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For Orthodox Jewish Men: Glasses That Blur Women

Lenses help keep Israeli females out of sight and temptation

(Newser) - It's the latest prescription for extreme ultra-Orthodox Jewish men who shun contact with the opposite sex: Glasses that blur their vision, so they don't have to see women they consider to be immodestly dressed. In an effort to maintain their strictly devout lifestyle, the ultra-Orthodox have separated the...

Pelosi: Spirits of Women Suffragists Visited Me

'At last we have a seat at the table,' they told her at the White House

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi has a story she likes to tell, and it's a strange one. She swears the ghosts of American suffragists visited her in the White House, reports CNSNews . Pelosi seems sincere in the telling, and she's spoken of the experience a number of times in speeches. (CNS...

LEGO Found in Boy's Nose ... 3 Years Later

Isaak Lasson had been suffering from mysterious sinus problems

(Newser) - Six-year-old Isaak Lasson has been dealing with sinus problems for the past three years, and doctors finally figured out why: He's had a LEGO piece stuck up his nose all that time. "I felt so bad," dad Craig Lasson tells KSL.com . "He was sleeping with...

Guy Orders TV, Gets Assault Rifle

Police investigating mix-up

(Newser) - A Washington, DC, musician who ordered a flat-screen TV from Amazon got quite a surprise when he opened the box to find ... a semiautomatic assault rifle instead. Seth Horvitz, 38, says he purchased the 39-inch television from a third-party seller. A box arrived from UPS Tuesday, and it seemed too...

NYC to Pleasure-Seekers: No Free Vibrators for You!

Insists it's due to permit, crowd issues

(Newser) - Sorry, seekers of free vibrators, but New York City has put the kibosh on Trojan's sex toy giveaway . The company started doling out its Tri-Phoria and Pulse products yesterday as planned, but after just a few hundred pleasure-seekers were made very happy with their free swag, a City Hall...

Games&#39; Strangest Job: Sweat Mopper
 Games' 
 Strangest Job: 
 Sweat Mopper 
olympics
Aug 8, 2012 1:33 PM CDT

Games' Strangest Job: Sweat Mopper

Volunteers compete for elite, but kinda gross, position

(Newser) - One of the most unusual—and sought-after—volunteer positions in the London Olympics? Sweat mopper. These surprisingly high-profile volunteers are in charge of keeping the players safe from slips on a wet court, and even though they're not athletes themselves, the job is quite intense. Teams of two moppers...

Prostitute Wins Right to Service Clients at Hotel

Australian court rules owner must rent her a room

(Newser) - Today, in really unusual court cases: Prostitutes have the right to work from motel rooms in an Australian state, a court said after finding the owner's refusal to rent to a sex worker was discriminatory. The ruling in the northeastern state of Queensland has stunned hotel and motel owners,...

J. Geils Suing J. Geils Band
 J. Geils Suing J. Geils Band 
Aug 8, 2012 1:55 AM CDT

J. Geils Suing J. Geils Band

Singer wasn't invited on upcoming tour

(Newser) - J. Geils has taken the J. Geils Band to court for planning a tour without him—but keeping his name. The band "conspired" to exclude the singer from the upcoming tour, according to the suit, reports Reuters . Together they're the J. Geils Band, but "separately they're...

Trojan Giving Away Sex Toys in NYC 'Pleasure Carts'

Company wants to show 'vibrators are mainstream'

(Newser) - Be careful while approaching vendor carts on the streets of New York City tomorrow and the next day—you may find yourself in line not for a hot dog, but for a vibrator. Trojan is handing out 10,000 Tri-Phoria and Pulse sex toys from "Pleasure Carts" that will...

Boys, 13, Make It 669 Miles in Mom's Swiped BMW

Seems one really, really wanted to skateboard in California

(Newser) - Two 13-year-old Ohio boys who stole a mother's car and drove it 669 miles to Kansas City, Mo., were found sleeping in a downtown alley, police said. The runaways from the Columbus area apparently gave their location away when one posted on Facebook that they were stuck in Kansas...

Official Seeks Ban on 'Kick in the Face' Preacher

Todd Bentley says Holy Spirit moves him to violence

(Newser) - What to do with a tattooed evangelist who tries to cure people by kicking them in the face? Todd Bentley, a Canadian based in the US, plans to tour the UK this month—but Labour MP Malcolm Wicks says no way, the Daily Mail reports. "His visit can do...

At-Home Bible Study Lands Man in Jail

City says pastor was violating zoning laws

(Newser) - Gang-member-turned-pastor Michael Salman found himself behind bars after holding a Bible study at his home, reports Fox News . Authorities say Salman violated zoning laws, and thus his probation, when he gathered some 80 people at his four-acre home, but the Phoenix man and his family are crying foul, saying his...

Get Ready for Wine From ... Tomatoes

 Get Ready for Wine 
 From ... Tomatoes 
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Aug 5, 2012 7:14 AM CDT

Get Ready for Wine From ... Tomatoes

Canadian 'vintner' says he's perfected his grandfather's recipe

(Newser) - Might wine from tomatoes someday rival the stuff from grapes? One Canadian "vintner" hopes so, according to AFP . Pascal Miche says he has perfected his grandfather's family recipe and is the first to successfully sell a commercial product. Miche has been selling his "Omerto" wine for three...

Angry Guy in Tractor Crushes 7 Cop Cars, Say Police

Roger Pion faces numerous charges after alleged rampage

(Newser) - Working in a stout former bank building with windows closed and air conditioners humming, Orleans County sheriff's deputies in Vermont didn't know what was happening in their parking lot until a neighbor called 911 yesterday. A man on a big farm tractor, angry about his recent arrest for...

Girl, 12, Tasered at Victoria's Secret

Cops: She was protecting mom from traffic ticket bust

(Newser) - A 12-year-old girl was Tasered while shopping at a Missouri Victoria's Secret by a cop hunting her mom. "He said, 'Put your hands behind your back.' I was just crying. I guess he got mad because then he took it out and just Tasered me,"...

Randy Bull Trashes Cop Car
 Randy Bull Trashes Cop Car 
Aug 2, 2012 12:10 AM CDT

Randy Bull Trashes Cop Car

Escaped bull tries to mate with man against squad car

(Newser) - From Arkansas, one of many good reasons to stay out of the way of escaped bulls: A sheriff's deputy responding to calls about a loose bull found a man slapping the animal across the head and trying to lead it across a yard. The amorous bull then tried to...

Florida Man Busted for Ruckus at Dark Knight

David Escamillo reeked of alcohol, yelled 'this is it!' Patrons unamused

(Newser) - A South Florida man faces disorderly conduct charges after a disturbance at a theater showing The Dark Knight Rises. Miami Beach police say more than 100 moviegoers fled early yesterday after David Escamillo yelled "This is it!" during the film. Witnesses say they saw Escamillo leave the theater...

It&#39;s World Middle Finger Day
 It's World Middle Finger Day 
Aug 1, 2012 8:08 AM CDT

It's World Middle Finger Day

Because if Hallmark can do it, why not bitter people?

(Newser) - As Newser fumbled with the alarm in the dark this morning, it had a special feeling that today was not just any Wednesday, and lo and behold it is not: It is World Middle Finger Day, reports Wired , which compiles some of the best bird-flying clips available on the big...

Telling an Italian He Has No Balls Is Now a Crime

Supreme court rules on the insult

(Newser) - Italy's highest court has ruled on a subject of utmost importance: whether it's a crime to say a man has "no balls." Its ruling? Yep, the dig is a crime punishable by a fine, because the insult makes a man feel less manly. The decision came...

Man Attacks Girlfriend Over Suspected Affair ... With Mitt

Lowell Turpin spotted the 'unknown' man's photo on her Facebook wall

(Newser) - Facebook has turned into quite the relationship buster , but this story out of Tennessee takes the cake: A man spotted a photo of an unknown gentleman on his girlfriend's Facebook page on July 22, and one word came to mind: affair! Lowell Turpin "angrily demanded to know who...

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