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Newser Daily Digest - The Perks of Marrying Yourself

The Perks of Marrying Yourself

(Newser) - After a broken engagement, a New York woman did something unusual on her planned wedding day— Desiree Moodie gathered some friends, headed to Central Park, and "married herself." Her cousin read out vows she had penned: "I will make my happiness a priority and forgive myself when... More »

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'Vicious Cycle' of New Recession Has Started

(Newser) - The crippled US economy is already tumbling into another recession, according to one economic institute. The Economic Cycle Research Institute reports on its website that dozens of leading indexes indicate another "full-blown recession" is occurring, not a "soft landing." Why heed ECRI’s warning? "Perhaps because,... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, October 1, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Business.

'HumbleBraggers,' You Know Who You Are

(Newser) - "Wow, I can't believe a national newspaper asked little old me to write a big story for it!" gushes Will Dean in the Independent . "Say hello to the humblebrag." For those outside the Twitter universe, "humblebragging" is the act of showing off one's... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, October 1, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.

Pentagon Allows Gay Weddings on Military Bases

(Newser) - The Defense Department today issued guidance to military chaplains saying that they are free to perform gay marriages on or off military bases in states where it’s legal. The memos are quick to add that these weddings can’t be official Defense Department events, and that “making DoD... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, October 1, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Arts & Living.

Prehistoric Kids Went to Art Class

(Newser) - Looks like art class may date back 13,000 years: Back then, research suggests, kids were getting help from adults as they decorated cave walls. Analysis of cave art in France reveals which works were created by kids, and the findings even indicate the artists’ likely ages and genders, the... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, October 1, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science & Health.

SEC Sees 'Apparent Failures' at Ratings Agencies

(Newser) - The SEC wagged its finger at the ratings agency industry today, accusing each of the 10 registered companies of "apparent failures" in key areas, including how they manage conflicts of interest, reports Reuters . Alas, those looking for specifics against the likes of Moody's, Fitch, and Standard & Poor'... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, October 1, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Business.

Amazon in Talks to Buy Palm

(Newser) - Hot on the heels of its Kindle Fire announcement , Amazon may be about to make a big acquisition: The company is in talks to buy Palm, an insider tells VentureBeat . Palm is currently owned by HP, but the tech firm wants to dump it, and Amazon is first in line... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, October 1, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Business, Technology.

Japan Firm Builds 'Noah's Ark' For Next Tsunami

(Newser) - It’s Noah’s Ark for the 21st century: A Japanese firm has built a tiny, floating shelter that can hold four adults, the AP reports. Called the “Noah,” the enhanced-fiberglass contraption looks like a huge tennis ball and doubles as a toy house for kids. Cosmo Power... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, October 1, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.

IBM Surpasses Microsoft, Claims No. 2 Tech Spot

(Newser) - Microsoft, once the world’s most valuable tech company, has now fallen to third place. IBM surpassed Microsoft yesterday to take the second-place spot, as its market value rose to $214 billion and Microsoft’s fell to $213.2 billion. It marked the first time IBM’s closing prices exceeded... More »

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Americans to Spend Nearly $7B on Halloween Stuff

(Newser) - Apparently, Halloween is more than just a holiday—it’s an economic stimulus package. Americans plan to spend a whopping $6.9 billion on costumes, decorations, and entertainment related to October 31, according to the National Retail Federation—and that’s more than double 2005’s number from the same... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, October 1, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Business, Arts & Living.

US Atom Smasher Shutting Down After Decades

(Newser) - Long before we feared the Large Hadron Collider would kill us all , the US boasted the world’s leading particle collider—and now, after 25 years, Fermilab’s Tevatron is being shut down. The machine’s biggest achievement was the discovery of the top quark, a subatomic particle that was... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, October 1, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science & Health.