Thursday, February 20, 2014

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

Yesterday's Google trends and today's Twitter (U.S.) trending now at bottom

Today's headlines

What they're leading with

▪ CNN: Reporter's notebook: The worst day I've seen in Kiev

▪ NBCNews: Can a divided opposition control the violence in Ukraine?

▪ NPR: Gay marriage battle moves South, and religious right fights back; Men who vandalized Egyptian pyramid to prove theory face charges

▪ FoxNews: Haunting sketches show horror of North Korean prison camps

▪ 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

▪ CBSNews: U.S. falls to Canada in dramatic gold medal rematch (women's hockey)

▪ USAToday: Brennan: American skating insiders question Sochi judging

Plane crash news

▪ NPR: Automated landing system, crew fatigue, eyed in UPS plane crash

Facebook news

▪ CNN: Why WhatsApp is worth $19 billion

▪ CNN: Facebook's $19 million move you might not notice

▪ NBCNews: WhatsApp's 55 employees are rich. So now what?

Google's Project Tango

▪ NBCNews: Google's Project Tango aims to give devices 3-D awareness

Lottery news

▪ CNN: California sells winning $425 million Powerball ticket

Food safety news

▪ CBSNews: Scientists caution harmful chemicals are seeping into our food (FCMs/Food Contact Materials)

It's-not-fiction news

▪ CNN: A woman's pleas in her native language goes untranslated; three lives are lost

Out-of-the-blue news

▪ IndyStar: IU basketball game postponed after metal falls from Assembly Hall ceiling

Animal news

▪ DailyMail: Cats and dogs have a sixth sense and it's UV vision

Culture-in-the-U.S. news

▪ USAToday: Poll: China, not Iran, now USA's top enemy

▪ Nexstar: Where have all the clowns gone?

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

▪ BostonGlobe: Gracie Gold fourth in skating short program

Ray Rice

▪ NYDNews: Video shows Ravens running back Ray Rice dragging girlfriend out of Atlantic City casino elevator

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

Talking Angela

▪ USAToday: Talking Angela App scare based on a hoax

Guardians of the Galaxy: Trailer

Bonnaroo

▪ LATimes: Elton John, Kanye West, Jack White anchor Bonnaroo festival

Hailey Owens

▪ CNN: Missouri man charged in death of 10-year-old Hailey Owens

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

Ashley Wagner

▪ USAToday: Gracie Gold, Ashley Wagner stand tall in short program

Ted Ligety

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

Amber Alert

Adam Brody

▪ DailyMail: Adam Brody confirms marriage to Leighton Meester

Google Fiber

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

PacSun

▪ ABCNews: Utah mom buys all of PacSun's Store's 'indecent' T-shirts

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

▪ #GhettoJeopardyDay4

▪ Danny Granger

▪ #LoveYourPetDay

▪ #BadOlympicEvents

▪ #TheDailyBuzz

▪ Chivas USA

▪ #5SOSTWITCAM

▪ Lavoy Allen

▪ Sam Hinkie