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Lost Mars Probe Found Intact After 11 Years (Newser Daily Digest)

Lost Mars Probe Found Intact After 11 Years

(Newser) - The British-built Beagle 2 began its fall to Mars on Dec. 19, 2003. It was expected to land on the Red Planet on Christmas Day and begin its search for alien life (its name is a nod to Charles Darwin's HMS Beagle). But it was never heard from again.... More »

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18-Year-Old Plans to Marry Her Long-Lost Father

(Newser) - It's been established that reuniting with long-lost relatives can and does result in "Genetic Sexual Attraction," a term coined in the 1980s. In fact, some have estimated that elements of sexual attraction occur in as many as half the cases of estranged loved ones who meet as... More »

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Google Halts Glass Sales for 'Transition'

(Newser) - Google is calling time on the first phase of its Glass experiment, but it promises that it will be back with an improved version of the smart eyewear. The company says sales of the $1,500 Google Glass through its Explorer program will end on Monday for a "transition"... More »

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Device Zaps Nerve, Tricks Body Into Feeling Full

(Newser) - If taking a pill that tricks your body into feeling full isn't appealing, how about some quick zaps instead? The FDA has approved a device that uses electrodes implanted in the abdomen to fool the brain, reports Bloomberg . The electrodes stimulate the hunger-controlling vagus nerve, which in turn tells... More »

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Target Closing All Canada Stores

(Newser) - Well, Canada, you got to experience the joys of Target shopping for almost two years, but no more. The company has decided to pull itself out of the country after first launching there in March 2013, it announced today. Brian Cornell, Target Corp. CEO since last summer, explained in a... More »

Newser located this story for you on Friday, January 16, 2015 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.

Bette Midler: A Worm Crawled Out of My iPhone

(Newser) - Today's Weird/Gross Celebrity Story comes to us courtesy of Bette Midler. It all started when her iPhone got wet, and, well, we'll just let her tweets from Tuesday tell the story: 11:11am : "World gone mad. AND I dropped my phone in the toilet AGAIN!! I should... More »

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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 »

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