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How PayPal's Founder Plans to Live to 120
(Newser) - PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel hopes to stick around to enjoy a fortune estimated by Forbes at $2.2 billion into the 2080s at least. The venture capitalist and Facebook investor, 47, says he "certainly hopes to" live to 120 and is already taking steps to help him get there.... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, December 19, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.
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Uber Agrees to Quit Portland ... for 3 Months
(Newser) - Uber has ended its dispute with authorities in Portland, Ore., by agreeing to stop operating in the city while it updates its laws to allow the service. The agreement yesterday came days before a judge was to hear the city's lawsuit against the ride-sharing service, reports the Oregonian , which... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, December 19, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
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Mystery Donor Handing Out $100 Bills in Massachusetts
(Newser) - What seems to have become an annual tradition is unfolding in Hyannis, Massachusetts: An anonymous man has been visiting fast-food shops and handing over $100 to each employee, reports the Boston Globe . He's an older guy with the same approach: He asks the manager how many people work there,... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, December 19, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Lifestyle.
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Clay Seals Suggest Kings David, Solomon Were Real
(Newser) - Kings David and Solomon may be memorable figures from the Bible, but plenty of scholars think they were mere figments of somebody's imagination. One big reason is that the archaeological record doesn't mesh: These two supposedly ruled in the 10th-century BC, but where's the physical evidence? Now,... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, December 19, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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City Bans Negative Comments on Social Media
(Newser) - City employees in South Pittsburg, Tenn., may not like the city's latest policy, but don't expect to see them carping about it on Facebook. The policy forbids them from saying anything negative about the city on any type of social media, reports the Chattanooga Times Free Press . And... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, December 19, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.
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Congrats, Humans: Life Just Got Longer
(Newser) - The average life is stretching longer. A new study in the Lancet —which analyzed 240 causes of death in 188 countries, the Wall Street Journal reports—finds humans today are living 71.5 years on average, an increase of about six years since 1990. Men are living an average... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, December 19, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Lifestyle.
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Life Could Lurk Deep Beneath Earth—in Its Oldest Water
(Newser) - Much like on Earth's surface, water and rock reside deep within its crust, and they date to the earliest parts of the planet's history—leaving researchers fascinated by the secrets they may hold. In a new study published in Nature , they explain that not only is there more... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, December 19, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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Researchers Figure Out How Cows 'Talk'
(Newser) - The ability to communicate between a mother and her offspring isn't just between humans. Scientists in England have found that cows share the same bond with their calves and get their message across through their moos, the BBC reports. "A calf certainly knows its mother from other cows,... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, December 19, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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Ladies, Men Really Don't Feel Your Pain
(Newser) - Think your man doesn't feel your pain? It might not be in your head after all. Scientists in Australia say men simply aren't very empathetic when their partners are blue—and they have a national survey to prove it, reports the Herald Sun . Researchers interviewed 20,000 Australians... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, December 19, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Lifestyle.
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New to Maryland Skies: $1B Spy Blimp
(Newser) - It's a good year for the military's spy blimp program : After years of delays, a huge blimp-like airship will take to the skies over Maryland sometime in the next week as part of a $2.8 billion project that the military says is designed to spot cruise missiles... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, December 19, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.
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