Published 11:15 a.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)
Yesterday's Google trends and Twitter now (U.S.) at bottom
Today's headlines
What they're leading with
▪ CNN: Arctic blast to drop temperatures in U.S. to lows not seen in years
▪ NBCNews: With benefits cut off, long-term unemployed brace for a grim new year
▪ NPR: Lovebirds + string + watering can + dog = Rube Goldberg Magic
▪ FoxNews: 'Polar vortex' set to bring dangerous, record-breaking cold to much of US
▪ ABCNews: Carousel: 'Polar vortex' could break temperature records, Man's rock star fantasy fueled by $11M bank scam, Five goals for Congress in the new year; Latest headline: (Photos) Wild winter weather: A winter storm dumps snow on Northeast U.S.
▪ CBSNews: Deep freeze expected for Midwest as frigid air heads south
▪ USAToday: What will be cheaper in 2014 (cars, winter coats, textbooks, TVs, Caribbean travel)
Weather
▪ NBCNews: Dangerous deep freeze to bring coldest temps in nearly 30 years
2014 preview
▪ USAToday: What will be cheaper in 2014 (cars, winter coats, textbooks, TVs, Caribbean travel)
2013 in review
▪ USAToday: Top-selling vehicles of for 2013 (from 10 on down): Ford Escape, Toyota Corolla, Honda CR-V, Nissan Altima, Honda Civic, Ram 1500, Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Chevrolet Silverado, Ford F-Series pickup
Flu news
▪ NBCNews: Flu worsens across U.S., hitting younger adults hard
Recreational marijuana news/Colorado legalization
▪ CNN: Recreational pot sales: Where the grass is much greener
▪ FoxNews: Colorado toddler tests positive for marijuana ingredient after becoming lethargic
Stranded ship news
▪ NPR: Wait is over for Antarctic explorers: They can head home
Spying news
▪ NBCNews: Intelligence chief declassifies FISA court approval for collection of phone data
▪ NPR: The NSA's quantum code-breaking research is no secret
Marketing news
▪ NBCNews: Non-genetically tweaked Cheerios more marketing boon than health boost
North Korea
▪ NPR: Did Kim Jong Un feed his uncle to 120 dogs? Be skeptical
Al-Qaeda news
▪ USAToday: Al-Qaeda militants in Iraq seize much of Fallujah
Lottery news
▪ CNN: Man (Steve Tran) checks lottery ticket 2 weeks later, claims half of $648M
▪ NBCNews: Mega Millions jackpot: Calif. man comes forward as second winner
▪ FoxNews: Second winner of $636M lottery jackpot comes forward
▪ CBSNews: Jackpot winner forgot buying Mega Millions ticket
Smartphone news
▪ CNN: BlackBerry sues Ryan Seacrest startup Typo
Pope news
▪ NBCNews: Pope: Church must not turn priests into 'little monsters'
Pop culture news
▪ CNN: 'The Wolf of Wall Street' breaks F-Bomb record
▪ CNN: Amazon is at war with monster erotica
State-of-unions news
▪ NBCNews: Boeing's machinists union OKs benefits cuts to keep 777X in Washington State
▪ NPR: 'Cheers and jeers' as Boeing machinists narrowly OK contract
Radio City Music Hall
▪ NBCNews: Smoke reported at Radio City Music Hall
Archaeology news
▪ NBCNews: Elite of Pompeii dined on sea urchin, giraffe
Baby-name news
▪ NBCNews: Kate Winslet: Baby won't have Rocknroll as his last name
Animal behavior news
▪ NBCNews: Do dogs possess a poop compass? (And other weird science questions) (animals and magnetic fields)
▪ NPR: 'You're invisible, but I'll eat you anyway.' Secrets of snow-diving foxes
2014 Elections
▪ NBCNews: Different election, same playbook: Why 2014 will look a lot like 2012\
Architecture news
▪ CBSNews: 5 homes on the market designed by famous architects
Darknet (code-breaking) news
▪ CBSNews: Cicada 3301: Code-breaking scavenger hunt has the internet mystified
Strange fatality news/Irony news
▪ NBCNews: Former mayor killed by train in Del Mar while chasing his dog believed to be spooked by train horn (Irony news: Horn intended as safety measure may have had opposite effect by leading to man's death; dog survives)
▪ FoxNews: Bulldozer driver killed by unexploded WWII device, police say
Ethical dilemma news
▪ CBSNews: Experts weigh in on Texas law keeping brain-dead pregnant woman alive
It's-not-fiction/potential plot device news
▪ ABCNews: Suit accuses Texas police chief of harassing man during affair with his wife
▪ ABCNews: Exposing a Navy SEAL imposter: How A.J. Dicken was found to be a fake
▪ CBSNews: Cicada 3301: Code-breaking scavenger hunt has the internet mystified
▪ CBSNews: UVA medical student diagnoses actor with life-threatening condition during practice exam
Generational conflict news
▪ USAToday: Are older workers taking jobs from young?
World-of-work news
▪ CNN: Job search: One year and counting...
▪ NBCNews: With benefits cut off, long-term unemployed brace for a grim new year
▪ NBCNews: 'Oklahoma' actress Barbara Lawrence dies at 83
▪ NBCNews: Boeing's machinists union OKs benefits cuts to keep 777X in Washington State
▪ NPR: 'Cheers and jeers' as Boeing machinists narrowly OK contract
▪ CBSNews: Obama: Unemployment benefits' expiration 'just plain cruel'
▪ USAToday: Are older workers taking jobs from young?
Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: Lights, camera, shhh: Cell phones aren't the only bad manners in movies
▪ NPR: 22 states curb access to abortion in 2013
▪ CBSNews: Supersizing of Americans creating demand for big caskets
▪ USAToday: Pickups rule Top 10 best-selling vehicles for 2013
Obituaries in the news
▪ CNN: Singer Phil Everly -- half of the legendary Everly Brothers -- dies
▪ CNN: 'Gone With the Wind' actress Alicia Rhett dies at 98 (Played India Wilkes)
▪ NBCNews: Phil Everly of Everly Brothers dies at 74, family says
▪ NPR: Phil Everly dies; transformed rock 'n' roll with brother Don
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 500,000 searches
Orange Bowl
▪ USAToday: Whiteboard in Ohio State locker room destroyed after Orange Bowl loss to Clemson
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <500,000
Phil Everly
▪ See 'Obituaries in the news' above
Charlie Strong
▪ SI.com: Texas, Charlie Strong in negotiations of Longhorns' coaching job
Jenny McCarthy
Paranormal Activity 5
▪ LATimes: 'Paranormal activity: Marked Ones' grosses $1.2 million Thursday
Trending now on U.S. Twitter
▪ #OrangeBowl
▪ #AmericansvsBritish (cross-cultural comparison)
▪ #DrPepperTuition
▪ #CLEMvsOSU
▪ #SelfieOlympics
▪ Braxton Miller
▪ Maty Mauk
▪ Phil Everly
▪ Freedom Writers
Saturday, January 4, 2014
Friday, January 3, 2014
Trending: Friday, January 3, 2014
Published 12:53 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)
Yesterday's Google trends and trending now on Twitter (U.S.) at bottom
Today's headlines
What they're leading with
▪ CNN: Blizzard blasts Northeast with snow, wind and bitter cold
▪ NBCNews: Killer storm: 9 deaths blamed on winter blast as snow piles up
▪ NPR: Nuns' objection to health care law is unwarranted, Justice Dept. says
▪ FoxNews: Administration to high court: Don't exempt Catholic groups from contraception mandate
▪ ABCNews: Carousel: US vets watch as Al Qaeda takes new stand in Fallujah, 'Science Guy,' creationists set for smackdown, Forceps delivery crushed baby's skull, caused death: family; Latest headline: Storm cripples Northeast with snow, wind and frigid temps
▪ CBSNews: Winter storm dumps snow on Northeast with dangerously cold temperatures
▪ USAToday: Supreme Court asked to reject Utah bid to ban gay marriage
Meteor shower news
▪ NBCNews: First meteor shower of 2014 on Friday -- sun to steal US show
▪ NPR: Tonight's meteor shower: Live, from space, it's the Quadrantids
2014 preview
▪ FoxNews: Saddle up: Oregon's horse tripping ban and other new laws kick off 2014 (animal cruelty news)
▪ FoxNews: 5 politicians to watch in 2014 (Fred Upton, Bill de Blasio, Matt Bevin, Kshama Sawant, Wendy Davis)
▪ CBSNews: Mark your calendars: Movies to see in 2014 (Divergent, The Legend of Hercules, Lone Survivor, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, Her, I Frankenstein, Labor Day, The Monuments Men, The Lego Movie, Robocop, Vampire Academy, Winter's Tale, Veronica Mars, The Grand Budapest Hotel, 300 Rise of an Empire, Grace of Monaco, Muppets Most Wanted, Nymphomaniac, Noah, Captain America: Winter Soldier, Dom Hemingway, Rio 2, Transcendence, Nymphomaniac: Part II, The Other Woman, The Amazing Spiderman 2, Godzilla, Million Dollar Arm, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Maleficent, A Million Ways to Die in the West, 22 Jump Street, The Fault in Our Stars, Edge of Tomorrow, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Transformers 4: Age of Extinction, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Tammy, Jupiter Ascending, Planes: Fire and Rescue, Guardians of the Galaxy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Expendables, The Giver, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Jane Got a Gun, Dark Places, Resident Evil 6, This is Where I Leave You, Dolphin Tale 2, The Equalizer, Gone Girl, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Paranormal Activity 5, Interstellar, Dumb and Dumber Too, The Hunger Games: Mockinjay -- Part 1, Horrible Bosses, Paddington, Exodus, Moses, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, Annie, Everest, Unbroken, Into the Woods
Flu news
▪ USAToday: Flu now widespread in the United States
Obamacare coverage issues
▪ CNN: US argues nuns have no complaint over birth control requirement
▪ NBCNews: Adding baby to Obamacare health plan isn't easy
Escapee news
▪ CNN: Man accused of killing mom, stepfather escapes from facility
▪ NBCNews: 'Insane' escapee locked away for death of parents captured
Stranded ship news
▪ CNN: Chinese ship in Antarctica rescue fears it could get stuck in heavy ice, too
▪ NBCNews: Rescue ship sent to retrieve stranded Antarctic voyagers now stuck in ice
Auto sales news/2013 in review
▪ CNN: Car sales make a strong comeback in 2013
Slain California priest
▪ NPR: Arrest made in murder of California priest
Wireless competition news
▪ CNN: AT&T offers T-Mobile customers $450 to switch
Housing news
▪ NBCNews: Housing recovery means more seized homes on auction block
North Korea
▪ NBCNews: Kim Jong Un's executed uncle was eaten alive by 120 hungry dogs: report
▪ FoxNews: North Korean leader fed uncle to starving dogs, report says
India
▪ CNN: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to step down after election due in May
Central African Republic/Childhood quality-of-life news
▪ CNN: Children beheaded as violence grows in Central African Republic, U.N. says
Libya
▪ CNN: Briton 1 of 2 apparently killed in Libya
China
▪ NBCNews: China embraces 'Breaking Bad?" Three tons of crystal meth seized in village
GMO news
▪ CNN: General Mills: Original Cheerios are GMO free
Delayed consequences/dormant news/bomb detonation news/untimely death news
What-are-the-odds new/plot-device news
▪ CNN: Suspected World War II-era bomb detonates in Germany, killing 1
Recall news
▪ NBCNews: Land Rover recalls thousands of SUVs for potential airbag issue
Pop culture news
▪ CNN: 26 movies added to Netflix streaming
▪ NBCNews: 'Downton Abbey' review. Where we left off in season three
Hacking news
▪ NBCNews: Snapchat CEO: 'We thought we had done enough' to prevent hack
U.S. history news
▪ FoxNews: Author of Lincoln mystery letter from 1846 identified
Mars colonization news
▪ CBSNews: 1,058 Mars One applicants make first cut
Facebook news
▪ CNN: Facebook faces suit over private messages
Social media news
▪ FoxNews: Justice Department spending $544, 338 for an 'enhanced company profile' on LinkedIn
Pediatric health issue news
▪ NBCNews: Mold, mice and zip codes: Inside the childhood asthma epidemic
Shingles
▪ FoxNews: Shingles dramatically increases heart disease in people under 40, stroke risk
Learning-a-new-language news
▪ NPR: How language seems to shape one's view of the world
Malaria news
▪ NPR: Why ending malaria may be more about backhoes than bed nets
Endangered species news
▪ FoxNews: Endangered panther killed in three-car crash in Florida
Lost luggage news
▪ NPR: Destroyed by customs? Or stolen? Whatever happened, flutes are gone
Energy news
▪ FoxNews: Warning issues about oil shipped from North Dakota, Montana
Unintended consequences news
▪ NPR: Why ending malaria may be more about backhoes than bed nets
▪ NPR: Medicaid expansion boosted emergency room visits in Oregon
▪ USAToday: 1 dead as World War II bomb explodes in Germany
Edward Snowden/NSA spying news
▪ NPR: Newspapers: 'Whistle-blower' Snowden deserves clemency
Abuse of power news/irony news
▪ FoxNews: Colorado teacher asked students to send topless photos, police say
Mentally ill psychiatrist news
▪ USAToday: Report: Missing Mich. doctor stalked gospel singer
It's-not-fiction news
▪ NBCNews: Fugitive banker accused of faking own death says family didn't know he was alive
▪ NBCNews: Husband stabs man who gave his wife New Year's kiss: cops
▪ NBCNews: Dallas police fatally shoot armed resident in condominium lobby
▪ FoxNews: Colorado teacher asked students to send topless photos, police say
▪ FoxNews: Florida beachgoer discovers human foot in shoe
World-of-work news
▪ NPR: 4 killed as Cambodian police fire at striking garment workers
Cross-cultural comparison news
▪ NPR: Overweight people in developing world outnumber those in rich countries
Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ NPR: Once hidden in shame, 2 mothers 'don't have to lie anymore'
Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NPR: 4 killed as Cambodian police fire at striking garment workers
Obituaries in the news
▪ NPR: Book news: 'Cazalet' author Elizabeth Jane Howard dies
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 1M searches
Weather (Indicates that the weather is the first major story of the new year)
Alabama football
▪ BleacherReport: Oklahoma vs. Alabama: Score, grades and analysis from 2014 Sugar Bowl
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <1M searches
Weather.com (Indicates #1 weather to-go branding)
Jay Cutler
▪ USAToday: Bears sign Jay Cutler to seven-year contract
Chris Kluwe
▪ BleacherReport: Chris Kluwe calling out Vikings staff is eye-opening admirable and puzzling
Snapchat
▪ See 'Hacking' above
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Weather NYC
2014 calendar (Interesting because it's an indication of when people finally start to come to grips with it being 2014 and associated need to be aware of when specific days fall...)
MTA
▪ NYHDailyNews: MTA express subway service returns after snowstorm as transit delays fade
NOAA (Indicates #2 weather go-to branding)
Trending now on U.S. Twitter
▪ #AmericansvsBritish
▪ #DietMusicians
▪ Derrick Henry
▪ #BoomerSooner
▪ #SugarBowl
▪ #SelfieOlympics
▪ Trevor Knight
▪ University of LSU
▪ Katherine Webb
Yesterday's Google trends and trending now on Twitter (U.S.) at bottom
Today's headlines
What they're leading with
▪ CNN: Blizzard blasts Northeast with snow, wind and bitter cold
▪ NBCNews: Killer storm: 9 deaths blamed on winter blast as snow piles up
▪ NPR: Nuns' objection to health care law is unwarranted, Justice Dept. says
▪ FoxNews: Administration to high court: Don't exempt Catholic groups from contraception mandate
▪ ABCNews: Carousel: US vets watch as Al Qaeda takes new stand in Fallujah, 'Science Guy,' creationists set for smackdown, Forceps delivery crushed baby's skull, caused death: family; Latest headline: Storm cripples Northeast with snow, wind and frigid temps
▪ CBSNews: Winter storm dumps snow on Northeast with dangerously cold temperatures
▪ USAToday: Supreme Court asked to reject Utah bid to ban gay marriage
Meteor shower news
▪ NBCNews: First meteor shower of 2014 on Friday -- sun to steal US show
▪ NPR: Tonight's meteor shower: Live, from space, it's the Quadrantids
2014 preview
▪ FoxNews: Saddle up: Oregon's horse tripping ban and other new laws kick off 2014 (animal cruelty news)
▪ FoxNews: 5 politicians to watch in 2014 (Fred Upton, Bill de Blasio, Matt Bevin, Kshama Sawant, Wendy Davis)
▪ CBSNews: Mark your calendars: Movies to see in 2014 (Divergent, The Legend of Hercules, Lone Survivor, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, Her, I Frankenstein, Labor Day, The Monuments Men, The Lego Movie, Robocop, Vampire Academy, Winter's Tale, Veronica Mars, The Grand Budapest Hotel, 300 Rise of an Empire, Grace of Monaco, Muppets Most Wanted, Nymphomaniac, Noah, Captain America: Winter Soldier, Dom Hemingway, Rio 2, Transcendence, Nymphomaniac: Part II, The Other Woman, The Amazing Spiderman 2, Godzilla, Million Dollar Arm, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Maleficent, A Million Ways to Die in the West, 22 Jump Street, The Fault in Our Stars, Edge of Tomorrow, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Transformers 4: Age of Extinction, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Tammy, Jupiter Ascending, Planes: Fire and Rescue, Guardians of the Galaxy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Expendables, The Giver, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Jane Got a Gun, Dark Places, Resident Evil 6, This is Where I Leave You, Dolphin Tale 2, The Equalizer, Gone Girl, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Paranormal Activity 5, Interstellar, Dumb and Dumber Too, The Hunger Games: Mockinjay -- Part 1, Horrible Bosses, Paddington, Exodus, Moses, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, Annie, Everest, Unbroken, Into the Woods
Flu news
▪ USAToday: Flu now widespread in the United States
Obamacare coverage issues
▪ CNN: US argues nuns have no complaint over birth control requirement
▪ NBCNews: Adding baby to Obamacare health plan isn't easy
Escapee news
▪ CNN: Man accused of killing mom, stepfather escapes from facility
▪ NBCNews: 'Insane' escapee locked away for death of parents captured
Stranded ship news
▪ CNN: Chinese ship in Antarctica rescue fears it could get stuck in heavy ice, too
▪ NBCNews: Rescue ship sent to retrieve stranded Antarctic voyagers now stuck in ice
Auto sales news/2013 in review
▪ CNN: Car sales make a strong comeback in 2013
Slain California priest
▪ NPR: Arrest made in murder of California priest
Wireless competition news
▪ CNN: AT&T offers T-Mobile customers $450 to switch
Housing news
▪ NBCNews: Housing recovery means more seized homes on auction block
North Korea
▪ NBCNews: Kim Jong Un's executed uncle was eaten alive by 120 hungry dogs: report
▪ FoxNews: North Korean leader fed uncle to starving dogs, report says
India
▪ CNN: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to step down after election due in May
Central African Republic/Childhood quality-of-life news
▪ CNN: Children beheaded as violence grows in Central African Republic, U.N. says
Libya
▪ CNN: Briton 1 of 2 apparently killed in Libya
China
▪ NBCNews: China embraces 'Breaking Bad?" Three tons of crystal meth seized in village
GMO news
▪ CNN: General Mills: Original Cheerios are GMO free
Delayed consequences/dormant news/bomb detonation news/untimely death news
What-are-the-odds new/plot-device news
▪ CNN: Suspected World War II-era bomb detonates in Germany, killing 1
Recall news
▪ NBCNews: Land Rover recalls thousands of SUVs for potential airbag issue
Pop culture news
▪ CNN: 26 movies added to Netflix streaming
▪ NBCNews: 'Downton Abbey' review. Where we left off in season three
Hacking news
▪ NBCNews: Snapchat CEO: 'We thought we had done enough' to prevent hack
U.S. history news
▪ FoxNews: Author of Lincoln mystery letter from 1846 identified
Mars colonization news
▪ CBSNews: 1,058 Mars One applicants make first cut
Facebook news
▪ CNN: Facebook faces suit over private messages
Social media news
▪ FoxNews: Justice Department spending $544, 338 for an 'enhanced company profile' on LinkedIn
Pediatric health issue news
▪ NBCNews: Mold, mice and zip codes: Inside the childhood asthma epidemic
Shingles
▪ FoxNews: Shingles dramatically increases heart disease in people under 40, stroke risk
Learning-a-new-language news
▪ NPR: How language seems to shape one's view of the world
Malaria news
▪ NPR: Why ending malaria may be more about backhoes than bed nets
Endangered species news
▪ FoxNews: Endangered panther killed in three-car crash in Florida
Lost luggage news
▪ NPR: Destroyed by customs? Or stolen? Whatever happened, flutes are gone
Energy news
▪ FoxNews: Warning issues about oil shipped from North Dakota, Montana
Unintended consequences news
▪ NPR: Why ending malaria may be more about backhoes than bed nets
▪ NPR: Medicaid expansion boosted emergency room visits in Oregon
▪ USAToday: 1 dead as World War II bomb explodes in Germany
Edward Snowden/NSA spying news
▪ NPR: Newspapers: 'Whistle-blower' Snowden deserves clemency
Abuse of power news/irony news
▪ FoxNews: Colorado teacher asked students to send topless photos, police say
Mentally ill psychiatrist news
▪ USAToday: Report: Missing Mich. doctor stalked gospel singer
It's-not-fiction news
▪ NBCNews: Fugitive banker accused of faking own death says family didn't know he was alive
▪ NBCNews: Husband stabs man who gave his wife New Year's kiss: cops
▪ NBCNews: Dallas police fatally shoot armed resident in condominium lobby
▪ FoxNews: Colorado teacher asked students to send topless photos, police say
▪ FoxNews: Florida beachgoer discovers human foot in shoe
World-of-work news
▪ NPR: 4 killed as Cambodian police fire at striking garment workers
Cross-cultural comparison news
▪ NPR: Overweight people in developing world outnumber those in rich countries
Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ NPR: Once hidden in shame, 2 mothers 'don't have to lie anymore'
Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NPR: 4 killed as Cambodian police fire at striking garment workers
Obituaries in the news
▪ NPR: Book news: 'Cazalet' author Elizabeth Jane Howard dies
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 1M searches
Weather (Indicates that the weather is the first major story of the new year)
Alabama football
▪ BleacherReport: Oklahoma vs. Alabama: Score, grades and analysis from 2014 Sugar Bowl
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <1M searches
Weather.com (Indicates #1 weather to-go branding)
Jay Cutler
▪ USAToday: Bears sign Jay Cutler to seven-year contract
Chris Kluwe
▪ BleacherReport: Chris Kluwe calling out Vikings staff is eye-opening admirable and puzzling
Snapchat
▪ See 'Hacking' above
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Weather NYC
2014 calendar (Interesting because it's an indication of when people finally start to come to grips with it being 2014 and associated need to be aware of when specific days fall...)
MTA
▪ NYHDailyNews: MTA express subway service returns after snowstorm as transit delays fade
NOAA (Indicates #2 weather go-to branding)
Trending now on U.S. Twitter
▪ #AmericansvsBritish
▪ #DietMusicians
▪ Derrick Henry
▪ #BoomerSooner
▪ #SugarBowl
▪ #SelfieOlympics
▪ Trevor Knight
▪ University of LSU
▪ Katherine Webb
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Trending: Thursday, January 2, 2014
Published 2:37 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)
Yesterday's Google trends and today's U.S. Twitter trends at bottom
Today's headlines
What they're leading with
▪ CNN: Nor'easter forming off the East Coast predicted to bring blizzard conditions
▪ NBCNews: First snow, then 'brutal' cold for millions in storm's path
▪ NPR: Best video of the day: MIT's remote 'touching' device
▪ FoxNews: Civilian death toll in Iraq highest in years, fueling concern of Al Qaeda 'resurgence'
▪ ABCNews: Carousel: Dad's $130M suit: Son unknowingly put up for adoption, Police try to ID 'Jane Doe' crash victim,' Northeast braces as snowstorm looms; Latest headline: Winter storm bears down on Northeast
▪ CBSNews: Winter storm promises heavy snow, frigid temperatures for northeast
2014 preview
▪ CNN: A guide to 2014's must-see movies (Monuments Men, Robocop, Son of God, Noah, The Bible, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Divergent, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, Muppets Most Wanted,' Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Amazing Spiderman, Maleficent, Gone Girl, Intersteller)
2013 in review
▪ NPR: Too many games, so little time: Indies that innovated in 2013 (Don't Starve, Rogue Legacy, Gunpoint, King Arthur's Gold, Antichamber, Anomaly 2, Risk of Rain, Surgeon Simulator 2013, Monaco: What's Yours is Mine)
Stranded Antarctic research ship news
▪ NPR: VIDEO: Stranded passengers flown to safety in Antarctic
California priest killing in church
▪ CNN: Beloved Catholic priest found slain in California church rectory
▪ NBCNews: Catholic priest found slain in California church rectory
South Sudan
▪ NBCNews: Time running out for 'desperate' US missionaries to save South Sudan orphans
Terrorism news
▪ NBCNews: Huge blast hits militia stronghold in Beirut, Lebanon
▪ NBCNews: 'Terrorist' grenade attack at popular Kenyan nightclub wounds at least 10 people
▪ NBCNews: Arsonist strikes Chinese consulate in San Francisco
Apology news/sky-writing news
▪ CNN: Shia LaBeouf offers cloudy plagiarism
Recall news
▪ NBCNews: Wal-Mart recalls card table, chair sets after finger amuputations
▪ FoxNews: Walmart recalls donkey meat in China
Random-acts-of-kindness news
▪ NBCNews: Secret 'Santa' picks up hotel bills for other guests
Fugitive capture news
▪ CNN: Georgia banker who alledgedly embezzled $17 million captured after years on lam
▪ NBCNews: Banker accused of faking own death says family didn't know he was alive
Tourism in the U.S. news
▪ CNN: 50 states, 50 spots for 2014
Auto news
▪ NBCNews: Ford develops solar powered car for everyday use
Cruise ship news
▪ NBCNews: Cayman police believe cruise ship passenger fell
Migrants and boats news
▪ NBCNews: 233 migrants rescued from 33-foot boat in rough seas off Italy
Seems-kind-of-odd news
▪ NBCNews: Calif. high court grants undocumented immigrant admission to state bar
▪ USAToday: Seattle (Beautiful Existence) woman ate only Starbucks food for a year
▪ AP: Brain samples stolen from Indiana medical museum
Sad, sad story news
▪ NBCNews: Woman dies in Michigan as Iran family weeps while watching over internet
Border news
▪ FoxNews: Oklahoma expects more marijuana after Colorado legalizes recreational sales
Lightning strike deaths
▪ NBCNews: Lightning strikes killed fewer Americans than ever in 2013
Population grown news
▪ NPR: A bet, five metals and the future of the planet
Pop culture news
▪ CNN: 'Duck Dynasty' launches its own line of guns
Life-in-prison news
▪ NPR: Food as punishment: Giving U.S. inmates 'the loaf' persists
Human trafficking news
▪ Devex: Human trafficking prevalent in post-typhoon Philippines
Psychology news
▪ NPR: Editing your life's stories can create happier endings (narrative)
Competition-from-China news
▪ USAToday: U.S. plywood industry's plea for help rejected
Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ CBSNews: Operation Red Nose: Cabbies take home drunk drivers in their own cars
Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NPR: Portugal's baby bust is a stark sign of hard times
▪ NPR: Expected flow of Bulgarians, Romanians raises hackles in Europe
Obituaries in the news
▪ NPR: Juanita Moore, groundbreaking actress, dies
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 2M searches
James Avery
▪ CNN: James Avery, star of 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,' dies at 68
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <2M searches
Fiesta Bowl
▪ ABCNews: Knights knock off Bears 52-42 in Fiesta Bowl
Happy New Year
Sherlock Season 3
▪ Mirror: Sherlock series 3 opens with 9.2 million viewers for the Empty Hearse episode
HGTV Dream Home
▪ Inquistr: HGTV Dream Home 2014: Contest loophole allows for unlimited entrees
Kaley Cuoco
▪ See Trendilla from yesterday (Wednesday, January 1, 2014)
Rose Parade
▪ TIME: Rose Parade sees first gay wedding
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Winter Classic
▪ NBCSports: 2014 Winter Classic ties ratings record
School closings
Trending now on Twitter (U.S.)
▪ #coreyandsheryaresexy
▪ #askij
▪ #tbt
▪ #ucf
▪ #newyearrocks
▪ Jay Cutler
▪ Taylor Pyatt
▪ The Tribez
▪ Netflix
Yesterday's Google trends and today's U.S. Twitter trends at bottom
Today's headlines
What they're leading with
▪ CNN: Nor'easter forming off the East Coast predicted to bring blizzard conditions
▪ NBCNews: First snow, then 'brutal' cold for millions in storm's path
▪ NPR: Best video of the day: MIT's remote 'touching' device
▪ FoxNews: Civilian death toll in Iraq highest in years, fueling concern of Al Qaeda 'resurgence'
▪ ABCNews: Carousel: Dad's $130M suit: Son unknowingly put up for adoption, Police try to ID 'Jane Doe' crash victim,' Northeast braces as snowstorm looms; Latest headline: Winter storm bears down on Northeast
▪ CBSNews: Winter storm promises heavy snow, frigid temperatures for northeast
2014 preview
▪ CNN: A guide to 2014's must-see movies (Monuments Men, Robocop, Son of God, Noah, The Bible, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Divergent, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, Muppets Most Wanted,' Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Amazing Spiderman, Maleficent, Gone Girl, Intersteller)
2013 in review
▪ NPR: Too many games, so little time: Indies that innovated in 2013 (Don't Starve, Rogue Legacy, Gunpoint, King Arthur's Gold, Antichamber, Anomaly 2, Risk of Rain, Surgeon Simulator 2013, Monaco: What's Yours is Mine)
Stranded Antarctic research ship news
▪ NPR: VIDEO: Stranded passengers flown to safety in Antarctic
California priest killing in church
▪ CNN: Beloved Catholic priest found slain in California church rectory
▪ NBCNews: Catholic priest found slain in California church rectory
South Sudan
▪ NBCNews: Time running out for 'desperate' US missionaries to save South Sudan orphans
Terrorism news
▪ NBCNews: Huge blast hits militia stronghold in Beirut, Lebanon
▪ NBCNews: 'Terrorist' grenade attack at popular Kenyan nightclub wounds at least 10 people
▪ NBCNews: Arsonist strikes Chinese consulate in San Francisco
Apology news/sky-writing news
▪ CNN: Shia LaBeouf offers cloudy plagiarism
Recall news
▪ NBCNews: Wal-Mart recalls card table, chair sets after finger amuputations
▪ FoxNews: Walmart recalls donkey meat in China
Random-acts-of-kindness news
▪ NBCNews: Secret 'Santa' picks up hotel bills for other guests
Fugitive capture news
▪ CNN: Georgia banker who alledgedly embezzled $17 million captured after years on lam
▪ NBCNews: Banker accused of faking own death says family didn't know he was alive
Tourism in the U.S. news
▪ CNN: 50 states, 50 spots for 2014
Auto news
▪ NBCNews: Ford develops solar powered car for everyday use
Cruise ship news
▪ NBCNews: Cayman police believe cruise ship passenger fell
Migrants and boats news
▪ NBCNews: 233 migrants rescued from 33-foot boat in rough seas off Italy
Seems-kind-of-odd news
▪ NBCNews: Calif. high court grants undocumented immigrant admission to state bar
▪ USAToday: Seattle (Beautiful Existence) woman ate only Starbucks food for a year
▪ AP: Brain samples stolen from Indiana medical museum
Sad, sad story news
▪ NBCNews: Woman dies in Michigan as Iran family weeps while watching over internet
Border news
▪ FoxNews: Oklahoma expects more marijuana after Colorado legalizes recreational sales
Lightning strike deaths
▪ NBCNews: Lightning strikes killed fewer Americans than ever in 2013
Population grown news
▪ NPR: A bet, five metals and the future of the planet
Pop culture news
▪ CNN: 'Duck Dynasty' launches its own line of guns
Life-in-prison news
▪ NPR: Food as punishment: Giving U.S. inmates 'the loaf' persists
Human trafficking news
▪ Devex: Human trafficking prevalent in post-typhoon Philippines
Psychology news
▪ NPR: Editing your life's stories can create happier endings (narrative)
Competition-from-China news
▪ USAToday: U.S. plywood industry's plea for help rejected
Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ CBSNews: Operation Red Nose: Cabbies take home drunk drivers in their own cars
Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NPR: Portugal's baby bust is a stark sign of hard times
▪ NPR: Expected flow of Bulgarians, Romanians raises hackles in Europe
Obituaries in the news
▪ NPR: Juanita Moore, groundbreaking actress, dies
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 2M searches
James Avery
▪ CNN: James Avery, star of 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,' dies at 68
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <2M searches
Fiesta Bowl
▪ ABCNews: Knights knock off Bears 52-42 in Fiesta Bowl
Happy New Year
Sherlock Season 3
▪ Mirror: Sherlock series 3 opens with 9.2 million viewers for the Empty Hearse episode
HGTV Dream Home
▪ Inquistr: HGTV Dream Home 2014: Contest loophole allows for unlimited entrees
Kaley Cuoco
▪ See Trendilla from yesterday (Wednesday, January 1, 2014)
Rose Parade
▪ TIME: Rose Parade sees first gay wedding
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Winter Classic
▪ NBCSports: 2014 Winter Classic ties ratings record
School closings
Trending now on Twitter (U.S.)
▪ #coreyandsheryaresexy
▪ #askij
▪ #tbt
▪ #ucf
▪ #newyearrocks
▪ Jay Cutler
▪ Taylor Pyatt
▪ The Tribez
▪ Netflix
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Trending: Wednesday, January 1, 2014 (New Year's Day)
Published 12:08 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)
Yesterday's Google trends and today's U.S. Twitter trends at bottom
Today's headlines
What they're leading with
▪ CNN: Marry girls when they're '15 or 16,' said 'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson
NBCNews: Supreme Court halts contraception mandate for religious groups (Contraception mandate halted after nuns file suit)
▪ NPR: Most economist say 'Happy New Year' -- really
▪ FoxNews: After rough year, Obama looks for 2014 comeback, amid unsolicited New Year's resolutions
▪ ABCNews: Reddit user posts $55,000 hospital bill for appendectomy, Third oil train blast in six months ignites fear, 5 common ways you are killing your car. Most recent headline: Explosion at Minneapolis building injures 13
▪ CBSNews: First recreational pot industry opens in Colorado
▪ USAToday: Iraq war vet makes Colorado's first pot purchase
New Years' resolution news
▪ NBCNews: Think it'll take 21 days to make your resolution a habit? Try tripling that
2014 preview
▪ EW: 14 rising stars to watch in 2014 (Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Lo-Fang, Cole Horibe, Miranda Beverly-Whittemore, John Mulenay, Rohan Chand, Margo Seibert, Susan Rieger, Sam Underwood, Jhene Aido, Jack O'Connell, ladies of Broad City, Angel Olsen, Joel Dicker
2013 in review
▪ EW: 10 Best TV episodes of 2013: (10) 'Inside Amy Schumer/Real Sext' and 'The Mindy Project/You've Got Sext,' (9) 'Scandal/White Hat's Back on,' '(8) Black Mirror/The Entire History of You,' (7) 'The Americans/Trust Me,' '(6) Orange is the New Black/WAC Pack,' '(5) Veep/Helsinki,' (4) American Horror Story/Madness Ends,' '(3) The Good Wife/Hitting the Fan,' (2) 'Game of Thrones/The Rains of Castamere,' (1) 'Breaking Bad/Ozymandias."
▪ EW: Breakout stars of 2013: Kate McKinnon & Cecily Strong (SNL), Haim, Lupita Nyong'o, Rainbow Rowell, Michael B. Jordan, Troy Baker, Tom Mison
▪ EW: 17 great performances of 2013: Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave), 'The Good Wife,' Patina Miller (Pippin), James Franco (Spring Breakers), Kate Atkinson (Life after Life), James Spader (The Blacklist), Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks), Zachary Quinto (The Glass Menagerie), Amy Adams (American Hustle), Taissa and Vera Farmiga (American Horror Story (Coven and Bates Motel), Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep), Meg Wolitzer (The Interestings), Michael Urie (Buyer & Cellar), Allison Janney (Master of Sex and Mom), Robert Redford (All is lost), Matthew Rhys (The Americans)
▪ EW: 10 best movies of 2013 (from Owen Gleiberman) : (10) 'Inside Llewyn Davis,' (9) 'Prisoners,' (8) World War Z,' (7) 'The Past,' (6) 'Blue Jasmine,' (5) 'Gravity,' (4) 'Fruitvale Station,' (3) 'Before Midnight,' (2) 'American Hustle,' '(1) 12 Years a Slave.'
Obamacare
▪ CNN: Court delays Obamacare contraception mandate for 2 nonprofits
NPR: Justice delays birth control mandate for Catholic groups
NPR: Sebelius touts 2 million Obamacare enrollees
Building-explosion news
▪ CNN: Blast, fire in Minneapolis building, reports of people jumping
▪ FoxNews: Building explosion in Minneapolis injures 13 people, 6 critically authorities say
Afghanistan
▪ NBCNews: US tries to block Afghanistan from releasing 'dangerous' prisoners
South Sudan
▪ NBCNews: US missionary family's dilemma: Flee violence-ravaged South Sudan or stay with orphans
▪ FoxNews: South Sudan peace talks to open in Ethiopia
North Korea
▪ CNN: North Korea's Kim Jong Un lauds purge of executed uncle Jang Song Thaek
▪ NBCNews: North Korea's Kim Jong Un says elimination of 'factionalist filth' strengthened nation
Japan/Cross-cultural news
▪ NPR: Japan's state secrets law: Hailed by U.S., denounced by Japanese
Marijuana legalization
▪ CNN: Colorado's recreational marijuana stores make history
▪ NBCNews: Iraq vet with PTSD makes Colorado's first legal recreational pot purchase
▪ NBCNews: 'Like a Napa Valley wine tour:' Pot tourism ready to light up in Colorado
▪ NPR: Colorado recreational pot market open for business
Hacking news
▪ USAToday: Reports: Millions of Snapchat usernames, phone numbers leaked
Target follow-up news
▪ NPR: Target says some of its gift cards 'not properly activated'
Apple news/NSA spying news
▪ FoxNews: Apple denies knowledge of NSA's 'complete access to iPhone
Gas prices
▪ CNN: Gas prices down in '13, set to go lower in '14
Stock market news
▪ USAToday: Can mighty Wall St. bull keep charging in 2014?
Same-sex marriage news
▪ NPR: Utah asks U.S. Supreme Court to stop gay marriages
Gun control news
▪ NPR: Judge upholds key provisions of N.Y. gun-control law
Flood insurance news
▪ NPR: Federal flood insurance program drowning in debt. Who will pay?
Vitamins/nutrition in the news
▪ FoxNews: Researchers say vitamin E may slow spread of mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease
Pop culture
▪ CNN: 'Big Bang Theory' star Kaley Cuoco weds
▪ NPR: NSBNC host apologizes for comments about Mitt Romney's grandson
Surprise! news/book plot device news
▪ NBCNews: Palestinian ambassador in Prague killed by security mechanism on safe sealed for 30 years: report
Psychology/emotions news
▪ NPR: Mapping emotions on the body: Love makes us warm all over
Dog attack news
▪ FoxNews: Dogs attack, kill Florida girl's miniature horse Christmas present
World-of-work news/In-the-line-of-duty fatalities
▪ NBCNews: Two men arrested, charged in Texas game warden's shooting
▪ FoxNews: Photographer collapses, dies after Chick-fil-A Bowl
Out-of-the-blue fatality news
▪ NBCNews: Two men arrested, charged in Texas game warden's shooting
▪ NBCNews: Pedestrian crushed to death while crossing Boston drawbridge
▪ FoxNews: Woman crushed to death by Boston drawbridge
Irresponsible headlines news
▪ NBCNews: Want fab abs? Add chia seeds to your daily diet
Terminally ill inmate news
▪ NBCNews: Lawyer who aided terrorism released from prison on 'compassionate' grounds
Pothole news/out-of-the-blue news/not-your-day news
▪ NBCNews: Monster pothole 'came out of nowhere,' damages 30 vehicles
Human trafficking news
▪ FoxNews: Chinese doctor admits selling patients' newborns
Hunting accident news
▪ FoxNews: Alabama hunter in serious condition after falling from tree, landing on arrow
Online education news
▪ NPR: The online education revolution (MOOCS) drifts off course
Name incidents in the news (levels-of-analysis conflict news)
▪ FoxNews: Hawaii woman with long last name forces state to alter ID policy
Obituaries in the news
▪ CNN: Final bow: Actor Joseph Ruskin is dead at 89 (happened in 2013)
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 searches
Jenny McCarthy
▪ E!Online: Miley Cyrus rings in 2014 with 'Wrecking Ball,' but Jenny McCarthy licks the hammer on New Year's Rockin' Eve
Johnny Manziel
▪ BleacherReport: Chick-fil-A Bowl 2013: Johnny Manziel moves up college football's Mount Olympus
Ariana Grande
▪ USAToday: Ariana Grande: 'I'm an old soul'
Dick Clark
▪ ABCNews: Sneak peak of 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve'
New Year quotes
▪ Parade: 14 new year's quotes to inspire -- and more
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 searches
Billy Joel
▪ Newsday: Billy Joel rocks in 2014 at Barclays Center
New Years
▪ NBCNews: Headache haven: Viewers submit their best hangover remedies
Auld Lang Syne
▪ InternationalBusinessTimes: What does New Year's Eve song lyrics 'Auld Lang Syne' mean?
Rose Bowl 2014
▪ SBNation: The big 2014 Rose Bowl breakdown: Michigan State vs. Stanford
Donnie Wahlberg
▪ HollywoodLife: Jenny McCarthy & Donnie Wahlberg kiss on New Year's Eve -- watch
Melissa Harris-Perry
▪ LATimes: Melissa Harris-Perry apologizes for Mitt Romney grandchild comments
Trending now on Twitter (U.S.)
▪ #CNNNYE
▪ #CarterTo150K
▪ A&M
▪ #PeopeWhoMadeMy2013
▪ #WhoIsMandyRain
▪ #chickfilabowl
▪ Goodbye 2013
▪ Melissa Etheridge
▪ Yogi Ferrell
▪ Twilight Zone
Yesterday's Google trends and today's U.S. Twitter trends at bottom
Today's headlines
What they're leading with
▪ CNN: Marry girls when they're '15 or 16,' said 'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson
NBCNews: Supreme Court halts contraception mandate for religious groups (Contraception mandate halted after nuns file suit)
▪ NPR: Most economist say 'Happy New Year' -- really
▪ FoxNews: After rough year, Obama looks for 2014 comeback, amid unsolicited New Year's resolutions
▪ ABCNews: Reddit user posts $55,000 hospital bill for appendectomy, Third oil train blast in six months ignites fear, 5 common ways you are killing your car. Most recent headline: Explosion at Minneapolis building injures 13
▪ CBSNews: First recreational pot industry opens in Colorado
▪ USAToday: Iraq war vet makes Colorado's first pot purchase
New Years' resolution news
▪ NBCNews: Think it'll take 21 days to make your resolution a habit? Try tripling that
2014 preview
▪ EW: 14 rising stars to watch in 2014 (Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Lo-Fang, Cole Horibe, Miranda Beverly-Whittemore, John Mulenay, Rohan Chand, Margo Seibert, Susan Rieger, Sam Underwood, Jhene Aido, Jack O'Connell, ladies of Broad City, Angel Olsen, Joel Dicker
2013 in review
▪ EW: 10 Best TV episodes of 2013: (10) 'Inside Amy Schumer/Real Sext' and 'The Mindy Project/You've Got Sext,' (9) 'Scandal/White Hat's Back on,' '(8) Black Mirror/The Entire History of You,' (7) 'The Americans/Trust Me,' '(6) Orange is the New Black/WAC Pack,' '(5) Veep/Helsinki,' (4) American Horror Story/Madness Ends,' '(3) The Good Wife/Hitting the Fan,' (2) 'Game of Thrones/The Rains of Castamere,' (1) 'Breaking Bad/Ozymandias."
▪ EW: Breakout stars of 2013: Kate McKinnon & Cecily Strong (SNL), Haim, Lupita Nyong'o, Rainbow Rowell, Michael B. Jordan, Troy Baker, Tom Mison
▪ EW: 17 great performances of 2013: Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave), 'The Good Wife,' Patina Miller (Pippin), James Franco (Spring Breakers), Kate Atkinson (Life after Life), James Spader (The Blacklist), Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks), Zachary Quinto (The Glass Menagerie), Amy Adams (American Hustle), Taissa and Vera Farmiga (American Horror Story (Coven and Bates Motel), Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep), Meg Wolitzer (The Interestings), Michael Urie (Buyer & Cellar), Allison Janney (Master of Sex and Mom), Robert Redford (All is lost), Matthew Rhys (The Americans)
▪ EW: 10 best movies of 2013 (from Owen Gleiberman) : (10) 'Inside Llewyn Davis,' (9) 'Prisoners,' (8) World War Z,' (7) 'The Past,' (6) 'Blue Jasmine,' (5) 'Gravity,' (4) 'Fruitvale Station,' (3) 'Before Midnight,' (2) 'American Hustle,' '(1) 12 Years a Slave.'
Obamacare
▪ CNN: Court delays Obamacare contraception mandate for 2 nonprofits
NPR: Justice delays birth control mandate for Catholic groups
NPR: Sebelius touts 2 million Obamacare enrollees
Building-explosion news
▪ CNN: Blast, fire in Minneapolis building, reports of people jumping
▪ FoxNews: Building explosion in Minneapolis injures 13 people, 6 critically authorities say
Afghanistan
▪ NBCNews: US tries to block Afghanistan from releasing 'dangerous' prisoners
South Sudan
▪ NBCNews: US missionary family's dilemma: Flee violence-ravaged South Sudan or stay with orphans
▪ FoxNews: South Sudan peace talks to open in Ethiopia
North Korea
▪ CNN: North Korea's Kim Jong Un lauds purge of executed uncle Jang Song Thaek
▪ NBCNews: North Korea's Kim Jong Un says elimination of 'factionalist filth' strengthened nation
Japan/Cross-cultural news
▪ NPR: Japan's state secrets law: Hailed by U.S., denounced by Japanese
Marijuana legalization
▪ CNN: Colorado's recreational marijuana stores make history
▪ NBCNews: Iraq vet with PTSD makes Colorado's first legal recreational pot purchase
▪ NBCNews: 'Like a Napa Valley wine tour:' Pot tourism ready to light up in Colorado
▪ NPR: Colorado recreational pot market open for business
Hacking news
▪ USAToday: Reports: Millions of Snapchat usernames, phone numbers leaked
Target follow-up news
▪ NPR: Target says some of its gift cards 'not properly activated'
Apple news/NSA spying news
▪ FoxNews: Apple denies knowledge of NSA's 'complete access to iPhone
Gas prices
▪ CNN: Gas prices down in '13, set to go lower in '14
Stock market news
▪ USAToday: Can mighty Wall St. bull keep charging in 2014?
Same-sex marriage news
▪ NPR: Utah asks U.S. Supreme Court to stop gay marriages
Gun control news
▪ NPR: Judge upholds key provisions of N.Y. gun-control law
Flood insurance news
▪ NPR: Federal flood insurance program drowning in debt. Who will pay?
Vitamins/nutrition in the news
▪ FoxNews: Researchers say vitamin E may slow spread of mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease
Pop culture
▪ CNN: 'Big Bang Theory' star Kaley Cuoco weds
▪ NPR: NSBNC host apologizes for comments about Mitt Romney's grandson
Surprise! news/book plot device news
▪ NBCNews: Palestinian ambassador in Prague killed by security mechanism on safe sealed for 30 years: report
Psychology/emotions news
▪ NPR: Mapping emotions on the body: Love makes us warm all over
Dog attack news
▪ FoxNews: Dogs attack, kill Florida girl's miniature horse Christmas present
World-of-work news/In-the-line-of-duty fatalities
▪ NBCNews: Two men arrested, charged in Texas game warden's shooting
▪ FoxNews: Photographer collapses, dies after Chick-fil-A Bowl
Out-of-the-blue fatality news
▪ NBCNews: Two men arrested, charged in Texas game warden's shooting
▪ NBCNews: Pedestrian crushed to death while crossing Boston drawbridge
▪ FoxNews: Woman crushed to death by Boston drawbridge
Irresponsible headlines news
▪ NBCNews: Want fab abs? Add chia seeds to your daily diet
Terminally ill inmate news
▪ NBCNews: Lawyer who aided terrorism released from prison on 'compassionate' grounds
Pothole news/out-of-the-blue news/not-your-day news
▪ NBCNews: Monster pothole 'came out of nowhere,' damages 30 vehicles
Human trafficking news
▪ FoxNews: Chinese doctor admits selling patients' newborns
Hunting accident news
▪ FoxNews: Alabama hunter in serious condition after falling from tree, landing on arrow
Online education news
▪ NPR: The online education revolution (MOOCS) drifts off course
Name incidents in the news (levels-of-analysis conflict news)
▪ FoxNews: Hawaii woman with long last name forces state to alter ID policy
Obituaries in the news
▪ CNN: Final bow: Actor Joseph Ruskin is dead at 89 (happened in 2013)
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 searches
Jenny McCarthy
▪ E!Online: Miley Cyrus rings in 2014 with 'Wrecking Ball,' but Jenny McCarthy licks the hammer on New Year's Rockin' Eve
Johnny Manziel
▪ BleacherReport: Chick-fil-A Bowl 2013: Johnny Manziel moves up college football's Mount Olympus
Ariana Grande
▪ USAToday: Ariana Grande: 'I'm an old soul'
Dick Clark
▪ ABCNews: Sneak peak of 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve'
New Year quotes
▪ Parade: 14 new year's quotes to inspire -- and more
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 searches
Billy Joel
▪ Newsday: Billy Joel rocks in 2014 at Barclays Center
New Years
▪ NBCNews: Headache haven: Viewers submit their best hangover remedies
Auld Lang Syne
▪ InternationalBusinessTimes: What does New Year's Eve song lyrics 'Auld Lang Syne' mean?
Rose Bowl 2014
▪ SBNation: The big 2014 Rose Bowl breakdown: Michigan State vs. Stanford
Donnie Wahlberg
▪ HollywoodLife: Jenny McCarthy & Donnie Wahlberg kiss on New Year's Eve -- watch
Melissa Harris-Perry
▪ LATimes: Melissa Harris-Perry apologizes for Mitt Romney grandchild comments
Trending now on Twitter (U.S.)
▪ #CNNNYE
▪ #CarterTo150K
▪ A&M
▪ #PeopeWhoMadeMy2013
▪ #WhoIsMandyRain
▪ #chickfilabowl
▪ Goodbye 2013
▪ Melissa Etheridge
▪ Yogi Ferrell
▪ Twilight Zone
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