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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Ex-Wife of Suspected Serial Killer: I'm 'Lightheaded' (Newser Happy Hour 6-pack)

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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 »

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 »

Putin Closing Russian McDonald's for 'Safety' Reasons

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin wants to show the world who's the real Big Mac daddy. About half of Russia's 440 McDonald's restaurants are "now under government investigation," with nine locations recently shut down by court order, ostensibly for health and safety violations, Businessweek reports. But (most) others... 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 »

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 »

Aussie on Dream Trip Finds She's 38 Weeks Pregnant

(Newser) - Kate Hudson, 22, had been traveling through Europe for a while, so it didn't seem strange that she'd gained a little weight. "Any belly I had I thought was just a food baby from all the eating I’d done in Europe over two months," the... More »