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Time for Women on US Paper Money?
(Newser) - The days of American paper money being an all-boys club could be numbered. President Obama said yesterday that he had received a letter from a young girl wondering why there were no women on US bills, "and then she gave me a long list of possible women to put... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, July 31, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
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Student Could Get 8 Years for Sharing Paper Online
(Newser) - A grad student in Colombia who says he just wanted to help other researchers—and the endangered amphibians they study—could get up to eight years in prison for copyright infringement after sharing a research paper he found online. Diego Gomez, 26, posted the other student's paper on a... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, July 31, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.
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Mammoths and Mastodons Stuck Close to Home
(Newser) - Mr. Snuffleupagus and friends didn’t much like to leave home—at least not the ones that lived in what is now Ohio and Kentucky, a University of Cincinnati study reveals. Researchers had long believed mammoths and mastodons were nomadic, but their teeth tell a different story. Mammoths ate grasses... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, July 31, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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Lab Ditches Class to Rid Workers of Drawls
(Newser) - Looks like workers at a Tennessee lab are "stuck" with their Southern drawls after all. Management at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is reneging on its offer of a six-week course designed to strip employees of their "y'alls" and "yonders" after people complained about the premise, reports... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, July 31, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Lifestyle.
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Many Parents Have to Pay Off Dead Kids' Student Loans
(Newser) - Probably the last thing parents mourning a deceased child want to do is deal with late notices from creditors—especially when those notices are for a student loan taken out by their lost loved one. That's what happened to pastor Steve Mason, who found himself saddled with a $100,... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, July 31, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
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Pope Offers Tips for Happiness
(Newser) - Pope Francis is out with a new 10 Commandments of sorts, but this list, given to the Argentine weekly Viva, is all about how to be happy. A sampling, as rounded up by the National Catholic Reporter : 'Live and let live': This is the pope's No. 1, and... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, July 31, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Lifestyle.
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We're Eating 'Scaly Anteaters' Into Extinction
(Newser) - Pangolins, also known as scaly anteaters, are the only known mammals in the world to sport scales. But people are eating them and using their scales for their perceived medicinal value, and now all eight pangolin species are nearing extinction. Just a few days ago, officials in Vietnam found 1.... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, July 31, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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Martha Stewart Explains Her Drone Obsession
(Newser) - Martha Stewart is, apparently, a really big fan of drones. She told Vanity Fair all about her love for drone photography, she's celebrated it on her blog, and now she's explaining her feelings in Time . She received a photo-taking drone for her birthday, she writes, and has used... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, July 31, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.
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Light at Night May Interfere With Breast Cancer Drug
(Newser) - Light at night has already been widely linked to poorer sleep quality , but now even dim light is being shown to interfere with a breast cancer drug's ability to do its job. So says a new study on rats out of Tulane University School of Medicine, which found that... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, July 31, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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UK to Let Driverless Cars Take the Road
(Newser) - The UK is the latest country to allow driverless cars to hit the highway. The country will start allowing the cars on public roads beginning in January, the BBC reports. California, Florida, and Nevada have already let driverless cars zoom through the streets, as has Japan. Britain will start with... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, July 31, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.
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Economy Surged at 4% Rate in Spring
(Newser) - After a dismal winter, the US economy sprang back to life in the April-June quarter, growing at a fast 4% annual rate on the strength of higher consumer and business spending. That beat economists' expectations, the New York Times notes. The Commerce Department says the second-quarter rebound followed a sharp... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, July 31, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
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What the New Round of Russia Sanctions Means
(Newser) - Amid tensions between Vladimir Putin and the West, Russians have shown little serious concern about the direction their country is headed. But with the downing of the Malaysia Airlines plane and increasing sanctions from the US and EU , the mood appears to be shifting, the New York Times reports. Russian... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, July 31, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
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Landmark Ruling Opens Door for Fast-Food Unions
(Newser) - McDonald's can't completely reject responsibility for the pay and working conditions of people in McDonald's uniforms serving McDonald's food at McDonald's restaurants, the National Labor Relations Board decided in a landmark ruling yesterday. The board said that the company could be considered a joint employer... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, July 31, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
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