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By Next Year, Richest 1% to Own More Than Other 99% (Newser Nine at Nine)

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By Next Year, Richest 1% to Own More Than Other 99%

(Newser) - The rich really are getting richer—and by 2016, they'll own more than the rest of the world, says a research paper published by anti-poverty charity Oxfam. The paper shows that global wealth owned by the richest 1% jumped from 44% in 2009 to 48% in 2014, putting this... More »

Report: US Hacked North Korea Years Ago

(Newser) - The US was able to pin the Sony Pictures cyberattack on North Korea with confidence because the National Security Agency hacked its way into North Korean systems years earlier, according to the New York Times , which cites American and foreign officials as well as computer experts and a newly disclosed... More »

Saudi Arabia Arrests Man Who Filmed Beheading

(Newser) - Earlier this month, the world got a graphic look at how Saudi Arabia performs executions—and now the man who filmed the execution in question has been arrested. In the unnamed man's video, a woman who had been convicted of murder was "proclaiming her innocence" in the street... More »

What's Next for the 'Bonnie and Clyde' Teens

(Newser) - What's next for Dalton Hayes and Cheyenne Phillips, the modern-day "Bonnie and Clyde" apprehended while snoozing at 12:10am yesterday in a stolen Toyota Tundra in a Panama City Beach, Fla., parking lot? Hayes has an initial court appearance in Florida at 8:30am today via video hookup.... More »

Phoenix Mom Dies After Delivering Quads

(Newser) - Erica Morales had always dreamed of being a mother, her friends say, but she died before she could even hold the quadruplets she gave birth to on Thursday night. The 36-year-old had been admitted to the hospital with high blood pressure Tuesday and died in intensive care soon after the... More »

North Korea Defector Walks Back Parts of His Story

(Newser) - Shin Dong-hyuk's life story has helped the outside world establish a picture of abuses in North Korea: He says he escaped from a prison known as Camp 14, and he has served as a witness to the UN and the source for an international bestseller. Now, however, he has... More »

Pizzeria Owner Died Saving Worker in Mall Shooting

(Newser) - More details have emerged in Saturday's deadly shooting at a mall in Melbourne, Fla.—and the person fatally shot by gunman Jose Garcia-Rodriguez has emerged as a hero. Police say pizzeria owner Leonardo Coppola was killed trying to save the life of the gunman's wife, who was... More »

Miss Universe Selfie Causes International Uproar

(Newser) - Politics haven't been left behind at this year's Miss Universe pageant, where a selfie taken by Miss Israel is becoming an international incident. After Doron Matalon posted the photo of herself with Miss Lebanon, Miss Slovenia, and Miss Japan on Instagram , Lebanese beauty queen Saly Greige faced calls... More »

Guy Who Helped Pal Test Bulletproof Vest Gets 7 Years

(Newser) - A British truck driver has become the latest person to discover that helping a friend test out the bulletproof vest he's wearing is a good way to lose both your friend and your freedom. Ian Catley, 40, has received a seven-year sentence for manslaughter after admitting that he shot... More »