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HIV Pandemic Traced to 1920s African Metropolis
(Newser) - More than half a century before AIDS even had a name, the HIV virus was already spreading across Africa via the city now known as Kinshasa, researchers say. In the 1920s, the city was Leopoldville, capital of the Belgian Congo, and scientists say a "perfect storm" of conditions caused... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, October 3, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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JPMorgan Hack Was Huge: 76M Households
(Newser) - News surfaced in August that hackers had gotten into customer data at JPMorgan Chase, but a regulatory filing today reveals that the hack was way bigger than originally thought: The nation's largest bank says the accounts of 76 million households and 7 million small businesses were compromised, reports Bloomberg... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, October 3, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money, Technology.
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'Man on the Moon' Didn't Get There Way We Thought
(Newser) - Scientists know it as Oceanus Procellarum, but the rest of us generally refer to it as the "Man on the Moon"—the huge dark splotch on the moon visible from Earth. Either way, how did it get there? One commonly held view is that a massive asteroid slammed... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, October 3, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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Kids Could Look Like Mom's Ex, Not Like Dad
(Newser) - Guys may unknowingly be leaving their mark on the world: Scientists from the University of New South Wales in Australia have taken on what was widely considered to be the discredited theory of telegony—the idea that a woman's children might resemble not just her current sexual partner, but... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, October 3, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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Man Quits Job to Push Huge Testicle Across US
(Newser) - Thomas Cantley quit his job in order to free up some time to take a most unusual journey: walking from Los Angeles to New York ... while pushing a huge "testicle," reports KENS5 . It's not quite as odd as it sounds. Cantley, 31, is a testicular cancer survivor,... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, October 3, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Lifestyle.
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Pregnant Woman: Starbucks Barista Blocked Me From Bathroom
(Newser) - If you are the lone thing standing between a woman with a 7- or 8-pound fetus parked on her bladder and the nearest public bathroom, well, let's just say digging your heels in isn't going to win you any pregnant friends or an employee of the month award.... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, October 3, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Lifestyle.
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Scientists Surprised by Central Park Dirt
(Newser) - Dirt probably isn't something you'd think of as having "so much going on," but scientist Kelly Ramirez begs to differ. She's sampled dirt from tropical forests to deserts around the world and found it "teeming with so many different types of organisms," she... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, October 3, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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Planes Rerouted to Prevent Walrus Stampede
(Newser) - Aircraft, media, and curious folks in general have been instructed to stay far away from the 35,000 walruses crammed onto an Alaskan beach to prevent the easily spooked animals from stampeding each other to death, the Guardian reports. "When they lose their sea ice habitat and come ashore... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, October 3, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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