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Did Brushing Up Against Plant Kill Gardener? (Newser Daily Digest)

Did Brushing Up Against Plant Kill Gardener?

(Newser) - Nathan Greenaway collapsed at the English estate where he worked and was rushed to a hospital in September, where, for five days, doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong with the 33-year-old. He died on Sept. 7 of multiple organ failure, and at a pre-inquest hearing this week, a... More »

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How $125K-a-Year Teachers Affect Kids' Test Scores

(Newser) - A charter school in Manhattan has been conducting an experiment of sorts: How do students perform if teachers are paid $125,000 a year? The results so far at the Equity Project Charter School look promising, the Atlantic reports. The fifth- through eighth-graders slowly saw test scores rise over the... More »

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Rescue at Sea Defies Odds

(Newser) - A miracle rescue at sea and a hospital's over-and-above efforts for a dying patient are among the week's uplifting stories: Man Saved After 2 Days at Sea : When a life jacket isn't within reach, just grab a cooler. Fisherman Solano Salazar is alive courtesy of the foam... More »

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In Bat Battles, Rivals Jam Each Other's Sonar

(Newser) - Bats don't mess around when it comes to food fights—they can prevent rivals from snagging prey by emitting a noise that essentially jams the other bat's sonar. One researcher discovered the tactic for the first time among the Mexican free-tailed bat, which, like all bats, uses "... More »

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The Weirdest True Story on Rumor Site Snopes

(Newser) - For two decades, Snopes.com has acted as a voice of reason on the Internet, making a name for itself by debunking rumors as they circulate. Founder David Mikkelson was involved in an online newsgroup that focused on urban legends; when graphical web browsers hit the scene, he started the... More »

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Kids Born in 'Sperm Deal' Caught in 4-Parent Fight

(Newser) - What started out as a well-intentioned parenting arrangement has deteriorated into one of the most "bruising and distressing" cases a British family court judge has ever seen, the Telegraph reports. A gay man in a civil partnership decided to donate his sperm to a lesbian friend (also in a... More »

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Judge's Doodle Was Key to Detroit Bankruptcy Deal

(Newser) - The plan approved by a judge yesterday to get Detroit out of bankruptcy is, as you'd expect, a complicated thing. But both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal say the deal had the simplest of origins: Journal: It "started with a doodle on a legal... More »

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Why One Woman Lived on Dog Food for 6 Days

(Newser) - Paleo dieter Anne Kadet was getting tired of the high prices of meat and produce, so she found another source of nutrients—one that certainly wasn't made with her in mind. "I couldn’t help notice that my dog’s high-end kibble—like my paleo diet—is high... More »

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In Your 20s? Here's How to Get a Fatter Salary at 40

(Newser) - A new study has a message for twentysomethings: To land a better-paying job that you love when you're older, it's healthy to job-hop now. It seems that frequent job-switchers boost their odds of having higher-paying, more satisfying jobs in their 30s and 40s, the Atlantic reports. While the... More »

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