Babette's errant email cripples German parliament (Reuters)
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Reuters - The German parliament's email system was hampered for several hours for more than 4,000 staffers and deputies when hundreds of workers responded to an errant email sent by one staffer named "Babette" to all 4,032 co-workers. Read entire article...
Revealed: Famous names who snubbed UK queen's honors (Reuters)
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Reuters - Receiving an honor from Britain's Queen Elizabeth marks the pinnacle of many careers. But for more than 250 people named in a once-secret official document, the idea was so unappealing that they turned down the monarch's offer. Read entire article...
Four-year-old U.S. boy pulls out marijuana at school (Reuters)
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Reuters - A four-year-old U.S. boy who announced to his teacher at school snack time that he wanted to share pulled nine bags of marijuana out of his jacket pocket, police said on Wednesday. Read entire article...
$5 here, $37 there: Americans' indulgences add up (Reuters)
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Reuters - Those venti lattes add up. Read entire article...
Irishman makes "billion-euro home" of shredded notes (Reuters)
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Reuters - An unemployed Irish artist has built a home from the shredded remains of 1.4 billion euros ($1.82 billion), a monument to the "madness" he says has been wrought on Ireland by the single currency, from a spectacular construction boom to a wrenching bust. Read entire article...
London's Big Ben is leaning, parliament sinking: reports (Reuters)
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Reuters - The landmark clock tower containing Big Ben at Britain's Palace of Westminster, is tilting, while media reports Monday said the mother of all parliaments was slipping into the River Thames, raising fears over its future. Read entire article...

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