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Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2013 AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Powerball jackpot Saturday night could exceed the $600 million figure being advertised, possibly rivaling the largest lottery payoff in U.S. history, a Texas Lottery official said on Saturday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/18/us-usa-lottery-idUSBRE94G0ZY20130518?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=36 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/18/us-usa-lottery-idUSBRE94G0ZY20130518?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=36 oddlyEnoughNews Sat, 18 May 2013 18:37:05 -0400 BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Critics ridiculed European Union bureaucrats on Saturday for taking time off fighting the euro zone's debt crisis to impose strict new rules on how restaurants serve olive oil. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/18/us-eu-oliveoil-idUSBRE94H09820130518?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=36 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/18/us-eu-oliveoil-idUSBRE94H09820130518?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=36 oddlyEnoughNews Sat, 18 May 2013 11:20:34 -0400 CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Back on Earth, Canadian astronaut and cyberspace tweeter Chris Hadfield is getting a rough re-introduction to gravity after a five-month stint aboard the International Space Station, the former commander told reporters during a video webcast from Houston. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/us-space-astronaut-idUSBRE94G0KL20130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=36 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/us-space-astronaut-idUSBRE94G0KL20130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=36 oddlyEnoughNews Fri, 17 May 2013 14:33:46 -0400 MILAN (Reuters) - The nightclub dancer at the center of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's "bunga bunga" sex trial told a court on Friday that guests at the media tycoon's parties dressed as nuns, nurses and U.S. President Barack Obama. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/us-italy-berlusconi-crossdressing-idUSBRE94G0K620130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=36 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/us-italy-berlusconi-crossdressing-idUSBRE94G0K620130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=36 oddlyEnoughNews Fri, 17 May 2013 11:55:24 -0400 (Reuters) - An Idaho man who admitted to breaking into a Boise zoo last year and killing a monkey was sentenced to seven years in prison on Thursday, court records show. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/us-usa-monkey-death-idUSBRE94G01P20130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=36 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/us-usa-monkey-death-idUSBRE94G01P20130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=36 oddlyEnoughNews Thu, 16 May 2013 21:25:31 -0400 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles has earned the dubious distinction for the second year in a row as the U.S. city with the most dog attacks on mail carriers, the U.S. Postal Service said. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/us-usa-postal-dogs-idUSBRE94G00P20130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=36 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/us-usa-postal-dogs-idUSBRE94G00P20130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=36 oddlyEnoughNews Thu, 16 May 2013 20:23:29 -0400 ROME (Reuters) - An encyclopedia of Italian political slang has shone a light on a colorful and Byzantine world where lawmakers and journalists speak a language you won't find in any ordinary dictionary. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/16/us-italy-politics-slang-idUSBRE94F0QL20130516?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=36 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/16/us-italy-politics-slang-idUSBRE94F0QL20130516?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=36 oddlyEnoughNews Thu, 16 May 2013 18:56:02 -0400 LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - In December James Cleaveland made an unusual New Year's resolution: to do all he could to keep police in the city of Keene, New Hampshire, from issuing parking tickets. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/15/us-usa-newhampshire-robinhood-idUSBRE94E1C720130515?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=36 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/15/us-usa-newhampshire-robinhood-idUSBRE94E1C720130515?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=36 oddlyEnoughNews Wed, 15 May 2013 18:29:13 -0400 ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's contemporary art scene is buzzing. Collectors pay millions for the hottest works at exclusive auctions, high-end galleries are springing up by the dozen, and more and more Turkish artists are holding exhibitions abroad. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/15/us-turkey-art-idUSBRE94E0OP20130515?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=36 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/15/us-turkey-art-idUSBRE94E0OP20130515?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=36 oddlyEnoughNews Wed, 15 May 2013 13:49:45 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday evening sought laughs rather than legal clarity as they weighed a tragic case concerning a despotic Roman general and his overbearing mother. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/14/us-usa-court-shakespeare-idUSBRE94D0WV20130514?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=36 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/14/us-usa-court-shakespeare-idUSBRE94D0WV20130514?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=36 oddlyEnoughNews Tue, 14 May 2013 14:11:38 -0400