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Billionaire's Ex Finally Cashes Nearly $1B Check
(Newser) - Is the epic divorce battle between oil magnate Harold Hamm and his ex-wife, Sue Ann Arnall, finally over? Hamm offered Arnall a check for $974,790,317.77 on Monday, but Arnall initially rejected the payout because she believed she was owed a larger divorce settlement. But yesterday, Hamm's... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, January 9, 2015 7:15 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
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Ancient Shipwreck Yields 'Atlantis' Metal
(Newser) - It was considered one of the most precious metals in ancient times—and Plato claimed it lined the temple of Poseidon on the legendary island of Atlantis—but this appears to be the first time anybody in modern times has actually found some orichalcum. Researchers in Sicily say a shipwreck... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, January 9, 2015 7:15 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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Muggle's Potter-Themed Proposal Almost Thwarted
(Newser) - In the film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Dumbledore finds Harry at Surbiton station in Surrey, England, and whisks him away to Budleigh Babberton—a scene meant to depict the promise of new beginnings. So when Samuel Goetsch of Houston took his Texan girlfriend of four years Stephanie Dodd... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, January 9, 2015 7:15 AM. The story matched your section(s) Lifestyle.
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Restaurant Bans Tips, Gives Servers $35K a Year
(Newser) - A Pittsburgh restaurant's policy change has Eater wondering whether tips will become a thing of the past in the restaurant industry. Starting in April, Bar Marco will stop accepting tips and start paying its full-time servers $35,000 a year, plus benefits unusual for the restaurant world: health care,... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, January 9, 2015 7:15 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
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Ladies, This Guy Is Inviting You Along on His Honeymoon
(Newser) - If you're female and not doing anything special from Feb. 16 to March 3 and wouldn't mind going on vacation with a total stranger in the Dominican Republic, John Whitbread's waiting for you on eBay. After being dumped by his girlfriend a few weeks before their wedding,... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, January 9, 2015 7:15 AM. The story matched your section(s) Lifestyle.
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Dog Who Wouldn't Leave Dead Pal Getting a Home
(Newser) - He lost his friend but is gaining a home: A stray Chihuahua that wouldn't leave the side of another stray that had been fatally struck by a car won the heart of a Houston woman, reports ABC13 . "He kept trying to wake her up," says Lauren Kribbs... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, January 9, 2015 7:15 AM. The story matched your section(s) Lifestyle.
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Honda Fined Record $70M Over Safety Issues
(Newser) - The Obama administration is fining Honda $70 million—the largest civil penalty levied against an automaker—for not reporting to regulators some 1,729 complaints that its vehicles caused deaths and injuries, and for not reporting warranty claims. The Japanese automaker acknowledged in November that it failed to report the... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, January 9, 2015 7:15 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
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Dear US, Make People Pay for Their Own Houses
(Newser) - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced last month they would guarantee mortgages for first-time home buyers who put down only 3%. It's another move by the US government to encourage homeownership—along with tax breaks, mortgage-interest deductions, property tax write-offs, etc.—and must be a good thing, yes?... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, January 9, 2015 7:15 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
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What 10K People Looking for Genghis Khan's Tomb Found
(Newser) - If we ultimately uncover Genghis Khan's tomb, we may have outer space and about 10,000 volunteers to thank. As Smithsonian recounts, legend has it that the location of the Mongolian warrior's tomb was safeguarded by soldiers who murdered the tomb builders and were then killed themselves. University... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, January 9, 2015 7:15 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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No, Your Kid Was Not Born an Altruistic Little Angel
(Newser) - Back in 2006, a study that went on to gain prominence found that 18-month-olds were willing to be helpful even without being prompted. Many assumed this was evidence of innate altruism, but new research out of Stanford and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, January 9, 2015 7:15 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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