Insurance Firm Pays $21K of Settlement in Coins
(Newser) - Andres Carrasco was likely happy to hear in June that he was being awarded a settlement from an insurance company after one of its workers allegedly assaulted him. He was definitely not happy to see how $21,000 of that settlement recently arrived at his attorney's office—in 5-gallon... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, August 7, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
Record Number Fear Their Kids Will Be Worse Off
(Newser) - Americans are riddled with anxiety about financial prospects for their children—and the majority of them are pointing the finger at DC pols for their worries. A Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll of 1,000 adults found that a record 76% of them don't think today's kids will... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, August 7, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
Why You Shouldn't Panic Over That Russian Hack
(Newser) - The New York Times struck fear into Internet users everywhere yesterday with its report that Russian hackers had gotten hold of a staggering 1.2 billion username and password combinations. But is the threat exaggerated? At Forbes , Kashmir Hill finds it a little fishy that Hold Security, the Wisconsin security... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, August 7, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.
The Fastest Way to Tell if Someone's a Narcissist
(Newser) - By definition, narcissists spend a lot of time focused on themselves. So it should be no surprise that the fastest way to tell if someone is a narcissist is simply to ask them. Researchers compared the gold-standard 40-item diagnostic test to one question: "To what extent do you agree... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, August 7, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Lifestyle.
Sandstorms Reveal Ancient Designs in Peru Desert
(Newser) - Sandstorms in Peru have revealed mysterious designs believed to have been etched into the desert thousands of years ago. The newly exposed geoglyphs, discovered last week by a pilot flying over the region, include a snake nearly 200 feet long as well as a bird and some llama-like creatures, reports... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, August 7, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
Parkinson's Drug Gives Woman 'Unwelcome' Orgasms
(Newser) - Apparently not everyone wants to have multiple orgasms a day. While the typical side effects of the Parkinson's drug rasagiline are flulike symptoms, depression, stomach problems, and joint pain, for one woman the side effect was spontaneous orgasms that began to disrupt her days—typically three to five of... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, August 7, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
After 10-Year Chase, Space Probe Catches Comet
(Newser) - The thrill is often in the chase itself—though for European Space Agency scientists, there's definitely a thrill in actually catching the object they've been chasing. The Rosetta space probe, which was sent hurtling through space a decade ago to hunt down comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko—aka the "rubber... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, August 7, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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