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Saudi Oil Chief: Cheap Gas Isn't a Conspiracy (Newser Daily Digest)

Saudi Oil Chief: Cheap Gas Isn't a Conspiracy

(Newser) - Saudi Arabia's oil chief says that allegations the kingdom conspired to bring oil prices down to harm its neighbors are false. Petroleum Minister Ali Naimi said at an oil summit in the United Arab Emirates today that "the best thing for everybody is to let the most efficient... More »

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A Dog's First Run: 5 Most Uplifting Stories

(Newser) - A sweet use for a new technology and a generous holiday helper are among the week's uplifting stories: Dog Can Finally Run, Thanks to 3D-Printed Legs : Derby is a husky mix born last year with deformed front paws. Lucky for him, he got a foster mom who happens to... More »

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Poll Shows Drunkest Days of the Year

(Newser) - During the course of approximately the past year, Americans got drunkest on two days: New Year's Eve and the Saturday of St. Patrick's Day weekend. That's according to a study released by BACtrack , a company that makes smartphone-linked breathalyzers, Quartz reports—so the results should perhaps be... More »

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Sony Hack Suspects Send FBI a Video: 'You Are an Idiot'

(Newser) - The hackers allegedly behind the hack of Sony Pictures are congratulating the FBI on its work and offering the bureau a "Christmas gift." "The result of investigation by FBI is so excellent that you might have seen what we were doing with your own eyes," a... More »

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New Climate Change Culprit: Beavers

(Newser) - We were just trying to help. Turns out the efforts of humankind to save beavers from extinction over the past century have had an eco-unfriendly side effect: The animals, whose population has rebounded, are contributing to climate change, researchers say at EurekAlert . Beaver dams create shallow ponds, which can host... More »

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Best Apologies of the Week

(Newser) - Somebody somewhere always seems to be apologizing for something. Five favorites from the week: You are not accepted: “Earlier today, you may have received an email from us with the subject line: Embrace the YES! Please note that this email was sent in error. ... We regret this technical mistake... More »

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Stonehenge's Oldest Known Settlement Is Revealed

(Newser) - Researchers are exploring a settlement near Stonehenge dating to about 4000 BC, making it the area's oldest, the Telegraph reports. The Blick Mead encampment, as it's known, is from the Mesolithic period and was likely home to hunter-gatherers who headed to the spot before Britain became an island.... More »

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NASA Wasted $349M on 'Ghost Tower'

(Newser) - Four years ago, NASA knew it wouldn't likely use a giant tower originally intended to test rockets—because the testing program was canceled. Yet the agency kept building the A-3 test stand and finally finished the $349 million project in June. And the costs keep coming, with the Mississippi... More »

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North Korea Demands Joint Hack Inquiry With US

(Newser) - North Korea swears it had nothing to do with the hack of Sony no matter what President Obama or the FBI thinks, and it has now called for a joint investigation with the US, reports Reuters . But it did so in typical North Korean fashion: "Without resorting to such... More »

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