays a pretty penny for rare coin Bull elephant gets too close for comfort in Thai park Entertainment News A Minute With: Sienna Miller on acting, 'American Sniper' Stunning Orfeo has 'breakneck' role for Hungarian tenor 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