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Unemployment Rate Lowest Since 2008 (Newser Nine at Nine)

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Unemployment Rate Lowest Since 2008

(Newser) - The unemployment rate ticked down from 5.9% to 5.8% last month, its lowest level since July 2008, the AP reports. And 214,000 jobs were added; 233,000 had been expected, per the Wall Street Journal's forecast, with the unemployment rate expected to stick at 5.9%.... More »

90-Year-Old in Trouble for Feeding Homeless—Again

(Newser) - A simple citation couldn't keep Arnold Abbott off the streets of Fort Lauderdale, where he's been feeding the homeless for more than two decades. The 90-year-old man, charged Sunday with violating a new ordinance that clamps down on the public feeding of the homeless, dished out meals at... More »

AC/DC Drummer's Murder-for-Hire Charge Dropped

(Newser) - AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd is off the hook for the biggest charge leveled against him this week— murder for hire . Just a day after Rudd was arrested for allegedly attempting to have two men killed, that charge—for which he could have faced 10 years in prison—has been dropped... More »

Jihadists' New Method of Travel: Cruise Ships

(Newser) - Not all cruise ship passengers are hoping for a nice holiday. According to Interpol, would-be jihadists are now using cruise ships as a way of eventually getting to Iraq and Syria. The mode of transportation allows them to both avoid more tightly monitored airports and hop off at any number... More »

King-Protecting 'Witchmarks' Uncovered in Home

(Newser) - Most old homes bear normal signs of wear and tear. The strange gouge marks beneath the floorboards of "one of Britain's most important historic houses," however, tell a pretty interesting story, the Independent reports: They were intended to guard King James I from witches and other evil... More »

Rolling Stone Profiles Chase Whistleblower

(Newser) - Matt Taibbi, an American freelance journalist the New York Times describes as having an "avid following," is known for writing critically of Wall Street. Some may recall his 2010 Rolling Stone feature "The Great American Bubble Machine," in which he describes Goldman Sachs as "a... More »

Teacher Denied Interview Because She's Irish

(Newser) - Irish teacher Katie Mulrennan got a Craigslist job reply so bizarre she was compelled to post it and see if it went viral. And it has. The 26-year-old tells the BBC that, in spite of having taught English for more than three years in Barcelona, Oxford, Abu Dhabi, and South... More »

Man Accused of Killing Wife in Rocky Mountains

(Newser) - A Colorado man was arrested yesterday for the first-degree murder of his second wife, who fell to her death while the couple hiked during an anniversary celebration in Rocky Mountain National Park in 2012. Harold Henthorn was the only witness to his wife Toni Henthorn's 40-foot fall in a... More »

Home Depot Hackers Nabbed 53M Email Addresses

(Newser) - The massive security breach Home Depot went public with in September didn't stop at 56 million credit cards. The country's biggest home-improvement retailer announced yesterday that hackers also stole 53 million email addresses—though not passwords or other personal info. Still, the company said customers should be on... More »