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UK's Weird Medieval Sheep Tradition Snags Billions Actor

Damian Lewis shepherds a bunch of sheep over the River Thames, because Britain is Britain

(Newser) - Actor Damian Lewis drove a flock of sheep across the River Thames on Sunday in homage to a centuries-old tradition, reports the AP . Lewis is among thousands of people granted the honorary title of Freeman of the City of London, which in medieval times came with the right to bring...

Video Captures Mom Arrested at Disneyland as Kids Cry
Police Defend Mom's Viral
Arrest at Disneyland
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Sep 29, 2024 3:00 PM CDT

Police Defend Mom's Viral Arrest at Disneyland

They say woman with sobbing daughters is a habitual gate-crasher

(Newser) - A mother was handcuffed and marched out of Disneyland Tuesday as her two young daughters clung to her legs, sobbing and calling for help, in an incident caught on video that quickly went viral. Authorities on Thursday said despite the heart-wrenching scene, the woman, 26-year-old Jessenia Diaz, is actually a...

CBP Probably Didn't Expect to Find This Much Bologna

Officers in Texas say woman coming from Mexico had 750 pounds' worth of meat in car, plus drugs

(Newser) - When officials inspected the bags of a woman crossing over from Mexico into Texas earlier this week, they noticed her suitcases seemed to be heavier than they should. They soon found out why: Customs and Border Protection says that when they opened up the bags in the GMC Yukon at...

Attendees of Detroit's 'Bridgerton Ball' Are Furious

$150 night of luxury was actually a barebones room with bad food, they say

(Newser) - There was the Fyre Festival , the Willy Wonka Experience , and now, the latest expensive event to fall flat: the Bridgerton Ball. Hundreds paid $150 or more to attend the Detroit event Sunday, the New York Times reports; it was billed as "an evening of sophistication, grace, and historical charm...

Alaskan Island Is On the Hunt for a Solitary Rat

Residents of Alaska's St. Paul Island are desperate to keep invasive rodent away after reported sighting

(Newser) - On an island of windswept tundra in the Bering Sea, hundreds of miles from mainland Alaska, a resident sitting outside their home saw—well, did they see it? They were pretty sure they saw it. A rat. The purported sighting wouldn't have gotten attention in many places around the...

Janet Jackson on Her Harris 'Apology:' Not So Fast

Pop star's team now says she didn't say sorry for conspiracy theory questioning whether VP is Black

(Newser) - Over the weekend, Janet Jackson reportedly apologized over remarks she made about Kamala Harris in reference to the vice president's racial and ethnic background. Now, Jackson's team says she didn't issue an apology after all, leaving the pop star's confusing comments about Harris floating in the...

8 Bulls Escape Massachusetts Rodeo
8 Bulls
Escape
Massachusetts
Rodeo
Sep 23, 2024 2:30 AM CDT

8 Bulls Escape Massachusetts Rodeo

Animals tore through a parking lot

(Newser) - This is no bull: First responders in a Massachusetts city had to exercise some impromptu roundup skills when eight bulls escaped from a rodeo being held in the parking lot of a mall on Sunday, the AP reports. Video posted online captured the moment when the bulls escaped from the...

Couple&#39;s Engagement Tale Has Unique Twist
Will You
Marry Me?
No, Will You
Marry Me?
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Sep 22, 2024 3:15 PM CDT

Will You Marry Me? No, Will You Marry Me?

Couple proposes to each other at the same time, inadvertently

(Newser) - A Baltimore couple's engagement story has gone viral thanks to a twist straight out of a Hollywood rom-com. Rachel Hundertmark and Rashad Polk inadvertently proposed to each other at the same time, reports the New York Post . The couple had been dating for more than two years, and each...

This Midwest Neighborhood 'Will End Up in Textbooks'

Hideaway Hills area near South Dakota's Black Hills is plagued by sinkholes; residents are suing for $45M

(Newser) - Stuart and Tonya Junker loved their quiet neighborhood near South Dakota's Black Hills—until the earth began collapsing around them, leaving them wondering if their home could tumble into a gaping hole. They blame the state for selling land that became the Hideaway Hills subdivision, despite knowing it was...

Guy Discovers He's Been Paying Neighbor's Utility Bill for Years

Ken Wilson of California couldn't figure out why his costs were so high

(Newser) - There's being neighborly, and then there's unintentionally paying your neighbor's utility bill for years on end. The latter is the tale of Ken Wilson, a longtime resident of one Unit 90 in an apartment complex in Vacaville, California. As KOLD reports, Wilson was distressed when his utility...

Whale-Watchers Spot Seal in Humpback's Mouth

Seemingly bewildered animal soon swam out

(Newser) - It's a good thing seals aren't on a humpback whale's menu. A photograph by a whale-watching naturalist captured a seemingly bewildered seal in the mouth of a humpback whale after the giant marine mammal accidentally gulped it last Thursday in the waters off Anacortes, Washington, the AP...

Mayoral Candidate Hospitalized After Foe Attacks Him in Debate

Pablo Marcal, running to lead Sao Paulo, Brazil, got slammed with chair, is said to have fractured rib

(Newser) - WWE steel-cage match or Sao Paulo mayoral debate? It was hard to tell over the weekend when one Brazilian candidate attacked another with a chair as the latter was at the podium, leading to a hospital visit for the attackee. The AP and Washington Post report that Pablo Marcal—a...

Otter Drags Child From Dock, Into Water in Washington

Mom was able to pull the youngster to safety

(Newser) - A walk down the dock at the Bremerton Marina in Washington state turned terrifying for a mother and child Thursday morning when a river otter appeared and dragged the child into the water. Otter and child went under, then resurfaced, at which point the woman was able to pull her...

After Five Years, an Internet Mystery Is Solved
After Five Years, an
Internet Mystery Is Solved
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Sep 15, 2024 3:30 PM CDT

After Five Years, an Internet Mystery Is Solved

Reddit sleuths finally ID 'Celebrity Number Six,' who turns out to be an ex-model in Spain

(Newser) - It was such a seemingly simple challenge: Identify the stylized faces of several celebrities that appeared on a piece of fabric. All but one were were identified quickly. The last one, however, vexed internet sleuths for five years and spawned an entire Reddit community devoted to the mystery of "...

Alleged Reckless Driver Faces 86 Counts Thanks to His Own Videos

Police say suspect mounted camera on helmet, so they were able to retrieve footage of his speeding

(Newser) - A 29-year-old man in Denmark faced a whopping 86 preliminary charges on Friday for driving at high speeds on motorcycles, riding on the rear wheel—also at high speed—and endangering others, police said, adding that the man had mounted a camera on his motorcycle helmet, which provided investigators with...

After 26 Years, Lego Piece Comes Out of Man's Nose

'I can breathe out of this side of my nose now, and it's fantastic'

(Newser) - When Arizona man Andi Norton blew his nose in the shower recently, a small piece of plastic flew out and a long-forgotten memory resurfaced. In an Instagram post , the 32-year-old said that when he was around six years old, he put "one of those tiny dot Legos" up his...

He&#39;s Never Lived in Alaska. He&#39;s in Prison, and He&#39;s on the Ballot
New York Inmate
Will Stay on Alaska Ballot
UPDATED
Sep 13, 2024 10:05 AM CDT

New York Inmate Will Stay on Alaska Ballot

Alaska Democratic party sued to have Eric Hafner taken off ballot for state's lone House seat

(Newser) - An inmate serving a 20-year sentence in a federal prison in New York can remain on the ballot for Alaska's sole US House seat, Alaska's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. The court affirmed the Tuesday ruling of an Anchorage Superior Court judge who dismissed a lawsuit from the...

Ig Nobel Winners Include Dead Trout, Drunk Worms

And a Japanese team found that many mammals can breathe through their anuses

(Newser) - Thursday was the biggest night on the calendar for weird science. The Annals of Improbable Research handed out Ig Nobel prizes honoring researchers including a Japanese team that found many mammals can breathe through their anuses. They won the Physiology prize for their research on "enteral ventilation," which...

This Slippery Eel Can Escape Predator&#39;s Stomach in a Minute
This Eel Can Pull Off
an 'Astonishing' Houdini
NEW STUDY
Sep 10, 2024 1:28 PM CDT

This Eel Can Pull Off an 'Astonishing' Houdini

Japanese eels can escape from a predator's stomach in less than a minute, researchers say

(Newser) - That eels are slippery is no surprise, but that they can literally slip out of a predator's stomach is "truly astonishing," according to researchers, who've recorded footage of the first-of-its-kind behavior, allowing for escape in less than a minute. "It sounds like the plot of...

Scientists Were Tracking a Shark. Then the Data Got Weird
Scientists Were Tracking
a Shark. Then It Got Eaten
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Sep 8, 2024 3:30 PM CDT

Scientists Were Tracking a Shark. Then It Got Eaten

They say they have first evidence of predator eating a porbeagle shark

(Newser) - Researchers captured and tagged a pregnant porbeagle shark near Cape Cod in October 2020. The 7-foot shark had two trackers attached: one was a geolocator; the other was a pop-off satellite archival tag (PSAT) that relayed info about water temperature and depth. As the scientists write in a paper published...

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