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Man Who Stuffed Razor Blades in Pizza Dough Is Sentenced

Nicholas Mitchell to serve nearly 5 years in prison for effort to sabotage former employer

(Newser) - Update: A man who admitted to planting razor blades in pizza dough sold at a Maine-based supermarket chain was sentenced to 4 years and nine months in prison and ordered to pay nearly $230,000 in restitution on Thursday. "My intentions were never to harm anybody, only to disrupt...

Razor Ad's Odd Approach: Praising Hairy Women
Ad for Women's Razor
Takes a Novel Approach
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Ad for Women's Razor Takes a Novel Approach

Billie claims to be first to actually show hair in advertisement

(Newser) - "The world pretends it doesn't exist. But it does. We checked." That declaration in the latest ad from Billie is talking about women's body hair, and not only is the razor company revealing body hair's presence—it's embracing it with eye-catching visuals. USA Today ...

Kid Bites Into Halloween Candy, Finds Razor Blade

Police say it was hidden inside a Snickers bar

(Newser) - It's not just an urban legend: Someone apparently does hide razor blades in Halloween candy, as a child in Ohio can now attest. A group of trick-or-treaters were splitting up their haul after a night out in Reynoldsburg on Thursday when a child bit into a bite-sized Snickers, police...

Kickstarter Suspends Popular 'Laser Razor'

It's apparently lacking a working prototype

(Newser) - "After 5,000 years of using the same technology, it's time to make shaving easier, safer, and greener." Apparently, more than 20,000 supporters agree with this statement by a Skarp Laser Razor rep, because they donated more than $4 million to a Kickstarter campaign for a...

Gillette's New Razor Is for Suckers
 Gillette's 
 New Razor 
 Is for Suckers 
OPINION

Gillette's New Razor Is for Suckers

'New York' columnist: No, we don't need a swivel hinge

(Newser) - Companies that sell simple razors on the cheap are gaining traction in the industry, but Procter & Gamble apparently thinks there's still plenty of money to be made with whiz-bang products. Witness the soon-to-launch ProGlide FlexBall, which will feature a "swiveling-ball hinge," reports the Wall Street Journal...

Woman Finds Razor Blade in Burger King Burger

It fell on burger by accident, cops say

(Newser) - When Yolanda Orozco bit into her Burger King hamburger a few weeks ago, she took a look to see if there were onions. Instead, what she found was a razor blade between the meat and cheese, News 10 reports. "I was in shock," says the 46-year-old from Willits,...

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