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Thursday, January 29, 2015

Comcast Customer Gets Bill Addressed to 'A--hole' (Newser Happy Hour 6-pack)

The day's six most popular stories, in time to unwind.

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 »

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 »

Psychopaths' Brains Don't Register Punishment

(Newser) - Psychopaths just don't grasp punishment the way normal people do. So say researchers who used MRI scans to analyze the brains of 12 violent psychopathic criminals, 20 violent criminals who are not psychopaths, and 18 healthy controls who are not criminals. It turns out that the psychopath cohort had... More »

Toilet Paper Is Getting Smaller

(Newser) - Does your toilet paper seem smaller to you these days? Well, you're not crazy: It is. As the Washington Post reports, toilet paper squares used to be 4.5 inches by 4.5 inches. Nowadays, they're up to a half-inch narrower, shorter—or both. (Apparently, it's enough... More »

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 »

What AirAsia Plane's Black Boxes Revealed

(Newser) - Two planes—one still missing and one found on the seafloor—and two updates: AirAsia Flight 8501 : The cockpit voice recording indicates that the co-pilot, French national Remi Emmanuel Plesel, was flying the plane while Indonesian Capt. Iriyanto was monitoring. An investigator dubbed that "normal practices." Iryanto, who... More »