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Has Glenn Miller Mystery Been Solved?
(Newser) - The Glenn Miller mystery is getting a fresh look nearly 70 years after the beloved bandleader disappeared over the English Channel in 1944 on his way to play a concert for US troops in Paris—and a historian says newly discovered documents help explain what happened to him. An episode... More »Tracy Morgan Sues Walmart Over Crash
(Newser) - Tracy Morgan is suing Walmart over the crash that still has him struggling to recover after more than a month, reports CNN . Morgan and others in his limo say the chain was "careless and negligent" in regard to the Walmart tractor-trailer that slammed into their vehicle on the New... More »Female Yahoo Exec Accused of Sex Harassment by Female
(Newser) - Sexual harassment complaints aren't uncommon in the tech industry, but a new one at Yahoo is making headlines because of an unusual twist: A female executive is accused of coercing a female subordinate into sex. The lawsuit filed by engineer Nan Shi says that her boss, mobile exec Maria... More »9-Year-Old Water Skier Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba
(Newser) - A 9-year-old girl's love of the water ended up sadly dooming her in what her family calls a "one in a billion" occurrence. Hally "Bug" Yust of Spring Hill, Kan., died after contracting an infection commonly known as brain-eating amoeba, reports the Kansas City Star . The infection... More »5 Celeb-Owned Tourist Attractions
(Newser) - Taking a summer road trip? Obsessed with Hollywood? If both of those things apply to you, consider visiting one of these five travel attractions owned by celebrities, as rounded up by Biography.com : Dollywood: Dolly Parton bought a stake in a Tennessee theme park, named it after herself, and the... More »When Mad, Seahorses Unleash Surprising Sound
(Newser) - What does a seahorse do if you grab it and hold it in place underwater? It growls, of course. It may be a small, low sound, barely audible to the human ear, but scientists in Brazil report in the Journal of Zoology that they used a hydrophone to record audio... More »Unsubscribe or change your alert settings.
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