Trending: Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Published 1:25 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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▪ CNN: Searchers dispute company's claim that it may have found aircraft wreckage

▪ NBCNews: Clippers owner Donald Sterling fined $5M and suspended indefinitely by NBA
▪ NPR: Campus sexual assaults are targeted in new White House report
▪ FoxNews: Benghazi emails suggest White House aide involved in prepping Rice for 'video' explanation
▪ ABCNews: Latest headline: Boehner, back in D.C. denies mocking GOP colleagues in video
▪ CBSNews: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: GeoResonance survey company says 'wreckage of a commercial airliner' found
▪ USAToday: 'Rambo' gunman injures 6 at FedEx facility, kills self

Health care predictions
▪ NPR: Health law adviser says insurers will morph into providers

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Edie Brickell
▪ TheGuardian: Paul Simon and wife Edie Brickell arrested on disorderly conduct charges

Arkansas tornadoes
▪ See Trendilla from yesterday (Monday, April 29, 2014)

On the Run tour (Beyonce)

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Problem Ariana Grande

Spurs
▪ ESPN: Spurs even series with Mavs despite blowing 20-point lead in 3rd quarter

Craig Ferguson
▪ TIME: Why replace Craig Ferguson at all?

Internet Explorer
▪ See Trendilla from yesterday (Monday, April 28, 2014)

Trending now on Twitter (U.S.)
▪ #bannedforlife
▪ #RuinAMovieQuote
▪ Pete Rose'd
▪ #justiceserved
▪ #banhammer
▪ Board of Governors
▪ #StarWarsEpisodeVII
▪ Rihanna Goes Topless For Lui Magazine
▪ John Servati

Trending: Thursday, April 24, 2014

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

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▪ 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: Wednesday, April, 23, 2014

Published 11:46 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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▪ CNN: MH370: 'Object of interest' found on Western Australian coast

▪ NBCNews: Broken fingers reveal South Korea ferry victims' escape bids
▪ NPR: A path out of prison for low-level, nonviolent drug offenders
▪ FoxNews: DOJ announces clemency overhaul, allows release for some after 10 years
▪ ABCNews: Latest headline: Ferry diver's search for bodies 'extremely difficult' in muddy water
▪ CBSNews: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 hunt set to go deeper as 'materials washed ashore" in Australia investigated
▪ USAToday: March new home sales plunge 14.5%

Ebola news
▪ CNN: Ebola outbreak: Death toll rises to over 140 in Liberia, Guinea

Art forgery news
▪ CNN: Prosecutor: Indicted art dealer, painter were 'masters of forgery and deceit'

Have-versus-have-nots
▪ CNN: Many low-wage workers not protected by minimum wage

Streaming wars
▪ CNN: HBO shows coming to Amazon ... not Netflix

Rescue news
▪ NBCNews: Marooned snorkelers rescued in Australia after scrawing SOS in sand

Aol hacked
▪ HLN: Aol Mail hacked; everyone makes the same joke

World-of-work in in the news
▪ NBCNews: Ex-Buffalo Bills cheerleaders sue over low pay, 'jiggle test'

Will it make 'Wait, Wait?'
USAToday: Boy released by kidnapper after singing gospel music

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Aereo
▪ CNN: Supreme Court quizzes Aereo: Do TV streams break the law?

Pat Tillman
▪ NPR: Soldier speaks up a decade after Pat Tillman's friendly-fire death

Trending now on Twitter (U.S.)
▪ #MUT9K
▪ 6 Months Later You're Strangers
▪ #CelebrateAdmins
▪ #Shakespeare450th
▪ #MottsFruitRush
▪ Happy 450th
▪ My Wcw
▪ Goran Dragic
▪ Belgium

Trending: Wednesday, April 16, 2014

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

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▪ 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

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but less than 200,000 searches
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: Tuesday, April 15, 2014

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

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▪ CNN: Ukraine leader says anti-terror operation under way in Donetsk region

▪ NBCNews: Biden: 'Even though I'm not a Boston fan, I love you guys'
▪ NPR: Despite worries, Boston survivor heads back to the start line
▪ FoxNews: Moscow officials blast UN report claiming ethnic Russians in eastern Ukraine falsely claimed assault
▪ ABCNews: Latest headline: Arizona man accused in 'mercy killing' goes missing
▪ CBSNews: Bombing survivor exemplifies resilience after miraculous recovery
▪ USAToday: Boston honors marathon survivors, first responders

Missing jet
▪ CNN: A primer on the latest in the search for Flight 370

Stabbing fatalities
▪ NBCNews: Five stabbed to death at college house  party in Calgary

Netflix
▪ CNN: Netflix speeds surge for Comcast users following connection deal

Fossil news
▪ CBSNews: 500-million-year-old embryo fossils a rare and mysterious find

It's-not-fiction news
▪ FoxNews: California doctor helps restrain passenger accused to trying to open door midflight

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Mimi

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USAirways tweet
▪ CNN: US Airways says lewd tweet was a mistake

Who killed Joffrey
▪ Telegraph: Game of Thrones becomes a murder mystery

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <500,000 searches
Google Glass
▪ CNN: Google Glass targeted as symbol by anti-tech crowd

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Eastbay

Trending now on Twitter (U.S.)
▪ #Giroud
▪ #AwkwardSeniorYear
▪ #JackieRobinsonDay
▪ #CakeMe
▪ #RiseForSeason2
▪ LIL WAYNE BEST RAPPER ALIVE - Lil B
▪ Shawn Mendes
▪ Cuonzo
▪ Easter

Trending: Monday, April 14, 2014

Published 3:11 a.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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▪ CNN: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Pings go silent; search goes underwater
▪ NBCNews: 'Everybody love him:' Tributes to youngest shooting victim
▪ NPR: Pulitzer Prizes are out: 'Washington Post,' 'The Guardian' win for NSA stories
▪ FoxNews: Russian jet passes at close range over US warship in Black Sea
▪ ABCNews: Latest headline: Gov. Deval Patrick: Boston 'very prepared' for marathon, security preparations 'on steroids'
▪ CBSNews: Cops: Utah mom admitted to killing 6 of her newborns
▪ USAToday: Pentagon says Russian jet buzzed U.S. warship

Kansas City Jewish Center shooting
▪ CNN: Police arrest 'raging anti-Semite' in Kansas Jewish center shootings

Nigeria blast
▪ NPR: Dozens dead, scores injured after bomb blast in Nigeria
▪ Fox News: At least 71 killed in massive explosion at bus station in Nigerian capital

Chile
▪ FoxNews: Death toll in Chile forest fire rises to 12, at least 2,000 homes destroyed

Kansas highway shootings
ABCNews: 20 Kansas City highway shootings recall fears of Ohio serial attacks

Michael Phelps (Retirement flip-flop news)
▪ CNN: Michael Phelps confirms return to competitive swimming arena Grand Prix
▪ USAToday: Michael Phelps coming out of retirement, to compete April 24-26

Solar system news
▪ FoxNews: Mars makes closest approach to Earth in 6 years Monday ahead of lunar eclipse

Tax news
▪ FoxNews:  Nobody wants $760 million? IRS poised to keep unclaimed tax refunds

Flirting
▪ TIME: How to flirt -- backed by scientific research

Legalized marijuana news
▪ USAToday: Want a pot brownie? Go to the vending machine

Running deaths
▪ FoxNews: 2 runners die near finish line of half marathon in North Carolina

Hangry/marital spat news
▪ CNN: Low blood sugar tied to 'hangry' fights with spouse

LASIK eye surgery
▪ FoxNews: LASIK eye surgery safe in long-term, experts say

Beef prices
▪ NPR: Record beef prices may lead grillers to cheaper cut of meat

Missing jet (societal cynicism)
▪ NBCNews: Chinese families skeptical of Aussie reports: 'Still one percent hope'

Gender news
▪ NPR: The Grumpy Point: When a man turns 70

Obituaries in the news
▪ NPR: Fred Ho, musician and activist, dies at 56

Will it make 'Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me?" (What happens when you break the rules)
▪ CBSNews: Boston firefighters smash brand new BMW to access fire hydrant

It's-not-fiction news
▪ FoxNews: In mix-up, woman pregnant with other couple's twins

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MTV Movie Awards
▪ USAToday: 10 moments you missed at the MTV movie awards

Blood moon
▪ USAToday: Does Tuesday's 'blood' eclipse signal the End Times?

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <500,000 searches
Mad Men
▪ TIME: RECAP: Mad Men: 'Time Zones'

Passover 2014
▪ HuffPost: Passover 2014, the unleavened basics

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Boston Marathon 2014
▪ BostonGlobe: Race director outlines what to expect at 2014 marathon

Aldon Smith
▪ USAToday: Aldon Smith arrested on false bomb report charge

Trending now on Twitter (U.S.)
▪ Jewish
▪ #usairways
▪ #Pulitzer
▪ Damn Mimi
▪ #PUIGvsPENCE
▪ Thot Breaker
▪ The Goldfinch
▪ #cleanWin
▪ #JOXISREAL
▪ Love & Hip Hop

Trending: Saturday, April 12, 2014

Published 1:40 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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▪ CNN: Missing Malaysia Airlines plane search a 'massive, massive' task, Abbott says

▪ NBCNews: Bus crash investigator: Tracker on Fedex truck likely destroyed
▪ NPR: Iran's culture wars: Who's winning these days?
▪ FoxNews: Armed men seize police stations in eastern Ukraine
▪ ABCNews: Latest headline: US Navy without new leads, Malaysia Airlines jet 'pinger' search to end in a 'few more days'
▪ CBSNews: Eyewitness account provides new details in deadly bus crash
▪ USAToday: Victims of 1st Fort Hood attack hope for more benefits

Cruise ship news
▪ CNN: Cruise ship passengers sickened on luxury liners

Heartbleed bug
▪ NBCNews: 'Heartbleed' bug coder: 'It was a simple programming error'

China
▪ USAToday: China's bike culture forges way into deadly traffic

Obituaries in the news
▪ NPR: Singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester dies

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Coachella
▪ LATimes: Coachella 2014: Parties lift fast food, bumper cars to VIP status

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Oculus
▪ RottenTomatoes: Tomatometer: 70%; Audience: 63%

Wonderlic test

Coldwater Creek
▪ LATimes: Bankrupt Coldwater Creek plans Mother's Day liquidation sales

Amy's Baking Company

Trending now on Twitter (U.S.)
▪ #jackandjackparadise
▪ #instagramnotworking
▪ A Gatsby
▪ Watch Here Now
▪ #FACup
▪ #winjrgear
▪ #AFCvWAFC 
▪ Kallstrom
▪ Neymar