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Zombie Attack Under Way, Warns Montana TV Station

KRTV apologizes for hackers' warning

(Newser) - Montana's KRTV yesterday issued an emergency warning: Zombies are on the attack. The scrolling message alerted multiple counties that "dead bodies are rising from their graves" and "attacking the living," the AP reports. People shouldn't "approach or apprehend these bodies as they are extremely...

Viral Video Captures Spiders 'Raining' on Brazil

Man looks up, sees thousands in the sky

(Newser) - How about glancing up and seeing thousands of spiders swaying and dangling in the sky? That's what Erick Reis, 20, witnessed when leaving an engagement party in the Brazilian town of Santo Antonio da Platina—so he shot a video that has since gone viral, the Examiner reports. Turns...

Now, the Pope Benedict Conspiracy Theories

Sex scandal? Nazi history? Prophecy?

(Newser) - With Pope Benedict suddenly announcing his resignation today, we've looked at his legacy and the process for choosing his replacement . Now—forgive us—we delve into the inevitable conspiracy theories that "explain" his resignation:
  • His Nazi History. Benedict has acknowledged he was forced to serve in the Hitler
...

Serial-Rapist DNA Test Leads Cops to Twins

So Marseille police are ordering unusual genetic test

(Newser) - Police in the French city of Marseille relied on DNA evidence to arrest a serial rapist accused of attacking six women, the Telegraph reports. Only problem: His DNA nearly matches his twin brother's, so police hauled them both in. And the victims, unable to tell them apart, positively identified...

Largest Captive Crocodile Found Dead

Town will preserve 'Lolong'

(Newser) - A remote southern Philippine town has gone into mourning over the death of the world's largest saltwater crocodile in captivity , even though it was blamed for the deaths of several villagers. Bunawan town plans to preserve the remains of the 1-ton crocodile, named Lolong, in a museum to keep...

Largest Fortune-Cookie Maker Nixes Romantic Slips

Company doesn't want to 'upset a single person' (no pun intended)

(Newser) - The planet's top fortune cookie maker doesn't want its products to be the source of even a little unhappiness—so it's changing its romantic messages over parents' concerns. Parents "said they didn’t want their kids reading them," says a VP at NYC-based Wonton Food;...

Woman Enters Wrong Account Number, Loses $42K

British hairdresser wanted to put money away

(Newser) - One click on a keyboard, and Sally Donaldson was sending her money to the wrong person. The British hairdresser says she planned to transfer her monthly pay of about $1,500 to her husband's account, but mis-typed one digit of his account number. The heartbreaker: They only noticed the...

Dad Dies Waiting for Ambulance, Son Gets Billed

Washington, DC, man feels 'angry, upset'

(Newser) - Durand Ford, Jr's father died before an ambulance arrived to take him to the hospital. Then the Ford family received an ambulance bill: $780.85. "I feel angry. Upset," Ford tells NBC Washington . "I'm disturbed that we even received the bill." The Washington, DC,...

Shocking Celeb Hookups
 Shocking Celeb Hookups 
Feb 10, 2013 2:15 PM CST

Shocking Celeb Hookups

'Really? They dated?'

(Newser) - Chances are you were not shocked when Rihanna and Chris Brown got back together . But you may be surprised to hear that Marlee Matlin dated John Stamos back in the '80s. Such is the nature of the 161 (yes, really) surprising celebrity hookups rounded up by ET Online :
  • Before
...

Guy Quits Job Over Tax Form Labeled &#39;666&#39;


 Guy Quits Job 
 Over Tax Form 
 Labeled '666' 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Feb 10, 2013 12:01 PM CST

Guy Quits Job Over Tax Form Labeled '666'

And that's not the only weird tax story in the news

(Newser) - A Tennessee man is so fed up with getting the number "666" on official forms that he's quit his job—twice. The latest incident occurred when his W-2 tax form bore the number, which the Bible associates with the Antichrist. The number on the tax form was related...

Family Sues Disneyland, Calls &#39;White Rabbit&#39; Racist
Family Sues Disneyland,
Calls 'White Rabbit' Racist
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Feb 10, 2013 7:47 AM CST

Family Sues Disneyland, Calls 'White Rabbit' Racist

Black family says costumed character discriminated against them

(Newser) - According to a lawsuit, the Black family went to Disneyland and got shunned by the White Rabbit—literally. The San Diego family is suing the amusement park because, they say, the employee playing the Alice in Wonderland character was racist. Last August, 6-year-old Jason Black tried to hug the "...

Stella! Ornery Dog Leads to $1M Lottery Win

Miniature pinscher forces owner to make surprise buy

(Newser) - A group of blue collar University of Utah workers will split $1 million in lottery winnings thanks to a set of keys left in a truck and an ornery little dog named Stella. Thirteen years after playing the same set of numbers every month in the Idaho lottery, the group...

Hundreds of Cars Litter NY Freeway

Long Island Expressway is a snowed-in parking lot

(Newser) - The Long Island Expressway looks like a scene from the apocalypse today. Hundreds of drivers who braved the Northeast's historic snowstorm last night are either stuck there or have abandoned their cars altogether, the New York Times reports. "It’s terrible. It’s cold. I don’t know...

Mystery Brain Disease Strikes Women in US

Doctors initially thought it was psychosis

(Newser) - Doctors have been wrestling with a newly discovered illness that attacks mainly young women and looks a lot like psychosis. In Philadelphia, hospitalized women appeared possessed, crying or laughing hysterically one moment and turning catatonic the next. One had seizures and left her arms stuck out in front of her....

Charlie Sheen to LA Fugitive: Call Me

He tells Christopher Dorner they can figure out how to 'end this thing'

(Newser) - Los Angeles fugitive Christopher Dorner called Charlie Sheen "effin awesome" in his rambling manifesto , and now Sheen is reaching out to him, reports TMZ . "You mentioned me in your manifesto, so thank you for your kind words," Sheen says in a video. "I am urging you...

Airwaves Fight Threatens ... Cordless Microphones?

Big churches aren't happy, and neither is the NFL

(Newser) - Might the cordless microphone go the way of Betamax? The Wall Street Journal calls attention to a weird battle in the ongoing fight over control of the nation's airwaves, one that has united groups such as megachurches, the NFL, and Broadway theaters. They're all lobbying to save cordless...

Well-Mannered Kids Earn a Restaurant Discount

Receipt becomes an Internet hit

(Newser) - Another restaurant receipt has gone viral, but this one has a happier story behind it than the last one . The King family of Washington state went out for pizza and discovered to their surprise that the restaurant gave them a $4 discount on the receipt for "well behaved kids....

Amish Leader in Beard-Cutting Attacks Gets 15 Years

Samuel Mullet, 67, says he isn't running a cult

(Newser) - The ringleader in a series of hair- and beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish religious followers in Ohio was sentenced today to 15 years in prison. Before his sentencing, Samuel Mullet Sr., 67, denied being a cult leader but told the judge he was ready to take the punishment. The judge...

Cause of Mistrial: Fallen Eyeball

Glass eye pops out during emotional testimony

(Newser) - A witness in a Pennsylvania courtroom was relating the tragedy of his lost eye when out it popped, forcing the trial to shut down. John Huttick caught the glass eyeball as shocked jurors looked on, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. "I couldn't believe it just came out," Huttick...

Moles Smell in Stereo
 Moles Smell in Stereo 
study says
Feb 6, 2013 3:21 PM CST

Moles Smell in Stereo

Study says they get signals from both nostrils

(Newser) - The common mole is blind and mostly deaf, which means it relies on its nose to find dinner. Not a problem: A study at Vanderbilt University makes the case that moles smell in stereo. Researchers who watched a mole sniff out a meal determined that the little critter relied on...

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