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NASA Heads to Moon Today
(Newser) - NASA's not done with the moon yet. It plans to launch two unmanned spacecraft today (Grail A and Grail B) to study the lunar gravitational field and interior, reports Space.com . The $496 million mission has an interesting twist, notes the PopSci blog: a MoonKAM that will allow students... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, September 10, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science & Health.
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Hackers Send Fake Terror Report on NBC Twitter Feed
(Newser) - The Script Kiddies have struck again: Hackers with the group got into the NBC News Twitter account and sent a series of fake tweets about a terror attack in New York City, reports the Naked Security blog. The FBI is investigating. The first tweet went up yesterday evening: "Breaking... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, September 10, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.
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Diabetic Walgreens Worker Fired for Taking Chips
(Newser) - What's worth more: An employee who's worked for 18 years with an unblemished record, or a $1.39 bag of chips? For Walgreens, the latter. Josefina Hernandez, a diabetic employee at a San Francisco Walgreens store, grabbed a bag of chips to boost her blood sugar when she... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, September 10, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Business.
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Unhealthiest Places in US Often Rural, Not Urban
(Newser) - It turns out being a country mouse may be bad for your health. People who live in rural parts of the US may be significantly less healthy than those living in cities and suburbs, according to a new study from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. The study found... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, September 10, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) , Arts & Living.
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Paralyzed Man to Wheel Up 14,000-Foot Pikes Peak
(Newser) - A 13-mile hike up a 14,100-foot mountain would be challenging for anyone, let alone someone with a physical disability. Tomorrow, a 42-year-old paralyzed Colorado man will do it in a wheelchair. Glen House will be one of about 450 hikers participating in the Pikes Peak Challenge for charity, and... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, September 10, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Arts & Living.
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Marty McFly Shoes Sell for ... $37K
(Newser) - Quick, what’s the most you’re willing to pay for a pair of shoes? If you’re figure was less than five-digits long, then you can’t hope to hang with British rapper Tinie Tempah, who last night spent a whopping $37,500 for the first pair of “... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, September 10, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Arts & Living.
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Marriott President's Son Wins $107M Lottery
(Newser) - In tough times, it's probably no surprise that sales of lottery tickets are booming across the country, as noted by USA Today . But a recent Mega Millions winner wasn't so down-on-his-luck to begin with: Virginia's Brian McCarthy, the son of Marriott hotels president Robert J. McCarthy, took... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, September 10, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Business.
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Sprint iPhone Said to Boast Unlimited Data
(Newser) - Sprint will not only get the iPhone 5 next month, it will also be offering something its competitors aren’t: unlimited data. Or at least, that’s what sources are telling Bloomberg . Neither Sprint nor Apple will comment, as the Sprint iPhone deal hasn’t been officially confirmed yet. Further... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, September 10, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Business, Technology.
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20K Patients’ Health Data Exposed Online
(Newser) - Confidential medical records of some 20,000 patients at a top hospital were posted online where anyone could see them—for almost a year. Somehow, data for Stanford Hospital’s ER patients moved from the hands of a billing contractor onto a Web site devoted to schoolwork help. The information... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, September 10, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.
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Dow Drops 300+ Points
(Newser) - President Obama might be getting good reviews for his plan to shore up the US economy, but investors are far more worried about Europe, reports MarketWatch . The Dow was down more than 300 points at midday to below 11,000, and both Nasdaq and the S&P 500 were each... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, September 10, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Business.
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Woman Dies Hours After Injecting Beef Fat Into Face
(Newser) - Add this to the list of really awful ways to go: An Illinois woman injected heated beef fat into her face yesterday, and died shortly thereafter. Janet Hardt, 63, had done it several times before, says a source, but after injecting the substance around her mouth and chin this time,... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, September 10, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) .
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News Flash: These Apps Won't Cure Your Acne
(Newser) - No matter what the ads say, you just can’t cure acne with an iPhone. The FTC has moved to shush a pair of apps claiming to do just that. Going for 99 cents on Android Marketplace, AcnePwner said users could “Kill ACNE with this simple, yet powerful tool.... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, September 10, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.
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Obama Plan Would Bring 1.9M Jobs: Moody's
(Newser) - President Obama’s jobs plan would put some 1.9 million people back to work and grow the economy 2%, says Moody’s chief economist. The plan could slice the unemployment rate by a percentage point, adds Mark Zandi, whose analysis comes as the president heads to Virginia to... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, September 10, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Business.
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NASA: Watch Out for Falling Satellite
(Newser) - We’ve heard that quantities of space junk are past the “tipping point” ; now NASA tells us pieces of a “dead” satellite will soon plummet to Earth. But don’t worry—there’s only a one-in-3,200 chance a chunk will hit somebody, the Telegraph reports. The Upper... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, September 10, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science & Health.
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Bank of America Job Cuts May Reach 40K
(Newser) - Job cuts at Bank of America could hit a number much higher than earlier reported —four times higher: Executives are now discussing cutbacks to the tune of 40,000 positions, the Wall Street Journal reports. A final decision isn’t expected until later today. The bank is aiming to... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, September 10, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Business.
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