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Fare-Skipping Banker Banned From Industry

Fare-Skipping Banker Banned From Industry

(Newser) - A multimillionaire British banker's system for dodging around $20 a day in train fares has cost him $65,500 and his career. Investigators say Jonathan Burrows, 44, would save cash by boarding a train at an unmanned rural station outside London without a ticket every morning, then use a... More  »
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200K Facebook Shares Force Suspect's Surrender

200K Facebook Shares Force Suspect's Surrender

(Newser) - After his picture was shared on Facebook almost 200,000 times, child porn suspect Jeremiah Malfroid "called his mother and said, 'I can’t take the pressure any more, I am going to turn myself in,'" authorities say. The 33-year-old, who was wanted in Ohio, surrendered... More  »
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'Alpha Males' Pour This on Their Food

'Alpha Males' Pour This on Their Food

(Newser) - Wonder if a guy has high testosterone? Just put a spice bottle next to him and see how much he pours on his dinner, according to a new study . Scientists at the University of Grenoble say that among 114 men aged 18 to 44, those who added the most spicy... More  »
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Pilots May Have to Fly Jetliners All Alone

Pilots May Have to Fly Jetliners All Alone

(Newser) - Imagine peeking into a jetliner cockpit and seeing a single pilot in there, responsible for flying all of those people. Well, NASA wants to seriously consider that option with a new $4 million study, the Wall Street Journal reports. Contract winner Rockwell Collins Inc. will look at whether a second... More  »
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Louvre Spending $67M to Keep You From Getting Lost

Louvre Spending $67M to Keep You From Getting Lost

(Newser) - Ever waited in a two-and-a-half-hour line at the world's most-visited museum? Its own president has, when he tried visiting the Louvre as a tourist, the New York Times reports. Now, Jean-Luc Martinez is working to make the museum more visitor-friendly—and tougher to get lost in. He's reorganizing... More  »
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Uber Runs Into Big Trouble in Sydney

Uber Runs Into Big Trouble in Sydney

(Newser) - Uber ran smack dab into trouble today amid the somewhat unlikely backdrop of Sydney's hostage crisis: The company's rates quadrupled , automatically soaring because, as users of Uber's app were told, "demand is off the charts." Mashable reported on the issue, and Uber subsequently made all... More  »
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Investor Group Gets Its Claws on PetSmart for $8.7B

Investor Group Gets Its Claws on PetSmart for $8.7B

(Newser) - The question probably shouldn't be why someone just snatched up PetSmart for $8.7 billion, but why more investors weren't interested in acquiring this retailer. That's what a managing director of BC Partners—the private equity firm that led itself and other buyers in a strategic move... More  »
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3K Years Later, Pharaoh Statue Rises Again

3K Years Later, Pharaoh Statue Rises Again

(Newser) - In 1200BC, an earthquake took down a 43-foot statue of Amenhotep III, the grandfather of Tutankhamun. More than 3,200 years later, it's once again standing in Egypt, thanks to archaeologists who reassembled its 89 sizable pieces and many smaller fragments. Its 121 tons now lord over those who... More  »
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Near Extinction: Turtle That Breathes Through Its Butt

Near Extinction: Turtle That Breathes Through Its Butt

(Newser) - The days of the white-throated snapping turtle (Elseya albagula) appear to be numbered, according to the Australian government, which has recently declared them critically endangered. If that isn't attention-grabbing enough, consider that the animal prompted a biologist to talk like this: "These turtles breathe out of their ass,... More  »
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Roller Coaster Triggers Stroke in 4-Year-Old

Roller Coaster Triggers Stroke in 4-Year-Old

(Newser) - A 4-year-old boy went on a couple of roller-coaster rides during a family vacation over the summer and left the amusement park with a torn carotid artery. Doctors report in the journal Pediatric Neurology that the jerkiness and gravitational forces of the ride appear to be the culprit, and that... More  »
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#illridewithyou Triumphs Amid Hostage Situation

#illridewithyou Triumphs Amid Hostage Situation

(Newser) - In the midst of ominous developments this morning in Sydney, Australia, one encouraging storyline has emerged: Australians are coming out en masse on social media to proclaim that intolerance will not be tolerated. The #illridewithyou hashtag has rapidly gone viral, with residents streaming online to express an eager willingness to... More  »
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