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'This Is Not How We Wanted to Welcome You to Israel' (Newser Nine at Nine)

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'This Is Not How We Wanted to Welcome You to Israel'

(Newser) - "I am Charlie, I am Jewish, I am Israeli, I am French, I'm fed up." This was just one of the signs visible at a Jerusalem cemetery this morning as Israelis gathered to mourn four French Jews killed in last week's Paris terror attacks, the New ... More »

One Dead, Dozens Hurt as Smoke Fills DC Subway

(Newser) - One person died and at least 83 others were hospitalized after smoke filled a Washington, DC, subway station and tunnel during the afternoon rush hour yesterday. Hundreds of people were evacuated from L'Enfant Plaza station—one of the Metro network's busiest—and from a Yellow Line train that... More »

$975M Check Not Enough to End Divorce Fight

(Newser) - First Sue Ann Arnall seemed to reject a check for $974,790,317.77 from ex-husband Harold Hamm, because she said she was due more in her divorce settlement from the oil magnate. Then she cashed the check , and the world wondered whether that meant the epic divorce battle was... More »

Delta Flight Takes Off With Just 2 Aboard

(Newser) - How to get a private plane experience at regular-plane prices: Ask Chris O'Leary. The Brooklyn man managed to fly from Cleveland to New York's LaGuardia airport yesterday on a 76-seat plane that carried just two passengers. Initially, he was the only one. As O'Leary explains to ABC... More »

After 100 Interviews, No Main Suspect in Burning Death

(Newser) - Authorities have interviewed more than 100 potential witnesses in the December burning death of Mississippi teen Jessica Chambers , yet they still don't have a prime suspect. They also say "talk on the street" about the case has been quieter than usual, hampering the investigation. So the FBI has... More »

'Free' Army Helicopter Costs Newark Small Fortune

(Newser) - Looking a gift chopper in the blades might not be a bad idea, if the experience of the Newark Police Department is anything to go by. The department accepted a 42-year-old Vietnam-era helicopter free from the military in 2005, and a second in 2007 for spare parts, but maintaining and... More »

Brits Flip Over Cadbury Creme Egg Changes

(Newser) - It's early January, but people in the UK are apparently already munching on a lot of Cadbury Creme Eggs—and many of them aren't happy about some changes inside the foil. The Easter treats used to be made with the Dairy Milk brand of milk chocolate, but the... More »

Saudi Cleric: Snowmen Are Sinful

(Newser) - After a fierce winter storm blanketed much of the Middle East—including northern Saudi Arabia—with snow last week, a prominent Saudi cleric issued a ruling banning people from making snowmen, calling them un-Islamic. Sheikh Mohammed Saleh al-Munajjid said "it is not permitted to make a statue out of... More »

89 Fires Reported After Buckeyes' Big Win

(Newser) - "This will go down as one of the great stories in college football history," coach Urban Meyer said after the Ohio State Buckeyes won the first College Football Playoff National Championship last night, beating the Oregon Ducks 42-20 in Arlington, Texas. The Buckeyes overcame two injured Heisman contenders... More »