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J. Crew Now Offers Size '000' (Newser Daily Digest)

J. Crew Now Offers Size '000'

(Newser) - As Americans grow ever larger, clothing stores like J. Crew are offering ever smaller sizes—and the retailer insists it's due to actual demand. Just not from Americans. In response to the controversy that ensued this week after the chain started offering size 000, a spokesperson explained to Today ... More »

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Inspirational Toddler, Generous Pilot Lift Spirits

(Newser) - Here's a look at some of the week's more uplifting stories: 'I Got It!': 2-Year-Old Teaches Self to Use Walker : As catchphrases go, this one is perfect given the circumstances. As 2-year-old Kayden Elijah takes his first steps with a walker, he repeatedly says, "I... More »

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Tracy Morgan Out of Rehab

(Newser) - More than a month after the June 7 crash that critically injured him and killed a fellow comedian and friend, Tracy Morgan was released from medical rehab yesterday and "will continue his recovery efforts at home with an aggressive outpatient program," says his publicist in a statement obtained... More »

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Company With 1 Worker Sees 25K% Stock Surge

(Newser) - Too good to be true? A company with just one employee, no assets, and no revenue saw its penny stocks rocket to a $6 billion valuation this summer—enough for the SEC to shut down its trading and launch an investigation, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company, Cynk, runs... More »

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American Gets Deadliest Form of Rare Plague

(Newser) - A rare and deadly form of plague has stricken a man in Colorado, but so far officials only say that he's being treated—and may have contracted the disease from his dog, Bloomberg reports. "He’s on treatment long enough to not be transmissible," said a spokeswoman... More »

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Why Skulls of Kids Encircled Ancient Villages

(Newser) - Visitors to some ancient villages in Switzerland and Germany weren't greeted by a nice garden or an archway. They encountered skulls—children's skulls, researchers say. According to a new study , certain lakeshore villages placed children's skulls and bones outside of town in an effort to ward off... More »

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Silent but Healthy: Sniffing Farts Is Good for You

(Newser) - To put it one way, small doses of hydrogen sulfide help keep cells healthy and thus help ward off maladies such as dementia, diabetes, and even cancer. To put it another way, "smelling farts could be the best thing you do today," as per CNET . As the Independent ... More »

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10 Most Popular Wedding 'First Dance' Songs

(Newser) - This happens to be one of the top weekends of the year for weddings, notes Business Insider , which picks up on new rankings from Spotify of the most popular first-dance songs. And the winners are: "At Last," Etta James "I Won't Give Up," Jason Mraz... More »

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Mysterious Coin Stash Unearthed—After 2K Years

(Newser) - A cave in Britain may have been the perfect hiding place for a stash of coins … because 2,000 years passed before anyone found them. A climber sheltering from the rain happened upon four coins in Dovedale, Derbyshire, reports the Ashbourne News Telegraph , which led to a National Trust... More »

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Amazon to FAA: Let Us Test Delivery Drones

(Newser) - Amazon's vision of a fleet of delivery drones is apparently closer to reality than realized: The company has asked the FAA for permission to run test flights on its own property, reports theStreet . Amazon says it's on a ninth-generation prototype that can carry packages up to 5 pounds... More »

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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 »

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