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Friday, November 14, 2014

We Live Way Longer Than We Expect (Newser Happy Hour 6-pack)

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We Live Way Longer Than We Expect

We Live Way Longer Than We Expect

(Newser) - How long do you think you'll live? New research suggests you can tack a few more years on to whatever number you came up with. In 1992, University of Michigan researchers asked 26,000 Americans between the ages of 51 and 61 if they thought they would make it... More  »

 
After Man Tells Bishop He Smells, Vatican Takes Action

After Man Tells Bishop He Smells, Vatican Takes Action

(Newser) - Pope Francis made headlines last year when he said that he would like a "poor church, and for the poor." Now, after a man declined an invitation to dine with a bishop because, the man said simply, "puzzo"—or "I smell"—the pope is... More  »

 
Parents Must Pay Tuition for Estranged Daughter, 21

Parents Must Pay Tuition for Estranged Daughter, 21

(Newser) - New Jersey's Caitlyn Ricci appeared to take inspiration from Rachel Canning when she sued her parents for college tuition earlier this year—but Ricci won. The 21-year-old hasn't spoken to her divorced parents, Michael Ricci and Maura McGarvey, since February 2013, when she moved out of her mother'... More  »

 
Rape Victim: I Was Hounded About Faulty Hospital Bill

Rape Victim: I Was Hounded About Faulty Hospital Bill

(Newser) - Christine is a sexual assault forensic nurse from suburban Chicago; helping to put together Highland Park Hospital's sexual assault response protocol was one of her duties. So it was a particularly unwelcome surprise when, after she went to that same hospital in 2013 after being raped, she received a... More  »

 
Among Our Big Nuclear Problems: a Single Wrench

Among Our Big Nuclear Problems: a Single Wrench

(Newser) - Just 10 days before the deadline to wrap up nuclear negotiations with Iran, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is expected to announce today that there are "systemic problems across the nuclear enterprise," at least according to two Pentagon studies. Senior defense officials tell the New York Times that academic... More  »

 
WVU Puts Frats on Ice After 'Catastrophic Emergency'

WVU Puts Frats on Ice After 'Catastrophic Emergency'

(Newser) - Two fraternity incidents in less than two weeks spurred West Virginia University to take rather drastic action yesterday: It suspended all frat and sorority activities. The moratorium was imposed after 18-year-old Nolan Michael Burch was found by police unconscious and not breathing Wednesday evening at the Kappa Sigma house; an... More  »

 

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