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Newser Nine at Nine - RIP Qwikster: Netflix Will Keep DVDs

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RIP Qwikster: Netflix Will Keep DVDs

(Newser) - Ah, Qwikster, we hardly knew ye. Probably because ye never launched, and never will. Netflix abruptly changed course today, announcing that it would not be slicing off its DVD-by-mail service into a separate site after all, Reuters reports. “There is a difference between moving quickly—which Netflix has done... More »

2 Americans Win Nobel Prize in Economics

(AP) - Americans Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims won the Nobel economics prize today "for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced. The prize committee said the winners have developed methods for answering questions such as how economic growth and... More »

Fresh Clashes Break Out in Egypt

(Newser) - Fresh riots broke out in Egypt today, with hundreds of Christians throwing rocks at police outside a Cairo hospital where many of the victims from the previous day's massive clashes over the burning of a Coptic church were taken, the AP reports. Essam Sharaf called for calm in a... More »

Tiger Returns to Golf, Gets Hot Dog Thrown at Him

(Newser) - Tiger Woods was back on the green yesterday playing his first tournament in seven weeks, but he didn’t make headlines because of his performance. No, he finds himself a newsmaker because of the hot dog that got thrown at him. Woods was standing over a putt at CordeValle in... More »

Feds Secretly Grabbing WikiLeaks Email Info

(Newser) - In its "active criminal investigation" of WikiLeaks, the US government is using secret court orders to force Google and Internet service providers to turn over information about editor Jacob Appelbaum, reports the Wall Street Journal . Appelbaum has not been charged with any crimes related to his WikiLeaks work, but... More »

Cain: Racism Is No Biggie

(Newser) - Herman Cain insisted in an interview yesterday that racism in America isn't significantly impeding economic progress for minorities. “I don't believe racism in this country today holds anybody back in a big way,” the presidential candidate declared on CNN . Many "have a level playing field,... More »

US Incomes Fell More After Recession Than During It

(Newser) - US incomes continued to fall after the 2007 recession was declared over—at an even steeper rate than during the recession, according to a recent analysis. Inflation-adjusted median household income fell 6.7% between June 2009 and June 2011. During the two-year recession, incomes fell 3.2%. The full four-year... More »

$2M Whitey Bulger Reward Goes to Ex Miss Iceland

(Newser) - A former Miss Iceland and Noxzema model has collected a $2 million reward for dropping a dime on long-time fugitive killer Whitey Bulger , according to the Boston Globe . Anna Bjornsdottir tipped off the FBI after getting to know Bulger and girlfriend Catherine Greig, aka Carol Gasko, while they were neighbors... More »

Tanning Beds Now Illegal for California Minors

(Newser) - No more tanning beds for minors in California, reports the Los Angeles Times . Gov. Jerry Brown yesterday signed legislation that raises the minimum age for ultraviolet tanning procedures from 14 (with parental permission) to 18, citing the risks posed by skin cancer. "If everyone knew the true dangers of... More »