Published 10:05 a.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)
Yesterday's Google trends and today's U.S. Twitter trends at bottom
Today's headlines
2013 in review
▪ NBCNews: 2013 in news: Terror in Boston, gridlock in Washington, history at the Vatican
▪ NPR: In memoriam: 2013 (Listen: A tribute to music greats who died in 2013)
▪ FoxNews: Fox News poll: Voters give 2013 a thumbs up, feel optimistic about economy
▪ FoxNews: Congress letting 55 tax breaks expire at year's end
2014 preview
▪ CNN: New year, new laws: Obamacare, pot, guns and drones
▪ NBCNews: US Olympic CEO: Russian bombings 'a preview of what could happen in' in Sochi
▪ NBCNews: Hey! Who turned out the lights? Incandescent bulb ban just one of new year's new laws
▪ NBCNews: Think 2013 was bad year for health politics? Just wait for 2014
▪ FoxNews: Americans hopeful for a better 2014, poll finds
▪ FoxNews: Drones, placentas and transgender students: New laws in 2014 cover much ground
▪ ABCNews: New laws you need to know about in 2014: From tanning salons to pot
New Year's Eve
▪ CNN: New Year's Eve: Ushering in 2014 with edible confetti, drag queen drop
▪ NBCNews: Cold, snow arrive with New Year, but record storm unlikely
▪ NBCNews: New Year's Eve: Global revelers begin ringing in 2014
What to call 2014?
▪ CNN: 2014: How are you going to say it? (We're slowly changes from 'two-thousand' to 'twenty')
Hangover news
▪ NBCNews: Hangovers really do get worse as we get older, and here's why
Obamacare/Healthcare.gov
▪ CNN: Starting the new year in Obamacare limbo
▪ NPR: Official in charge of creating HealthCare.gov steps down
Stranded Antarctic research ship
▪ ABCNews: Helicopter rescue for stranded Antarctic ship on hold for better weather
Beyoncé-Challenger controversy
▪ CNN: Beyoncé: No disrespect intended to dead Challenger astronauts with song
Train derailment news
▪ NBCNews: Mile-long train carrying crude oil derails, explodes in North Dakota
Housing news
▪ CNN: Home prices jump 13.6%
Health news
▪ NBCNews: Millions of high risk for lung cancer should be screened years, panel says
Transplant controversy news
▪ ABCNews: Boy who fought 'under-12 rule' gets lung transplant
Climate change news
▪ NBCNews: Florida's mangrove forests expand north with climate change
Volcano news
▪ NBCNews: More than 19,000 flee as volcano erupts on Indonesia's Sumatra
▪ NPR: VIDEO: Volcano erupts in El Salvador, ash and gas soar
Northern Ireland
▪ NBCNews: Northern Ireland talks prove fruitless after year of renewed rioting, bombs
Democratic Republic of Congo
▪ NBCNews: Scores die as followers of 'prophet' Gedeon seize TV station in Congo
Gun violence news/family-cide news
▪ NBCNews: MJ man arrested for shooting his grandmother: cops
Drone news
▪ NBCNews: Drones take next step with announcement of test sites
Trademark infringement news
▪ NPR: The other 'f' word: Brewer responds to Starbucks over beer name
Animal amazement news
▪ NPR: Animal (planarian) loses its head but remembers everything
Pop culture
▪ CNN: Netflix deleting dozens of classics: Last chance to stream 'Titanic,' 'Top Gun' on Netflix
▪ USAToday: 'Price is Right' gives away most valuable car ever
Vigilante news
▪ USAToday: Woman, worried son was assaulted, slices man's genitals
World-of-work news/CEO salaries
▪ CNN: Netflix CEO Hastings gets 50% pay hike for 2014
▪ NBCNews: Man accidentally killed by truck on tarmac at Boston airport
▪ NBCNews: More 'quality' jobs seen as sign of improving economy
▪ FoxNews: Businesses brace for 'serious cuts' as city (SeaTac, Washington) enacts highest-in-nation $15 minimum wage
Culture-in-the-U.S. new
▪ NBCNews: Light-hearted obits more than a passing fancy, say family of 2013's funniest dead
▪ NPR: On evolution, a widening political gap, Pew says
▪ CBSNews: Republicans' belief in evolution plummets, poll reveals
▪ USAToday: One-third of Americans reject human evolution
Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ USAToday: Chinese doctor admits selling patients' newborns
Obituaries in the news
▪ BleacherReport: Akeem Adams, Trinidad and Tobago defender, dies in Hungary
▪ LIFE: Photographer spotlight: John Dominis
▪ NBCNews: Former longtime Indiana Congressman Andrew Jacobs, Jr., dies at 81
▪ USAToday: School of Seven Bells' Benjamin Curtis dies at 35
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 searches
Denver Broncos
▪ ESPN: Peyton Manning mark under review
League of Legends
▪ TheInquisitr: League of Legends, Reddit taken down in attack aimed at gamer PhantomLord
Mike Shanahan
▪ NYDailyNews: Redskins fire Mike Shanahan after disastrous 3-13 season
quenelle
▪ UKTelegraph: Nicolas Anelka and West Bromwich Albion must apologise now over guenelle gesture
KayORedd
▪ UPI: Kayo Redd, Waka Flocka's younger brother, dies
Tim Tebow
▪ BleacherReport: Tim Tebow hired by ESPN as analyst for SEC Network
Dwyane Wade
▪ USAToday: Dwayne Wade on infant son: 'Blessing to the bloodline'
New Orleans Saints
▪ NFL.com: New Orleans Saints will travel to Philadelphia Eagles
Happy New Year 2014
▪ See above
Trending now on Twitter
▪ #CakeBossKickoff
▪ #matthewTo150k
▪ #NewYearsMEGAMIX
▪ #GreekFolllowTrain
▪ #2k13memories
▪ Arizona State
▪ Brock Lesnar
▪ Eva Marie
▪ Champion Baptist
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Monday, December 30, 2013
Trending: Monday, December 30, 2013
Published 11:09 a.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)
Yesterday's Google trends and today's U.S. Twitter trends at bottom
2013 in review
▪ CNN: Farewells: Newsmakers who died in 2013: Margaret Thatcher, Ed Koch, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Helen Thomas, Stan Musial, Aaron Swartz, C. Everett Koop, Eugene Patterson, Hugo Chavez, Bob Teague, Pat Summerall, Douglas C. Engelbart, Frank Lautenberg, Earl Weaver, Doris Lessing, Seamus Heaney, Tom Foley, General Vo Nguyen Giap, Charlie Trotter, Fred Sanger, Marc Rich, Jack Germond, Prince Friso, Nelson Mandela
▪ NPR: Report: 70 journalists died on the job in 2013 (29 covering the war in Syria, 10 in Iraq)
▪ NPR: Lost in 2013: Three Nobel scientists who saw something in us
2014 preview
▪ CBSNews: 6 key Obamacare dates to watch for in 2014
Pre-Olympics Terrorism news
▪ CNN: Second bombing in two days hits Russia ahead of 2014 Sochi Olympics
▪ NBCNews: Rush-hour blast kills 14 on trolley bus in Volgograd; 3rd deadly attack in four days
▪ NPR: 'Blood on the snow' after second suicide blast in Russia
▪ FoxNews: Russian terror attacks could be chilling prelude to Olympic violence, say experts
▪ ABCNews: 2014 Sochi Olympics: Russia in terrorists' crosshairs
▪ CBSNews: Russia bombings highlight terror threat ahead of Sochi Games
▪ USAToday: IOC confident Russian Olympics safe in wake of bombings
Stranded Antarctic ship news
▪ CNN: Airlift may evacuate most from (research) ship stranded frozen Antarctic seas
▪ NBCNews: Icebreaker fails to reach Russian ship stranded in Antarctic
▪ USAToday: Weather hinders rescue of ship trapped off Antarctica
Obamacare
▪ NBCNews: Workers at auto dealership come face to face with Obamacare trade-offs
Weather news
▪ NBCNews: Brrrr! Mercury plummets 32 degrees in just hours in Minneapolis as bitter cold lingers
▪ NPR: Wet snow complicates power restoration in Maine
Avalanche news
▪ NBCNews: Brother digs brother out of Colorado avalanche
▪ FoxNews: Two hikers rescued after avalanche on New Hampshire's Mount Washington
Wildfire news
▪ Weather.com: America burning: The Yarnell Hill tragedy and the nation's wildfire crisis
NSA/Spying news
▪ NBCNews: Report: NSA intercepts computer deliveries
Volcano news
▪ NBCNews: El Salvador volcano erupts, prompting evacuations
Drug prices news
▪ NPR: $1,000 pill for hepatitis C spurs debate over drug prices
China
▪ CNN: China local government debt hits $3 trillion
Cruise ship news
▪ CNN: Canadian missing after jumping from cruise ship near Puerto Rico
Election 2016
▪ CNN: Cruz in legal process to renounce Canadian citizenship
World-of-work news/levels of analysis conflict
▪ CNN: Pregnant nurse: I was fired for refusing flu vaccine
Investment news
▪ NPR: Can robots manage your money better than you? Startups say yes
U.S. population news
▪ U.S. population growth slows
Drone news
▪ USAToday: FAA names 6 sites for testing drones
Pop culture
▪ NBCNews: TV's coolest new women of 2013 ('Orange is the New Black' cast, Tatiana Maslany of 'Orphan Black,' Robin Wright of 'House of Cards,' Lizzy Caplan of 'Masters of Sex,' Melissa Fumero and Stephanie Beatriz of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine,' Allison Janny of 'Masters of Sex')
Deviant parenting news
▪ USAToday: Ariz. woman accused of trying to poison her 4 children
Owner-killed-by-pet news/interesting headline news
▪ USAToday: Pet injures former mayor in Ariz., kills husband
Cross-cultural news
▪ FoxNews: China says Japan PM not welcome after visit to war shrine
Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ CNN: CNN Poll: Afghanistan war arguably most unpopular U.S. history
▪ FoxNews: Incoming Boston mayor, police clash over AR-15 proposal (firearm issue news)
Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NPR: French high court OKs 75 percent tax for top earners
Obituaries in the news
▪ NPR: Harold Simmons, billionaire, philanthropist, GOP donor, dies
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 searches
Chicago Bears
▪ ESPN: Errors show Bears' D needs change
NFL playoff schedule
▪ HartfordCourant: 2014 NFL playoff schedule
Michael Schumacher
▪ NBCSports: Doctors: Too early to give prognosis on Michael Schumacher
Chargers
▪ ESPN: NFL: Refs missed call on Chargers
Kyle Orton
▪ NFL.com: Philadelphia Eagles win NFC East after Kyle Orton's INT
Robin Roberts
▪ CNN: 'GMA' anchor Robin Roberts publicly acknowledges she's gay
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
49ers
▪ MercuryNews: Thompson: 49ers need to find another gear
Steelers
▪ HuffPost: Steelers' 20-7 win over Browns just wasn't enough to get to the playoffs
Trending now on Twitter
▪ #aboutmenight
▪ #unpopularopinionnight
▪ #FollowHayesGrier
▪ #R52013Moments
▪ #HayesGrierTo50K
▪ Volgograd
▪ Kyle Orton
▪ Brandon Boykin
▪ Jerry Jones
Yesterday's Google trends and today's U.S. Twitter trends at bottom
2013 in review
▪ CNN: Farewells: Newsmakers who died in 2013: Margaret Thatcher, Ed Koch, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Helen Thomas, Stan Musial, Aaron Swartz, C. Everett Koop, Eugene Patterson, Hugo Chavez, Bob Teague, Pat Summerall, Douglas C. Engelbart, Frank Lautenberg, Earl Weaver, Doris Lessing, Seamus Heaney, Tom Foley, General Vo Nguyen Giap, Charlie Trotter, Fred Sanger, Marc Rich, Jack Germond, Prince Friso, Nelson Mandela
▪ NPR: Report: 70 journalists died on the job in 2013 (29 covering the war in Syria, 10 in Iraq)
▪ NPR: Lost in 2013: Three Nobel scientists who saw something in us
2014 preview
▪ CBSNews: 6 key Obamacare dates to watch for in 2014
Pre-Olympics Terrorism news
▪ CNN: Second bombing in two days hits Russia ahead of 2014 Sochi Olympics
▪ NBCNews: Rush-hour blast kills 14 on trolley bus in Volgograd; 3rd deadly attack in four days
▪ NPR: 'Blood on the snow' after second suicide blast in Russia
▪ FoxNews: Russian terror attacks could be chilling prelude to Olympic violence, say experts
▪ ABCNews: 2014 Sochi Olympics: Russia in terrorists' crosshairs
▪ CBSNews: Russia bombings highlight terror threat ahead of Sochi Games
▪ USAToday: IOC confident Russian Olympics safe in wake of bombings
Stranded Antarctic ship news
▪ CNN: Airlift may evacuate most from (research) ship stranded frozen Antarctic seas
▪ NBCNews: Icebreaker fails to reach Russian ship stranded in Antarctic
▪ USAToday: Weather hinders rescue of ship trapped off Antarctica
Obamacare
▪ NBCNews: Workers at auto dealership come face to face with Obamacare trade-offs
Weather news
▪ NBCNews: Brrrr! Mercury plummets 32 degrees in just hours in Minneapolis as bitter cold lingers
▪ NPR: Wet snow complicates power restoration in Maine
Avalanche news
▪ NBCNews: Brother digs brother out of Colorado avalanche
▪ FoxNews: Two hikers rescued after avalanche on New Hampshire's Mount Washington
Wildfire news
▪ Weather.com: America burning: The Yarnell Hill tragedy and the nation's wildfire crisis
NSA/Spying news
▪ NBCNews: Report: NSA intercepts computer deliveries
Volcano news
▪ NBCNews: El Salvador volcano erupts, prompting evacuations
Drug prices news
▪ NPR: $1,000 pill for hepatitis C spurs debate over drug prices
China
▪ CNN: China local government debt hits $3 trillion
Cruise ship news
▪ CNN: Canadian missing after jumping from cruise ship near Puerto Rico
Election 2016
▪ CNN: Cruz in legal process to renounce Canadian citizenship
World-of-work news/levels of analysis conflict
▪ CNN: Pregnant nurse: I was fired for refusing flu vaccine
Investment news
▪ NPR: Can robots manage your money better than you? Startups say yes
U.S. population news
▪ U.S. population growth slows
Drone news
▪ USAToday: FAA names 6 sites for testing drones
Pop culture
▪ NBCNews: TV's coolest new women of 2013 ('Orange is the New Black' cast, Tatiana Maslany of 'Orphan Black,' Robin Wright of 'House of Cards,' Lizzy Caplan of 'Masters of Sex,' Melissa Fumero and Stephanie Beatriz of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine,' Allison Janny of 'Masters of Sex')
Deviant parenting news
▪ USAToday: Ariz. woman accused of trying to poison her 4 children
Owner-killed-by-pet news/interesting headline news
▪ USAToday: Pet injures former mayor in Ariz., kills husband
Cross-cultural news
▪ FoxNews: China says Japan PM not welcome after visit to war shrine
Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ CNN: CNN Poll: Afghanistan war arguably most unpopular U.S. history
▪ FoxNews: Incoming Boston mayor, police clash over AR-15 proposal (firearm issue news)
Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NPR: French high court OKs 75 percent tax for top earners
Obituaries in the news
▪ NPR: Harold Simmons, billionaire, philanthropist, GOP donor, dies
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 searches
Chicago Bears
▪ ESPN: Errors show Bears' D needs change
NFL playoff schedule
▪ HartfordCourant: 2014 NFL playoff schedule
Michael Schumacher
▪ NBCSports: Doctors: Too early to give prognosis on Michael Schumacher
Chargers
▪ ESPN: NFL: Refs missed call on Chargers
Kyle Orton
▪ NFL.com: Philadelphia Eagles win NFC East after Kyle Orton's INT
Robin Roberts
▪ CNN: 'GMA' anchor Robin Roberts publicly acknowledges she's gay
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
49ers
▪ MercuryNews: Thompson: 49ers need to find another gear
Steelers
▪ HuffPost: Steelers' 20-7 win over Browns just wasn't enough to get to the playoffs
Trending now on Twitter
▪ #aboutmenight
▪ #unpopularopinionnight
▪ #FollowHayesGrier
▪ #R52013Moments
▪ #HayesGrierTo50K
▪ Volgograd
▪ Kyle Orton
▪ Brandon Boykin
▪ Jerry Jones
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Trending: Sunday, December 29, 2013
Published 11:25 a.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)
Yesterday's Google trends and today's U.S. Twitter trends at bottom
Today's headlines
2014 preview
▪ NBCNews: World in turmoil: Seven countries to watch in 2014
2013 in review
▪ USAToday: 7 unbeatable tax tips for year's end
Russian train station bombing
▪ CNN: Official: Suicide bomber kills 14 at Russian train station
▪ NBCNews: Russia suicide attack: Suspected female bomber kills at least 14 at train station
▪ NPR: Blast at Russian train station leaves 15 dead
▪ FoxNews: At least 15 dead after explosion at Russia railway station, officials say
Power outage news
▪ NPR: Thousands still without power as more snow due to fall
▪ USAToday: Cold homes heat power controversy in Michigan
Trapped ship news
▪ CNN: So close, yet so far: Rescue boat unable to reach trapped ship in Antarctica
▪ NBCNews: Cracks in ice new hope for stranded Antarctica ship
Obamacare news
▪ CNN: More than 1.1 million Obamacare enrollees
▪ NPR: Enrollment through federal health market surges in December
Colorado marijuana legalization
▪ CNN: 10 things to know about nation's first recreational marijuana shops in Colorado
Historic photos news
▪ CNN: Century-old photo negatives found in Antarctic explorer's hut
▪ See also in Trendilla from Saturday, December 29, 2013: Film from photographer killed in St. Helens blast found
U.S. population news
▪ CNN: Florida could soon overtake New York as No. 3 in population
First-responder fatality news
▪ CNN: Phoenix police fatally shoot man suspected in multi-state robberies, cop killing
Avalanche-fatality news
▪ NBCNews: Two men die hours apart in avalanches near Wyoming-Idaho border
World-of-work news
▪ CNN: Minimum wage to rise in 13 states on Jan. 1
Pop culture news
▪ CNN: A&E: 'Duck Dynasty' resuming 'with the entire Robertson family,' including Phil
Border hostility news
▪ CNN: Rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel
Give-back-our-artifact news
▪ CBSNews: A tug-of-war over ancient treasures
Couple news/cocktail-party effect news
▪ NBCNews: At a crowded party, your partner's voice is easiest to hear -- and to ignore
Lottery news
▪ NBCNews: Long Island man awarded Sandy-Era $1M lottery ticket
▪ FoxNews: NY man wins more than $700G from lottery ticket found after Superstorm Sandy
Terrorism news
▪ NBCNews: Egypt unrest: Bomb hits army intelligence building, wounds four soldiers
Afghanistan/cultural-rebound news
▪ FoxNews: Intelligence estimate reportedly says US gains in Afghanistan may be lost by 2017
Stress-trigger news/emotions news
▪ NBCNews: Police: La. shooter was embroiled in difficult divorce
▪ HuffPost: Mom: Hurricane Sandy (loss of power) put Newtown shooter 'Over the Edge'
Irony/endangered species news
▪ NPR: To save the black rhino, hunting club bids on killing one
▪ FoxNews: Animal shelter worker charged with cruelty after allegedly dumping dog in trash
▪ CBSNews: The Endangered Species Act turns 40
It-happened-on-Christmas-Day-2013 news
▪ FoxNews: Two arrested in Christmas Day murder of pregnant teen in Chicago
Missing persons news
▪ FoxNews: A car and a wallet: Michigan doctor's whereabouts a 'big mystery' weeks later
Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: Scenic Mexico coastal highway collapses after rain, small earthquakes: reports
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 2M searches
Anderson Silva
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <2M searches
Doe B
▪ CNN: Rapper Doe B killed in Alabama
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Andrew Bynum
▪ USAToday: Cavaliers suspend Andrew Bynum as negative influence
Buffalo Wild Wings
▪ FoxNews: Kansas State spanks Michigan in Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
Trending now on Twitter
▪ Mädchen
▪ Schauen Sie
▪ Volgograd
▪ Watching High School Musical
▪ Sunday of 2013
▪ #FFNow
▪ #NFL
▪ #SuperSoulSunday
▪ #nerdland
Yesterday's Google trends and today's U.S. Twitter trends at bottom
Today's headlines
2014 preview
▪ NBCNews: World in turmoil: Seven countries to watch in 2014
2013 in review
▪ USAToday: 7 unbeatable tax tips for year's end
Russian train station bombing
▪ CNN: Official: Suicide bomber kills 14 at Russian train station
▪ NBCNews: Russia suicide attack: Suspected female bomber kills at least 14 at train station
▪ NPR: Blast at Russian train station leaves 15 dead
▪ FoxNews: At least 15 dead after explosion at Russia railway station, officials say
Power outage news
▪ NPR: Thousands still without power as more snow due to fall
▪ USAToday: Cold homes heat power controversy in Michigan
Trapped ship news
▪ CNN: So close, yet so far: Rescue boat unable to reach trapped ship in Antarctica
▪ NBCNews: Cracks in ice new hope for stranded Antarctica ship
Obamacare news
▪ CNN: More than 1.1 million Obamacare enrollees
▪ NPR: Enrollment through federal health market surges in December
Colorado marijuana legalization
▪ CNN: 10 things to know about nation's first recreational marijuana shops in Colorado
Historic photos news
▪ CNN: Century-old photo negatives found in Antarctic explorer's hut
▪ See also in Trendilla from Saturday, December 29, 2013: Film from photographer killed in St. Helens blast found
U.S. population news
▪ CNN: Florida could soon overtake New York as No. 3 in population
First-responder fatality news
▪ CNN: Phoenix police fatally shoot man suspected in multi-state robberies, cop killing
Avalanche-fatality news
▪ NBCNews: Two men die hours apart in avalanches near Wyoming-Idaho border
World-of-work news
▪ CNN: Minimum wage to rise in 13 states on Jan. 1
Pop culture news
▪ CNN: A&E: 'Duck Dynasty' resuming 'with the entire Robertson family,' including Phil
Border hostility news
▪ CNN: Rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel
Give-back-our-artifact news
▪ CBSNews: A tug-of-war over ancient treasures
Couple news/cocktail-party effect news
▪ NBCNews: At a crowded party, your partner's voice is easiest to hear -- and to ignore
Lottery news
▪ NBCNews: Long Island man awarded Sandy-Era $1M lottery ticket
▪ FoxNews: NY man wins more than $700G from lottery ticket found after Superstorm Sandy
Terrorism news
▪ NBCNews: Egypt unrest: Bomb hits army intelligence building, wounds four soldiers
Afghanistan/cultural-rebound news
▪ FoxNews: Intelligence estimate reportedly says US gains in Afghanistan may be lost by 2017
Stress-trigger news/emotions news
▪ NBCNews: Police: La. shooter was embroiled in difficult divorce
▪ HuffPost: Mom: Hurricane Sandy (loss of power) put Newtown shooter 'Over the Edge'
Irony/endangered species news
▪ NPR: To save the black rhino, hunting club bids on killing one
▪ FoxNews: Animal shelter worker charged with cruelty after allegedly dumping dog in trash
▪ CBSNews: The Endangered Species Act turns 40
It-happened-on-Christmas-Day-2013 news
▪ FoxNews: Two arrested in Christmas Day murder of pregnant teen in Chicago
Missing persons news
▪ FoxNews: A car and a wallet: Michigan doctor's whereabouts a 'big mystery' weeks later
Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: Scenic Mexico coastal highway collapses after rain, small earthquakes: reports
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 2M searches
Anderson Silva
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <2M searches
Doe B
▪ CNN: Rapper Doe B killed in Alabama
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Andrew Bynum
▪ USAToday: Cavaliers suspend Andrew Bynum as negative influence
Buffalo Wild Wings
▪ FoxNews: Kansas State spanks Michigan in Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
Trending now on Twitter
▪ Mädchen
▪ Schauen Sie
▪ Volgograd
▪ Watching High School Musical
▪ Sunday of 2013
▪ #FFNow
▪ #NFL
▪ #SuperSoulSunday
▪ #nerdland
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Published 11:14 a.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)
Yesterday's Google trends and trending now on Twitter (U.S.) at bottom
Today's headlines
2013 in review
▪ CNN: The top 10 tech 'fails' of 2013 (Healthcare.gov rollout, Twitter Music, Blackberry's freefall continues, Surface (iPad competitor) struggles, Reddit names wrong guys (after Boston Marathon bombings), Yahoo e-mail, Facebook's 'phone,' Smartwatches -- too soon?, Web hoaxes, Social-media meltdowns)
▪ NBCNews: They liked it and put a ring on it: Celebrity weddings of 2013
▪ NBCNews: One-pot meals, crispy chicken; 13 most popular recipes in 2013
▪ NBCNews: Biggest reality TV scandals of 2013 (Duck Dynasty, Kitchen Nightmares, Big Brother, The Biggest Loser, American Idol, The Real Housewives of New Jersey)
2014 preview
▪ NBCNews: Clearer path for Obama regulatory agenda after 'nuclear option' paves the way
▪ NBCNews: New year, old headaches? Checking in with the IRS, NSA and Benghazi controversies
▪ NPR: Up next for Joe Biden, a busy year (Election 2016) -- and a choice
Flash mob news (new thing)
▪ CNN: Mob of teens overruns mall in Brooklyn; unaccompanied teens denied entrance
Health-labeling news (new in 2013)
▪ CBSNews: Calorie info coming to vending machines as part of healthcare overhaul
Knockout game (new in 2013)
▪ NBCNews: Texan charged with hate crime for 'knockout game' hit denied bail
Stranded ship news
▪ NBCNews: New ship on the way after Antarctic rescue boat hits ice
▪ FoxNews: Rescue of icebound Antarctic ship faces setback
▪ USAToday: Icebound ship in Antarctica faces rescue setback
Power outage news
▪ NBCNews: Winter storm power cuts: Frustration grows with tens of thousands still in the dark
Armed robbery news
▪ CNN: FBI hunts for man wanted in multi-state robberies, shootings of 2 officers
Slain heiress (Nedenia Post Dye)
▪ FoxNews: Honduras police arrest suspect in death of American heiress
NSA/spying news
▪ NBCNews: New York federal judge rules NSA phone surveillance is legal
▪ FoxNews: 'Counter-punch:' Federal judge rules NSA data collection legal
▪ CBSNews: Federal judge: NSA phone surveillance is legal
U.S. military base news
▪ ABCNews: Why the Okinawa base relocation matters
Terrorism news
▪ ABCNews: Death toll in Beirut blast rises to 7
Syria
▪ NBCNews: Removal of chemical weapons from Syria will miss deadline: watchdog
▪ ABCNews: Activists: Syrian airstrike kills 21 in Aleppo
China
▪ CNN: China eases one-child policy, ends re-education through labor camps
▪ NBCNews: China officially eases controversial one-child policy
Libya
▪ CNN: Libya releases 4 U.S. military personnel
▪ NBCNews: Four American service members freed from Libyan custody
India (train accident news)
▪ CNN: At least 26 dead in India train fire
▪ NBCNews: At least 23 reported killed in huge India train fire
Egypt
▪ NPR: Egypt launches renewed crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood
Adam Lanza/Newtown/Sandy Hook follow-up
▪ CNN: Conn. police release final report on Newtown school shooting
▪ NBCNews: Police release full Newtown massacre report, with photos and video
▪ NPR: Newtown report offers few insights into school shooting
▪ USAToday: Newtown killer had occasionally violent tendencies
Rare illness news
▪ NBCNews: Obese, but starving: Girl, 12, denied weight-loss surgery for rare illness (hypothalamic obesity)
Archaeology news
▪ NBCNews: Year in science: Old bones yield new revelations about kings and genes
Mt. St. Helens
▪ NBCNews: Film from photographer killed in St. Helens blast found
Mountain-climbing news
▪ NBCNews: Climbing for a Cure, a 9-year-old boy reaches 22,000-foot peak
Polar bear news
▪ NPR: A scientist's new job: Keeping the polar bears' plight public
Starfish news (threatened species news)
▪ CBSNews: The starfish are dying, and no one know why
Odor trespassing news (new issue)
▪ NBCNews: Group sues city over La Jolla Cove odor
Investment news
▪ CBSNews: Apple leads record return of cash to shareholders
Presidential library news
▪ USAToday: In quest for Obama library, Hawaii plays underdog
World-of-work news
▪ NBCNews: Long-term jobless facing new year without aid
▪ NBCNews: Judge invalidates part of new minimum wage law
▪ NPR: More than 1 million Americans lose unemployment benefits
▪ FoxNews: 1.3 million to lose unemployment benefits as Obama pushes for aid extension
Pop culture
▪ USAToday: Prince blazes through 35 years of his funk catalog
Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ CNN: Mob of teens overruns mall in Brooklyn; unaccompanied teens denied entrance
▪ NBCNews: SC woman charged with stabbing husband with a ceramic squirrel
▪ NPR: Stories merge as 'Duck Dynasty' fans plan 'Chick-Phil-D' Day
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 searches
Paul Walker Faked His Death (hoax)
Red Lobster
▪ ABCNews: Red Lobster say it's not closing its 705 restaurants
Trending now on Twitter (Cultural detritus)
▪ #Alfredo1000
▪ #BelieveMovieWeekend
▪ #buttproblemsnight
▪ #2013beliebermemories
▪ #harrygirlproblemsnight
▪ Doe B
▪ New Years
▪ The Tribez
▪ NYE
Yesterday's Google trends and trending now on Twitter (U.S.) at bottom
Today's headlines
2013 in review
▪ CNN: The top 10 tech 'fails' of 2013 (Healthcare.gov rollout, Twitter Music, Blackberry's freefall continues, Surface (iPad competitor) struggles, Reddit names wrong guys (after Boston Marathon bombings), Yahoo e-mail, Facebook's 'phone,' Smartwatches -- too soon?, Web hoaxes, Social-media meltdowns)
▪ NBCNews: They liked it and put a ring on it: Celebrity weddings of 2013
▪ NBCNews: One-pot meals, crispy chicken; 13 most popular recipes in 2013
▪ NBCNews: Biggest reality TV scandals of 2013 (Duck Dynasty, Kitchen Nightmares, Big Brother, The Biggest Loser, American Idol, The Real Housewives of New Jersey)
2014 preview
▪ NBCNews: Clearer path for Obama regulatory agenda after 'nuclear option' paves the way
▪ NBCNews: New year, old headaches? Checking in with the IRS, NSA and Benghazi controversies
▪ NPR: Up next for Joe Biden, a busy year (Election 2016) -- and a choice
Flash mob news (new thing)
▪ CNN: Mob of teens overruns mall in Brooklyn; unaccompanied teens denied entrance
Health-labeling news (new in 2013)
▪ CBSNews: Calorie info coming to vending machines as part of healthcare overhaul
Knockout game (new in 2013)
▪ NBCNews: Texan charged with hate crime for 'knockout game' hit denied bail
Stranded ship news
▪ NBCNews: New ship on the way after Antarctic rescue boat hits ice
▪ FoxNews: Rescue of icebound Antarctic ship faces setback
▪ USAToday: Icebound ship in Antarctica faces rescue setback
Power outage news
▪ NBCNews: Winter storm power cuts: Frustration grows with tens of thousands still in the dark
Armed robbery news
▪ CNN: FBI hunts for man wanted in multi-state robberies, shootings of 2 officers
Slain heiress (Nedenia Post Dye)
▪ FoxNews: Honduras police arrest suspect in death of American heiress
NSA/spying news
▪ NBCNews: New York federal judge rules NSA phone surveillance is legal
▪ FoxNews: 'Counter-punch:' Federal judge rules NSA data collection legal
▪ CBSNews: Federal judge: NSA phone surveillance is legal
U.S. military base news
▪ ABCNews: Why the Okinawa base relocation matters
Terrorism news
▪ ABCNews: Death toll in Beirut blast rises to 7
Syria
▪ NBCNews: Removal of chemical weapons from Syria will miss deadline: watchdog
▪ ABCNews: Activists: Syrian airstrike kills 21 in Aleppo
China
▪ CNN: China eases one-child policy, ends re-education through labor camps
▪ NBCNews: China officially eases controversial one-child policy
Libya
▪ CNN: Libya releases 4 U.S. military personnel
▪ NBCNews: Four American service members freed from Libyan custody
India (train accident news)
▪ CNN: At least 26 dead in India train fire
▪ NBCNews: At least 23 reported killed in huge India train fire
Egypt
▪ NPR: Egypt launches renewed crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood
Adam Lanza/Newtown/Sandy Hook follow-up
▪ CNN: Conn. police release final report on Newtown school shooting
▪ NBCNews: Police release full Newtown massacre report, with photos and video
▪ NPR: Newtown report offers few insights into school shooting
▪ USAToday: Newtown killer had occasionally violent tendencies
Rare illness news
▪ NBCNews: Obese, but starving: Girl, 12, denied weight-loss surgery for rare illness (hypothalamic obesity)
Archaeology news
▪ NBCNews: Year in science: Old bones yield new revelations about kings and genes
Mt. St. Helens
▪ NBCNews: Film from photographer killed in St. Helens blast found
Mountain-climbing news
▪ NBCNews: Climbing for a Cure, a 9-year-old boy reaches 22,000-foot peak
Polar bear news
▪ NPR: A scientist's new job: Keeping the polar bears' plight public
Starfish news (threatened species news)
▪ CBSNews: The starfish are dying, and no one know why
Odor trespassing news (new issue)
▪ NBCNews: Group sues city over La Jolla Cove odor
Investment news
▪ CBSNews: Apple leads record return of cash to shareholders
Presidential library news
▪ USAToday: In quest for Obama library, Hawaii plays underdog
World-of-work news
▪ NBCNews: Long-term jobless facing new year without aid
▪ NBCNews: Judge invalidates part of new minimum wage law
▪ NPR: More than 1 million Americans lose unemployment benefits
▪ FoxNews: 1.3 million to lose unemployment benefits as Obama pushes for aid extension
Pop culture
▪ USAToday: Prince blazes through 35 years of his funk catalog
Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ CNN: Mob of teens overruns mall in Brooklyn; unaccompanied teens denied entrance
▪ NBCNews: SC woman charged with stabbing husband with a ceramic squirrel
▪ NPR: Stories merge as 'Duck Dynasty' fans plan 'Chick-Phil-D' Day
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 searches
Paul Walker Faked His Death (hoax)
Red Lobster
▪ ABCNews: Red Lobster say it's not closing its 705 restaurants
Trending now on Twitter (Cultural detritus)
▪ #Alfredo1000
▪ #BelieveMovieWeekend
▪ #buttproblemsnight
▪ #2013beliebermemories
▪ #harrygirlproblemsnight
▪ Doe B
▪ New Years
▪ The Tribez
▪ NYE
Friday, December 27, 2013
Trending: Friday, December 27, 2013
Published 11:16 a.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)
Today's headlines
Yesterday's Google trends and the moment's Twitter trends at bottom
2013 in review
▪ CNN: 50 best Android apps for 2013
▪ NBCNews: Lorde, George and ... Kimye? Most notable baby names of 2013
▪ USAToday: Passages 2013: Remembering those we lost
2014 exercise advice (New-use-of-word alert: 'fail as none' first heard in 2013 by the bird)
▪ NBCNews: Fitness fails: Workouts you need to stop doing in 2014
2014 auto industry preview
▪ NBCNews: Auto industry accelerating into the new year
First-time new-word news (earworm)
▪ NBCNews: Love 'em or leave 'em? Five earworms we couldn't shake in 2013 (Daft Punk, 'Get Lucky;' Miley Cyrus 'We Can't Stop;' Lorde, 'Royals;' Robin Thicke, 'Blurred Lines;' Katy Perry, 'Roar')
Further-back retrospective
▪ CNN: From 2013 to 1963: Looking back at a pivotal year (1963: Assassination of JFK, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,'s 'I Have a Dream' speech, civil rights, Beatlemania)
Christmas 2013 news
▪ NBCNews: Ohio woman stabs sister during Christmas fight over apple fritters
▪ FoxNews: UPS, Amazon to reportedly offer refunds after Christmas delivery delays
Power outage news
▪ NBCNews: Mired in ice: Winter weather keeping power out for many
Unusual perspective news
▪ NBCNews: From online hacks to plastic fakes: The strange life of a stolen credit card
Stranded ship news
▪ CNN: Chinese ice breaker stalls but in sight of stranded ship
▪ NBCNews: Icebergs, blizzards and a creaking ship: Antarctic explorers' tense wait for the rescue
▪ FoxNews: Icebreakers racing to rescue ship trapped in ice near Antarctica
Politically-incorrect-headline news
▪ CNN: A white mayor for 'the chocolate city?'
Air travel news
▪ CNN: Delta glitch causes ultra-law fares
Economy news
▪ CNN: Many Americans feel economy isn't improving
▪ CBSNews: Extended unemployment benefits to end; 1.3M Americans to be affected
▪ USAToday: Cutoff in federal jobless aid looms Saturday
U.S. military base news
▪ CNN: U.S. base on Japan's Okinawa will be allowed to move after 17-year- deadlock
▪ NPR: Okinawa governor OKs plan to relocate U.S. base
Societal unrest news
▪ NBCNews: At least 148 arrested in crackdown on Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood
Terrorism news
▪ CNN: Lebanon's Mohamad Chatah -- U.S. friend, Hezbollah foe -- killed in blast
▪ NBCNews: Ex-ambassador to US killed in Lebanon bomb blast; four others slain
▪ NBCNews: American among three killed in Kabul suicide bomb attack
Fish attack news
▪ CNN: 70 people injured in Argentine fish attack
▪ NBCNews: 70 people bitten by piranha-like fish while bathing off Argentine beach
Bald eagle news
▪ NBCNews: Disease suspected in Utah die-off of bald eagles
Knock-out attack news
▪ NBCNews: 'Knockout' attack: Suspect charged with federal hate crimes
Knee surgery news
▪ CNN: You may not be better off after knee surgery
Priest scandal news
▪ CNN: Philadelphia priest to be released from prison after appeals court reversal
Gun violence news
▪ NBCNews: Cops: 4 dead, including suspect's wife and ex-mother-in-law, in Louisiana shootings
▪ ABCNews: Door-to-door shooting rampage leaves 4 dead
Cave-diving fatality news
▪ NBCNews: Father, son drown while attempting challenging cave dive in Florida
Bus-crash follow-up news
▪ NBCNews: Feds shut down 5 more 'unsafe' tour bus companies
Cross-cultural comparative news
▪ NBCNews: China's economy won't eclipse America's until 2028, study says
Gender-at-work news
▪ NPR: Marines: Most female recruits don't meet new pullup standard
Other planet news
▪ NBCNews: An alien planet may lurk around nearby failed stars
Brain science (optogenics) news/cool news
▪ NPR: Experimental tool uses light to tweak the living brain
Corrupt science news
▪ FoxNews: Professor reportedly admits faking AIDS vaccine to get grant money
Fracking news
▪ FoxNews: Fracktivists weep: Fracking saves water and prevents droughts, says study
Strange-way-to-die news
▪ NBCNews: Python strangles security guard at luxury hotel in Bali, Indonesia
Election 2016 news
▪ FoxNews: Fox News Poll: Clinton, Christie on top in 2016 preference test
Salvation Army kettle news
▪ FoxNews: Widow who dropped wedding ring into Salvation Army kettle identified
Hero news
▪ ABCNews: Man fistfights crocodile to save child
Out-of-the-ordinary sports news
▪ CNN: Jon Kitna: From high school math teacher to Dallas Cowboys quarterback
▪ FoxNews: 60-year-old woman (in China) gives birth to twin girls
Obituaries in the news
▪ NBCNews: Paul Blair: 1944-2013
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,00 searches
▪ Adore You Miley Cyrus
Delta Airlines
▪ See 'Air travel' above
Kwanzaa
Trending now on Twitter
▪ #JanoskiansLoveUs
▪ #Alfredo1000
▪ #boobproblemsnight
▪ #2013beliebermemories
▪ #DJJamesYammouniNYE
▪ Nnamdi Asomugha
▪ Utah State
▪ New Years
▪ Netflix
Today's headlines
Yesterday's Google trends and the moment's Twitter trends at bottom
2013 in review
▪ CNN: 50 best Android apps for 2013
▪ NBCNews: Lorde, George and ... Kimye? Most notable baby names of 2013
▪ USAToday: Passages 2013: Remembering those we lost
2014 exercise advice (New-use-of-word alert: 'fail as none' first heard in 2013 by the bird)
▪ NBCNews: Fitness fails: Workouts you need to stop doing in 2014
2014 auto industry preview
▪ NBCNews: Auto industry accelerating into the new year
First-time new-word news (earworm)
▪ NBCNews: Love 'em or leave 'em? Five earworms we couldn't shake in 2013 (Daft Punk, 'Get Lucky;' Miley Cyrus 'We Can't Stop;' Lorde, 'Royals;' Robin Thicke, 'Blurred Lines;' Katy Perry, 'Roar')
Further-back retrospective
▪ CNN: From 2013 to 1963: Looking back at a pivotal year (1963: Assassination of JFK, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,'s 'I Have a Dream' speech, civil rights, Beatlemania)
Christmas 2013 news
▪ NBCNews: Ohio woman stabs sister during Christmas fight over apple fritters
▪ FoxNews: UPS, Amazon to reportedly offer refunds after Christmas delivery delays
Power outage news
▪ NBCNews: Mired in ice: Winter weather keeping power out for many
Unusual perspective news
▪ NBCNews: From online hacks to plastic fakes: The strange life of a stolen credit card
Stranded ship news
▪ CNN: Chinese ice breaker stalls but in sight of stranded ship
▪ NBCNews: Icebergs, blizzards and a creaking ship: Antarctic explorers' tense wait for the rescue
▪ FoxNews: Icebreakers racing to rescue ship trapped in ice near Antarctica
Politically-incorrect-headline news
▪ CNN: A white mayor for 'the chocolate city?'
Air travel news
▪ CNN: Delta glitch causes ultra-law fares
Economy news
▪ CNN: Many Americans feel economy isn't improving
▪ CBSNews: Extended unemployment benefits to end; 1.3M Americans to be affected
▪ USAToday: Cutoff in federal jobless aid looms Saturday
U.S. military base news
▪ CNN: U.S. base on Japan's Okinawa will be allowed to move after 17-year- deadlock
▪ NPR: Okinawa governor OKs plan to relocate U.S. base
Societal unrest news
▪ NBCNews: At least 148 arrested in crackdown on Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood
Terrorism news
▪ CNN: Lebanon's Mohamad Chatah -- U.S. friend, Hezbollah foe -- killed in blast
▪ NBCNews: Ex-ambassador to US killed in Lebanon bomb blast; four others slain
▪ NBCNews: American among three killed in Kabul suicide bomb attack
Fish attack news
▪ CNN: 70 people injured in Argentine fish attack
▪ NBCNews: 70 people bitten by piranha-like fish while bathing off Argentine beach
Bald eagle news
▪ NBCNews: Disease suspected in Utah die-off of bald eagles
Knock-out attack news
▪ NBCNews: 'Knockout' attack: Suspect charged with federal hate crimes
Knee surgery news
▪ CNN: You may not be better off after knee surgery
Priest scandal news
▪ CNN: Philadelphia priest to be released from prison after appeals court reversal
Gun violence news
▪ NBCNews: Cops: 4 dead, including suspect's wife and ex-mother-in-law, in Louisiana shootings
▪ ABCNews: Door-to-door shooting rampage leaves 4 dead
Cave-diving fatality news
▪ NBCNews: Father, son drown while attempting challenging cave dive in Florida
Bus-crash follow-up news
▪ NBCNews: Feds shut down 5 more 'unsafe' tour bus companies
Cross-cultural comparative news
▪ NBCNews: China's economy won't eclipse America's until 2028, study says
Gender-at-work news
▪ NPR: Marines: Most female recruits don't meet new pullup standard
Other planet news
▪ NBCNews: An alien planet may lurk around nearby failed stars
Brain science (optogenics) news/cool news
▪ NPR: Experimental tool uses light to tweak the living brain
Corrupt science news
▪ FoxNews: Professor reportedly admits faking AIDS vaccine to get grant money
Fracking news
▪ FoxNews: Fracktivists weep: Fracking saves water and prevents droughts, says study
Strange-way-to-die news
▪ NBCNews: Python strangles security guard at luxury hotel in Bali, Indonesia
Election 2016 news
▪ FoxNews: Fox News Poll: Clinton, Christie on top in 2016 preference test
Salvation Army kettle news
▪ FoxNews: Widow who dropped wedding ring into Salvation Army kettle identified
Hero news
▪ ABCNews: Man fistfights crocodile to save child
Out-of-the-ordinary sports news
▪ CNN: Jon Kitna: From high school math teacher to Dallas Cowboys quarterback
▪ FoxNews: 60-year-old woman (in China) gives birth to twin girls
Obituaries in the news
▪ NBCNews: Paul Blair: 1944-2013
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,00 searches
▪ Adore You Miley Cyrus
Delta Airlines
▪ See 'Air travel' above
Kwanzaa
Trending now on Twitter
▪ #JanoskiansLoveUs
▪ #Alfredo1000
▪ #boobproblemsnight
▪ #2013beliebermemories
▪ #DJJamesYammouniNYE
▪ Nnamdi Asomugha
▪ Utah State
▪ New Years
▪ Netflix
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