Trending: Thursday, April 24, 2014

Published 3:13 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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What they're leading with

▪ CNN: Malaysian PM not declaring passengers dead

▪ NBCNews: Ferry victims' families surround officials, demand answers
▪ NPR: Retired Justice John Paul Stevens: Marijuana should be legal
▪ FoxNews: Arizona VA boss accused of covering up veterans' deaths linked to previous scandal
▪ ABCNews: Latest headline: San Diego Naval base on lockdown, person with weapon spotted
▪ CBSNews: Republicans denounce rancher Cliven Bundy's racist comments
▪ USAToday: Rancher says he's not racist as lawmakers decry remarks on blacks

Recall news
▪ CNN: GM's $1.3 billion recall cost wipes out profit

Measles
▪ NBCNews: Measles cases surge in U.S. fueled by unvaccinated travelers

GMOs
▪ NPR: Bracing for a battle, Vermont passes GMO labeling bill

World-of-work in the news
▪ NPR: British men win equal-pay claim against university

Japan/Cross-cultural
▪ CBSNews: Kennedy reflects on jumping into Japan's culturally sensitive issues

It's-not-fiction
▪ NBCNews: Fetal tissue used to generate electricity in Oregon

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Pine tar
▪ NBCNews: Michael Pineda suspended 10 games for 'foreign substance'

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Russell Wilson
▪ HuffPost: Seahawks Russell Wilson files for divorce

NFL Schedule 2014
▪ USAToday: NFL releases 2014 regular-season schedule

Alexandra Hedison
▪ CNN: Jodie Foster marries Alexandra Hedison

AAPL

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Blackhawks
▪ ChicagoTrib: Patrick Kane net game-winner in overtime

LaMarcus Aldridge
▪ ESPN: Another unstoppable night for Aldridge

Lupita Nyong'o
▪ CNN: Lupita Nyong'o named People's most beautiful person of 2014

Eric Hill
▪ CNN: 'Bachelorette' contestant, adventurer Eric Hill, dies after paragliding mishap

Trending now on Twitter (U.S.)
▪ #RaccoonMario
▪ #FavoriteSongOnTestimony
▪ #SMB3
▪ #TakeYourChildToWorkDay
▪ #TaylorGotArrestedBecause
▪ School of Rock
▪ Dice K
▪ Spencer Dinwiddie
▪ Daisuke Matsuzaka

Trending: Sunday, April 20, 2014 (Easter)

Published 12:28 CDT (GMT - 6:00

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What they're leading with
▪ CNN: Transcript: Passengers couldn't escape South Korean ferry, crew member says
▪ NBCNews: Transcripts show confusion and inaction as Korean ferry sank
▪ NPR: This may be rogue parishoner's last Easter in church
▪ FoxNews: Russian ambassador blames Ukraine militia for violence, denies takeover plans
▪ ABCNews: Pope Francis, huge crowd joyously celebrate Easter
▪ CBSNews: How much change can Pope Francis bring to the Catholic church?
▪ USAToday: Miscommunication added to chaos as ferry sank

Loch Ness News
▪ USAToday: Claim: Loch Ness monster spotted on Apple maps

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ CNN: How U.S. is lagging on quality of life (cross-cultural) (Social progress index)

Will it make 'Wait, Wait?'
▪ CNN: Tabby named Puddy Cat and its owner defrauded of $450,000, prosecutors say

Obituaries in the news
▪ CNN: Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, boxer wrongly convicted of murder, dies

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NBA

Foot Locker

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Eastbay

Finish line

NBA playoffs

Trending now on Twitter (U.S.)
▪ #GetWellSager
▪ #HeHasRisen
▪ Happy Resurrection Day
▪ #ThanksBart
▪ #MUTEgg
▪ #WeLoveArianaBecause
▪ BESR
▪ Tony Parker
▪ Joey Crawford

Trending: Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Published 2:09 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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Today's headlines
What they're leading with

▪ CNN: Rescuers search dark, cold sea for survivors of shipwreck off South Korea

▪ NBCNews: Tsarnaev can view autopsy photos: Judge
▪ NPR: The ultimate animal experience? Losing a memory quiz to a chimp
▪ FoxNews: At least 4 dead, 284 missing after ferry sinks off South Korean coast
▪ ABCNews: Latest headline: Man charged with marthon hoax held on $100K bail
▪ CBSNews: 'I felt like my heart stopped' (tourist boat sinking)
▪ USAToday: MH370: Sub searches for plane, again, as families fume

Ferry disaster
▪ NBCNews: South Korean ferry passengers' chances of survival 'small'
▪ USAToday: 4 dead, hundreds missing after South Korean ferry sinks

Oso, Washington mudslide
▪ NPR: Washington State mudslide death toll rises to 39

Nigeria
▪ CNN: Nigerian military searches for girls abducted by Boko Haram
▪ NPR: Dozens of girls abducted in Nigeria

Smartphone news
▪ CNN: 'Kill switch' may be standard on U.S. phones in 2016

Marijuana, brain news
▪ CBSNews: Casual marijuana use may alter brains of young smokers

Solar system news
▪ USAToday: Meet Peggy, Saturn's new moon

Cold cases
▪ CNN: Four decades later, disappearance of 2 missing S.D. girls blamed on fatal wreck

Well-being news (World of work)
▪ CNN: NCAA proposal: Athletes may receive unlimited food

China/Thailand (cross-cultural news)
▪ NBCNews: Trouble in Thailand: Chinese tourists gaining 'ugly' reputation

Will it make 'Wait, Wait?'
▪ USAToday: Missing Neb. boy, 3, found in toy claw machine

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Boston Marathon
See above

Gone Girl trailer

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Fargo
▪ TheGuardian: New TVadaptation of Fargo debuts to favourable reviews

August Alsina

Hillsborough disaster
▪ CNN: Hillsborough: A tragedy that united a city

Jackie Robinson
▪ ESPN: MLB marks Jackie Robinson Day

Trending now on Twitter (U.S.)
▪ #WhatKindOfBlackAreYou
▪ #FETUSONEDIRECTIONDAY
▪ #woozywednesday
▪ #MERYLatIU
▪ #PrayForSouthKorea
▪ Playoffs Drinking Game
▪ Allen Craig
▪ Johnny Cueto
▪ My WCW

Trending: Monday, February 10, 2014

Published 3:09 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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Today's headlines
What they're leading with
▪ CNN: Documents reveal Hillary Clinton's private reaction to her husband's cheating scandal with Monica Lewinsky
▪ NBCNews: Top storylines: Sochi Olympics; Michael Sam comes out
▪ NPR: It took a eugenicist to come up with 'moron;' U.S. citizen may be targeted with drone strike: reports
▪ FoxNews: Highway horror: Wrong-way crashes kill 11 in Florida, California
ABCNews: Serial killer feared after Virginia shooting; Speed skating twins pull off rare Olympic feat; Julia Mancuso takes bronze in super-combined
▪ CBSNews: Will a partisan divide derail universal pre-K?
▪ USAToday: Winter storm forecast to lash South with snow, ice

Extreme sports fatality deaths
▪ CNN: Newlywed dies after BASE jump attempt in Zion National Park in Utah

Bitcoin news
▪ CNN: Bitcoin is under siege

Philanthropy news
▪ NPR: Mark Zuckerberg, wife were most generous philanthropists in 2013

Unintended consequences news
▪ NPR: Prospectors see a golden lining in California's drought

Killed-by-animal news
▪ FoxNews: Tiger evades hunters, kills 10th person in India in 6 weeks

Loch Ness monster (non) news
▪ USAToday: Has the Loch Ness monster gone belly-up?

Astrophysics news
▪ FoxNews: Australian scientists discover oldest known star

Cross-cultural comparative news
▪ CNN: 'Nobody liked my selfie and now the country is going to hell' (in Thailand)

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: Study shows TV viewers watch when, where they want

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Flappy Bird
▪ CNN: Developer yanks 'Flappy Bird' after game soars to success

Walking Dead
▪ NBCNews: Fans have had enough of Carl and his vat of pudding

Michael Sam
▪ NPR: Coming out complicates player's prospects, NFL execs say

Paul McCartney
▪ NYT: 50 years later, Beatles steal another show

Gracie Gold
▪ USAToday: 13 things you need to know about U.S. skating sensation Gracie Gold


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Jamie Anderson
▪ CBSNews: Winter Olympics 2014: Jamie Anderson completes U.S. sweep of slopestyle

Shia LaBeouf
▪ FoxNews: Shia LaBeouf's bizarre antics on nothing new


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Silje Norendal
▪ HollywoodLife: Siljie Norendal: Is this Norwegian snowboarder the hottest Olympian?

Olga Graf
▪ FoxNews: Russian speed skater Olga Graf gives different kind of show

John Lennon
▪ CBSNews: Julian Lennon on his father, Beatles' impact


Twitter (U.S.) trending now▪
#CollegeDropout
▪ #HangWithTyler
▪ Michael Sam
▪ Sibling Tag
▪ Nash & Hayes Grier
▪ #dookfans
▪ #DerekJeter
▪ #curling
▪ Blake Griffin

Trending: Thursday, January 23, 2014

Published 2:29 CDT (GMT - 6:00)
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What they're leading with▪ CNN: Justin Bieber arrested on drunken driving, resisting arrest charges
▪ NBCNews: Holder: Clemency for Snowden 'too far,' but open to resolution
▪ NPR: An innovative plan to reel in sport fishermen to feed the hungry; Many missing after massive fire at seniors' home in Quebec
▪ FoxNews: ObamaCare death debt? States can seize assets to recoup Medicaid costs
▪ ABCNews: Carousel: Bieber exits jail on DUI charge, climbs on car, blows kiss; 'Goodfellas' heist and 6 other big capers; 8 cases where being 'hot for teacher' went too far; Latest headline: Police: Bus goes off 1-10 when man attacks driver (bus crash news)
▪ CBSNews: Arrest in 1978 Lufthansa heist that netted $5.8M
▪ USAToday: Plans are on for quick reaction force in Middle East; Wis. Gov. Walker praises sex offender in speech

Pre-Sochi Olympics news
▪ NBCNews: Patriotic style: Team USA reveals Olympic opening ceremony uniforms

Cross-cultural comparison news
▪ NPR: Twin toilets in Sochi: Some wonder why that's a big deal
▪ TIME: How two German-owned sister supermarket brands became hot trendsetters in the U.S. (Aldi)

Background check scandal news
▪ CNN: U.S. security contractor accused of 'dumping' background checks
▪ NBCNews: DOJ accuses firm that vetted Snowden of faking 665,000 background checks

Omega-3 (fish oil) news
▪ FoxNews: Fish oil supplements may shield against Alzheimer's, study finds

Herbalife news
▪ NBCNews: Herbalife shares drop as senator calls for probe

Soft drinks and health news
▪ CNN: Consumer Reports: Too many sodas contain potential carcinogen (4-Mel/caramel coloring)

Recreational drug use news
▪ NBCNews: What's 'sizzurp?' A dangerous way for kids to get high

Syria
▪ CNN: This is your captain: We'll shortly be arriving at Syria's most dangerous city (Aleppo)

Power news
▪ Oakridger.com: Speaker (CIA veteran) says power, not religion, motivates terrorist organizations

India
▪ NBCNews: Indian village 'court' orders gang rape of woman as punishment for boyfriend

Ethical dilemma news
▪ NBCNews: Fetus of Texas woman on life support 'distinctly abnormal,' family lawyers say

Animal intelligence
▪ NPR: The return of the chicken police

Netflix
▪ CBSNews: Netflix eyes a pricing overhaul, but can it avoid a revolt?

World-of-work-news
▪ CNN: Cheerleader sues Oakland Raiders over wages
▪ FoxNews: Raiders cheerleader lawsuit claims pay is less than $5 an hour

It's-not-fiction news (plot device)
▪ CNN: Mysterious photo found in dog's collar

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Tanaka
▪ NYTimes: Masahiro Tanaka says he chose Yankees 'to win the World Series'

Nadal
▪ BBC: Rafael Nadal beats Grigor Dimitrov to make Australian Open semis

Captain and Tennille
▪ CBSNews: The Captain and Tennille are getting a divorce

Juan Mata
TheGuardian: Manchester United make club record bid for Chelsea's Juan Mata

Trending now on Twitter
▪ #UncleSugar
▪ #DeportBieber
▪ #EconomyofYou
▪ #CSMTKO
▪ #WeWillAlwaysSupportYouJustin
▪ Sean Taylor
▪ DUI
▪ Hunter Moore
▪ Miami

Trending: Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Published 3:44 p.m. CDT (GMT - 5:00)

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Today's headlines
Obamacare Website
▪ CNN: Security hole found in Obamacare Website
▪ CBSNews: Obamacare: More than 2 million people getting booted from existing health insurance plans

Hurricane Sandy aftermath news
▪ NBCNews: Superstorm Sandy anniversary: One year later, thousands still not home

Undersea tunnel news
▪ CNN: Turkey's Marmaray project: An ambitious plan to link Europe and Asia

Navy news
▪ CNN: Bigger, lighter, deadlier! Navy launches new stealth  destroyer

Google glass
▪ CNN: New Google Glass in on the way

Stock market news
▪ USAToday: Dow and S&P 500 close at record highs

Amazon.com news
▪ NPR: Top reviewers on Amazon get tons of free stuff

Dallas shootings
▪ CNN: Man arrested in connection with 5 deaths near Dallas
▪ NBCNews: At least 5 dead after Texas shooting spree, dramatic manhunt

Airline news
▪ NBCNews: How airlines are nickel and diming their way to record revenue

High school sports deaths
▪ FoxNews: Top high school basketball player dies after collapsing during game

Facebook news
▪ CNN: Why Facebook is full of giraffes

Smoking news
▪ CNN: Smoking really does make you look older, a twin study confirms

Hunger news
▪ NPR: Startups try to reroute food waste to the hungry

Syndrome 'X' news
▪ FoxNews: Woman who never aged dies at 20

Followup news: Newtown/Adam Lanza
▪ NBCNews: Test confirm no drugs in system of Newtown school shooter

Animal survival news
▪ NBCNews: Prehistoric sharks escaped mass extinction by diving deeper

Noise as a weapon news
▪ NBCNews: Britney Spears' music used to drive away Somali pirates

Evolutionary news
▪ USAToday: Yes, men realy do ogle women's bodies

Cross-cultural news
▪ NBCNews: Record of 92 foreign players on NBA roster to start season

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Seahawks
▪ USAToday: Seahawks stop Rams' surge at goal line on final drive

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AAPL
▪ CSM: AAPL: Apple earnings fall despite strong iPhone sales

Battlefield 4