Newser Story Index from December, 2016

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Term of Endearment That Was Big in 1870 Is Back
Man Cops Say Killed Ex-NFLer Released Without Charges
China Lodges Complaint Over Trump Taiwan Call
Law Firm's Suit Over Bad Yelp Review Backfires
Bergdahl Seeks Pardon Before Trump Presidency
Gambler Meets Alleged Gangster, and a Crazy Tale Unfolds
Hawaii Is About to Get 2 Feet of Snow
Cops: Student Fatally Stabbed USC Professor
One Client Got Death. Then Another, and Another
Single Juror Refuses to Convict Cop in SC Murder Trial
Shrooms: 5 Most Incredible Discoveries of the Week
Duterte: Trump Wished Me Success in Drug Crackdown
Burglar Arrested After Getting Stuck in Pizzeria Vent: Cops
Suspected Serial Killer Doomed by Genealogy-Curious Relative
'Faithless' Electors Push Non-Trump GOP Candidate
Trump Just Broke With 37 Years of US Diplomatic Policy
Surprise Find: Florida Python Ate 3 Deer
Man Credited With Inventing General Tso's Chicken Dies
Amy Schumer Is Getting Kicked Out of Barbieland
Retiring Manager Gives 2,000+ Employees a Piece of His Mind
Star of Bethlehem May Have Been Something Much Rarer
Dow Ends Day Down 21
How the Super Rich Pretend That They're Not
Why AA Flight Attendants Want 'Full Recall' of New Garb
Report: Pilot Chose Not to Refuel Doomed Plane
Authorities Think They've Found Infamous Nazi Gate
He Was Executed in 1995. China Now Says He Was Innocent
Martin Shkreli Now Praising Kids Who Made Cheap Drug
A Discovery About Memory Could Help the Mentally Ill
Pilot's Flight Path Spells Out Friendly Message
He Said He'd Rule for a Billion Years. Gambians Voted Him Out
Pipeline Protesters Face a New Battle
Online Dictionary Pleads for Public's Help With 'Fascism'
Efforts Underway to Block Recounts in Wis., Mich.
Missing Dog Found 3 Years Later, 1.2K Miles Away
Natalie Portman 'Will Floor You' as Jackie
NYT Book Review Picks 10 Best Books of 2016
Doctor Out of Job After Posts About First Lady
Diplomats Jarred by Trump's 'Cavalier' Phone Calls
Woman's Plot to Frame Ex on Facebook Backfires
The Worst Whistling: 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
Unemployment at 9-Year Low, but There's a Downside
Dose of Magic Mushrooms Had Big Effect on Cancer Patients
ATF Agent: Philly Package Bomb Unlike Anything We've Seen
Trump Deal to Save Jobs Could Set Dangerous Precedent
J&J Wouldn't Settle for $1.8M. A $1B Verdict Followed
Meeting of Clinton, Trump Aides Turned Nasty Fast
Argument at Intersection Leaves Ex-NFL Player Dead
These Mummy Legs Likely Belong to a Great Queen
Trump Kicks Off Victory Tour With 'Incendiary' Ohio Rally