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Comcast Customer Gets Bill Addressed to 'A--hole'
(Newser) - This story likely won't do much to raise Comcast's popularity—or lack thereof . A Washington state woman on Tuesday reached out to consumer advocate Christopher Elliott with a problem. She needed to change the name on her Comcast bill, and after phone calls and an in-person visit to... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:18 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money, Technology.
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Ancient Skull Is the 'Missing Connection' in Human History
(Newser) - An ancient skull found in a cave in Israel is the first solid evidence that our species migrated out of Africa to colonize the rest of the world around 60,000 years ago, researchers say. The 55,000-year-old skull "is the missing connection between African and European populations,"... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:18 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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Woman Turns 40, Marries Herself
(Newser) - Houston native Yasmin Eleby vowed that she'd marry herself if she hadn't found true love by 40. And for her 40th birthday, that's exactly what she did. The well-traveled businesswoman who works overseas in the oil industry organized an elaborate wedding, reports the Houston Chronicle , which included... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:18 AM. The story matched your section(s) Lifestyle.
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Ebola Virus Is Mutating
(Newser) - The Ebola virus is mutating "quite a lot," according to scientists tracking the outbreak in West Africa—but the tough part is telling just what it is mutating into. It is important to track genetic changes to "keep up with our enemy," a geneticist at France'... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:18 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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McDonald's CEO Steps Aside After Tough Year
(Newser) - After a rough couple of years at the top, McDonald's CEO Don Thompson says it is time to say "goodbye to the McFamily." Thompson, who has been with the world's biggest restaurant chain for almost 25 years and took charge in 2012, is leaving after a... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:18 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
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Cops Buy Back Elderly Man's Pawned Wedding Ring
(Newser) - When police in Cornwall, Ontario, responded to a domestic call, they found an elderly woman with dementia arguing with her husband of 54 years. In talking to the husband, the officers learned that he had recently pawned his wedding ring, a sign of how desperate things were getting as he... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:18 AM. The story matched your section(s) Lifestyle.
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For $150K, Your Wedding Can Be Rain-Free
(Newser) - You'd be forgiven for thinking humans can't control the weather—but if you have enough cash, it seems, almost anything is possible. A technique that has existed for decades allows scientists to "seed" clouds using silver iodide. The result is that the clouds rain themselves out before... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:18 AM. The story matched your section(s) Lifestyle.
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How a Missing 'S' Killed a 134-Year-Old Company
(Newser) - There are bad typos and there are bad typos. This story is a case of the latter. Taylor & Sons is a Welsh engineering firm founded in 1875; on Feb. 20, 2009, Companies House, the UK agency that incorporates and dissolves limited companies, listed it as being "wound up,... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:18 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
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Kickstarter's Most-Backed Project: Exploding Kittens
(Newser) - When last seen, Exploding Kittens had reached its $10,000 Kickstarter goal in eight minutes and zoomed right on by, racking up a hefty $1.8 million as of last Wednesday. But the Internet, apparently a big fan of "kittens and explosions and laser beams and sometimes goats,"... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:18 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
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Putting a Price on Our Love for Our Pets: $5.28
(Newser) - Showering our pets with affection no longer cuts it. A new National Retail Federation survey finds that a "record" 21.2% of Americans plan to buy their pet a Valentine's Day gift. The individual estimated spend isn't huge at an average of $5.28. But all told,... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:18 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money, Lifestyle.
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6 Reasons Why You Should Sleep Naked
(Newser) - Pack away the flannel pajamas: A handful of studies and surveys show sleeping naked could actually be good for you. Six reasons why you should consider it: You may like your partner more: A 2014 survey of Brits by Cotton USA (which promotes cotton products that likely include both pajamas... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:18 AM. The story matched your section(s) Lifestyle.
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Most Ancient Solar System Is Found
(Newser) - Just how ancient is a newly discovered solar system? "By the time the Earth formed, the planets in this system were already older than our planet is today," University of Birmingham researcher Tiago Campante tells the BBC . The solar system—a star named Kepler-444 that's orbited by... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:18 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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Beer Brewed From Sewer Water? Maybe
(Newser) - There's water being turned into wine and then there's this: A Portland company wants to turn sewage into water—and then have beer brewed from that water. Clean Water Services operates four metro-area wastewater treatment plants, and it's asked the state of Oregon for the green light... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:18 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science, Lifestyle.
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Researchers Solve Piece of Easter Island Mystery
(Newser) - The ongoing debate over what prompted the decline of Easter Island's native Polynesian inhabitants, known as Rapa Nui, is being clarified by scientists digging for answers in the soil. Writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , an international team of researchers explain that they examined agricultural... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:18 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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GoDaddy Nixes Super Bowl Ad —About Puppy Mill
(Newser) - GoDaddy is no stranger to controversy when it comes to Super Bowl ads, and this year, the company has already pulled one, the Chicago Tribune reports. Animal lovers were furious over an ad that shows a puppy falling off the back of a truck, then heroically making his way home—... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:18 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.
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Obama Scraps Plan to End College Savings Tax Break
(Newser) - President Obama has backed away from a plan to end a tax break for "529" college saving plans after meeting a backlash from lawmakers from both parties. The White House, which had presented the plan as a way to end a tax break mainly enjoyed by the wealthy and... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:18 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
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