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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Rural NY Hermit Was Secret Millionaire (Newser Happy Hour 6-pack)

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Rural NY Hermit Was Secret Millionaire

(Newser) - An elderly man found dead near his ramshackle rural home in New York state had millions of dollars in the bank but appears to have valued his solitude more than luxuries like plumbing or heating. George Konnight, 79, had lived in the same home with his sisters since childhood and... More »

Big-Game-Hunting Cheerleader Under Fire

(Newser) - The Internet has set its sights on a 19-year-old Texas Tech cheerleader who posted photos to her Facebook page documenting her big-game hunting exploits in Africa. Kendall Jones' bio recounts her hunting experience—a trip to Zimbabwe at age 9 where she was "just too small to hold the... More »

Groom Says Vows, Then Chases Thief

(Newser) - Jared Lightle didn't need his running shoes to chase a thief. After a renewal of vows ceremony with his wife, Stephanie, Lightle found himself running after one ... in patent leather shoes. The groom was loading gifts into his car in the parking lot at the Scottish Rite Temple in... More »

Revenge Killing? Teen Found Dead, Jerusalem Erupts

(Newser) - Tensions boiled over in Jerusalem today after the body of a Palestinian teenager reported kidnapped an hour earlier was found in a forest in the city. The death of 17-year-old Mohammed Abu Khudair is widely believed to be a revenge killing for the deaths of three kidnapped Israeli teenagers in... More »

Portia Went to Rehab Over 'Ugly' Ellen Fight: Insider

(Newser) - Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi always seem like such a lovely couple—but things are apparently very different behind closed doors. A source tells In Touch that de Rossi did a secret 30-day stint in rehab in May—and, as per the Contra Costa Times , it was trouble with... More »

Attempt to Transfer Migrants Out of Texas Ends Poorly

(Newser) - The chants heard yesterday included "USA!" but it wasn't a World Cup scene. Southern California protesters were also shouting "Deport, Deport!" and "Go home" at three buses carrying undocumented immigrants—a large number of them women and children from Central America—who had recently... More »