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Unplanned Biopsy Led to Death of Joan Rivers: Source
(Newser) - What was supposed to be a routine procedure ended up causing the death of Joan Rivers , a medical source tells the New York Daily News . According to the source, a doctor in the star's entourage performed an unplanned biopsy after she went in for routine surgery on her vocal... More » |
The Solution to Your Soda Habit: 12K Steps
(Newser) - Drinking a lot of soda packed with high-fructose corn syrup is, of course, not a healthy choice—but its ill effects aren't so hard to fight. A study's recommendation: Walk more, the New York Times reports. In a study out this month , a researcher had two groups of... More » |
Cops: SC Dad Killed His 5 Kids
(Newser) - Grim news from the South: Police in Mississippi say a South Carolina man has confessed to murdering his five young children, who were found in individual garbage bags buried near a highway in Alabama. Timothy Ray Jones, who had primary custody of the three boys and two girls ages 1... More » |
There's a Giant 'Super Henge' Underneath Stonehenge
(Newser) - Some observers believe Stonehenge was once a full circle of enormous stones—and now there seems to be proof there are even more Neolithic monuments underneath it. A lot of them: Radar mapping that's peeked as far as 2 miles beneath the surface has uncovered an elaborate subterranean network... More » |
Elephant Sanctuary Founder Crushed by Old Friend
(Newser) - The remarkable life of Jim Laurita, a circus juggler turned veterinarian who founded an elephant sanctuary to care for his old friends, has been brought to a premature end by one of the animals he loved. The 56-year-old was found dead yesterday at the Hope Elephants sanctuary in Hope, Maine,... More » |
Actress Sara Gilbert: I'm Pregnant
(Newser) - Sara Gilbert, co-host of The Talk and former Roseanne star, is pregnant, she announced on the talk show yesterday. Gilbert and her wife, musician Linda Perry of 4 Non Blondes fame, are expecting a baby, she explained—surprising her fellow hosts, Us Weekly reports. This week, The Talk's hosts... More »
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