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She Was a Rule Follower—Until Helping a Murderer Escape

Toby Dorr smuggled inmate out of prison in a dog crate

(Newser) - As far as prison escapes go, it was ingenious in its simplicity. In 2006, 48-year-old Toby Dorr drove away from the gates of a prison in Lansing, Kansas, with dogs from her prison foster program loaded in the back of her van. Inside a box in one of the crates...

Does the Biggest Migration in US History Loom?
Does the Biggest Migration
in US History Loom?
longform
Sep 16, 2020 2:11 PM CDT

Does the Biggest Migration in US History Loom?

'Inhospitable' conditions could force millions north

(Newser) - Researchers have mapped the likely effects of climate change on the US in the decades to come—and it's bad news for most people in the southern half of the country. Under even moderate warning scenarios, the areas most suited to agriculture and human habitation will have shifted from...

He Described a &#39;Satanic World&#39; in 1.8K Pages. It Wasn&#39;t Fiction
He Described a 'Satanic World'
in 1.8K Pages. It Wasn't Fiction
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Sep 6, 2020 2:40 PM CDT

He Described a 'Satanic World' in 1.8K Pages. It Wasn't Fiction

'NYT Magazine' revisits Edgar Kupfer-Koberwitz's Holocaust diary

(Newser) - That Edgar Kupfer-Koberwitz's Holocaust diary exists at all is staggering; that it numbers more than 1,800 pages even more so. He wrote it over the course of nearly two years spent at Dachau, a feat managed in part because of the job he was assigned as an office...

&#39;This Was the Year of Big Plans&#39; for Breonna Taylor
What Came
Before the Death
of Breonna Taylor
longform
Sep 2, 2020 1:31 PM CDT

What Came Before the Death of Breonna Taylor

The 'New York Times' takes a look

(Newser) - Breonna Taylor's name hasn't left the headlines since she was killed by Louisville police in her apartment on March 13. But her story hasn't been told quite like this before. In a lengthy piece for the New York Times , Rukmini Callimachi writes that for all the protests...

Jerry Falwell Jr. Made One Big &#39;Miscalculation&#39;
Jerry Falwell Jr.
Made One Big
'Miscalculation'
longform
Sep 1, 2020 11:00 AM CDT

Jerry Falwell Jr. Made One Big 'Miscalculation'

He figured that as long as he kept Liberty U flush with cash, his own behavior wouldn't matter

(Newser) - When Jerry Falwell Jr. resigned as leader of Liberty University amid a sex scandal , critics were quick to call him a hypocrite. But that's not quite right, writes CNN religion editor Daniel Burke. Falwell never claimed the religious authority of his famous father. "He never pretended to be...

Gifted Con Artist Got His Start as a Famous Stowaway
Master Con Artist Began
as a Teenage Stowaway
longform
Sep 1, 2020 8:33 AM CDT

Master Con Artist Began as a Teenage Stowaway

Juan Carlos Guzman Betancur went on to steal from ritzy hotel guests by impersonating them

(Newser) - In his native Colombia, locals know him as the "polizon," or stowaway. But as a story at Medium explains, Juan Carlos Guzman Betancur is known to detectives in the US and around the world as something else—"one of the most gifted conmen in the world,"...

To Understand Ellen, Recall Her Sitcom Controversy
To Know Ellen DeGeneres,
Recall Her Sitcom Controversy
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Aug 30, 2020 6:33 AM CDT

To Know Ellen DeGeneres, Recall Her Sitcom Controversy

Jezebel piece: Homophobia nearly derailed her career, and she rebounded as 'nice' and 'bland'

(Newser) - Ellen DeGeneres, long seen as the "nicest woman in Hollywood," is now facing big controversy amid allegations that she and show execs are anything but nice when the cameras aren't rolling. In a lengthy piece at Jezebel , Joan Summers suggests that the key to understanding DeGeneres lies...

Will a YouTube Influencer Get a Second Chance?
They Made Their Adoption
Public, and Things Went Bad
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Aug 29, 2020 2:00 PM CDT

They Made Their Adoption Public, and Things Went Bad

YouTuber Myka Stauffer's decision to give up adopted boy has led to a massive backlash

(Newser) - In the bio for her YouTube channel , which has nearly 700,000 subscribers, Myka Stauffer describes herself as "a Mommy of 4 from Ohio and Married to My best friend." Unspoken is that until earlier this year, Stauffer and husband James had five children. The missing child is...

A Young TV Producer Ran Off an Idaho Shoot and Vanished

Inside the 2018 disappearance of Terrence Woods

(Newser) - No one knows what happened to Terrence Woods. The 27-year-old producer vanished in a rugged part of Idaho on Oct. 5, 2018, during a TV shoot. No evidence of him has been found since, and in a lengthy piece for Deadline , Jake Kanter delves into the friction between what UK...

Critics See Obama Hypocrisy in Hawaii Beach House
Critics See Obama Hypocrisy
in Hawaii Beach House
longform
Aug 18, 2020 8:13 AM CDT

Critics See Obama Hypocrisy in Hawaii Beach House

Friend Marty Nesbitt developing oceanfront property thanks to loopholes in environmental laws

(Newser) - The Obamas famously like to vacation in Hawaii, and they usually do so with one of the former president's close friends, Marty Nesbitt, and his family. That tradition seems destined to continue for years, especially since Nesbitt paid $8.7 million for an oceanfront estate in Waimanalo back in...

The Case Against Having Pets
We May Be
Doing Our Pets
More Harm
Than Good
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Aug 16, 2020 2:10 PM CDT

We May Be Doing Our Pets More Harm Than Good

Esther Woolfson writes about the ways humans unintentionally hurt the animals they love

(Newser) - Esther Woolfson was at a street corner waiting for the light to turn when she noticed that the young dog being walked by the man next to her was wheezing. Might have been a pug or French bulldog, "but he’s one of those that now form a widespread,...

The Killer Was Supposed to Tell Them Everything. He Balked

(Newser) - "This arrangement, brokered by Jacksonville’s newly elected state attorney, was essentially unprecedented in the history of homicide prosecutions in the United States." So writes Eli Hager for the Marshall Project in a lengthy piece that looks at the use of restorative justice, in which victims and perpetrators...

&#39;Honjok&#39; Lifestyle Growing in Popularity in South Korea
'Honjok' Lifestyle Growing
in Popularity in South Korea
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Jul 19, 2020 10:40 AM CDT

'Honjok' Lifestyle Growing in Popularity in South Korea

Many young people, especially women, are opting out of traditional society and living alone

(Newser) - The group of young people collectively known as "honjok" is growing in number in South Korea, but this isn't your typical mass movement. As restofworld explains, the term translates to "alone tribe," and it refers to young South Koreans—many of them women—who are opting...

Teen Sent to Juvenile Detention Over Homework
Teen Sent
to Juvenile
Detention Over
Homework
longform
Jul 15, 2020 9:14 AM CDT

Teen Sent to Juvenile Detention Over Homework

15-year-old was on probation, failed to do her online work amid pandemic

(Newser) - When her Michigan school closed because of the pandemic, 15-year-old Grace initially did fine with her online schoolwork. But eventually, she struggled with the transition, with sleeping in, and with getting her homework done. That might sound like a common problem affecting lots of teens and families these days, but...

He Climbed Everest to Try to Solve Its Biggest Mystery
He Climbed Everest to Try
to Solve Its Biggest Mystery
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Jul 11, 2020 2:00 PM CDT

He Climbed Everest to Try to Solve Its Biggest Mystery

Mark Synnott goes in search of Sandy Irvine's remains

(Newser) - Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to summit Everest. Unless they weren't. In a lengthy piece for National Geographic , longtime climber and professional guide Mark Synnott explains what took him to Everest, a mountain he had long had no interest in climbing, "turned off by stories...

It Was a Major COVID Study. Was the Data a Sham?
It Was a Major COVID Study.
Now, Something Fishy?
longform
Jun 3, 2020 11:28 AM CDT

It Was a Major COVID Study. Now, Something Fishy?

The 'Guardian' calls into question the data supplied by Surgisphere

(Newser) - The US-based company Surgisphere touts that it aggregates and analyzes health records from hospitals around the world—including, apparently, significant amounts of coronavirus-related data. This though it apparently has "a science fiction writer and an adult-content model" on its small roster of employees. So reports the Guardian , which dug...

Farmer&#39;s Killing Was &#39;Incomprehensible&#39;&mdash;Until Now
Farmer's Killing Was
'Incomprehensible'—Until Now
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May 31, 2020 7:03 AM CDT

Farmer's Killing Was 'Incomprehensible'—Until Now

Elmer Yuill was murdered on his farm back in 1991. Now, a suspect emerges

(Newser) - Elmer Yuill's killing made no sense at all. The gentle farmer liked doting on his younger sisters and kept his barnyard so clean that drivers pulled over for photos. Yet early one morning in 1991, the 77-year-old was found dead, two bullets in the back—execution style—on that...

Pandemic Made StubHub Buy the 'Worst Deal in History'

Co-founder bought company back just in time for business to collapse

(Newser) - People who balked at paying inflated ticket prices for concerts and sporting events before the pandemic might find some schadenfreude in Eric Baker's tale of woe. Noah Kirsch at Forbes takes a look at how Baker's triumphant acquisition of StubHub turned sour with dizzying speed. Baker co-founded the...

Steve Buscemi Opens Up a Year After Wife&#39;s Death
Steve Buscemi
Has 'Seen It All'
LONGFORM
May 27, 2020 12:42 PM CDT

Steve Buscemi Has 'Seen It All'

Gabriella Paiella profiles the iconic actor a year after the death of his wife

(Newser) - Most of us know Steve Buscemi from the likes of Fargo, The Sopranos, and Boardwalk Empire. But do we really know him? The iconic actor has pretty much "seen it all," writes Gabriella Paiella in a revealing profile for GQ . That includes Buscemi (who pronounces his last name...

The Python Hunters Barely Make a Dent. That&#39;s OK
The Python Hunters Barely
Make a Dent. That's OK
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
May 24, 2020 1:45 PM CDT

The Python Hunters Barely Make a Dent. That's OK

Inside the annual hunt for the invasive species

(Newser) - If you assume the alligator is the king of the heap when it comes to Everglades predators, you could be wrong at this point. "I found alligators in them," says Donna Kalil. The 57-year-old python elimination specialist for the South Florida Water Management District is talking about Burmese...

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