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Suicide Suspected in Crossbow Killing
Suicide Suspected
in Crossbow Killing
Jan 11, 2012 12:01 AM CST

Suicide Suspected in Crossbow Killing

Michigan man found dead with arrow in chest

(Newser) - There hasn't been a homicide in the Michigan city of Howell for a decade, and cops who found a dead man with an arrow in his chest aren't sure if they're looking at one now. The 53-year-old man was found lying in a parking lot next to...

Woman Fakes Own Kid's Death for Vacation Time

But Joan Barnett is done in by a shoddy fake death certificate

(Newser) - Today's lesson in stupid schemes: If you're going to scam your boss for vacation time with your kid's fake death certificate, at least make sure the fonts match. It seems one Joan Barnett, a parent coordinator at a Manhattan school who, it's worth noting, was eligible...

'Stone Cold' Steve Austin Will Give Tim Tebow His 3:16...

'If Tebow can throw for 316 yards again this weekend,' that is

(Newser) - Long before Tim Tebow threw for exactly 316 yards to beat the Steelers, there was another athlete associated with Bible verse John 3:16. That's Steve Austin, aka Austin 3:16, the WWE wrestler who used to tell his rivals, "Austin 3:16 says I just whooped your...

Parents Incensed Over Slavery Word Problems

It was 'a poorly written question,' concedes spokesperson

(Newser) - Out of Georgia, an example of cross-curricular lesson-planning gone horribly wrong: Parents were furious when their third-graders came home with math homework asking about slavery and beatings. Read one problem, "Each tree had 56 oranges. If eight slaves pick them equally, then how much would each slave pick?" And...

Police Arrest Guy With Weirdest Name Ever

It's 'Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop'

(Newser) - If you thought Blue Ivy Carter was the weirdest name you'd hear today, think again: A guy named Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop was arrested in Madison Thursday for allegedly violating bail, the Capital Times reports. Police were called when nearby residents saw the 30-year-old allegedly drinking and using drugs near...

Kim Jong Un Now a Video Star
 Kim Jong Un Now a Video Star 
Jan 8, 2012 10:09 AM CST

Kim Jong Un Now a Video Star

Birthday documentary shows Supreme Leader riding horse, driving tank

(Newser) - Seems that the nut doesn't fall far from the tree: Kim Jong Un, whose late father was the star of a blog in which he looked at things , is now looking at things himself in a new documentary thought to have been released today in honor of his birthday....

Long-Lost Wedding Ring Reappears&mdash; on Carrot
 Long-Lost 
 Wedding Ring 
 Reappears— 
 on Carrot 
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Jan 7, 2012 7:00 PM CST

Long-Lost Wedding Ring Reappears— on Carrot

Hadn't been seen for 16 years

(Newser) - A Swedish woman lost her wedding ring in 1995, and it's finally turned up—around a carrot in her vegetable garden. The whereabouts of the ring across the 16 years in between remains a bizarre mystery. Lena Paahlsson was baking when she took off the ring, prompting some serious...

Pepsi&#39;s Mouse-in-a-Can Defense Isn&#39;t Reassuring

 Pepsi's 
 Mouse-in-a-Can 
 Defense Isn't 
 Reassuring 
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Jan 7, 2012 11:48 AM CST

Pepsi's Mouse-in-a-Can Defense Isn't Reassuring

Calls it a hoax, says rodent would dissolve before opening

(Newser) - An Illinois man is suing PepsiCo after allegedly finding a mouse in his Mountain Dew, and the details just keep getting weirder. In 2009, the man says, he got sick after drinking a can of the soda. After he complained to Pepsi, it sent someone to collect the mouse, and...

Guy Pays Walmart Tab With $1M Bill
 Guy Pays 
 Walmart Tab 
 With $1M Bill 
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Jan 7, 2012 7:00 AM CST

Guy Pays Walmart Tab With $1M Bill

Store employees weren't buying it

(Newser) - He definitely wanted to keep the change: Cops have charged a North Carolina man after he attempted to pay a $476 Walmart tab ... with a $1 million bill. Seems that 53-year-old Michael Fuller bought a vacuum, microwave, among other items, and forked over the bill when it came time to...

Woman Sues Frito-Lay Over 'All Natural' Claims

Tostitos, Sun Chips made with genetically modified oil: suit

(Newser) - Almost exactly one year ago, your helpful Newser editors informed you that Frito-Lay had big plans for 2011: to make 50% of its line from "all-natural" ingredients. And according to one California woman, that effort has been a big fail. Julie Gengo has filed a class-action lawsuit against Frito-Lay,...

Burglars Steal Rare Coins Then Make Very Dumb Move

... which gets them $450 for collection worth thousands

(Newser) - A group of burglars stole a coin collection worth thousands and proceeded to pour it into a coin-counting machine, resulting in a $450 payoff. Authorities say one of the thieves—who also stole jewelry and tools—was the Oregon victim's son. "The crooks were idiots, just simply an...

Sweden Has Official New Religion: File Sharing

Believers join Missionary Church of Kopimism

(Newser) - Sweden may not condone file-sharing—it's still illegal—but the country is officially OK with belief in the practice. Some 3,000 passionate file-sharers have gotten their beliefs recognized as an official religion. The Missionary Church of Kopimism—as in, "copy-me-ism"—has sought official status in Sweden...

Scientists Make LED Screens— Using Bacteria

Paper-clip size screen features blinking organisms

(Newser) - Scientists at UC San Diego have developed a new kind of LED, and it requires no electricity—instead, it runs on living organisms. A few years back, the researchers were able to engineer one fluorescent bacterium to glow according to a biological clock; in 2010, they got a whole colony...

How to Survive in the Wild: Be a Good Mimic

Just ask the dancing spider, the jawfish, and the octopus

(Newser) - If you're a fan of animal mimicry stories, today's just like your birthday:
  • Spider dance: Biologists have discovered that a male wolf spider who sees another male doing a little spider dance to attract a mate will not only mimic the moves but try to improve upon them
...

No Pets for 3 Years After Man's Puppy Drinks Vodka

Drunk British man failed to help swaying, staggering dog

(Newser) - Attention dog owners: Next time you're drinking vodka and Coke, don't leave your glass on the floor. Matthew Cox, 26, did just that, went outside to have a cigarette, and returned to find that his 6-month-old Labrador puppy, Max, had finished his drink for him. The Brit was...

Burglar Steals Child's Ashes From Mother

Nothing else taken; police suspect culprit knew the family

(Newser) - A burglar broke into a Michigan home last week and made off with just one peculiar, cruel piece of loot: an urn containing a 12-year-old boy’s ashes. When Dave Turnquist came home Friday, he found the window of his house broken, and his bedroom ransacked, but the only thing...

Yours for $100: Steve Jobs Action Figure

Comes complete with iPhone, iPad ... in miniature, of course

(Newser) - Sadly, this did not make it out in time for Christmas, but you can still buy your tech-loving boyfriend one for Valentine's Day: A 12-inch Steve Jobs action figure goes on sale in February … but you'll have to shell out $100 for it. The figurine comes with...

Ark. Blackbird Die-Off Was Deliberate

Officials say fireworks set off in roost in Beebe, Arkansas

(Newser) - The hundreds of dead blackbirds that rained down on a rural Arkansas town for the second New Year's Eve in a row weren't so much omens of the apocalypse as victims of crime, reports Fox News . The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is blaming human interference for the...

Hasbro Shuts My Little Pony Site, Man Fans Revolt

Grown men 'bronies' need their ponies

(Newser) - It's going to be harder to salivate over the precious hijinks of My Little Pony for a weird conglomeration of "Bronies" —men addicted to the exploits of the syrupy animals. Hasbro has shut down the website that offered downloads of My Little Pony cartoons, featuring the exploits...

Bankrupt Rapper Could Lose ... His Name
 Bankrupt 
 Rapper 
 Could Lose 
 ... His Name 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jan 1, 2012 7:00 PM CST

Bankrupt Rapper Could Lose ... His Name

'Young Buck' will be sold along with other assets: trustee

(Newser) - Rapper Young Buck could lose more than just his stuff in his bankruptcy liquidation case—he could lose the very right to be called “Young Buck.” His trademarked name will be sold off, along with his other assets, according to the trustee administering his estate. His financial woes...

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