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US Ebola Patient Vomited 'All Over' Outside Apartment

(Newser) - The first Ebola patient diagnosed in the US is now in isolation, but a Texas health official is telling KHOU this morning that more than 80 people came into at least indirect contact with Liberian national Thomas Duncan. Of those, four or five are being monitored closely and have been... More »

2 Women Vanished From Town UVa Suspect Lived In

(Newser) - The man accused of kidnapping UVa student Hannah Graham was accused of raping a woman at Liberty University in the fall of 2002, but she didn't proceed with the case. Jesse Matthew was a student there at the time—and left that school for Christopher Newport University, where he... More »

Tiny Monet: Autistic Girl, 5, Sells Paintings for Thousands

(Newser) - When Iris Grace Halmshaw's parents first supplied their daughter with painting supplies, they hoped it would be a fun way for the autistic girl to express herself. But instead of stick figures, Iris Grace immersed herself in abstract impressionist painting for hours at a time, often depicting movement in... More »

China Warns of Hong Kong 'Chaos'

(Newser) - China's ruling party mouthpiece has warned of "chaos" and expressed strong support for Hong Kong's embattled leader in his faceoff with pro-democracy protesters who have threatened to occupy government offices unless he steps down by the end of today. The People's Daily said in a commentary... More »

Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher Have Baby

(Newser) - The days of E! breathlessly tracking Mila Kunis' prenatal yoga class attendance are over: Kunis has given birth. She and Ashton Kutcher welcomed a daughter Tuesday, People reports. "She's here and healthy," says a source, but no name has yet been revealed. (Our bets are on Lulu... More »

Lil Miss Hot Mess and Co. Win Facebook Battle

(Newser) - Victory for Sister Roma, Lil Miss Hot Mess, and hundreds of other drag queens who had fallen foul of Facebook's "real name" policy: The company says it will ease up on the policy and they can carry on using their stage names. The drag queens had their accounts... More »

US Keeping Nukes in Case of ... Asteroids?

(Newser) - Somebody's been watching Armageddon: American nuclear authorities say they have delayed getting rid of old warhead components because they could help protect the world from killer asteroids. Authorities say the warheads are being kept "pending a senior-level government evaluation of their use in planetary defense against earthbound asteroids,... More »

This Could Be World's Most Endangered Animal

(Newser) - A new species of whale has been identified in an underwater canyon in the Gulf of Mexico, but scientists fear they won't have long to get to know it: There are only about 50 of the unique species of Bryde's whale left in waters off the Florida Panhandle,... More »

Shipwreck Canada Most Wanted to Find Is Found

(Newser) - One of two ships from Sir John Franklin's doomed 1845 Arctic expedition was discovered last month —and Canadian authorities have now confirmed that it was the one they most wanted to find. The well-preserved ship is the HMS Erebus, which was the explorer's flagship and may contain... More »