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Monday, January 19, 2015

Bradley Cooper Ate 8K Calories a Day to Play Sniper (Newser Happy Hour 6-pack)

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Bradley Cooper Ate 8K Calories a Day to Play Sniper

(Newser) - American Sniper won the box office this weekend, bringing in $90.2 million in three days—a feat that broke January records, USA Today reports. Meanwhile, the Chris Kyle biopic is making headlines in other ways: In order to put on the 40 pounds he needed to play Kyle, Bradley... More »

Guy Who Helped Pal Test Bulletproof Vest Gets 7 Years

(Newser) - A British truck driver has become the latest person to discover that helping a friend test out the bulletproof vest he's wearing is a good way to lose both your friend and your freedom. Ian Catley, 40, has received a seven-year sentence for manslaughter after admitting that he shot... More »

Man, 81, Cashes in 500 Lbs. of Pennies Worth ... Not a Lot

(Newser) - Save every penny you encounter over more than 60 years, and you could end up with 500 pounds' worth. But that lifetime of saving may be worth more in bragging rights than in financial gain. A Texas man has deposited his 81,600-penny collection, wowing bankers and earning him a... More »

Miss Universe Selfie Causes International Uproar

(Newser) - Politics haven't been left behind at this year's Miss Universe pageant, where a selfie taken by Miss Israel is becoming an international incident. After Doron Matalon posted the photo of herself with Miss Lebanon, Miss Slovenia, and Miss Japan on Instagram , Lebanese beauty queen Saly Greige faced calls... More »

Man Dies in 3-Day Gaming Binge as Others Play On

(Newser) - Just a few weeks into the new year and a second death blamed on binge video-gaming is being reported in Taiwan. A 32-year-old identified only by his family name Hsieh was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead after workers at an Internet cafe in Kaohsiung City went to check... More »

What's Next for the 'Bonnie and Clyde' Teens

(Newser) - What's next for Dalton Hayes and Cheyenne Phillips, the modern-day "Bonnie and Clyde" apprehended while snoozing at 12:10am yesterday in a stolen Toyota Tundra in a Panama City Beach, Fla., parking lot? Hayes has an initial court appearance in Florida at 8:30am today via video hookup.... More »