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	Click to View in Browser 01/15/2015 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. Night lines banned at shops in some Venezuela states; scarcity persists CARACAS (Reuters) - Governors in three Venezuelan states have banned overnight queuing amid huge and sometimes rowdy lines around shops across the scarcity-plagued country. Volunteers search for missing wallaby in Washington state SEATTLE (Reuters) - Volunteers were searching a wooded area north of Seattle for a missing marsupial who bounded away from its crate during a transfer to a local petting zoo last week, putting the animal at risk for predators, its guardian said on Wednesday. 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. Related Video African penguins bond with San Diego Zoo staff Dealer pays a pretty penny for rare coin Entertainment News Offbeat films 'Birdman,' 'Budapest Hotel' lead Oscar race Filmmaker Polanski says he does not expect to be extradited to US 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