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