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Thursday, January 15, 2015

Aniston Talks About Ex, Gets Slammed by His Widow (Newser Happy Hour 6-pack)

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Aniston Talks About Ex, Gets Slammed by His Widow

(Newser) - Four sentences in a New York Times profile last week have set off quite a firestorm for Jennifer Aniston. Aniston, unprompted and without naming names, mentioned to the Times an old boyfriend of hers who died after their relationship ended. He wasn't even named in the piece: "He... More »

Blogger to Be Lashed 50 Times in Round 2—of 20

(Newser) - Saudi Arabia tomorrow will deliver another 50 lashes to an imprisoned man whose crime was creating a blog perceived as a slight to Islam. Raif Badawi got his first 50 lashes last Friday, and he will continue to get 50 each Friday until he reaches a grand total of 1,... More »

Mysterious 132-Year-Old Rifle Found in National Park

(Newser) - It was "the gun that won the West"—and it may have been leaning against a tree for more than a century. While surveying Nevada's Great Basin National Park in November, an archaeological crew spotted a Winchester Model 1873 in the woods. It was a lucky sighting:... More »

Girl Dies After Being Shaken by Father—15 Years Ago

(Newser) - When little Baylee Rose Duggins was just 3 months old, she was hospitalized after being shaken by her biological father—and 15 years later, she died as a result of that abuse. Baylee suffered severe head trauma, and the resulting brain damage left her legally blind and unable to walk,... More »

Glitter-Bomb Site Founder Wants to Quit

(Newser) - The founder of the obscenity-filled ShipYourEnemiesGlitter.com would really like to stop shipping your enemies glitter. Yes, after an intense 24 hours that saw thousands of orders and a million people visit his website—which crashed under all the clicks, Fast Company reports—Australian Mathew Carpenter says he's ready... More »

Connecticut Jolted by 12th Earthquake in Week

(Newser) - There's no fracking or tectonic plate boundaries in Connecticut, so experts haven't got a ready explanation for a swarm of earthquakes that has hit the eastern part of the state over the last week. There have been 12 quakes since last Thursday, the strongest of them a 3.... More »