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Why Your Vinyl Record Is Missing Songs

The vinyl tracklist can be very different from what you know

(Newser) - If you're one of the many audiophiles embracing the soaring popularity of vinyl LPs and you think something sounds a little different from what you're used to streaming, you're not hearing things—very literally. As NPR reports, it's becoming increasingly common for physical versions of albums...

Man, 80, Sets Record for 'World's Toughest Race'

Bob Becker is oldest to finish grueling 135-mile Badwater run in Death Valley

(Newser) - At age 80, Bob Becker has become the oldest person to finish the Badwater 135, an ultramarathon often dubbed the "world's toughest race." The grueling course traverses 135 miles of California's Death Valley, with temperatures hitting 118 degrees Fahrenheit at the starting line, per CBS...

Governor Pushes Back After Paper Demands 4 Emails

Iowa's Kim Reynolds cites confidentiality issues in keeping emails from Des Moines Register

(Newser) - Iowa's governor is taking the Des Moines Register to court over four withheld emails, sparking a legal clash that could shape how much the public gets to know about state government communications. Kim Reynolds filed a lawsuit in Polk County against the Register in response to the newspaper's...

This Rat Goes Where No Human Wants To

Cambodia's Ronin is first rodent to set world record for sniffing out more 100+ land mines, explosives

(Newser) - An African giant pouched rat is receiving accolades for his lifesaving work on the other side of the globe—and that work has just earned him a world record. Guinness is now celebrating Ronin—a 5-year-old Tanzania-born "super rat" that CNN notes is about the size of a house...

Hottest January on the Books Stumps Scientists

All despite cooling effect of La Nina; debate ensues on whether global warming is accelerating

(Newser) - The world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly US, a cooling La Nina, and predictions of a slightly less-hot 2025, per European climate service Copernicus. The surprising January heat record coincides with a new study by a climate science heavyweight, former top NASA...

100 Miles In, He Was Puking Like Crazy. So He Started Over

Nick Fowler broke Arizona Trail speed record in November

(Newser) - What's it like to set a new fastest-known time for an 800-mile Utah-to-Mexico trail that passes through both deserts and the Grand Canyon? In a word, painful. Outside Online reports on the hiker Nick Fowler's feat: On Nov. 9, he reached the southern end point of the Arizona...

2 Live Crew May Soon Be Getting Their Records Back

Rappers lost control of discography in '90s; jury ruling paves way for them to retake some albums

(Newser) - Miami's 2 Live Crew helped redraw the legal landscape around what hip-hop could be, pushing the boundaries of free speech and taste with their provocative and sexually explicit recordings that led to landmark court decisions protecting the rights of artists. But for decades the hip-hop legends haven't had...

He Hit a Bird-Watching Mark Once Thought Unreachable

American Peter Kaestner is the first to document 10K different species

(Newser) - Peter Kaestner has seen 10,000 different bird species, which, if you're not familiar with birding, sounds pretty impressive. If, however, you are familiar with birding, it's far more than that. As in, it's unprecedented. Last month, the 70-year-old retired American diplomat became the first person to...

Record-Setting Fish Was Carrying Something Extra
Record-Setting
Fish Was Carrying
Something Extra
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Feb 25, 2024 6:07 AM CST

Record-Setting Fish Was Carrying Something Extra

Steel ball bearings were found inside crappie caught in Kansas; angler insists he didn't cheat

(Newser) - A Kansas angler broke a record last year for catching a 4.07-pound white crappie, the heaviest such specimen in the state in six decades. Now, an investigation has revealed that Bobby Parkhurst seemingly cheated to achieve that feat, though he continues to deny it. Outdoor Life reports that Parkhurst...

2021's Big Record Scratch: Vinyl Takes the Edge Over CDs

For first time in 30-year tracking history, the analog medium outpaced compact discs

(Newser) - Streaming seems to be where it's at these days, but music formats of yesteryear haven't given up the ghost quite yet. MRC Data, which has been tracking music data since 1991, has released its annual report , and it notes that 2021 was a "game-changing" year. First,...

World's Oldest People? They're Not That Old
World's Oldest People?
They're Not That Old
Study says
Aug 17, 2019 11:45 AM CDT

World's Oldest People? They're Not That Old

Supercentenarians aren't as common as we think, paper suggests

(Newser) - Want to grow to a ripe old age? You might have to discard advice given in "oldest person alive" articles that keep cropping up, Vox reports. A new working paper posted online appears to show that most supercentenarians—that is, people who live to 110—are probably exaggerating their...

Charity's 'Hidden Treasure': Slightly Warped Beatles' Demo

Auction of 'Love Me Do' demo from 1962 closes Wednesday

(Newser) - In 1962, 250 demos of the Beatles' debut single were sent to radio stations. Nearly 60 years and 600 million album sales later, one of those turned up at a charity store operated by the British Heart Foundation, which will bring in at least $7,400 from its sale. "...

Our Digital Age Began in 2002

By one measure: That's when analog storage took a back seat

(Newser) - Humanity broadcasts a mind-boggling amount of information daily—try 1.9 zettabytes on for size, says a USC study . In other words, each person is hit with 174 newspapers’ worth of information every day, the Daily Mail reports. Meanwhile, computers, libraries, DVD collections, and newspapers can store some 295 exabytes—...

Gunman Shot 21 Times, Lives
 Gunman Shot 21 Times, Lives 
Aug 9, 2010 3:02 PM CDT

Gunman Shot 21 Times, Lives

Tough New Yorker likely set record: forensic expert

(Newser) - A 23-year-old New York man likely set a record when he survived being shot at least 21 times yesterday, the New York Daily News reports. Angel Alvarez and Luis Soto exchanged fire in Harlem before police arrived and sprayed Alvarez with gunfire. Alvarez was shot 'in the arms, legs, abdomen,...

UConn Women Win 71st in Row
 UConn Women Win 71st in Row 
SET NCAA RECORD
Mar 8, 2010 7:25 PM CST

UConn Women Win 71st in Row

Top-ranked Huskies eclipse school's 2001-03 mark

(Newser) - The University of Connecticut women's team set a new NCAA record tonight, winning its 71st consecutive game by beating Notre Dame. The Huskies, who haven't lost since April 6, 2008, broke the record the school set from Nov. 9, 20001-March 11, 2003. UConn has trailed just 86 minutes in...

Jeter Breaks Gehrig's Yankees Hits Mark

Shortstop, 35, adds another as rain holds off long enough for game to become official

(Newser) - Derek Jeter broke the New York Yankees' hit record held by Lou Gehrig for more than seven decades, singling to right field in the third inning of tonight's game against visiting Baltimore.That gave the shortstop 2,722 hits, one more than Gehrig. Jeter, 35, added an RBI single in...

Families Join Manslaughter Probe in Plane Crash

(Newser) - Three families of victims in the Air France crash have signed on as plaintiffs in a manslaughter probe into the Air France crash, reports the BBC. Under French law, they'll now have access to investigative files. The Paris prosecutor launched the probe last week, which is routine in such cases....

Vinyl LPs Make a New Sound: Cha-Ching!

Record sales spike 90% despite digital music, recession

(Newser) - The crackling, old-fashioned sound of vinyl LPs is back, the Los Angeles Times reports. Defying the digital music craze, record sales spiked nearly 90% last year and fueled a boom in brick-and-mortar music stores across LA. Why the uptick in a bad economy? Majestic artwork, the fun of LP-flipping, and—...

Judge: Cheney Won't Dump Records

Accepts aide's word that docs will go safely to Archives

(Newser) - A federal judge yesterday rejected historians’ and nonprofits’ complaint that Vice President Dick Cheney planned to illegally dump some of his papers, the Washington Post reports. The judge instead took the word of a White House aide that the documents would go to the National Archives as required. The ruling...

Lawsuits, Tech Glitches Keep Bush Emails Under Wraps

Millions still due to be released in a month

(Newser) - Technical snags and lawsuits are holding up the release of hundreds of millions of Bush White House emails to the National Archives, the Washington Post reports. Historians and nonprofits are in a legal battle with the White House, as administration officials sift through backup tapes to recover lost documents. "...

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