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Newser Nine at Nine - What to Expect at Today's iPhone Event

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What to Expect at Today's iPhone Event

(Newser) - It's a big day in the tech world as we await the 1pm EDT iPhone announcement from Apple HQ. What do we think we know? It will be faster, slimmer, and have a larger screen: Pretty much everyone agrees on these points. It will run on both GSM and ... More »

In Knox Verdict, a Victory for Reality

(Newser) - Amanda Knox has been freed and while the case may continue to be hotly debated in the Italian press, commentators in the US and Britain are overwhelmingly of the opinion that justice has been done. The Knox case, "was a textbook example of our never-ending fascination with the supposed... More »

3 Americans Win Nobel for Finding Expanding Universe

(Newser) - The universe isn't just expanding, it's expanding faster every day. Three American scientists who made that discovery have won the Nobel Prize in Physics today for their efforts, the AP reports. The men were split between two competing research teams during the 1990s, with Saul Perlmutter on one... More »

Bachmann Campaign Cuts Loose Top Staffers

(Newser) - A handful of Michele Bachmann staffers left the campaign last night, most notably pollster Ed Goeas and top adviser Andy Parrish, in a move that’s widely being interpreted as a cost-cutting measure for a cash-strapped campaign. Parrish, who helped lay the groundwork for the campaign in Iowa, will return... More »

Truck Bomb Kills 70 in Somalia

(AP) - A truck laden with explosives blew up in front of the Ministry of Education in Somalia's capital today, killing 70 and injuring 42, a rescue official says. A Mogadishu police officer says the vehicle blew up after pulling up to a security checkpoint at the entrance to the ministry... More »

ESPN Yanks Hank Williams After Obama-Hitler Rant

(Newser) - You may have noticed something missing from Monday Night Football last night: namely, Hank Williams Jr. asking, "Are you ready for some football?" as he's been doing for more than 20 years. ESPN pulled the country star's iconic song from the broadcast after Williams compared President Obama... More »

Drought Hits Crisis Level in Pacific Islands

(Newser) - Some island groups in the South Pacific, already in danger of being swamped by rising seas, have run out of fresh water. Tuvalu and Tokelau have declared states of emergency because of the water crisis, caused by six months of low or no rainfall and by groundwater becoming contaminated with... More »

Alexis Stewart Reveals Her 'Mommie Dearest'

(Newser) - Turns out super homemaker Martha Stewart was a bit of a shrew in the maternal department—a gut-churning, demanding perfectionist when it came to her house, and decidedly not kid-friendly. That's the verdict from her grown daughter, Alexis, who has penned a kind of "Mommie Dearest" tell-all about... More »

Poll: Cain, Perry Tied for 2nd

(Newser) - A surge in support for Herman Cain and an equally dramatic drop in support for Rick Perry has left the pair tied in second place among GOP candidates with 12% each, according to the latest Washington Post poll, which finds Mitt Romney in first place with 25%. Support for the... More »