Newser - Top Storieshttp://www.newser.com/2010 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 09 Feb 2010 13:05:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/80468/federal-study-tries-to-derail-train-suicides.htmlThe Federal Railroad Administration is out to challenge the notion that suicide-by-train is an unfortunate but unavoidable phenomenon. The agency is four years into a study that will look into whether improved fences or other barriers could deter potential suicides, the Boston Globe reports. “When you reduce access to a...http://www.newser.com/story/80468/federal-study-tries-to-derail-train-suicides.htmlTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:51:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/80471/meg-whitman-is-the-anti-palin.htmlMeg Whitman is in some ways the political polar opposite of Sarah Palin, writes Sara Libby. As she fights for the GOP nomination in the California governor's race, Whitman is relying on her smarts and her no-nonsense business acumen. The self-described "frumpy" dresser is "no 40-something pinup," and she "even...http://www.newser.com/story/80471/meg-whitman-is-the-anti-palin.htmlTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:30:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/80418/green-nail-salons-smell-a-trend.htmlThe booming nail salon business has a booming subcategory: green salons. Besides helping the planet, the ecofriendly establishments are healthier than traditional salons for manicurists and other workers, who are exposed to a multitude of toxic chemicals used in their work. “The cost of course is more,” says one salon...http://www.newser.com/story/80418/green-nail-salons-smell-a-trend.htmlTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:15:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/80475/democrats-fault-rahm-emanuel-on-health-care.htmlDemocrats in Congress think Rahm Emanuel’s lack of Senate experience slowed health care reform legislation to a death crawl. Liberals and centrists have different complaints, but agree that the White House chief of staff’s time in the House did not prepare him for Senate maneuvering. “They're a bunch of barons...http://www.newser.com/story/80475/democrats-fault-rahm-emanuel-on-health-care.htmlTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:09:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/80450/susan-boyle-pebbles-separate.htmlThere was a time when Susan Boyle was lonely, and her cat Pebbles was her only comfort—but now the Britain's Got Talent phenom has had a taste of success, and the once inseparable pair has split. They just don't have as much in common now that Boyle, who has...http://www.newser.com/story/80450/susan-boyle-pebbles-separate.htmlTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:55:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/80474/east-braces-for-another-big-snowstorm.htmlThe Mid-Atlantic, already reeling from this weekend’s snowstorm, is about to be hit with another blast of winter. The huge storm that closed schools from Chicago to Louisville today is set to hit Eastern states this afternoon, dropping as much as 20 inches on Washington, DC, and 18 on Philadelphia,...http://www.newser.com/story/80474/east-braces-for-another-big-snowstorm.htmlTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:42:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/80427/beards-are-not-just-back-theyre-bushier.htmlBeards are back, big time, and its the boy next door, not Brad Pitt, driving the trend. More young men today are bearded than not, observes Robert Crampton. "The beard is about as back as it’s been since the 19th century," he writes in the Times Online , with male models,...http://www.newser.com/story/80427/beards-are-not-just-back-theyre-bushier.htmlTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:30:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/80466/mystery-bush-billboard-appears.htmlThat image is not a hoax. A billboard has cropped up near the town of Wyoming, Minnesota, bearing the smiling mug of George W. Bush and the phrase, “Miss Me Yet?” When the image first surfaced, some blogs dismissed it as a hoax, but Bob Collins of Minnesota Public Radio...http://www.newser.com/story/80466/mystery-bush-billboard-appears.htmlTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:17:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/80472/thats-megan-fox-but-that-isnt-her-thumb.htmlAttention: Shocking Super Bowl ad scandal rocks the nation! Megan Fox, who probably won't need a whole-body double anytime in the near future, did employ a hand double for her Motorola commercial. The hand you see in the close-up isn't Fox's, the Daily Mail reports. The actress has brachydactyly, or...http://www.newser.com/story/80472/thats-megan-fox-but-that-isnt-her-thumb.htmlTue, 09 Feb 2010 10:56:11 CST