Trending: Monday, December 30, 2013

Published 11:09 a.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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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

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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

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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

Trending: Monday, December 16, 2013

Published 7:43 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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Today's headlines
Mall carjacking fatality
▪ NBCNews: Hoboken lawyer shopping with wife killed in carjacking at upscale New Jersey mall: Prosecutors

New Homeland Security secretary
▪ FoxNews: Pengaton lawyer (Jeh C. Johnson) confirmed as Homeland Security secretary

Edward Snowden
▪ USAToday: Snowden says ruling vindicates leak of NSA files

Antibacterial soaps
▪ NBCNews: Prove those antibacterial soaps are better and safe, FDA tells manufacturers
▪ NPR: FDA asks for proof that antibacterial soaps protect health

Vitamins news
▪ CNN: Are multivitamins a waste of money? Editorial in medical journal says yes

CTE/Concussion news
▪ FoxNews: Family says late MLB player Ryan Freel had chronic traumatic enchalopathy

Good Samaritan fatality news
▪ CNN: Indiana groom  dies in road accident hours after wedding

Charity scam news
▪ CNN: Man who bilked millions in Navy charity scam gest 28 years
▪ NPR: Man who bilked millions from Navy charity donors gets 28 years

Fraternity deaths
▪ CNN: Pi Delta Psi pledge died of head injuries in fraternity ritual, coroner says

Sonar news
▪ FoxNews: Environmental groups sue over Navy sonar plans

World-of-work news
▪ NBCNews: It pays to be pretty, starting in high school, research says
▪ NBCNews: Climate change expert's fraud was 'crime of massive proportion,' say feds

Liger news
▪ NBCNews: Children celebrate holiday season with a pair of liger cubs

Google
▪ NBCNews: Google buys major military robot maker: Why does search giant want to be 'Big Dog' of automation?

Neanderthal news
▪ NBCNews: Grave suggests Neatherthals intentionally buried their dead

Meteor news
▪ NBCNews: Views of stunning Geminid meteor shower wow skywatchers

Space race news
▪ NBCNews: Monkey launched into space returns home, Iran officials say

Animal abuse news
▪ CBSNews: Global brands ban angora wool after PETA investigation

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: French public panel recommends legalizing euthanasia
▪ NPR: Poland, Lithuania, nervous over reports of Russian missiles

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Dylan Sprouse
▪ USAToday: Former Disney star Dylan Sprouse responds to nude pics

Peter O'Toole
▪ NYTimes: Peter O'Toole, star of 'Lawrence of Arabia,' is dead at 81

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Dallas Cowboys
▪ WashPost: Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys epitomize NFC East mess

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Homeland
▪ NYT: Shock but no awe in 'Homeland' season's end

WWE
▪ Newsday: WWE TLC: Randy Orton beats John Cena, wins unified title

Joan Fontaine
▪ NYT: Joan Fontaine, who won Oscar for Hitchcock's 'Suspicion,' dies at 96

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Tom Laughlin
▪ USAToday: 'Billy Jack' star Tom Laughlin dies

Survivor
▪ MercuryNews: 'Survivor: Blood v. Water' crowns a sole survivor

Chicago Bears
▪ ESPN: Jay Cutler shakes off early rust, leads Bears to victory

Ray Price
▪ CNN: Nashville pioneer Ray Price dead at 87

Trending now on Twitter
▪ NSA
▪ #HolidayBerries
▪ #askdana
▪ #MarryMe69Cents
▪ #safety1st
▪ #RAW
▪ Elton Brand
▪ This T.
▪  Randy Orton

Trending: Monday, November 11, 2013

Published 1:25 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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Today's headlines
Typhoon Haiyan
CNN: Typhoon Haiyan: 3 days in, little relief for survivors of Philippines storm
NPR: 'Absolute bedlam' in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan
USAToday: Typhoon may devaste Philippines economy

iPhone news
CNN: Report: Next iPhone could have curved screen

Satellite news
NBCNews: GOCE satellite falls to its fiery doom in South Atlantic Ocean, experts say
NPR: 'Ferrari of space' crashes and burns is Earth's atmosphere

World-of-work news
NBCNews: Why Johnny can't write, and why employers are mad

Evolution news
NBCNews: Bloodsucking lice reveal clues to human evolution

Olympics news
NBCNews: Boston 2024 Olympics group brings in Mitt Romney

Food poisoning news
USAToday: Salads, wraps, recalled due to E. coli threat

Amazon/U.S. Post Office news
NPR: Book news: Postal Service strikes Sunday-delivery deal with  Amazon

Lottery news
ABCNews: NJ man, ex-girlfriend in court over $338M Powerball win

Outside-the-U.S. news
CNN: The girl with no identity: Being a second child in China

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Veterans Day
CBSNews: Obama: Commitments to vets 'more urgent than ever'

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Scott Tolzien
ESPN: Scott Tolzien replaces hurt Wallace

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Chicago Bears
ChicagoTribune: Bears unable to control line in loss to Lions

Peyton Manning
DenverPost: Broncos sprint past Chargers in San Diego as Peyton Manning out-duels former coach

GoPro
CBSNews: GoPro's video revolution

49ers
USAToday: Panthers grind out 10-9 victory over 49ers

Trending: Friday, October 11, 2013

Published 2:59 p.m. CDT (GMT - 5:00)

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Today's headlines
Government shutdown
▪ NPR: Utah allowed to reopen national parks -- and foot the bill

Weather news
▪ FoxNews: South Dakota ranchers  reel after 'catastrophic' storm leaves up to 100,000 cattle dead

Ship capsize news (again)
▪ CNN: Ship carrying 250 capsizes near Lampedusa; rescues begin
▪ NBCNews: Migrant boat sinks off Sicily, 200 people in sea

Taliban news
▪ NBCNews: U.S. forces capture No. 2 commander of Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan

Zoo death news
▪ CNN: Elephant kills keeper at Springfield, Missouri, zoo

Rabbi, forced divorce scandal
▪ CNN: FBI: Rabbis plotted to kidnap husbands, force divorces

India
▪ NBCNews: Too young to wed: Indian girls say 'no' to forced marriage

Toyota news
▪ NBCNews: Toyota not liable for Calif. woman's death, jury finds

Facebook news
▪  ABCNews: Facebook gets rid of privacy option and makes all users searchable

Planetary news
▪ CBSNews: Free-floating planet drifts in space without orbiting a star

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Glee
▪ USAToday: 'Glee' gives Cory Monteith a 'beautiful' sendoff

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Chicago Bears
▪ ESPN: Bears intercept Eli Manning three times, keep Giants winless

Detroit Tigers
▪ BostonGlobe: Justin Verlander leads Tigers into ALCS

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Kanye West
▪ USAToday: Kanye West tells Kimmel he feels like a 'zoo animal'

Alice Munro
▪ See Trendilla from yesterday (Thursday, October 10, 2013)

Krokodil
▪ LATimes: Horrific, flesh-rotting drug krokodil may be in Chicago, doctor says

Kwame Kilpatrick
▪ See Trendilla from yesterday (Thursday, October 10, 2013)

Trending: Monday, September 9, 2013

Published 4:49 p.m. CDT
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Today's headlines
Syria
▪  CNN: Diplomatic deal? Syria 'welcomes' proposal to hand over control of chemical weapons
▪  USAToday: USAToday poll: Opposition to Syrian airstrike surges

North Korea
▪  CNN: North Korea: Reality vs. the world according to Dennis Rodman

Wildfire news
▪  NBCNews: Bay Area fire more than doubles overnight to 1,500 acres

Firearm news
▪  ABCNews: Controversial Iowa law raises questions over gun permits for the blind

Art discovery news
▪  CNN: New van Gogh painting discovered: 'Sunset at Montmajour'

Health news
▪  NBCNews: Graphic anti-smoking ads helped 100,000 kick the habit for good, CDC says

Stock market news
▪  CBSNews: Dow climbs back over 15,000

Fallen icon news
▪  NBCNews: Lance Armstrong yet to return stripped Olympic bronze medal

Neiman Marcus
▪  NPR: Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus sells for $6 billion

Philanthropy news
▪  FoxNews: $250M donation to small Kentucky college withdrawn

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪  NBCNews: Bus plummets off cliff in Guatemala, killing dozens, including children

Out-of-the-ordinary news
▪  NPR: Found at sea: 30 tons of hashish, on fire
▪  FoxNews: Brazilian massage therapist jumps in to prevent goal in soccer game, gets chased out of stadium

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NFL

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 500,000 but <2M searches
Dallas Cowboys

Serena Williams
See Trendilla from yesterday (Sunday, September 8, 2013)

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Patriots

Reggie Bush

Chicago Bears

CBS Sports

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Steelers

Seahawks

Sunday night football

Miami Dolphins

Geno Smith

NASCAR
▪  CNN: Was Clint Bowyer's late spinout in NASCAR's Richmond fair or foul?

Boardwalk Empire
▪  LATimes: 'Boardwalk Empire' recap: Nucky make peace with mob rivals

Fox Sports

New Orleans Saints