Trending: Sunday, August 18, 2013

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

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Syria
▪ CNN: U.N. chemical weapons team lands in Syria
▪ NBCNews: UN chemical weapons inspectors arrive in Syria

Wildfire news
▪ CNN: Clouds help crews battle Idaho wildfire
▪ NBCNews: 'Firefighters have been getting their butts kicked:' Erratic Idaho wildfire threatens thousands of homes as it spreads

Flooding news
▪ NBCNews: Increased flooding may cost the world $1 trillion by 2050

Earthquake news
▪ NBCNews: Norway's weird waves traced to Japan quake

Fatal fall news
▪ CNN: Man falls to death during bachelor party

High school sports fatality news
▪ CNN: High school football player dies after tackle

Trampoline fatality news
▪ FoxNews: 9-year-old Utah girl dies in freak trampoline accident

Sold! news
▪ CNN: Ferrari sells for $27.5 million

Google news
▪ FoxNews: Google total eclipse sees 40 percent drop in internet traffic

Auto news
▪ USAToday: New supercar concept debuts at Pebble Beach

North Korea
▪ CNN: North Korea agrees to family reunions with the South, report says

Penn State scandal news
▪ NBCNews:  Penn State makes first settlement with Jerry Sandusky victim

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ FoxNews: Feds: More Americans selling their food stamps for cash
▪ USAToday: 'Breaking Bad' parodies flood the internet

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: Concrete blocks dumped in sea reignite dispute between former superpowers

Out-of-the-ordinary news
▪ NBCNews: 50-year-old message found in a jar on Jersey Shore

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UFC
▪ BostonGlobe: Big surprises as UFC takes over the Garden

Trending: Thursday, August 8, 2013

Published 6:44 p.m. CDT (GMT - 5:00)

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Abducted Calif. teen
▪ USAToday: AMBER Alert for abducted Calif. teen reaches 4 states

Flooding
▪ CNN: 1 dead as flooding washes over 12 Midwestern, Eastern states

Hurricane news
▪ NBCNews: NOAA: Huricane season on track to be more active than normal

Health news
▪ CNN: U.S. reports a breakthrough in malaria vaccine

Obamacare/Affordable Care Act
▪ NBCNews: Too good to be true? Obamacare's religious ministries exemption

Drone news
▪ CNN: More suspected al Qaeda militants killed as drone strikes itensify in Yemen

Social media news
▪ CNN: YouTube creators target Vine, Instagram with MixBit

Baby mixup news
▪ CNN: Man at center of 1964 kidnap mixup finds clues to his identity

Bitcoin
▪ NBCNews: 'Bitcoin is a curency:' Federal judge say the virtual cash is real money

Boston bombing aftermath
▪ NBCNews: Two friends of Boston bombing suspect indicted on federal obstruction of justice charges

Dolphin news
▪ NBCNews: NOAA looking into large dolphin die-off on East Coast

Earth science news
▪ NPR: Swinging CO2 levels show the Earth  is 'breathing' more deeply

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: Worried about finances, some parents opt for 'one and done'
▪ NBCNews: Indie bookshops turn page; rewrite premature obits
▪ NBCNews: Sleeping solo may be more common than you think

Obituary news
▪ ABCNews: Karen Black dies: 'Five Easy Pieces' actress dead at 74

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Powerball
▪ CNN: Luckier than lightning: Powerball trio strikes it rich wtih $448 million jackpot

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Riley Cooper
▪ CBSSports: Remorseful Riley Cooper appears to understand 'severity' of incident