Trending: Monday, August 5, 2013

Published 5:50 p.m. CDT (GMT - 5:00)

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Today's headlines
Global travel alert/prison breaks
▪ CNN: Prison breaks part of heightened security
▪ NBCNews: Al Qaeda leaders 'wanted to do something big' on Muslim holiday, sources say
▪ FoxNews: Intercepted communication between Al Qaeda leaders prompted terror warning, source says
▪ USAToday: (Annoying video ad first) Embassies closed, but plot may still be active

CBS/Time Warner dispute
▪ USAToday: CBS blackout puts start-up Aero in the spotlight

Deviant school behavior
▪ CNN: Driver says he did all he could during Florida school bus beating

Referee death
▪ CNN: Teen pleads guilty in referee death

Jeff Bezos
▪ CNN: Amazon's Bezos buys Washington Post for $250 million
▪ NBCNews: Washington Post to be sold to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos
▪ NPR: 'Washington Post' to be sold to Amazon's Jeff Bezos

Louisiana train derailment
▪ NBCNews: Hundreds unable to return home after Louisiana freight train derailment

Exotic animal keeper news
▪ NBCNews: Ohio estate auctioned off two years after massive exotic animal release

Theft news
▪ FoxNews: Sotheby's auctions Renoir painting stolen in 2000 from Tokyo collector

Health news
▪ NPR: When treating abnormal breast cells, sometimes less is more

Thinking news
▪ NBCNews: To feed 4 billion more, skip meat, milk and eggs, study says
▪ NPR: Harsh in hard times? A gene may influence mom's behavior

World-of-work news
▪ NBCNews: Could your belly prevent you from getting a job?

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: Sorry lite beer: Some getting 'tired of the taste'
▪ NBCNews: You really don't need to worry about your 'thigh gap,' or lack thereof

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ USAToday: Escaped python kills 2 young boys in Canada
▪ NBCNews: 'Fatbert' dead head! 15 tons of slime and wet-naps clog London sewer
▪ NBCNews: Bloodhound Gang assaulted, deported following Russian flag incident

Out-of-the-ordinary news
▪ NBCNews: 'Intense flavor:' The $330,000 burger that was built in lab hits the spot
▪ NPR: Long-awaited lab-grown burger is unveiled in London

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Peter Capaldi
▪ TheGuardian: Peter Capaldi: From spin doctor to the new Doctor Who

Megalodon
▪ HuffPost: Shark Week 'Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives' tries to prove existence of prehistoric shark

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Dallas Cowboys
▪ SeattleTimes: Dallas Cowboys win season's first exhibition over Miami

BART strike
▪ NPR: Calif. Brown intervenes, BART strike averted for now

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NFL
▪ NFL: Official site

Art Donovan
▪ USAToday: Hall of Famer, NFL funny man Art Donovan dies at 88

Trending: Sunday, August 4, 2013

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

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Today's headlines
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, August 3, 2013

Published 5:15 p.m. CDT (GMT - 5:00)

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Today's headlines
Global travel alert
▪ CNN: U.S. issues global travel alert, to close embassies due to al Qaeda threat
▪ CNN: What's behind timing of terror threat?
▪ NBCNews: Al Qaeda threat is 'real and serious'... intelligence committee chief
▪ NBCNews: Interpol issues global security alert after suspected al Qaeda-linked prison breaks
▪ FoxNews: Rep. Peter King says Al Qaeda threat is 'very specific' as US issues travel alert
▪ ABCNews: Interpol: Warning linked to prison breaks
▪ USAToday: Interpol issues global security alert

Rehab fraud
▪ CNN: CNN/CR rehab fraud investigation spurs lawmakers into action

Infant heart surgery deaths
▪ CNN: Babies die; hospital halts heart surgeries

Power plant implosion
▪ CNN: Spectator loses part of leg in California power plant implosion

FBI agent bribery arrest
▪ CNN: Feds charge ex-FBI agent in alleged bribery scheme

CBS/Time Warner conflict
▪ NBCNews: CBS blocks Time Warner Cable customers from accessing content online

Aviation news
▪ NBCNews: Pilot and two passengers killed after small plane crashes in South Carolina
▪ CBSNews: Deadly small plane crash outside St. Louis

Military sex abuse scandal
▪ NBCNews: Pentagon suspended 60 personnel for criminal records after sexual assault review

Post office news
▪ ABCNews: Postal service considers cutting into alcohol shipping business

Science news
▪ NPR: Worms' bright blue death could shed light on human aging

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: Naked truth: Aging nudists seek new skin in the game as ranks dwindle
▪ NBCNews: Judge blocks one restriction on Wisconsin abortion doctors

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ USAToday: Report: West Germany systematically doped athletes
▪ CNN: Russia flag stunt gets Bloodhound Gang band in trouble
▪ CNN: Mugabe declared winner of presidency in Zimbabwe
▪ NBCNews: Rowhani becomes president of Iran, with Khamenei's approval: state TV

Out-of-the-ordinary news
▪ NBCNews: Robbery movie after 'milliseconds' from being shot by police in LA suburb
▪ NBCNews: Russian man accused of stealing an entire road

Obituaries in the news
▪ CNN: Michael Ansara, actor behind Klingon leader Kang, dies at 91

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Raven Symone
▪ CNN: Raven Symoney says she's a lesbian, grateful for legalized gay marriage

Greg Oden
▪ ABCNews: Agent says Heat to sign Greg Oden

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Lollapalooza
▪ USAToday: Lollapalooza, Day 1: Soggy skies, good intentions