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    • When you're the president of the United States, you don't hold your own umbrella. Highly trained Marines do it for you.

      There was an unexpected bit of rain during a joint news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the White House Rose Garden on Thursday.

      As drops fell on the two world leaders, President Barack Obama asked for some protection from the elements. "Why don't we get a couple of Marines," he said. "They're gonna look good next to us. Just 'cuz I've got a change of suits, but I don't know about our prime minister. There we go. [Gestures to press.] You guys, I'm sorry about."

      Two dedicated Marines swooped in like hawks, open umbrellas at the ready. Those attending the news conference were presumably on their own.

      The mockery began on Twitter almost immediately. One self-identified conservative posted a picture with a caption reading: "OBAMA CALLS IN MARINES TO HOLD HIS UMBRELLA."

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    • Man finds $4.85 million Lotto ticket in cookie jar

      By Mike Krumboltz | The Sideshow – Thu, May 16, 2013

      A man facing foreclosure on his Geneva, Ill., house found a solution to his problem in the unlikeliest of placesā€”the cookie jar.

      Richard Cerezo was going through his old lottery tickets, which he kept in a cookie jar, the Chicago Tribune reports, and took themĀ to the 7-Eleven to see if he had any winners. For one of them, it turned out, he needed to file a claim, which, according to Cerezo, meant the ticket was worth at least $600.

      Excited, he returned home and checked the numbers on his computer.

      From the Chicago Tribune:

      ā€œAs each number kept matching, the smile kept going higher and higher. And when I realized we had all six numbers, it was that shocking moment of, ā€˜Whoa, can this really be?ā€™ā€ he said in a news conference on Wednesday. ā€œFast forward to the next day, Monday: Called in sick ... went down into Chicago. Itā€™s one of feelings where itā€™s okay if they fire me.ā€

      Cerezo spoke to lottery officials, who told him the ticket was worth $4.85 million. Cerezo told reporters that he

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    • Portland police officer stops car chase to help duck

      By Mike Krumboltz | The Sideshow – Thu, May 16, 2013

      A Portland, Ore., police officer in pursuit of a speeding car, put the chase on hold to help a duck in distress.

      In a dash-cam video released by the Portland Police Bureau, viewers are treated to what looks like the beginning of an exciting high-speed chase. A car zooms past a hiding police cruiser, and then Officer Mark James begins the pursuit.

      But not long into the chase (the video above has been sped up), James sees a duck crossing the busy road. Rather than leave it to fend for itself, he pulls over and guides it to safety.

      [Related: Giant rubber duck sails into Hong Kong harbor]

      James then resumes his pursuit, but by then the speeder had escaped. The upside: The officer's actions made plenty of people happy.

      On YouTube, the comments were nearly across-the-board positive.

      One commenter wrote, "I can't love this enough!!!"

      Another said, "This conversation, in conjunction with the video, make me want to move to Portland. I mean .... nice police officers? It's a utopia!"

      But not

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