Trending: Saturday, September 28, 2013

Published 12:43 p.m. CDT (GMT - 5:00)

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Syria
▪ CNN: Security Council OKs Syria resolution, warns of consequences

Mumbai building collapse
▪ CNN: 50 confirmed dead in Mumbai building collapse

Earthquake news
▪ NPR: Another earthquake, measured at 6.8 magnitude, hits Pakistan

Brain injury news
▪ NBCNews: 'A different person:' Personality change often brain injury's hidden toll

Iran/archaeo-diplomacy
▪ NBCNews: Archaeo-diplomacy: US gives million-dollar cup back to Iran

Afghanistan
▪ NBCNews: Afghan suburbia: Luxury construction boom grips Kabul despite uncertain future

Technology news
▪ NBCNews: Android overtakes iPad in tablet race

Burbank car crash
▪ NBCNews: At least 5 dead after fiery early morning car crash in Burbank, Calif.: police

Human slavery news
▪ NBCNews: China police rescue 92 kidnapped children: state media

Church violence news/gun violence news
▪ FoxNews: Pastor shot, killed during Louisiana church service
▪ ABCNews: Pastor shot, killed during La. church service

Smokejumper/ fire responder deaths
▪ ABCNews: Idaho smokejumper killed in parachuting accident

Gun control news
▪ FoxNews: Maryland gun-control law sparks record gun sales

Abortion
▪ NPR: Women's health groups sue Texas over its new abortion law

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ CNN: Dawkins: Religion no moral compass (Atheists: Politicians should court us)

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Jimmy Kimmel
▪ TIME: Jimmy Kimmel: The boy who cried meme

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Paula Patton
▪ USAToday: Paula Patton goes sheer, defends husband

Cassidy Wolf
▪ CNN: Arrest made in Miss Teen USA Cassidy Wolf 'sextortion' case

Trending: Saturday, August 31, 2013

Update: (2:16 p.m. CDT)
CNN: Obama urges military action against Syria, but will seek Congress' OK

Published 12:17 p.m. CDT (GMT - 5:00)
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Syria
▪ CNN: So what exactly are Obama's actions on Syria?


Earthquake news
▪ NBCNews: Quake, shocks rattle Alaskan island area

Outbreak news
▪ NBCNews: In Texas and beyond, hot spots for vaccine refusers alarm officials

Smartphone news
▪ NBCNews: Your phone is blabbing your location to anyone who will listen

Sports team sexual assault news
▪ CNN: High school soccer players accused of sexual assault

Brain health news
▪ CNN: Playing for time: Can music stave off dementia?

Diana Nyad
▪ CNN: 5th time a charm? Diana Nyad tries Cuba to Florida swim again

India rapes
▪ NPR: Juvenile gets three years in gang rape, murder of Indian woman

Afghanistan
▪ NBCNews: At least 18 killed, including NATO service member, in two Afghanistan attacks

North Korea
▪ FoxNews: Satellite images show North Korea expanding rocket launch site, analysts say

Animal news
▪ USAToday: To avoid sunburn, whales get a tan

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ CNN: Supreme Court justice to perform same-sex wedding ceremony

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NPR: 15 killed in China ammonia leak

Out-of-the-ordinary news
▪ NBCNews: 80-year-old weightlifter tests positive for steroid, banned
 
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Lamar Odom
▪ CNN: Lamar Odom arrested for DUI

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Dedication 5
▪ See Billboard.com (The bird won't go there because he caught a virus there once)

Seamus Heaney
▪ BBC: Seamus Heaney death: Irish reaction

Dave Chappelle
▪ USAToday: Dave Chappelle walks off stage in Connecticut

Trending: Sunday, August 4, 2013

Published 6:30 p.m. CDT (GMT - 5:00)

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Global travel alert/embassy closures
▪ CNN: Intercepted al Qaeda message led to shuttering embassies, consulates
▪ NBCNews: 'Significant' al Qaeda threat remains unclear as embassy closures extended
▪ NPR: State department extends closure of embassies
▪ FoxNews: State department to keep some embassies closed, as lawmakers say terror threat 'specific' and 'serious'

Pakistan
▪ CNN: Officials: Pakistan on alert for possible attack

Afghanistan
▪ NPR: Regimental Combat Team 7 rolls up its flag in Afghanistan

Skydiving news
▪ CNN: Skydiving instructor dies on tandem jump in Mississippi

Prince George
▪ NBCNews: New dad Prince William: I'm on diaper duty

Pot farm news
▪ NBCNews: Pot farms in California: Too dangerous to intervene?

Media news
▪ NBCNews: Newsweek sold to IBT Media

Deviant driving news
▪ NPR: One dead after driver plows through crowed L.A. boardwalk
▪ CBSNews: Venice boardwalk rampage: 38-year-old Nathan Campbell arrested
▪ USAToday: Witnesses say driver appeared to aim for beachgoers

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ NPR: Digital seen surpassing TV in capturing our time

Sex-trafficking
▪ NPR: FBI official: Internet a key recruting tool for sex traffickers

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ CNN: China halts import of New Zealand milk powder becasue of bolulism bacteria

Obituary news
▪ CNN: Veteran NBC news correspondent John Palmer dies
▪ NBCNews: Julius Chambers, attorney who helped shape US civil rights law, dies at 76

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Powerball
▪ NBCNews: No winner: Powerball lottery jackpot jumps to $400 million

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UFC 163
▪ LATimes: UFC 163 recap: Jose Aldo beats 'Korean Zombie' by TKO in 4th round

Trending: Saturday, July 27, 2013

Published 7:29 p.m. CDT (GMT - 5:00)

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Afghanistan
▪ NBCNews: Two American service members killed in IED attack in Afghanistan

Hudson River boat crash
▪ CNN: Boat operator charged in Hudson River crash; engaged couple on board
▪ FoxNews: Driver charged with vehicular manslaughter after Hudson River boat crash

Church bus accident
▪ CNN: 3 dead after bus carrying teens returning from camp crashes in Indianapolis
▪ NBCNews: Three dead after bus from church camp overturns in Indianapolis

Florida shooting deaths
▪ CNN: No explanation for Florida shooting rampage that leaves 7 dead
▪ NBCNews: Seven killed, including gunman, in Florida shootout; 2 hostages rescued
▪ NPR: Gunman, six others, killed in Florida apartment standoff

Health news
▪ CNN: FDA warns one brand of vitamin B supplement contains dangerous steroids

Egypt
▪ CNN: Death and divisions in Egypt after judge orders Morsy jailed
▪ NBCNews: Dozens dead as Morsi supporters, Egypt security forces clash in Cairo: activists
▪ NPR: Crackdown in Egypt shows shift in military's appoach

North Korea
▪ CNN: Cosmetic change, but no real reform, in North Korea

Soldier looking for dog
▪ CNN: Soldier returns from Afghanistan to learn his beloved dog is gone

Justice news
▪ NBCNews: Woman wins $18.6 million for two-year battle over credit report

Social media news
▪ NBCNews: #MissingThePoint: Companies alienate customers with Twitter bots, scripted responses

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ NPR: How Americans said 'no' to cocaine after years-long addiction
▪ NPR: Tucson food bank helps the needy grow their own food

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ CNN: A 'birther' movement rises in Venezuela
▪ NBCNews: More than 1,000 detainees escape Libyan prison near Benghazi, officials say
▪ NBCNews: Beijing's ban on 'big & vicious' dogs keeps canines on the run
▪ NPR: More than 1,000 prisoners escape in massive Libyan jailbreak

Out-of-the-ordinary news
▪ CBSNews: Thousands of bees attack Texas couple, kill horses

Obituaries in the news
▪ CNN: Writer of  hits JJ Cale dead at 74, rep says

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The Wolverine
▪ RottenTomatoes: Tomatometer: 68%; audience: 79%

Alfonso Soriano
▪ USAToday: Alfonso Soriano's return fails to lift Yankees past Rays

Trending: Friday, June 28, 2013

Published 3:46 p.m. CST (GMT - 5:00)

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Boston bombing aftermath
▪ NBCNews: 'I can't stand to see such evil go unpunished:' Indictment reveals Tsarnaev's boat message

Heatwave
▪ CNN: Dangerously hot temperatures roasting the Southwest
▪ NBCNews: Extreme weekend heat wave to scorch western US
▪ ABCNews: Temperatures could hit 120 in the West

Leak investigations
▪ NBCNews: Ex-Pentagon general target of leak investigation, sources say
▪ NPR: U.S. Army restricts access to 'The Guardian' Website

Snowden
▪ NBCNews: 'No one wants this fight:' Ecuadoreans divided over Snowden asylum

Ricin
▪ FoxNews: Texas woman indicted in ricin letter-to-Obama case
▪ CNN: Woman indicted in mailing of ricin-laced letters to Obama, Bloomberg

Afghanistan
▪ NPR: U.S. pacifies in Afghan village, but will it stay that way?

Science news
▪ FoxNews: UK may approve creating babies with DNA from 3 people

Gun violence
▪ CNN: Conorer: Ohio boys' deaths a homicide-suicide
▪ NBCNews: Two injured in shooting at Colorado corrections department facility

Missing sailboat
▪ NBCNews: Missing American schooner 'probably had a catastrophic event;' 7 remain missing

Vatican news
▪ NBCNews: Vatican monsignor arrested over alleged fraud, corruption and slander, lawyer says

Health news
▪ NPR: Polio outbreak in Somalia jeopardizes global eradication

Technology news
▪ CNN: BlackBerry 10 is not a hit; stock nosedives 28%
▪ ABCNews: Blackberry's comeback in doubt as new phone sales fizzle

Faith-based birth control Obamacare
▪ NBCNews: Final issue on birth-control access for faith-based employers

Aviation news
▪ FoxNews: Delta punished for breaking the rules on passenger bumping

Good Samaritan news
▪ NBCNews: Good Samaritan who saved young girl dies from injuries
▪ FoxNews: Good Samaritan who saved drowning girl dies from injuries weeks after rescue

Royal baby news
▪ NBCNews: Crowds, cakes, cocktails: UK prepares to greet royal baby

Sarah Murnaghan lung transplant
▪ NBCNews: Dying girl, 10, received two sets of lungs after national debate

Pop culture
▪ CNN: Alec Baldwin launches Twitter rant against journalist
▪ NBCNews: Alec Baldwin Twitter-rants after wife accused of tweeting during Gandolfini funeral
▪ NBCNews: J.C. Penney, Walgreens latest of 10 companies to drop Paula Deen

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: Wedding industry preps for bells to ring after DOMA ruling
▪ ABCNews: Gay man adopts his partner to avoid inheritance tax

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ CBSNews: Egypt: American killed during violent clashes
▪ NPR: China's 'shadow banking' and how it threatens the economy
▪ CNN: Egyptian clerics warn of 'civil war' ahead of mass protests
▪ NBCNews: Not-so-eternal flame: JFK-linked memorial goes out

Out-of-the-ordinary news
▪ NBCNews: Car crash leaves man, dog coated in paint
▪ NBCNews: Santa Ana immigration officer took cash, egg rolls as bribes, feds say
▪ FoxNews: 100-year-old grandma graduates from elementary school in Mexico
▪ FoxNews: Woman's 'foot orgasm' is first known case
▪ ABCNews: N.J. woman gives birth on front lawn

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NBA draft
▪ BleacherReport: 2013 NBA draft results: Biggest winners and losers

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Paul Pierce
▪ SBNation: Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett get traded as the Celtics finally blow it up

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Wimbledon
▪ Newsday: Murray eases into Wimbledon 4th round

Trey Burke
▪ SI: Trey Burke not hottest name in draft, but he could be the best player

Immigration reform
▪ NBCNews: Does immigration reform stand a chance?

Jared Leto
▪ NYDailyNews: Jared Leto dresses in drag as he dons pink wig, fake eyelashes, red lipstick for Candy cover

Dwight Howard
▪ USAToday: Lakers GM to Dwight Howard: 'We care about you'

Trending: Thursday, June 27, 2013

Published 5:07 p.m. (GMT - 5:00)

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Boston bombing suspect
▪ CNN: Indictment returned against Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Aviation
▪ CNN: Plane carrying Missoni fashion director found off Venezuela

Serial bike bomber
▪ ABCNews: (Video ad first) Feds: Serial bike bomber on the loose; Times Square just one target

Mortgage rate news
▪ CNN: Mortgage rates soar to 4.46% - biggest jump in 26 years

Missing sailboat
▪ CNN: Historic American sailboat missing at sea near New Zealand
▪ FoxNews: Mysterious call gives family of missing American ship captain hope

Technology news
▪ CNN: Shields up! Scientists work to produce 'Star Trek' deflector device
▪ NBCNews: Banking with your mobile? There will be a fee for that...

Cool stuff news
▪ TIME: Watch the world change

North Korea
▪ FoxNews: U.N. agencies in North Korea carrying in cash to keep operations afloat
▪ ABCNews: Cyberattacks shut down major Korean Websites

Afghanistan news
▪ NBCNews: Report: Millions wasted on disappearing tractors, solar panels in Afghanistan

World-of-work news
▪ FoxNews: Forgotten Americans: Can anyone rescue the long-term unemployed?
▪ ABCNews: (Video ad) Boss exits barricaded factory after deal with workers

Health news
▪ CNN: New federal rules require healthier school snacks
▪ NBCNews: New rules make school a junk food-free zone
▪ ABCNews: More frozen berries recalled over hepatitis fears
▪ CBSNews: FDA shuts down over 1,600 online pharmacies

Hurricane Sandy
▪ NBCNews: Body of NYC storm victim lay undected for months

Gun violence news
▪ ABCNews: Half brothers, 9 and 12, fatally shot

Texas DA murders
▪ NBCNews: Couple indicted for capital murder in deaths of Texas DA, wife, and assistant

Science news
▪ NPR: The climate fix might be decades ahead of its time
▪ ABCNews: NASA to launch telescope to the sun today

Thinking news
▪ NPR: What the rise of cage-free eggs means for chickens

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ HLN: Amid fury, Clorox pulls post insulting new dads
▪ EW: Fox fall premiere dates get jump on rivals

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: Ancient African coins spark international treasure hunt
▪ NBCNews: Tunisia frees trio who staged topless protest against Islamist-led government
▪ NBCNews: US suspending Bangladesh trade benefits after factory tragedies - source

Out-of-the-ordinary news
▪ CNN: Lead bar falls from sky, crashes into Seattle family's home

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DOMA
▪ See Trendilla from yesterday (Wednesday, June 26, 2013)

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Aaron Hernandez
▪ CNN: Aaron Hernandez investigated in 2012 double slaying
▪ NBCNews: Hernandez probed in two drive-by killings last year, sources say

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Nelson Mandela
▪ CNN: Zuma: Mandela's condition improves, now critical but stable

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Trayvon Martin
▪ FoxNews: Teen who spoke to Trayvon Martin moments before his death in Zimmerman trial

Big Brother
▪ EW: 'Big Brother' ties weakest preimier ever

Today Show
▪ WashingtonPost: Paula Deen claims to be victim of 'hurtful lies' on 'Today' show

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SB5
▪ Inquistr: Texas abortion bill SB5 fails to pass

Federer
▪ CNN: Seven-time champion Federer suffers shock defeat

Trending: Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Published 6:07 p.m. CST (GMT - 5:00)

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Taliban
▪ CNN: Taliban talks announced as Afghanistan assumes security
▪ NBCNews: US, Taliban to meet in Qatar for 'key milestone' toward ending Afghanistan war
▪ NPR: U.S. says talks with Taliban could begin in days

Kuwait
▪ FoxNews: Captive in Kuwait: Contract dispute leaves 100 Americans stranded on US Army bases

Afghanistan
▪ CNN: Pentagon official: 4 Americans killed in attack in U.S. base in Afghanistan
▪ NBCNews: 'Day of honor:' Afghans take over national security from US-led forces
▪ NBCNews: U.S. will buy Russian helicopters for Afghan military

Syria
▪ NBCNews: Obama announces extra $300 million in aid for Syrians, refugees

G-8 summit
▪ NBCNews: Obama at the G-8: 'It could have been worse'

Ohio slavery
▪ USAToday: 3 in Ohio accused of enslaving disabled woman, child
▪ CNN: Feds: 3 in Ohio held woman, child in 'subhuman' conditions
▪ NBCNews: Disabled Ohio woman, daughter held captive in horrid conditions

NSA spying, leaks
▪ USAToday: Poll: Younger generation more supportive of NSA leaker
▪ CNN: Officials cite thwarted plots, oversight in defending surveillance
▪ CNN: Google files First Amendment court case against NSA surveillance secrecy

Jeep recalls
▪ CNN: Chrylser relents, agrees two recall 2.7 million Jeeps
▪ NBCNews: Chrysler backs down, agrees to recall 2.7 million older-model Jeeps
▪ NBCNews: Take that back: Famous recalls, from Tylenol to Toyota

Gun control news
▪ NBCNews: Biden: White House has no 'given up' on gun control

Health news
▪ CBSNews: (Video ad first) Air pollution exposure while pregnant linked to autism risk
▪ ABCNews: Lullalby medicine for premature babies
▪ NPR: FDA backs off regulation of fecal transplants
▪ NBCNews: Toll reaches 118 in hepatitis A outbreak tied to frozen berry mix
▪ NBCNews: Diet products contain dangerous drugs, FDA warns

Health news continued
▪ NBCNews: Meningitis warning given ahead of NYC's gay pride weekend
▪ USAToday: Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, government study shows

Science news
▪ NPR: How men's choice of mates may have led to menopause

Cruise ship news
▪ USAToday: Report: Carnival sues shipyard that took in Triumph
▪ NBCNews: California prosecutors: Man threw ex-wife off cruise ship in Italy

Space news
▪ NBCNews: Space station crew opens Europe's Einstein cargo ship after fungus flap

Culture-in-the U.S. news
▪ FoxNews: Real estate's hot new comodity: Parking spots
▪ NBCNews: Facebook boosts organ donor signups, study shows

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ FoxNews: China detains Russians suspected of smuggling 213 bear paws
▪ NPR: With inspiration from Turkey, Brazil discovers mass protests
▪ NBCNews: Montreal mayor resigns amid corruption charges

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Bruins
▪ ChicagoTribune: Paille does it again for Bruins

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Jimmy Hoffa
▪ CNN: FBI resumes Michigan dig in latest hunt for Hoffa
▪ See also: Yesterday's Trendilla (Monday, June 17, 2013)

Rick Rubin
▪ HuffPost: Rick Rubin in Jay-Z's 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' announcement video