Published 12:53 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)
Yesterday's Google trends and trending now on Twitter (U.S.) at bottom
Today's headlines
What they're leading with
▪ CNN: Blizzard blasts Northeast with snow, wind and bitter cold
▪ NBCNews: Killer storm: 9 deaths blamed on winter blast as snow piles up
▪ NPR: Nuns' objection to health care law is unwarranted, Justice Dept. says
▪ FoxNews: Administration to high court: Don't exempt Catholic groups from contraception mandate
▪ ABCNews: Carousel: US vets watch as Al Qaeda takes new stand in Fallujah, 'Science Guy,' creationists set for smackdown, Forceps delivery crushed baby's skull, caused death: family; Latest headline: Storm cripples Northeast with snow, wind and frigid temps
▪ CBSNews: Winter storm dumps snow on Northeast with dangerously cold temperatures
▪ USAToday: Supreme Court asked to reject Utah bid to ban gay marriage
Meteor shower news
▪ NBCNews: First meteor shower of 2014 on Friday -- sun to steal US show
▪ NPR: Tonight's meteor shower: Live, from space, it's the Quadrantids
2014 preview
▪ FoxNews: Saddle up: Oregon's horse tripping ban and other new laws kick off 2014 (animal cruelty news)
▪ FoxNews: 5 politicians to watch in 2014 (Fred Upton, Bill de Blasio, Matt Bevin, Kshama Sawant, Wendy Davis)
▪ CBSNews: Mark your calendars: Movies to see in 2014 (Divergent, The Legend of Hercules, Lone Survivor, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, Her, I Frankenstein, Labor Day, The Monuments Men, The Lego Movie, Robocop, Vampire Academy, Winter's Tale, Veronica Mars, The Grand Budapest Hotel, 300 Rise of an Empire, Grace of Monaco, Muppets Most Wanted, Nymphomaniac, Noah, Captain America: Winter Soldier, Dom Hemingway, Rio 2, Transcendence, Nymphomaniac: Part II, The Other Woman, The Amazing Spiderman 2, Godzilla, Million Dollar Arm, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Maleficent, A Million Ways to Die in the West, 22 Jump Street, The Fault in Our Stars, Edge of Tomorrow, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Transformers 4: Age of Extinction, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Tammy, Jupiter Ascending, Planes: Fire and Rescue, Guardians of the Galaxy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Expendables, The Giver, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Jane Got a Gun, Dark Places, Resident Evil 6, This is Where I Leave You, Dolphin Tale 2, The Equalizer, Gone Girl, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Paranormal Activity 5, Interstellar, Dumb and Dumber Too, The Hunger Games: Mockinjay -- Part 1, Horrible Bosses, Paddington, Exodus, Moses, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, Annie, Everest, Unbroken, Into the Woods
Flu news
▪ USAToday: Flu now widespread in the United States
Obamacare coverage issues
▪ CNN: US argues nuns have no complaint over birth control requirement
▪ NBCNews: Adding baby to Obamacare health plan isn't easy
Escapee news
▪ CNN: Man accused of killing mom, stepfather escapes from facility
▪ NBCNews: 'Insane' escapee locked away for death of parents captured
Stranded ship news
▪ CNN: Chinese ship in Antarctica rescue fears it could get stuck in heavy ice, too
▪ NBCNews: Rescue ship sent to retrieve stranded Antarctic voyagers now stuck in ice
Auto sales news/2013 in review
▪ CNN: Car sales make a strong comeback in 2013
Slain California priest
▪ NPR: Arrest made in murder of California priest
Wireless competition news
▪ CNN: AT&T offers T-Mobile customers $450 to switch
Housing news
▪ NBCNews: Housing recovery means more seized homes on auction block
North Korea
▪ NBCNews: Kim Jong Un's executed uncle was eaten alive by 120 hungry dogs: report
▪ FoxNews: North Korean leader fed uncle to starving dogs, report says
India
▪ CNN: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to step down after election due in May
Central African Republic/Childhood quality-of-life news
▪ CNN: Children beheaded as violence grows in Central African Republic, U.N. says
Libya
▪ CNN: Briton 1 of 2 apparently killed in Libya
China
▪ NBCNews: China embraces 'Breaking Bad?" Three tons of crystal meth seized in village
GMO news
▪ CNN: General Mills: Original Cheerios are GMO free
Delayed consequences/dormant news/bomb detonation news/untimely death news
What-are-the-odds new/plot-device news
▪ CNN: Suspected World War II-era bomb detonates in Germany, killing 1
Recall news
▪ NBCNews: Land Rover recalls thousands of SUVs for potential airbag issue
Pop culture news
▪ CNN: 26 movies added to Netflix streaming
▪ NBCNews: 'Downton Abbey' review. Where we left off in season three
Hacking news
▪ NBCNews: Snapchat CEO: 'We thought we had done enough' to prevent hack
U.S. history news
▪ FoxNews: Author of Lincoln mystery letter from 1846 identified
Mars colonization news
▪ CBSNews: 1,058 Mars One applicants make first cut
Facebook news
▪ CNN: Facebook faces suit over private messages
Social media news
▪ FoxNews: Justice Department spending $544, 338 for an 'enhanced company profile' on LinkedIn
Pediatric health issue news
▪ NBCNews: Mold, mice and zip codes: Inside the childhood asthma epidemic
Shingles
▪ FoxNews: Shingles dramatically increases heart disease in people under 40, stroke risk
Learning-a-new-language news
▪ NPR: How language seems to shape one's view of the world
Malaria news
▪ NPR: Why ending malaria may be more about backhoes than bed nets
Endangered species news
▪ FoxNews: Endangered panther killed in three-car crash in Florida
Lost luggage news
▪ NPR: Destroyed by customs? Or stolen? Whatever happened, flutes are gone
Energy news
▪ FoxNews: Warning issues about oil shipped from North Dakota, Montana
Unintended consequences news
▪ NPR: Why ending malaria may be more about backhoes than bed nets
▪ NPR: Medicaid expansion boosted emergency room visits in Oregon
▪ USAToday: 1 dead as World War II bomb explodes in Germany
Edward Snowden/NSA spying news
▪ NPR: Newspapers: 'Whistle-blower' Snowden deserves clemency
Abuse of power news/irony news
▪ FoxNews: Colorado teacher asked students to send topless photos, police say
Mentally ill psychiatrist news
▪ USAToday: Report: Missing Mich. doctor stalked gospel singer
It's-not-fiction news
▪ NBCNews: Fugitive banker accused of faking own death says family didn't know he was alive
▪ NBCNews: Husband stabs man who gave his wife New Year's kiss: cops
▪ NBCNews: Dallas police fatally shoot armed resident in condominium lobby
▪ FoxNews: Colorado teacher asked students to send topless photos, police say
▪ FoxNews: Florida beachgoer discovers human foot in shoe
World-of-work news
▪ NPR: 4 killed as Cambodian police fire at striking garment workers
Cross-cultural comparison news
▪ NPR: Overweight people in developing world outnumber those in rich countries
Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ NPR: Once hidden in shame, 2 mothers 'don't have to lie anymore'
Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NPR: 4 killed as Cambodian police fire at striking garment workers
Obituaries in the news
▪ NPR: Book news: 'Cazalet' author Elizabeth Jane Howard dies
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 1M searches
Weather (Indicates that the weather is the first major story of the new year)
Alabama football
▪ BleacherReport: Oklahoma vs. Alabama: Score, grades and analysis from 2014 Sugar Bowl
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <1M searches
Weather.com (Indicates #1 weather to-go branding)
Jay Cutler
▪ USAToday: Bears sign Jay Cutler to seven-year contract
Chris Kluwe
▪ BleacherReport: Chris Kluwe calling out Vikings staff is eye-opening admirable and puzzling
Snapchat
▪ See 'Hacking' above
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Weather NYC
2014 calendar (Interesting because it's an indication of when people finally start to come to grips with it being 2014 and associated need to be aware of when specific days fall...)
MTA
▪ NYHDailyNews: MTA express subway service returns after snowstorm as transit delays fade
NOAA (Indicates #2 weather go-to branding)
Trending now on U.S. Twitter
▪ #AmericansvsBritish
▪ #DietMusicians
▪ Derrick Henry
▪ #BoomerSooner
▪ #SugarBowl
▪ #SelfieOlympics
▪ Trevor Knight
▪ University of LSU
▪ Katherine Webb
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