Friday, February 28, 2014

Trending: Friday, February, 28, 2014

Published 2:15 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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Today's headlines
What they're leading with
NBCNews: Yanukovych 'is finished:' Experts dismiss ruler's comeback bid
NPR: Crisis in Ukraine: Gunmen at airport; Yanukovych vows to return
FoxNews: EPA moves against major Alaska gold mine, could sideline project over salmon
ABCNews: Latest headline: Kerry Kennedy 'incredibly grateful' for not guilty verdict
CBSNews: U.S. To Russia: 'Intervention would be a grave mistake'
USAToday: 5 things to know about the Clinton documents

'My Brother's Keeper' program
CNN: Obama unveils 'My Brother's Keeper,' opens up about his dad, drugs and race

Air travel news
CNN: United canceled 22,500 flights so far this year

MtGox/Bitcoin bankruptcy
CNN: Bitcoin market Mt.Gox files for bankruptcy
NPR: MtGox files for bankruptcy; nearly $500M of bitcoins lost

Economy news
CNN: Economy just muddling along
NPR: Economy grew less than thought as 2013 came to a close

Lottery news
NBCNews: Georgia man cleaning his room discovers winning lottery ticket

Wisdom-teeth fatality news
CBSNews: Maine teenager dies after wisdom teeth removed

Flu news
NBCNews: Snap on a flu patch: New vaccine would skip the needle

Aging news
NPR: A strong sex life helps couples cope with the trials of aging

Scam  news
ABCNews: New scam tricks caller ID to show real tech support phone numbers

Smartphone news
USAToday: Best Buy deal makes iPhone 5S a bargain

Return-from-the-dead news
CNN: Dead Mississippi man begins breathing in embalming room, coroner says
It's-not-fiction-news
CNN: Dead Mississippi man begins breathing in embalming room, coroner says
CBSNews: Oscars' gift bag has $80,000 worth of swag
USAToday: Mom irate after 5-year-old son picked up at school by stranger

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
FoxNews: Plastic surgery: Butt and neck lifts on the rise in America

Obituaries in the news
CNN: We've all read his work -- 'Godfather' (Mike Parker) of Helvetica font dies at 84

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 searches
Mila Kunis
TIME: Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are engaged (unofficially)

Tim Wilson
IndyStar: Tim Wilson mined humor in music, nostalgia and sports (obituaries in the news)

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Scandal
FoxNews: 'Scandal' recap: Keep your  friends close, but keep your enemies closer

Drew Barrymore
TIME: Late-night highlight: Adam Sandler brings Drew Barrymore to tears with sentimental duet

Grey's Anatomy
HollywoodLife: 'Grey's anatomy:' Why won't they just let Shane get fired already?

Gentrification
CNN: Spike Lee explains expletive-filled gentrification rant

Trending now on Twitter (U.S.)
#GoCountryParty
#AskAndrew
#IfIWereABillionaire
#IndieSponsors
#20ReasonsWhyWeLoveJustin
Step Brothers
Richie Incognito
Russia
Putin

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Trending: Thursday, February 27, 2014

Published 2:57 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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Today's headlines
What they're leading with

NBCNews: Will Northwestern athlete union bid mean end of amateurism?
NPR: Leak: U.K. spied on Webchats, grabbed millions of images
FoxNews: Pentagon cuts have military families on high alert
ABCNews: Latest headline: After Arizona: 5 other states considering anti-gay laws
CBSNews: Did GM wait too long to issue its recall?
USAToday: Kentucky ordered to recognize out-of-state gay marriages

North Korea
CNN: North Korea launches missiles into sea

Cruise ship news
CNN: Costa Concordia captain boards stricken ship

Cool news
CNN: 10 of the world's coolest underground wonders

Social capital news
CNN: Nasty LinkedIn rejection goes viral

Autism news
USAToday: Researchers look at boy-girl differences in autism

Germ news
NPR: Stethoscopes do as much dirty work as hands in spreading germs

Legalized marijuana news
ABCNews: Colo. vets warn of edible marijuana threat to pets

Tesla news
NPR: Any way it's measured, Tesla's $5B 'gigafactory' is huge

Air travel news
NBCNews: Delta's revamped mileage program may end 'travel hacking'

World-of-work news
CNN: Nasty LinkedIn rejection goes viral

Culture-in-the U.S. news
NBCNews: Poll: 90 percent of American think internet is good for them

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American Idol
EWeekly: 'American Idol' recap: Such a beautiful disaster

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Paco de Lucia
NYTimes: Paco de Lucia, master flamenco guitarist, dies at 66

Survivor
CBSNews: 'Survivor: Cagayan' premiere: Beauty vs. brains vs. brawn

Trending now on Twitter (U.S.)
#VIZIOAskRussell
#MyBrothersKeeper
#ASOT652
#NXTArRIVAL
#NBADreamBIG
Troubled Boy
TRT
Oscars
MLB
White House


Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Trending: Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Published 2:39 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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Today's headlines
What they're leading with
NBCNews: Kerry: Russia must be 'very careful' in judgments on Ukraine
NPR: Just in: Federal judge strikes down gay marriage ban in Texas
FoxNews: Sen. Paul tries to block Obama's 'political' surgeon general nominee
ABC News: Latest news: Aaron Hernandez in jailhouse fight, could face new charges
CBSNews: Drones could help areas devastated by drought
USAToday: Why is John Boehner smiling? His poll numbers are ticking up

Military sex assault news
USAToday: Army disqualifies 588 soldiers after sexual assault review

Buried treasure news
CNN: California couple strikes gold after finding $10 million in rare coins

New Rx news
CNN: New pain pill (Zohydo/opioid analgesic) approval: 'Genuinely frightening'

Reproductive news
NBCNews: Three parents: FDA mulls safety of embryo technique

Intelligence (FBI) news
NBCNews: FBI never revealed in had Al Qaeda mole who met Bin Laden

Weather news
NBCNews: Drought spawns small armies of tumbleweeds

New planet news
NPR: 'Planet bonanza' indeed: NASA unveils 715 new worlds

Is-that-ethical news
NBCNews: Three parents: FDA mulls safety of embryo technique

Homelessness news
NBCNews: Tiny houses: A big idea to end homelessness

Prison cost news
NPR: Solitary confinement costs $78K per inmate and should be curbed, critics say

Fossil news
NPR: Killers were tiny, victims were huge at Chile's whale graveyard

Dog shame news
USAToday: Behaviorists: Dogs feel no shame despite the look

World-of-work news
CNN: I'm quitting my job. Thanks, Obamacare! (incentive for entrepreneurship)

It's-not-fiction news
NBCNews: Three parents: FDA mulls safety of embryo technique

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 searches
Bitcoin
See Trendilla from Tuesday, February, 25, 2014
NPR: If you've ignored Bitcoin up until now, this one's for you (Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?)
USAToday: Head of troubled Bitcoin exchange speaks out

Godzilla
LATimes: 'Godzilla' trailer: Bryan Cranston panics, destruction rains down

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Raymond Felton
USAToday: Knicks' Raymond Felton faces lesser charges, prison time

Kid Cudi
LATimes: Kid Cudi releases surprise album, 'Satellite Fight'

Trending now on Twitter (U.S.)
Taco Bell
#WorldwideTVNeedsOutlander
#BravoBMe
Our Moment
#stylechat
#FanForum
#RealMadrid
Star Wars
Cali
Schoolboy Q

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Trending: Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Published 5:33 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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Today's headlines
What they're leading with

▪  NBCNews: Push behind Arizona 'religious freedom' law has long history
▪  NPR: Religious freedom bills rooted in fears of Obama policies
▪  FoxNews: Foreign Service group urges administration to raise bar on diplomat nominees
▪  ABCNews: Latest headline: Former boxing world champion killed in Venezuela
▪  CBSNews: North Korea shrouded in darkness in stunning new photo from space station
▪  USAToday: Federal super PACs spend big on local elections

Bitcoin news
▪  NBCNews: Bitcoin's back to the wall as it fights to survive
▪  NPR: Bitcoin exchange MtGox goes dark after theft report

Solar flare news
▪  CBSNews: Sun unleashes monster solar flare, biggest of 2014

Space travel news
▪  CNN: UAE Islamic affairs authority warns Muslims against a mission to Mars

Aviation news
▪  NPR: Problems linger for Boeing's flagship 787 airliner

Plane crash news
▪  NBCNews: U.S. fines Asiana Airlines $500K for not helping victims' families

Traffic accident news
▪  CNN: Fender bender in Las Vegas? Forget falling the police. They're not coming

Childhood obesity news
▪  NBCNews: Obesity rates dropping in U.S. preschoolers

Facebook news
▪  CNN: Facebook email is going away -- in case you notice

Auto news
▪  USAToday: Tesla tops 'Consumer Reports' 10 best vehicle list

Recall news
▪  USAToday: GM adds four models to recall, doubles deaths to 13

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 2M searches
Harold Ramis
▪  See Trendilla from yesterday (Monday, February 24, 2014)

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 500,000 but <2M searches
Galaxy S5
▪  See Trendilla from yesterday (Monday, February 24, 2014)

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <500,000 searches
Paula Patton
▪  CNN: Robin Thicke and Paula Patton decide to split

The Voice
▪  LATimes: Season 6 premiere

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches

Liam Neeson
▪  CBSNews: Liam Neeson opens up about wife's death

Piers Morgan
▪  FoxNews: Gun control misfire, sinking ratings: Why Piers Morgan flopped

Emma Coronel
▪  ABCNews: Meet El Chapo's beauty queen wife

Trending now on Twitter (U.S.)
▪  #Vote1DUK
▪  #VoteStoryOfMyLife
▪  #SatelliteFlight
▪  Raymond Felton
▪  Godzilla
▪  #OXYMORON
▪  #TransformationTuesday
▪  Netflix
▪  Mary Jane

Monday, February 24, 2014

Trending: Monday, February 24, 2014

Published 5:20 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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Today's headlines
What they're leading with
▪ CNN: Harold Ramis of 'Ghostbusters,' 'Groundhog Day' fame dies
▪ NBCNews: Life saver: Women with cancer gene should remove ovaries by 35
▪ NPR: Ukraine: 4 key debates yet to shake out; Pentagon budget-cutting plans sure to draw flak
▪ FoxNews: State department pressing Iraq for answers after report of arms deal with Iran
▪ ABCNews: Governors trash talk each other in front of White House
▪ CBSNews: Olympic challenge: How do host cities fare after the games?
▪ USAToday: Smog chokes China as public, experts demand change

Online education
▪ CNN: Students, say goodbye to snow days -- and say hello to school at home

Smartphone news
▪ CNN: Samsung launches Galaxy S5 smartphone

Advertising news
▪ CNN: Iconic 'Got Milk?' tagline replaced

Pop culture
▪ CBSNews: Brook Burke-Charvet out on DWTS
▪ USAToday: Disney World hikes admission prices to $99 a day

Pope news
▪ NPR: Pope announces overhaul of Vatican bureaucracy

Stock market news
▪ CBSNews: Stocks flirt with records despite disappointing reports

Acetaminophen news
▪ NBCNews: Pain pill in pregnancy may raise child's ADHD risk, study finds

Social media news
▪ NPR: Study: Conservatives and liberals rarely debate on Twitter

Privacy/data broker news
▪ NPR: If you think you're anonymous online, think again

MLB rule changes
▪ NPR: Major league baseball changes home-plate rules

It's-not-fiction news
▪ FoxNews: Bible stops two bullets to save life of Ohio bus driver, police say
▪ FoxNews: Dead rat found in man's birthday cake

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 1M searches
Daytona 500
▪ USAToday: Dale Earnardt Jr. snaps drought, wins rain-delayed Daytona 500

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <1M searches
Nancy Kerrigan
▪ Inquisitr: Nancy Kerrigan: NBC airs Kerrigan-Harding scandal documentary

WWE

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Jason Collins
▪ USAToday: For Jason Collins, the next nine days are very important

Oscars 2014

Farrah Abraham

Trending now on Twitter (U.S.)
▪ Netflix
▪ Harold Ramis
▪ #VoteAriana
▪ #BooksInYourPants
▪ #SLSPMusicVideo
▪ #mattappreciationday
▪ #BabyHit1Billion
▪ Paula Patton
▪ Robin Thicke

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Trending: Sunday, February 23, 2014

Published 4:46 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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Today's headlines
What they're leading with
CNN: Can Venezuela's socialist government survive wave of protests?
NBCNews: Closing Olympics ceremony draws Russia's big moment to close
NPR: Flame goes out in Sochi, torch passes to Pyeongchang
FoxNews: Rice acknowledges some of her Benghazi info was incorrect but has no regrets
ABCNews: Mascot sheds tear as Sochi Winter Olympics close
CBSNews: So long, Sochi! The priciest winter Olympics ever ends
USAToday: What the arrest of El Chapo means: Cartel leader's capture may stir violence in Mexico

Cruise ship news
CNN: CDC looking into possible norovirus outbreak on cruise ship

Carbon monoxide fatalities
CNN: Man dies, dozens hospitalized after carbon monoxide leak at New York mall

Netflix
CNN: Netflix and Comcast strike deal to allow faster speeds

Mystery illness news
NBCNews: Polio-like illness paralyzes 5 kids in California

Well-being in U.S.
USAToday: Report: The most miserable states in the USA

Bidis (tobacco)
NBCNews: FDA's first tobacco action is against Bidis

No shoes in house news
Leaving shoes, and toxins, at the door

Obituaries in the news
CNN: At 110, oldest known Holocaust survivor dies (Alice Herz-Sommer)
NPR: Last of the 'Sound of Music' von Trapps dies at 99

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 1M searches
El Chapo Guzman
See above

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 500,000 but <1M searches
Ronda Rousey

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <500,000 searches
Justin Timberlake

National Margarita Day

Maria von Trapp
See above

Heroes Reborn
HLN: Where are they now? 'Heroes'

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Trending: Saturday, February 22, 2014

Published 2:54 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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Today's headlines
What they're leading with
▪ CNN: Sinoloa cartel chief 'Chapo' Guzman arrested
▪ NBCNews: Tymoshenko in Kiev: 'This is your achievement'
▪ NPR: Mexican kingpin captured in joint U.S.-Mexico raid
▪ FoxNews: Ukranian parliament votes to oust president, sets early elections
▪ ABCNews: Latest headline: Most-wanted drug cartel chief arrested
▪ CBSNews: Sinaloa drug chief captured in Mexico
▪ USAToday: A 'dangerous' moment as dust settles in Ukraine

Brain science news (music)
▪ NBCNews: Jazz players' brains see music as language

Tesla
▪ CNN: Tesla's future rides on a massive battery plant

Italy
▪ CNN: Youthful Matteo Renzi sworn in as Italy's prime minister

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 1M searches
USA hockey
▪ NBCNews: U.S. can't prove its metal as Finland takes bronze

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <1M searches
Mikaela Shiffrin
▪ USAToday: Mikaela Shiffrin sets stunning goal for 2018 Olympics

Space Jam 2
▪ NYDailyNews: 'Space Jam 2' sequel in the works with Heat's LeBron James in mind to star

LeBron James
▪ NYDailyNews: 'Space Jam 2' sequel in the works with Heat's LeBron James in mind to star

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,00 but <200,000 searches
NBC sports

Friday, February 21, 2014

Trending: Friday, February 21, 2014

Published 3:51 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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Today's headlines
What they're leading with
▪ CNN: Gold for Russia, silver for South Korea's Yuna Kim, and controversy ensues
▪ NBCNews: Banks balk at marijuana money despite U.S. guidelines
▪ NPR: Why Ukraine is such a big deal for Russia; Detroit bankruptcy plan proposes 34 percent cut to pensions
▪ FoxNews: FCC backs off newsroom survey plan
▪ ABCNews: Carousel: Why Ukraine's ex-PM (and her hair) are so important; Uproar over Russian skater's golden scores; Liam Neeson talks about losing wife Natasha Richardson; Latest headline: Ukraine leaders sign deal to end violence, protesters denounce pact
▪ CBSNews: Canada beats U.S. 1-0 to reach Olympic gold-medal hockey game
▪ USAToday: Canada beats USA at its own game; Eight lessons from the Fed's financial crisis minutes

Animal companion news
▪ NPR: How dogs read our moods: Emotion detector found in Fido's brain

Shipping news
▪ CNN: Ship loses more than 500 containers in heavy seas

Recall news
▪ Fitbit Force Band recalled due to skin irritation

Social media news
▪ NBCNews: Anti-social networking: LinkedIn users can now block each other
▪ USAToday: Facebook to offer 'look back' memorial videos

States of the union news
▪ USAToday: Plan to split California into six states closer to vote

Obituaries in the news
▪ FoxNews: TV newsman Garrick Utley dies at 74

It's-not-fiction news
▪ CBSNews: Woman's body lay slumped in car -- as parking tickets piled up

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 searches
Sarah Burke
▪ NYTimes: Sarah Burke, freestyle skier, dies from training accident

Danny Granger
▪ SBNation: Danny Granger will discuss buyout with 76ers, according to report

Venezuela
▪ Reuters: From jail, Venezuela protest leader urges resistance

Adelina Sotnikova
▪ CBSNews: Winter Olympics 'skating scandal' petition tops 1.7 million

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Kate Mara
▪ CBSNews: On season 2 shocker

Nancy Kerrigan 
▪ MercNews: Two decades after attack, Nancy Kerrigan just wants to 'move on'

Curt Cobain
▪ NBCNews: Teary-eyed part of Kurt Cobain Day in Nirvana singer's hometown

Trending now on Twitter (U.S.)
▪ #Yammouni
▪ #AskBandPerry
▪ #freecodefriday
▪ Hulk Hogan
▪ #VZWBuzz
▪ #TGIF
▪ Jim Harbaugh
▪ Canada
▪ Ted Nugent

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Published 5:43 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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Today's headlines
What they're leading with
▪ ABCNews: Inside Kiev protestors' makeshift hospital and morgue, Ray Rice accused of knocking out fiance in hotel, A plane where every seat has a window; Latest headline: 'Captain Phillips' ship leaves port after probe of deaths

Plane crash news

Facebook news

Google's Project Tango

Lottery news

Food safety news

It's-not-fiction news

Out-of-the-blue news

Animal news

Culture-in-the-U.S. news

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 1M searches
Powerball
 See 'Lottery' above

WhatsApp
▪ See 'Facebook' above

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 500,000 but <1M
Gracie Gold

Ray Rice

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <500,000
Talking Angela

Bonnaroo

Hailey Owens

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000
Ashley Wagner

Ted Ligety
▪ Today.com: Ted Ligety: Winning giant slalom gold 'a really big relief'

Amber Alert

Adam Brody

Google Fiber
▪ See Trendilla from yesterday (Wednesday, February 19, 2014)

PacSun

Today's Twitter (U.S.) trending now