Saturday, December 28, 2013

Published 11:14 a.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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

Today's headlines
2013 in review
▪ CNN: The top 10 tech 'fails' of 2013 (Healthcare.gov rollout, Twitter Music, Blackberry's freefall continues, Surface (iPad competitor) struggles, Reddit names wrong guys (after Boston Marathon bombings), Yahoo e-mail, Facebook's 'phone,' Smartwatches -- too soon?, Web hoaxes, Social-media meltdowns)
▪ NBCNews: They liked it and put a ring on it: Celebrity weddings of 2013
▪ NBCNews: One-pot meals, crispy chicken; 13 most popular recipes in 2013
▪ NBCNews: Biggest reality TV scandals of 2013 (Duck Dynasty, Kitchen Nightmares, Big Brother, The Biggest Loser, American Idol, The Real Housewives of New Jersey)

2014 preview
▪ NBCNews: Clearer path for Obama regulatory agenda after 'nuclear option' paves the way
▪ NBCNews: New year, old headaches? Checking in with the IRS, NSA and Benghazi controversies
▪ NPR: Up next for Joe Biden, a busy year (Election 2016) -- and a choice

Flash mob news (new thing)
▪ CNN: Mob of teens overruns mall in Brooklyn; unaccompanied teens denied entrance

Health-labeling news (new in 2013)
▪ CBSNews: Calorie info coming to vending machines as part of healthcare overhaul

Knockout game (new in 2013)
▪ NBCNews: Texan charged with hate crime for 'knockout game' hit denied bail

Stranded ship news
▪ NBCNews: New ship on the way after Antarctic rescue boat hits ice
▪ FoxNews: Rescue of icebound Antarctic ship faces setback
▪ USAToday: Icebound ship in Antarctica faces rescue setback

Power outage news
▪ NBCNews: Winter storm power cuts: Frustration grows with tens of thousands still in the dark

Armed robbery news
▪ CNN: FBI hunts for man wanted in multi-state robberies, shootings of 2 officers

Slain heiress (Nedenia Post Dye)
▪ FoxNews: Honduras police arrest suspect in death of American heiress

NSA/spying news
▪ NBCNews: New York federal judge rules NSA phone surveillance is legal
▪ FoxNews: 'Counter-punch:' Federal judge rules NSA data collection legal
▪ CBSNews: Federal judge: NSA phone surveillance is legal

U.S. military base news
▪ ABCNews: Why the Okinawa base relocation matters

Terrorism news
▪ ABCNews: Death toll in Beirut blast rises to 7

Syria
▪ NBCNews: Removal of chemical weapons from Syria will miss deadline: watchdog
▪ ABCNews: Activists: Syrian airstrike kills 21 in Aleppo

China
▪ CNN: China eases one-child policy, ends re-education through labor camps
▪ NBCNews: China officially eases controversial one-child policy

Libya
▪ CNN: Libya releases 4 U.S. military personnel
▪ NBCNews: Four American service members freed from Libyan custody

India (train accident news)
▪ CNN: At least 26 dead in India train fire
▪ NBCNews: At least 23 reported killed in huge India train fire

Egypt
▪ NPR: Egypt launches renewed crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood

Adam Lanza/Newtown/Sandy Hook follow-up
▪ CNN: Conn. police release final report on Newtown school shooting
▪ NBCNews: Police release full Newtown massacre report, with photos and video
▪ NPR: Newtown report offers few insights into school shooting
▪ USAToday: Newtown killer had occasionally violent tendencies

Rare illness news
▪ NBCNews: Obese, but starving: Girl, 12, denied weight-loss surgery for rare illness (hypothalamic obesity)

Archaeology news
▪ NBCNews: Year in science: Old bones yield new revelations about kings and genes

Mt. St. Helens
▪ NBCNews: Film from photographer killed in St. Helens blast found

Mountain-climbing news
▪ NBCNews: Climbing for a Cure, a 9-year-old boy reaches 22,000-foot peak

Polar bear news
▪ NPR: A scientist's new job: Keeping the polar bears' plight public

Starfish news (threatened species news)
▪ CBSNews: The starfish are dying, and no one know why

Odor trespassing news (new issue)
▪ NBCNews: Group sues city over La Jolla Cove odor

Investment news
▪ CBSNews: Apple leads record return of cash to shareholders

Presidential library news
▪ USAToday: In quest for Obama library, Hawaii plays underdog

World-of-work news
▪ NBCNews: Long-term jobless facing new year without aid
▪ NBCNews: Judge invalidates part of new minimum wage law
▪ NPR: More than 1 million Americans lose unemployment benefits
▪ FoxNews: 1.3 million to lose unemployment benefits as Obama pushes for aid extension

Pop culture
▪ USAToday: Prince blazes through 35 years of his funk catalog

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ CNN: Mob of teens overruns mall in Brooklyn; unaccompanied teens denied entrance
▪ NBCNews: SC woman charged with stabbing husband with a ceramic squirrel
▪ NPR: Stories merge as 'Duck Dynasty' fans plan 'Chick-Phil-D' Day


Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 searches
Paul Walker Faked His Death (hoax)

Red Lobster
▪ ABCNews: Red Lobster say it's not closing its 705 restaurants

Trending now on Twitter (Cultural detritus)
▪ #Alfredo1000
▪ #BelieveMovieWeekend
▪ #buttproblemsnight
▪ #2013beliebermemories
▪ #harrygirlproblemsnight
▪ Doe B
▪ New Years
▪ The Tribez
▪ NYE