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Newser Nine at Nine - Libya Rebels at Bani Walid's Door

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Libya Rebels at Bani Walid's Door

(AP) - Rebel reinforcements arrived outside one of Moammar Gadhafi's last strongholds in Bani Walid today, even as the forces arrayed against the toppled dictator gave the town a chance to surrender and avoid a fight. "We won't go inside Bani Walid unless the Warfala tribe invites us,"... More »

Zimbabwe's Mugabe Has Prostate Cancer

(Newser) - WikiLeaks' latest spill is a 2008 US diplomatic cable that says Robert Mugabe has prostate cancer that's spread and "will cause his death in three to five years," Reuters reports. The 87-year-old longtime Zimbabwe leader was apparently advised at the time to resign the presidency; Mugabe last... More »

Journal Editor Quits Over Climate Change Hullabaloo

(Newser) - The editor-in-chief of a scientific journal that published a revisionist paper against climate change has quit, reports the BBC . "If a paper presents interesting scientific arguments, even if controversial, it should be published and responded to in the open literature," said Wolfgang Wagner in his resignation letter . The... More »

Arizona Charges $25 to Visit Prisoners

(Newser) - If you want to visit someone in prison in Arizona, it's going to cost you $25, in a one-time "background check fee" believed to be the first of its kind in the United States, reports the New York Times . But prisoner advocacy groups call the fee "mind-boggling,... More »

Prince Harry Heading to Vegas

(Newser) - Prince Harry is about to show off his legendary partying skills in the party capital of the world—Las Vegas. The royal boozer, who tumbled into a pool last week while dancing at one of his recent bashes, is heading to California and Arizona for 12 weeks of helicopter training... More »

40% of Europeans Are Mentally Ill

(Newser) - Nearly 165 million Europeans—about 38%—suffer from depression, anxiety, insomnia, dementia, or other mental and neurological illnesses, according to a new study. And with less than a third of those getting the treatment they need, Reuters reports that these illnesses are costing Europe hundreds of billions of euros each... More »

Palin's Unique Strategy: Attack From Left

(Newser) - Sarah Palin's hot-blooded barrages were loved by crowds in Iowa on Saturday, but despite the usual right-wing boilerplate solutions, the former Alaska governor's attacks are coming dressed in uniquely left-wing language, notes David Sessions on the Daily Beast . "Crony capitalism," "corporate welfare," and "... More »

USPS Teeters on Brink of Default

(Newser) - With a $5.5 billion payment due Sept. 30, the US Postal Service's longstanding financial woes are about to come to a head—in fact, if Congress doesn't do something soon, the agency might have to shut down entirely this winter, reports the New York Times . The USPS... More »

Nadal Collapses With Cramp

(Newser) - Tennis No. 2 Rafael Nadal collapsed from cramps yesterday, not on the tennis court but during a press conference, reports the Independent . Sitting in a chair two hours after winning his third-round match in the US Open, Nadal suddenly started grimacing, then slipped to the ground. The room was cleared,... More »