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Date With Teen Twins Goes Very Badly for Man, 84 (Newser Happy Hour 6-pack)

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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 »

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 »

Shia LeBeouf: I Was Raped at Art Gallery

(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 »

Gunman Fires 100+ Rounds in Austin at 2am

(Newser) - A police sergeant who was outside Austin police headquarters shot a gunman in the wee hours of the morning today; that gunman is dead, though it's unclear if he died by the sergeant's bullet or his own. KVUE reports by way of a news conference that 911 calls... 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 »

College Student Killed by Nut Allergy

(Newser) - A 19-year-old college student in Michigan has died after accidentally coming into contact with peanut butter at a friend's apartment on Nov. 19. The Oakland Press reports that Chandler Swink was diagnosed at age two with the most severe level of nut allergy—level six. Someone at the apartment... More »