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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Trending: Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Published 9:13 p.m. CDT (GMT - 5:00)

Yesterday's Google trends at bottom

Today's headlines
Global terror travel alert
▪ CNN: Obama comments on terrorist plot for first time, urges travelers to act 'prudently'

Mortgage reform
▪ CNN: Obama calls for phase-out of mortgage giants Fannie and Freddie
▪ FoxNews: Community banks, lenders cast doubt on Obama push to wind down Fannie, Freddie

San Diego mayor
▪ CNN: Nurse accuses San Diego mayor of sexual harassment in his office

Benghazi charges
▪ CNN: First criminal charges filed in Benghazi attack probe
▪ NBCNews: US charges Libyan with role in deadly attack on Benghazi consulate
▪ FoxNews: US files charges against Benghazi attack suspects, official says

Drone strike news
▪ CNN: Drone strikes kill militants in Yemen; Americans urged to leave
▪ NPR: 'Depart immediately,' State Depart. tells Americans in Yemen

Pediatric obesity
▪ CNN: Signs of progress in childhood obesity fight
▪ NBCNews: Obesity declining among low-income preschoolers in some states
▪ NPR: Falling obesity rates among preschoolers mark healthful trend

Facebook news
▪ CNN: Facebook is tweaking your news feed

Hurricane Henriette
▪ NBCNews: Henriette strengthens to Category 1 hurricane, strongest storm of year

Obamacare/Affordable care act
▪ CNN: Where Obamacare premiums will soar

California boardwalk crash
▪ NBCNews: Man charged with murder in deadly Venice Beach boardwalk crash

Dolphin news
▪ NBCNews: Dolphins recognize the whistles of old friends (and foes) after decades

Climate change news
▪ NPR: Earth scientists pin climate change squarely on 'humanity'

Culture in the U.S. news
▪ ABCNews: Mommy wars: Moms team up to end the breast vs. formula fight

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: Prince William back to work as paternity leave ends
▪ NBCNews: Radioactive water seeping into Pacific from Fukuskima's is 'emergency,' official says

Out-of-the-ordinary news
▪ NBCNews: Look but don't touch! American tourist snaps Italian statue's finger off

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 500,000 searches
Amber alert
▪ LATimes: California issues first cellphone Amber Alert, opt-out available

Alex Rodriguez
▪ ESPN: Alex Rodriguez to appeal suspension

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <500,000 searches
Johnny Manziel
▪ USAToday: Report: Brokers says Johnny Manziel was paid $7,500

Juan Pablo
▪ USAToday: Former pro soccer player Juan Pablo Galavis named the next 'Bachelor'

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Chris Siegfried
▪ ABCNews: 'The Bachelorette' finale: Desiree Hartsock's love story takes a turn

Jeff Bezos
▪ NPR: With an industry in turmoil, why buy a newspaper company?

Teresa Giudice
▪ USWeekly: Teresa Giudice's brother Joe Gorga, family 'will step up' if she goes to prison

Monday, August 5, 2013

Trending: Monday, August 5, 2013

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

Yesterday's Google trends at bottom

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

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 1M searches
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

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 searches but <1M
Dallas Cowboys
▪ SeattleTimes: Dallas Cowboys win season's first exhibition over Miami

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

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 searches but <200,000
NFL
▪ NFL: Official site

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