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Yes, Pot Actually Can Make You Paranoid (Newser Daily Digest)

Yes, Pot Actually Can Make You Paranoid

(Newser) - There has long been a known association between marijuana and paranoia, but UK researchers wanted to find out if cannabis actually causes paranoia in some people—and the answer is a resounding yes, write researchers Daniel Freeman and Jason Freeman in the Guardian . They studied 121 people who had taken... More »

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Boss: Keep Toilet Breaks Under 6 Minutes Per Day

(Newser) - If you have to use the loo at Chicago's WaterSaver Faucet Company, you better do it in six minutes or fewer—per day. A local union says the factory has installed swipe card systems on its bathrooms to time potty breaks, slapping employees with disciplinary measures if they exceed... More »

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Corporate Income Tax Is a Game No One Wins

(Newser) - This week, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew asked Congress to make it harder for US corporations to evade taxes by being "acquired" by a foreign corporation in a low-tax country. It's the latest in the long back-and-forth game of corporate taxation, writes Megan McArdle at Bloomberg . For every move... More »

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Blogger Fined for Ranking Too High on Google

(Newser) - Apparently in France, writing a negative review can land you in deep merde—at least if that review gets too popular. A French judge has fined a blogger more than $3,000 because her bad review of a restaurant ranked too highly in that restaurant's Google search results, the... More »

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San Francisco's Median Home Price: $1M

(Newser) - If you’re wondering why you can't afford a home in the City by the Bay, blame the "Google kids": Tech workers with cash to burn are part of the reason that the median price paid for a home in San Francisco just reached $1 million, reports the... More »

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Wisconsin's New Scourge: 'Crazy Worms'?

(Newser) - With 5,000 or so species of earthworms wriggling about the planet, a few are bound to be nastier than the rest. So is the case with Amynthas agrestis, aka the "Asian crazy worm" or "Alabama jumper," an invasive pest found in Japan, Korea, and—for five... More »

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Microsoft to Ax Up to 18K Jobs

(Newser) - Microsoft has announced what will be the heftiest round of job cuts in its 39-year history: As many as 18,000 positions, or roughly 14% of its workforce, will go. The move follows the company's Nokia acquisition , which inflated its ranks to 127,104 workers. Re/code reports on the... More »

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