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NASA Emails Wrench to Astronaut (Newser Daily Digest)

NASA Emails Wrench to Astronaut

(Newser) - Butch Wilmore had a common problem—he couldn't find a socket wrench—with an uncommon twist: He's an astronaut on the International Space Station about 270 miles above the nearest hardware store. Solution? NASA emailed him one, in a manner of speaking. As the Guardian reports, NASA's... More »

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5 Most Incredible Discoveries of the Week

(Newser) - A cemetery with more mummies than you can imagine and an Easter Island mystery that may finally be solved make the list: Proof That Kings David and Solomon Were Real? : It's not like finding a wall with "King David Was Here" scrawled on it, but six clay seals... More »

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Time to Push for 'Erasable Internet'

(Newser) - So what lessons can we glean from the Sony hack? How about this for starters: Never use a "digital device to say anything to anyone, ever," suggests Farhad Manjoo at the New York Times . That's if you have any desire of privacy, anyway. Nothing is protected in... More »

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Let's Shift Christmas to Feb. 7

(Newser) - There are only six shopping days left til Christmas, but if Slate writer LV Anderson had her way, there'd be more than 40. Anderson makes the case that Christmas should be pushed from Dec. 25 to Feb. 7. She's got all kinds of arguments—it's too close... More »

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FBI: Yes, It Was North Korea

(Newser) - The FBI today formally blamed North Korea for the massive Sony Pictures hack, reports NBC News . The bureau says its investigation turned up "links to other malware that the FBI knows North Korea actors previously developed," reports the Washington Post . North Korea's moves "were intended to... More »

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Day Before Tornado, Wily Songbirds Knew

(Newser) - Days after five tiny golden-winged warblers finished their seasonal migration, flying 3,100 miles from Colombia to Tennessee, they vacated their new home to travel 400 miles south to the Gulf of Mexico. Some 24 hours later, on April 27, 2014, at least 84 tornadoes left a path of death... More »

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6% of Planet's People May Be Addicted to Internet

(Newser) - Internet addiction may be a reality for more than 1 in 20 people worldwide, according to new research out of the University of Hong Kong and published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking . Researchers analyzed data from nearly 90,000 people in 31 countries and found that the... More »

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Miss World Banishes the Bikini

(Newser) - Just days after South Africa's Rolene Strauss won this year's crown , Miss World organizers have announced it will no longer feature the swimsuit portion of the contest, reports the New York Daily News . Next year's competition will be the first year in the event's 63-year history... More »

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Tech Whiz Snags Beverly Hills' Priciest Home

(Newser) - It's the most expensive home ever sold in Beverly Hills: a 23,000-square-foot mansion with eight bedrooms, 15 bathrooms featuring $5,600 toilets, an 18-seat theater, fountains controlled by iPad, vodka and tequila bars, and something called a "candy room." But the $70 million home wasn't... More »

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Kepler 'Rises From the Ashes,' Finds a 'Super-Earth'

(Newser) - The Kepler spacecraft has had its shares of ups and downs since its 2009 launch. The downs have included a 2013 mechanical failure that left Kepler supposedly "beyond repair" . The ups have included a "resourceful strategy" that made use of pressure from sunlight to allow Kepler to be... More »

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