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Amazon Might Buy RadioShack Storefronts (Newser Nine at Nine)

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Amazon Might Buy RadioShack Storefronts

(Newser) - Amazon.com has long been trying to boost its physical presence in the real world , and this could be its biggest move yet: Bloomberg , citing multiple insiders, reports that the online retailer is in talks to acquire some RadioShack storefronts. RadioShack has been struggling and is expected to file for... More »

Christie Shows Taste for Luxury Travel

(Newser) - Chris Christie has built a reputation as a regular guy opposed to excessive government spending—but the New York Times reports that his own travels feature a luxe lifestyle, and it's often others who foot the bills. There was a trade mission to the Middle East during which Christie'... More »

Shoe Bomber: Why God Wanted Me to Fail

(Newser) - Months after 9/11, Richard Reid boarded American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami, planning to blow it up with a shoe bomb. His plan was foiled when a flight attendant caught him trying to light a fuse emerging from his shoe, and he was tackled by passengers. Now, he... More »

Baghdad's Only Cinema Yanks American Sniper

(Newser) - Baghdad's only cinema has stopped showing American Sniper. The movie was bringing in money, says the theater's owner—many screenings were in fact sold out, GlobalPost notes—but its portrayal of Iraqis was met with anger, including from the government, the Washington Post reports. "The film makes... More »

80 Monopoly Sets Made With Real Money Inside

(Newser) - It's been 80 years since Monopoly first made its way to France, and to celebrate, manufacturers are hiding 80 games with real money in a new printing of 30,000 sets. While 69 of the 80 will have five 10-euro notes and five 20-euro notes, and another 10 will... More »

Serbia, Croatia Cleared of Genocide

(Newser) - Neither Serbia nor Croatia committed genocide in the wake of Yugoslavia's collapse, the International Court of Justice says in a verdict this morning from the Hague, per Reuters . In a case filed in 1999, Croatia had claimed Serbia committed genocide, including during a three-month occupation in Vukovar, during the... More »

Revenge-Porn Site Founder Guilty on 27 Counts

(Newser) - A San Diego man charged with running a so-called revenge-porn website where people posted nude pictures of their ex-lovers—and then charging the victims to take down the images—has been convicted of 27 felony charges. Kevin Bollaert, 28, was found guilty yesterday of identity theft and extortion and faces... More »

Robin Williams' Family Feuding Over Estate

(Newser) - In a sad but all-too-common postscript to someone's life cut short, Robin Williams' children and wife are locked in a bitter dispute over his estate. In court papers filed in December and January, the comedian's three adult children say they are "heartbroken" that widow Susan Williams is... More »

Cops: Teen Hit Deer Then Shot Good Samaritan

(Newser) - Police are still trying to piece together exactly what happened by the side of a road in Maryland's Pocomoke Forest on Friday night—but they know that suspect Kenny George White did not have a good 18th birthday. Police say that about an hour before White turned 18 at... More »