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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Newser Superlatives - Bear Takes Family's Prius on Joyride

A roundup of today's most provocative stories, as voted by our readers.

Bear Takes Family's Prius on Joyride

(Newser) - Bears getting stuck in honeypots: old news. A bear getting stuck in a 2002 Toyota Prius, then managing to make it roll down the driveway: definitely new news, at least for one California family. They woke up around 3:30am on Aug. 28 to find a bear wedged inside the... More »

Most Brilliant: 92%

Let's Bring Back Home Ec

(Newser) - More schools should return to teaching home ec, argues a Michigan State history professor in the New York Times . No, not the home ec as it's come to be known in "cat's-eye glasses" stereotype, but the home ec as it was originally conceived—as a way to... More »

Most Scary: 81%

12-Hour Aussie Standoff Ends, Girl Safe

(Newser) - A 12-hour standoff has ended in Australia after police forced their way into the Sydney law office where a man, who claimed he had a bomb in his backpack, was holding his daughter hostage . The move was made after negotiations began to break down, say police. The 12-year-old girl has... More »

Most Depressing: 67%

Texas Wildfire Is 'Worst Ever'

(Newser) - Wildfires continued to ravage Central Texas yesterday as firefighters battled the most devastating single fire in Texas history, the Los Angeles Times reports. As of yesterday, 476 homes had been destroyed in Bastrop County, east of Austin; firefighters battled the flames as they tore through thousands of acres. With 40... More »

Most Intriguing: 67%

Radar Finds Preserved Roman Gladiator School

(Newser) - Archeologists near Vienna, Austria, say underground radar has made a spectacular find: a Roman gladiator school that appears to be in better shape than any found so far, reports Der Spiegel . It even still has the wooden post used to represent an opponent in the arena. Don't bank on... More »

Most Annoying: 81%

Real Housewives Grapples With Suicide in Premiere

(Newser) - They're down but not out. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was already back on the air last night just three weeks after Taylor Armstrong's estranged husband, Russell, committed suicide . The wives (not including Taylor) have a heart-to-heart about the tragedy right at the start of the season... More »