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How One Guy Makes $1M a Year Playing 'Call of Duty' (Newser Daily Digest)

How One Guy Makes $1M a Year Playing 'Call of Duty'

(Newser) - His name is Matt Haag, but he's better known by his video game identity, Nadeshot—a moniker under which he makes almost $1 million a year playing Call of Duty. Sure, the 22-year-old's job is to press buttons, but he and his team have a dietician keeping them... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, November 22, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.

5 Most Incredible Discoveries of the Week

(Newser) - A chemical in antibacterial soap that might be bad news for your liver and an intriguing find from the comet lander make the list: More Than 500 Lie in Watery Grave From 100-Year-Old Shipwreck : In October 1902, the SS Ventnor sank off the coast of New Zealand, but for 499... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, November 22, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology, Science.

Woman Has Worked for One Company for 75 Years

(Newser) - Seventy-five years ago today, Alabama's Bromberg & Co. hired 18-year-old Frances Moore to polish silver ahead of the holiday rush. This morning, the company hosted a breakfast for its most loyal employee, who never left, reports AP . "I didn't think I'd live 75 years let alone... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, November 22, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.

One-Time Cable Alternative Aereo Goes Bankrupt

(Newser) - Aereo, an online startup that tried to offer a cheaper alternative to cable TV, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection less than five months after an unfavorable ruling by the Supreme Court. The company backed by media mogul Barry Diller allowed people to watch and record broadcast TV online... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, November 22, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money, Technology.

How Did This Sand Dune Swallow a Boy?

(Newser) - It's been more than a year since a 6-year-old boy found a hole in a sand dune near the southern shore of Lake Michigan, began to lower himself in, and was swallowed several feet under for more than three hours . "I'm scared," his father heard the... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, November 22, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.

Poop Bus Fueled by Human Waste Hits the Road

(Newser) - Move over, poop cruise . There's a new poop-related form of transport on the road, and this one is more neat than nasty. A "Bio-Bus" that runs solely on the biomethane gas generated by treated waste (of the food and human variety) is up and running as of this... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, November 22, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.

How Did Humans Conquer 'Roof of the World'? Barley

(Newser) - Scientists know that humans were kicking around the lower altitudes of the Tibetan Peninsula around 10,000 years ago. Permanent settlements, however, didn't show up in the harsh higher altitudes until 3,600 years ago. What happened that allowed ancient settlers to survive in a region nicknamed the "... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, November 22, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.

Source of Man's Headaches: Tapeworm in Brain

(Newser) - A UK resident who suffered headaches and seizures for four years was ultimately handed an unusual explanation for his woes: There was a worm in his brain, reports the Guardian . Specifically, doctors removed a 1-centimeter-long tapeworm called Spirometra erinaceieuropaei. Based on scans taken over several years, the worm traveled about... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, November 22, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.

Birthdays Ending in 9 Make Us Cheat, Run, Die

(Newser) - There's a reason we feel that mixture of dread, excitement, and existential restlessness right before we tip over into the next decade—and scientists say that can be both good and bad. According to a study published in Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences , people turning an age... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, November 22, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Lifestyle.

Shipwreck Is Grave of 499 Who Were Already Dead

(Newser) - The watery grave of more than 500 people has been found off the coast of New Zealand after more than a century—but most of those aboard were already dead when the SS Ventnor sank in 1902. The steamer was carrying the exhumed remains of 499 Chinese gold miners back... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, November 22, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.