Trending: Friday, January 17, 2014

Published 4:54 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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Today's headlines
What they're leading with

▪ CNN: California fights wildfires, expects more as drought emergency declared

▪ NBCNews: California governor declares drought emergency, asks for conservation
▪ NPR: Obama calls for limits on NSA's collection of phone data; Pope Benedict reportedly defrocked hundreds of priests for abuse
▪ FoxNews: Ranchers, farmers fear eco-terrorists after EPA releases private info
▪ ABCNews: Carousel: Pope Benedict reportedly defrocked 400 priests in 2 years; Remains found in fiver could be missing NYC autistic teen; Australian daredevil calls shark encounter 'very stupid;' Latest headline: Putin: 'Can't feel weak' in the face of terror threats to Sochi Olympics
▪ CBSNews: Obama's NSA changes raises more questions than answers
▪ USAToday: Freedom Industries files for bankruptcy following Jan. 9 chemical spill; 2 students shot inside Philadelphia high school

Gun violence news
▪ CNN: At least 2 students wounded by shots fired in Philadelphia high school gym (school shooting)
▪ NBCNews: Girl, 4, fatally shoots cousin, 4, while playing at granpa's Detroit home
▪ FoxNews: Utah police officer kills 4 family members, self, authorities say

Water news
▪ NPR: Water's back on for just about everyone in West  Virginia

Hacking news
▪ NBCNews: Six active attacks on retailers found, cybersecurity firm says

Flu news
▪ NBCNews: Look for weird flu symptoms, CDC reminds doctors (H1N1)
▪ NBCNews: Flu spreads, kills 20 children
▪ CBSNews: Flu season child death toll doubles in CDC's latest flu report

Tobacco/smoking news
▪ NPR: Surgeon general adds new risks to long list of smoking's harms

Horse meat news
▪ NPR: Congress blocks slaughtering horses for meat in U.S.

Old bones news
▪ NBCNews: Rediscovered pelvis traced to King Alfred the Great... or his son


Bitcoin news '
▪ FoxNews: Feds to sell $28 million in seized Bitcoins


Mexico ▪ CNN: Mexican forces struggle to rein in armed vigilantes battling drug cartel

Hero news
▪ CBSNews: Illinois Boy Scout saves kid who falls through ice

Doomsday clock news
▪ CBSNews: Doomsday clock set at 5 to midnight

World-of-work news
▪ NBCNews: Want to get hired? Don't hug your interviewer

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ NPR: Researchers are totes studying how Ppl shorten words on Twitter

Obituaries in the news
▪ CNN: Hiroo Onoda, Japanese soldier who long refused to surrender, dies at 91




Yesterday's Google trends with at least 1M searches
Oscar nominations
▪ See Trendilla from yesterday (Thursday, January 16, 2014)


Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <1M searches
Russell Johnson (The Professor)
▪ See Trendilla from yesterday (Thursday, January 16, 2014) (obituary)


Kate Gosselin
▪ USAToday: Kate Gosselin: Twins were 'caught off guard' on live TV


Glendora fire
▪ WashPost: Colby fire continues to burn above Glendora outside of Los Angeles


Nancy Kerrigan
▪ NPR: Complicating the Tonya and Nancy narratives, 20 years later


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Aaliyah
▪ USWeekly: Aaliyah's would-be 35th birthday


Cape Town
▪ Reason unknown


Cassandra Lynn Hensley
▪ DailyMail: Playmate found dead


Trending now on U.S. Twitter
▪ #asklohanthony
▪ #BigTimeTrivia
▪ #imafreak
▪ Scott Fellows
▪ #HelpCoveDolphins
▪ Starvation 3
▪ #LCS
▪ Kellen Winslow
▪ Devil's Due

Trending: Sunday, December 22, 2013

Published 10:54 a.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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Today's headlines
Weather
▪ NCNN: 3 dead as unusual weather mix sweeps nation, threatens holiday travelers
▪ NBCNews: Huge and sloppy strorm system snarls holiday travel
▪ NPR: Huge storm may mean snow and ice for holiday travelers
▪ ABCNews: 95K without power in Northeast due to ice storm
▪ USAToday: 'Big, crazy storm of constrasts' rips South, Northeast

Iceland elf news
▪ ABCNews: Iceland's hidden elves delay road projects

Target credit card breach
▪ NPR: JP Morgan Chase places limits on cards used at Target stores

Immigration reform
▪ FoxNews: Obama, top Dems now appear to be pushing for comprehensive immigration reform

School shooting news
▪ CNN: Colorado high school shooting victim dies at hospital
▪ NBCNews: Colorado high school shooting victim Claire Davis dies

Carjacking news
▪ NBCNews: Police search for carjacker involved in crash that killed 11-year-old boy

NSA/Spying news
▪ NPR: New NSA documents make case for keeping surveillance programs secret

Spacewalk news
▪ FoxNews: Space suit issues leads to delay of second spacewalk

Building-collapse follow-up news
▪ ABCNews: Bangladesh factory owners charged in deadly fire

Lung transplant/Sarah Murnaghan follow-up
▪ NBCNews: After lung transplant that changed the rules, Sarah is doing fine

Counterfeit/knockoff news
▪ CBSNews: Counterfeit wine: A vintage crime

Turkey
▪ NBCNews: Dozens of police officers ousted as corruption scandal roils Turkey's elite

Thailand
▪ NBCNews: Protesters swarm in Thai capital to demand PM resign

China-buys-the-world news
▪ NBCNews: Hotel magnate and wine entrepreneur feared dead in crash after chateau sale

Iraq
▪ NBCNews: Militants kill at least 18 officers and soldiers at attacks grow in Iraq

Russia
▪ NPR: Freed Russian oil tycoon says he'll work for release of prisoners

Spain
▪ ABCNews: Recession-hit Spain holds huge Christmas lottery

Tablet app news (technology)
▪ USAToday: 10 great apps for a new tablet (Facebook, Flipboard, Skype, Dropbox, Netflix, Pandora, Snapseed, Candy Crush Saga, Weather Channel)

Trending now on Google
200,000+ searches
Gabrielle Union
▪ FoxNews: Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade are engaged

100,000+ searches
Justin Timberlake
▪ USMagazine: Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Fallon reunite on SNL

Lord Infamous
▪ HuffPost: Ricky 'Lord Infamous' Dunigan dead: Three 6 Mafia founding member dies at 40

Claire Davis
▪ See 'school shootings above'

20,000+ searches
Consumers Energy
▪ FlintJournal: More than 20,000 customers without power in Genesee County, according to Consumers Energy (See 'weather' above)

Trending now on Twitter
▪ #PeopleWhoMadeMyYearGood
▪ #FMACOS
▪ #SNL
▪ #FallonsBack
▪ #shamballa
▪ Watch Hot Girls
▪ Christmas is in 4
▪ Kate McKinnon
▪ Professor Snape

Google trends from previous day (added 12/26/13), Saturday, December 21, 2013
At least 200,000 searches
Gabrielle Union

At least 100,000 but <200,000
Lord Infamous

Claire Davis

Cracker Barrel

Trending: Sunday, .September 8, 2013

Published 6:59 p.m. CDT (GMT - 5:00)

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Today's headlines
Carnival injury
▪  CNN: 13 children injured after ride loses power at Connecticut festival

Gun news
▪  FoxNews: Early turnout strong in Colorado recall effort on gun-control legislation
▪  USAToday: Colo. recall over gun control turns into national fight

Strange tragedy news/gun violence
▪  CNN: Colorado teen shot and killed in prank gone wrong
▪  CNN: 107-year-old man killed in police shootout in Arkansas, authorities say

NSA/Spying news
▪  NBCNews: NSA can access most smartphone data, report says

National park deaths
▪  CNN: Climber dies in Grand Teton fall

Hunger news
▪  USAToday: States where most people go hungry

Diana Nyad
▪  NBCNews: Diana Nyad's team responds to skeptics doubting her swim

Olympics news
▪  NBCNews: Tokyo 2020 Olympics could be shot in the arm for struggling Japan
▪  NBCNews: Wrestling remains in Olympics, beats baseball-softball, squash in IOC vote

Bad idea news
▪  NBCNews: Technology may script an end to the art of cursive writing

Violence-against-teachers news
▪  NBCNews: 'You better not touch my kid:' Kansas City parent pummels grade-school teacher

Coronavirus news
▪  NPR: Treatment for Middle East coronavirus works in monkey tests

U.S. open (tennis)
▪  USAToday: Serena Williams captures U.S. Open crown

Culture-in-the U.S. news
▪  NBCNews: As season starts, Native American tribe launches radio ad against Washington Redskins
▪  ABCNews: More parents opting kids out of standardized tests

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪  CNN: Zadari steps down as Pakistan's president
▪  CNN: Bad week at Buckinghamm Palace: Prince Andrew mistaken for intruder

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 500,000 searches
Notre Dame football
▪  ChicagoTribune: Kelly optimistic about Notre Dame defense

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <500,000 searches
Eminem
▪  USAToday: Eminem's awkward 'live TV' moment during Michigan-Notre Dame

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Bruno Mars
▪  CNN: Bruno Mars booked for Super Bowl halftime show

Powerball numbers
▪  Powerball.comhttp://www.powerball.com/powerball/pb_numbers.asp

Trending: Saturday, August 24, 2013

Published 5:24 p.m. CDT (GMT - 5:00)

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Today's headlines
Syria
▪ NBCNews: US officials believe Syria used chemical weapons, weigh military response
▪ NBCNews: Syrian state TV: Government soldiers enter rebel tunnels, find chemical agents
▪ NPR: U.S. weighs options on Syria after reported chemical attack
▪ USAToday: Aid group tallies 355 dead after Syria attack

Wildfire news
▪ CNN: Spreading California wildfire around Yomemite feeds on dry vegetation
▪ NBCNews: Raging California wildfire poses threat to San Francisco power grid
▪ NPR: San Francicso under emergency as fire threatens power, water
▪ FoxNews: California gov. declares state of emergency a wildfire spreads into Yosemite

Civil rights march anniversary
▪ NPR: Thousands gather in D.C. to mark 1963 civil rights march
▪ FoxNews: Marching for King's dream: 'The task is not done'

Scotland helicopter crash
▪ CNN: Four confirmed dead after helicopter crashes off Scotland

Lottery news
▪ CNN: Unclaimed lottery ticket worth 1M is set to expire this Sunday

NSA spying scandal
▪ FoxNews: NSA officers sometimes spy on love interests

San Diego mayor
▪ CNN: San Diego Mayor Bob Filner resigns but says he faced 'lynch mob hysteria'

Facebook
▪ HLN: Facebook, in real life: Woman visits all her 'friends'

Women in combat
▪ USAToday: Marines to open infantry training to enlisted women

Fracking
▪ NBCNews: Fracking protests hit Europe

Brain-eating parasite
▪ CNN: Post: Florida boy, 12, dies from brain-eating parasite

Bad idea news
▪ NBCNews: How to bring extinct animals back to life

Animal intelligence
▪ NBCNews: Birds can tell the speed limit on certain roads

Animal hoarding news
▪ NBCNews: 68 dogs rescued after fire at Staten Island horder home

Extraterrestrial intelligence/astronomy news
▪ NBCNews: Faint alien laser pulses sought in hunt for extraterrestial intelligence

▪ NPR: Tons of molten glass go into making mirror for giant telescope

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ TIME: A fresh sound: Whole foods starts selling records

▪ NBCNews: Spuds take center stage at Minnesota town's Potato Days

Outside-the-U.S.-news
▪ CNN: Dozens killed in Bolivia prison fire
▪ CNN: 5 bodies ID'd as those of kidnapped Mexican youths
▪ NBCNews: Pakistan releases 337 Indian prisoners, seeking to ease tensions with neighbor

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 1M searches
North West
▪ eonline: Kim Kardashian and North West baby pics side by side

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but less than 1M searches
Linda Ronstadt
▪ NPR: Linda Ronstadt tells AARP she has Parkinson's

Big Brother
▪ TheGuardian: Why Saved by the Bell's Screech could win Celebrity Big Brother

Trending: Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Published 7:19 p.m. CDT (GMT - 5:00)

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Today's headlines
Georgia school shooting
▪ CNN: Georgia school employee hailed as 'real hero' for talking gunman into giving up
▪ NPR: School clerk in Georgia persuaded gunman to lay down weapons

Wildfire news
▪ NBCNews: Resources dwindle to fight large wildfires across the U.S.

Syria
▪ CNN: Syrian activists: Videos show chemical weapons used
▪ NBCNews: UN has 'strong concern' over reports of hundreds killed in Syria chemical weapons attack

NSA spying
▪ CNN: NSA misrepresented scope of data collection to secret court
▪ NPR: Secret Court: NSA surveillance program was unconstitutional

Fertility news
▪ NBCNews: 40 men sue hospital after accidental thaw destroyed sperm

Stock market news
▪ CNN: Fed confusion leads to 6th straight loss for Dow

Firearm news
▪ CNN: AR-15 triggered fire that killed Tennessee father and son

ACT news
▪ NBCNews: Only 1-in-4 ACT test-takers have college, career skills

Health benefits news
▪ CNN: UPS cuts insurance to 15,000 spouses, blames Obamacare

World-of-work news
▪ NBCNews: Hiring revs up, but it's mostly part time and low pay

Jewel theft news
▪ NBCNews: French police arrest notorious 'Pink Panther' jewel thief prison escapee

Bradley Manning
▪ ABCNews: (Video ad first) Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years for leaking secrets

History news
▪ NBCNews: Angry Nixon: New tapes reveal an overwrought president in grips of Watergate

Archaeology news
▪ NBCNews: 6,100-year-old crock pot has earliest evidence of food spicing (and it's still delicious)

Pope Benedict
▪ TheGuardian: Ex-pope Benedict says God told him to resign during 'mystical experience'

Cross-cultural psychology news
▪ NPR: Japan projects a more assertive image to the world

Irony news
▪ NBCNews: American Airlines' trainee found on 'no-fly' list

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ FoxNews: Study: Welfare pays more than minimum wage in most states

▪ FoxNews: 3 members of 1972 Dolphins skip White House event over differences with Obama

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: Panning for gold in South Sudan, a gram at a time

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 500,000 searches
Blue Moon
▪ USAToday: 'Blue moon' dominates night sky, captivates observers

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <500,000 searches
Elmore Leonard
▪ See Trendilla from yesterday (Tuesday, August 20, 2013)

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
PS4 release date
▪ Techradar: PS4 release date confirmed as Nov. 15 in US, Nov. 29 in Europe

Al Jazeera America
▪ USAToday: Al Jazeera America launches, sues AT&T

Christopher Lane
▪ See 'Gun violence news' in Trendilla from yesterday (Tuesday, August 20, 2013)

Trending: Sunday, June 30, 2013

Published 12:56 CST (GMT - 5:00)

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Today's headlines
Breaking
▪ CNN: NYC sightseeing helicopter down in Hudson River
▪ ABCNews: Helicopter lands in NYC's Hudson River

Heat wave
▪ CNN: Record-setting heat wave turns fatal in Southwest
▪ NBCNews: Health fears as more record temperatures forecast for heat-baked West
▪ CBSNews: Oppressive heat wave to continue across West

Obama in Africa
▪ NPR: 'Deeply humbled' Obama visits Mandela's former jail cell
▪ CNN: Obama pledges $7 billion to upgrade power in Africa
▪ NBCNews: Obama visits Mandela's former jail before South Africa speech

NSA spying/Snowden
▪ FoxNews: Allegations on NSA bugging stir tension with European allies
▪ CNN: Europe furious, 'shocked' by report of U.S. spying
▪ NBCNews: Assange says 'no stopping' publishing of Snowden's NSA secrets
▪ NBCNews: EU confronts Washington over reports it spies on European allies
▪ NBCNews: Our unlikely man in Moscow takes on Putin over human rights, spying and Snowden

Egypt
▪ NPR: Egypt: Morsi rejects calls to step aside as protests build
▪ CNN: Morsy's foes, supporters face off in Cairo on his first anniversary
▪ CNN: U.S. student killed in Egypt was enthralled with region
▪ NBCNews: Tens of thousands of Egyptians flood streets to demand Morsi quit

Vanderbilt sex crime investigation
▪ CNN: Four Vandy football players dismissed amid sex crime
▪ NBCNews: Vandy dismisses four players caught up in sex crime probe

Pop culture news
▪ NBCNews: Michael Phelps repeats he has no comeback plans
▪ ABCNews: Prepare for Google reader shutdown on Monday

Aviation news
▪ NBCNews: 4 die in midair collision of glider, airplane in British Columbia

Voting Rights Act
▪ NBCNews: Let the lawsuits begin: Advocates pivot strategy following Voting Rights Act ruling

Science news
▪ NPR: Your choice in utensils can change how food tastes

Workplace news
▪ FoxNews: Indian airline recruits female flight attendants to save money on fuel

Lightning strike news
▪ NBCNews: Lightning strikes three children at Indianapolis summer camp; one critically injured

Ecosystem news
▪ USAToday: 'Crazy ants' invade Southern states, altering ecosystem

News of the horrid
▪ CNN: Man accused of strangling, shopping up cooking puppy

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ CBSNews: Atheists unveil 'first' monument on government property
▪ CBSNews: Is cursive writing dead?
▪ NPR: Legalese aside, how do we talk about race?
▪ FoxNews: California responders suing teen hikers for recovery costs, medical bills

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NPR: Pretend leaders excite Palestinians' Democratic spirit
▪ NBCNews: 16 killed, including 4 children, in Pakistan bomb attack
▪ NBCNews: 7 Saudis imprisoned for using Facebook to urge protests
▪ CNN: Top Somali militant, wanted by U.S. killed in infighting
▪ NBCNews: From ethnic slaughter to stability in two decades: Former war zone Croatia joins EU

Out-of-the-ordinary news
▪ FoxNews: Inmates rush to aid guard after prisoner bites off her ear
▪ NBCNews: Alligator found in New London running down sidewalk

Obituaries in the news
▪ NBCNews: Plano police looking into death of pro-wrestler Doink the Clown

Yesterday Google trends with at least 200,000 searches
Anna Nicole Smith
▪ Hollywood Reporter: 'Anna Nicole' movie: Agnes Bruckner on playing on icon and the surprising thing she learned

NASCAR
▪ USAToday: NASCAR race at Kentucky starts on time, but rain in area

Trending: Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Published 4:05 p.m. CST (GMT - 5:00)

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Today's headlines
Pet food recall
▪ CBSNews: Natura Pet Products recalls all lots of dry food due to salmonella fears
▪ NaturaPet.com: Voluntary recall announced on official Website
▪ FDA.gov: Natura Pet issues volunta ry recall of specialized dry pet foods due to  possible health risk

Drone news
▪ FoxNews: FBI director: Bureau uses drones for surveillance on US soil
▪ CNN: FBI uses drones in U.S., says Mueller
▪ NBCNews: FBI director tells Congress agency uses drones for surveillance on U.S. soil

Obama in Berlin
▪ NBCNews: 50 years after iconic JFK speech, Obama honors 'magic' moment in Berlin
▪ NPR: In Germany, Obama urges world to fight for 'peace with justice'

Taliban talks
▪ FoxNews: Afghan President Karzai rejects peace talks with the Taliban, suspends talks with US
▪ NBCNews: US-Taliban peacs talks in doubt amid Afghan anger over office, flag

NSA leaks, Google
▪ NBCNews: Google: 'We're not in cahoots with the NSA'
▪ ABCNews: NSA claim of thwarted NYSE plot contradicted by court documents

IRS scandal
▪ NBCNews: IRS to pay $70M in employee bonuses, senator says

TWA Flight 800
▪ CBSNews: TWA Flight 800 gets another look 17 years later
▪ CNN: Filmmaker asserts new evidence on crash of TWA Flight 800

Child abuse news
▪ CNN: Police: Ohio day-care operator drugged pancakes to make children sleep

Jimmy Hoffa
▪ CNN: Fed, again, leave empty-handed in Hoffa hunt
▪ NBCNews: Latest search for Jimmy Hoffa called off with no remains found

Porcine (pig) virus
▪ NBCNews: Outbreak of deadly piglet virus spreads to 13 states

Obesity named a disease
▪ NPR: AMA says it's time to call obesity a disease
▪ CNN: Physicians group (AMA) labels obesity a disease
▪ FoxNews: Obesity as a disease: What does it mean for Americans?

Falling HPV rates
▪ NBCNews: HPV infections fell by half in teen girls after vaccine, study shows
▪ CNN: HPV rates down more than expected
▪ CBSNews: CDC: HPV vaccine reduced disease rates in teen girls by 56 percent

Health news
▪ NBCNews: Butter coffee: Will it give you extra energy or just make you fat?
▪ NBCNews: New study tracks emotional health of 'surrogate kids'

Weather news
▪ CNN: (Video) Tornado touches down at Denver airport
▪ CNN: (Video) Volcano eruption caught on tape

Science news
▪ FoxNews: Bacterial 'bling:' Adding silver to antibiotics boosts their effectiveness
▪ USAToday: World Food Prize goes for work on biotech crops

Consumer beware news
▪ NBCNews: Buyer beware: Major stores may mislead with 'sales'

World-of-work news
▪ CNN: Working from home? Boss may still be peeking over your shoulder

Pop culture news
▪ CNN: Men's Wearhouse fires the 'I guarantee it' guy
▪ NBCNews: Men's Wearhouse icon won't like the way he looks. He's out!

Obituaries in the news
▪ NBCNews: Singer, yodeler Slim Whitman dies at 90
▪ NBCNews: Best-selling author Vince Flynn dies at 47

Out-of-the ordinary news
▪ CNN: Two charged in bizarre X-ray terror plot
▪ NBCNews: Feds: 2 plotted to build 'Hiroshima light switch' weapon


Yesterday's Google trends with at least 1M searches
Cher
▪ People: Cher returns to the stage at 'The Voice' finale

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 500,000 searches but < 1M
Who Won the Voice
▪ FoxNews: Danielle Bradbery wins Season 4 of 'The Voice'

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 searches but <500,000
Aaron Hernandez
▪ USAToday: Man says Aaron Hernandez shot him in the face

Michael Hastings
USNews: Journalist Michael Hastings dies at 33

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 searches but <200,000
NHL
▪ NHL.comn: Report: Avalanche likely to pass on Seth Jones

Mac Miller
▪ MTV: How I learned to love Mac Miller

Born Sinner
▪ MTV: J. Cole's 'Born Sinner:' Album review roundup

Lil Wayne
▪ USAToday: Lil Wayne and the flag: No desecration intended

Lolo Jones
▪ ABCNews: Olympian Lolo Jones, Bobsled Federation respond to paycheck backlash

Steve Gleason
▪ USAToday: Steve Gleason accepts apologies from fired Atlanta DJs