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Antikythera Mechanism Gives Up More Secrets

(Newser) - The incredible Antikythera Mechanism , an astronomical calculator unlike anything else that appeared for the next 1,000 years, is a "device out of time," experts say—and they now have a better idea what time it is out of. The mechanism, which was apparently able to accurately predict... More »

Your Definitive Guide to Black Friday's Best Deals

(Newser) - Bargain hunters, rejoice! There are plenty of great guides out there that can point you to the best deals on offer today, and we've rounded up the most helpful ones: Gizmodo's Massive Guide : The site offers a hundreds-of-items-strong list with a definitive tech flavor (GoPro Hero4, a PS4... More »

Gunman Opens Fire in Austin at 2am

(Newser) - A police officer who was outside Austin police headquarters shot and killed a gunman in the wee hours of the morning today. KVUE reports by way of a news conference that 911 calls reporting gunfire began coming in at 2:22am local time, and police confirmed that the male suspect... More »

Shia LeBeouf Alleges He Was Raped

(Newser) - Shia LaBeouf is once again grabbing headlines for the most unexpected of reasons . In February, the actor spent five days in a Los Angeles gallery with a paper bag over his head. Members of the public were able to line up and visit the silent actor one by one.... More »

Date With Teen Twins Goes Very Badly for Man, 84

(Newser) - An Oct. 1 date with 17-year-old twin sisters he met online wasn't quite the dream encounter Paul Aronson may have had in mind—unless the 84-year-old's fantasies involved being tied to a coffee table and having his wallet cleaned out. Prosecutors say that after dining with the teens,... More »

Boys Rescued After Being Buried in Snow for Hours

(Newser) - A snow fort nearly became a snow tomb for two boys in Newburgh, New York, yesterday. Police say the cousins, ages 9 and 11, were playing in a parking lot across the street from their apartment complex when a snow plow buried them in a mound of snow; they were... More »

Child Bride Accused of Killing Husband With Rat Poison

(Newser) - A 14-year-old child bride who apparently saw murder as the only way out of her marriage could get the death penalty in Nigeria. Prosecutors say that Wasila Tasi'u, who came from a poor, rural family in the north of the country, killed her 35-year-old husband and three other people... More »

Mexico to Dissolve All Local Police Forces

(Newser) - Mexican President Pena Nieto has promised sweeping reforms to the country's police amid nationwide outrage over the massacre of 43 students abducted by a local police force working with gang members. "Mexico must change," he said yesterday, unveiling plans to dissolve all 1,800 of the country'... More »

Huge Hailstones Trash Aussie City

(Newser) - Brisbane, Australia's third-largest city, was lashed by its worst storm in decades yesterday, with wind, rain, and hail lifting roofs, cutting power lines, flooding streets, and injuring a dozen people, officials say. The storm struck late in the afternoon, trapping commuters for hours in stalled electric trains and cutting... More »