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Ex-Wife of Suspected Serial Killer: I'm 'Lightheaded' (Newser Nine at Nine)

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Ex-Wife of Suspected Serial Killer: I'm 'Lightheaded'

(Newser) - The ex-wife of Darren Vann says she is "lightheaded" to discover the man she was married to for 16 years is a suspected serial killer—whose crimes may have begun in the early years of their marriage . Maria Vann tells the New York Times that the man she first... More »

WHO: Trials of Ebola Vaccine Coming Soon

(Newser) - A top World Health Organization official says the hunt for an Ebola vaccine will produce data about whether they are safe by December—and they could be in experimental field use by January. Dr. Marie Paule Kieny, an assistant director general for WHO, says clinical trials planned or underway in... More »

Bachmann Gets Security Detail After ISIS Threat

(Newser) - ISIS' new target: Rep. Michele Bachmann? The outspoken conservative will have her own security detail for the final few months of her congressional career because of what federal law enforcement agencies believe is a credible threat from the militants, reports Politico . Bachmann, who steps down at the end of this... More »

Oscar Pistorius Gets 5 Years

(Newser) - Oscar Pistorius was sentenced today to five years in prison for killing Reeva Steenkamp by a South African judge who cited the "gross negligence" the runner showed when he shot his girlfriend multiple times through a toilet cubicle door in his home. Legal experts say Pistorius could be released... More »

Compulsive Sex, Gambling Tied to Parkinson's Drugs

(Newser) - Parkinson's drugs are known for a range of side effects, including hallucinations, psychosis, and extreme drowsiness. But researchers say there's also a clear link between the use of some of these drugs and impulse control issues that result in hypersexuality, compulsive gambling, and uncontrollable spending, reports LiveScience . Looking... More »

Oscar de la Renta Dead at 82

(Newser) - Fashion designer and icon Oscar de la Renta died yesterday at 82, after a yearslong battle with cancer, the New York Times reports. His illness, the paper notes, didn't slow him down: He designed Amal Alamuddin's dress for her wedding to George Clooney just last month, and his... More »

Hong Kong: No Free Election Because Poor Would Romp

(Newser) - After more than three weeks of street protests, government officials in Hong Kong have agreed to hold talks with pro-democracy leaders—but Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying appears unwilling to budge on the subject of free elections in 2017, or even the merits of democracy in general. He warns that if... More »

Sweden Steps Up Hunt for Mystery Sub

(Newser) - The Swedish military has stepped up its hunt for what is widely believed to be a Russian submarine lurking somewhere in the waters around Stockholm, but officials remain cagey about just what it is they're looking for. "There is no submarine hunt underway, there is an ongoing intelligence... More »

Oil Firm Boss Dies When Plane Hits Snowplow

(Newser) - The head of French oil giant Total SA was killed at a Moscow airport last night when his corporate jet collided with a snowplow whose driver was drunk, Russian investigators say. Total confirmed "with deep regret and sadness" that Chairman and CEO Christophe de Margerie died in the crash... More »