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Taylor Swift Isn't the Only One Who Made Travis Kelce Famous

'NYT' profiles football player's managers, twin brothers who plotted to put their client on the map

(Newser) - Travis Kelce didn't earn his own Newser tag until he started dating Taylor Swift, but there was apparently a plan in place to propel the Kansas City Chiefs tight end to stardom way before that romance—a plan that would make him potentially "as famous as the Rock....

The Venus Flytrap Is in Danger. This Woman Is on a Mission

'Mother Jones' reports on the plant's shrinking habitat in the Carolinas

(Newser) - You can go to a run-of-the-mill garden shop and buy a Venus flytrap. Try to find one in the wild, though, and it's a different story. As Jackie Flynn Mogensen writes at Mother Jones , the plant grows naturally in only one place on Earth—the Carolinas. Specifically, in the...

Unsurprisingly, &#39;Hitler&#39; Bug Is Causing a &#39;Ferocious Debate&#39;
This Bug's Scientific Name
Is Causing a Big Uproar
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jan 6, 2024 4:20 PM CST

This Bug's Scientific Name Is Causing a Big Uproar

'Anophthalmus hitleri,' aka the 'eyeless Hitler' beetle, is now the subject of 'ferocious debate'

(Newser) - Slovenia: home to former first lady Melania Trump, "breathtaking" landscapes , and one of the most controversial insects on the planet. Not that the Anophthalmus hitleri ground beetle is inherently a troublemaker—but, as you may have surmised from its longer scientific moniker, its designation as the "eyeless Hitler"...

In Atlanta, Kids Are Being Kept Out of School Due to Paperwork

The AP delves into the frustrating issue

(Newser) - It's unclear to Tameka how—or even when—her children became unenrolled from Atlanta Public Schools, the AP reports. But it was traumatic when, in fall 2021, they figured out it had happened. After more than a year of some form of pandemic online learning, students were all required...

Complaints Against Mississippi Sheriffs Often Go Nowhere
In Mississippi, Nobody
Is Policing the Sheriffs
LONGFORM
Jan 1, 2024 2:05 PM CST

In Mississippi, Nobody Is Policing the Sheriffs

A 'New York Times' investigation finds that abuse allegations are ignored, even with evidence

(Newser) - Sheriffs in Mississippi are elected by the people, but after that, who holds them accountable? While the state is responsible for looking into shootings and deaths if a sheriff or deputy is involved, allegations of brutality lobbed against their departments, including beatings, rape, and retaliation, commonly go nowhere, according to...

Russia's Face of Child Rights Is Accused of War Crimes

Maria Lvova-Belova, Putin accused of moving thousands of Ukrainian kids to Russia, per 'NYT'

(Newser) - Millions of Ukrainians have been killed , injured , or displaced since the war Russia started almost two years ago. Then there are "the most forlorn victims of Russia's invasion," per the New York Times : the Ukrainian children "stolen" from their homeland, taken without their or their family'...

Mark Zuckerberg Is Building a Secret Luxury Bunker

'Wired' looks into the ultra-secure compound he's building on Kauai

(Newser) - Chatter along Kauai's "coconut wireless" rumor mill, an allusion to Facebook, has had its share of intrigue over the mysterious private compound being built there by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Some say it will contain an underground city, while others tag it as a post-apocalyptic bunker. Wired reporter...

41 Years Later, Mom Still Searching for Missing Son

CNN takes a fresh look into Johnny Gosch's cold case

(Newser) - Johnny Gosch was 12 years old when he went missing one morning in 1982. Forty-one years later, his mother is still searching for him. CNN's Thomas Lake reexamines the notorious cold case that later changed how police investigate missing children. And while theories abound, many of the details of...

Our Love of Pizza Is Taking a Toll on US Groundwater

'New York Times' explains how farmers need irrigated crops to feed all those cows; same with chickens

(Newser) - A previous New York Times investigation revealed that America's groundwater is being depleted at a fast rate all around the country. A new story in the Times explains how Americans' love of cheese and chicken is a big reason why. Consider first the broad shift in our diets: The...

Brutal &#39;NYT&#39; Account Reveals Sexual Violence of Hamas
'Like an Assembly Point':
Hamas' Sexual Violence
investigation
Dec 28, 2023 2:55 PM CST

'Like an Assembly Point': Hamas' Sexual Violence

'New York Times' investigation reveals graphic details of what unfolded

(Newser) - A two-month investigation by the New York Times has produced the most detailed account yet of how Hamas systematically raped and mutilated women when they raided Israel in October. The graphic account, based on photos, videos, GPS data, and interviews with more than 150 people, is difficult to read. It...

This 'Pig Butchering' Scam Has Victims on Both Sides

Modern-day slaves are forced to try to scam unsuspecting Americans

(Newser) - It has a memorable name—and a devastating impact. CNN takes a deep dive into the rise of a "pig butchering" scam involving cryptocurrency, modern-day slaves, and duped Americans. It spent six months speaking with victims, investigators, and, yes, some scammers to pull the veil back on a scheme...

CIA Has a Problem: Few Spies in China
CIA Has
a China
Problem:
Few Spies
longform
Dec 26, 2023 2:30 PM CST

CIA Has a China Problem: Few Spies

'Wall Street Journal' reports US has little covert knowledge of what's happening in Beijing

(Newser) - A little more than a decade ago, right around the time current Chinese leader Xi Jinping was rising to power, China obliterated America's spying network within the country. About two dozen Chinese agents—many of them recruited when China was weaker and beset by corruption—were rounded up and...

Alarming Issue at Homes for Seniors: Fatal Wanderings

'Washington Post' counts near 100 deaths at assisted-living facilities

(Newser) - Living in an assisted-living facility isn't cheap, running an average of $6,000 a month, but families are willing to pay that to ensure their loved ones are well cared for and safe. That safety part is now under scrutiny, however, after a Washington Post investigation that has found...

Hidden Inside Melrose Place, a Subversive Art Show

Slate recounts how more than 100 props on the '90s show carried political and social messages

(Newser) - A clandestine group inserting subliminal messaging into media to further their agenda might seem like a plotline right out of the '90s soap Melrose Place. As far-fetched as it seems, Slate reporter Isaac Butler tells the story of "In the Name of the Place," an avantgarde project...

Infant Tongue-Cutting Is on the Rise. Should It Be?

The Times investigates surging business of tongue-tie release surgery

(Newser) - A surgical procedure for infants known as "tongue-tie release" is on the rise, though an in-depth story by the New York Times suggests it shouldn't be. The condition occurs when a band of tissue connects the tip of the tongue to the bottom of the mouth. Detaching the...

Their 'Last Love' Was Like Nothing Their Rest Home Had Ever Seen

The 'Guardian' delves into a rest home romance

(Newser) - Mary Turrell had been living at England's Easterlea Rest Home for a year or two when Derek Brown arrived; one day, he sat down next to her during a concert at the home and started singing along. When she turned to look at him, he winked, and it wasn'...

Children Are Working on Our Roofs—and Falling From Them

The 'New York Times' speaks with migrant children who work as roofers

(Newser) - In the US, you have to be 18 to work as a roofer due to the inherent danger of the job. But as the New York Times reports in a grim investigation, a growing population of children are ending up on our roofs anyway, in some cases without safety gear...

She Said She Was Homeschooling Kids. The Truth Was Awful

'Washington Post' digs into the murder of 11-year-old Roman Lopez

(Newser) - Eleven-year-old Roman Lopez disappeared in January 2020, and detectives who came to his family's Placerville, California, home after he was reported missing ultimately found him curled up in a 55-gallon storage bin, his 42-pound body dressed only in a diaper, a trickle of blood coming from his nose. It...

Inside the Terror of Skiing the World's Longest Downhill Race

What it's like barreling down the 10K-foot Schilthorn

(Newser) - "Abject terror" isn't a phrase you'd readily associate with sports, but Sierra Shafer's use of it becomes increasingly understandable as you make way through her piece for Outside . In it, she recounts her first go at skiing the Mürren Inferno—the world's oldest, longest,...

Stick Shifts May Be Safer for Unexpected Reason
Stick Shifts
May Be Safer
for Unexpected
Reason
longform
Dec 17, 2023 9:30 AM CST

Stick Shifts May Be Safer for Unexpected Reason

People can't fiddle with their phones as much

(Newser) - It's already been established that the number of pedestrians fatally struck by vehicles is on the rise in the US. In fact, the number began ticking upward about 15 years ago, reversing a decades-long trend, reports the New York Times . But the newspaper's deep dive into the subject...

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