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Monday, January 20, 2014

Trending: Monday, January 20, 2014

Published 3:48 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)
Yesterday's Google trends and today's U.S. Twitter Trending now at bottom


Today's headlines

What they're leading with
CNN: EXCLUVIVE: Gruesome Syria photos may prove torture by Assad regime
NBCNews: Olympics terror dragnet: Russia hunts as many as four 'black widows'
NPR: Low hopes, high stakes for Syria peace conference in Geneva; Oxfam: World's richest 1 percent control half of global wealth (have versus have not)
FoxNews: Shortage of lethal drugs, 'ugly' Ohio execution fuels battle over death penalty
ABCNews: Carousel: Urgent search in Sochi for possible Olympic suicide bomber; Richard Sherman and other epic sore winners; Postal union wants to stamp out Staples plan; Latest headline: 10 hurt in explosion at Omaha animal feed plant
CBSNews: Rosetta comet-chasing spacecraft wakes up after 2.5-year hibernation
USAToday: Poll: Most Americans now oppose the NSA program; Poll: Most doubt Christie did not know about scandal

Pre-Sochi 2014 Olympics news
CNN: Warships part of U.S. contingency plan for Sochi Olympics
NBCNews: Violinist Vanessa-Mae to ski at Sochi Olympics for Thailand
NPR: U.S. Olympic skier finds team spirit, minus the team

Gun violence news
FoxNews: Cleveland police in hunt for gunman after 5-year-old girl shot dead

Mars news
CNN: Mystery rock spotted on Mars

Recall news
CNN: Kraft Velvetta product recalled

Infection news
NBCNews: Doctors' dress code aims to halt nasty germs

Gender in the U.S. news
NBCNews: Daughters make more decisions on parents' care, study finds

Race in the U.S. news
ABCNews: Study: Nearly half of black men arrested by age 23

Marijuana news
USAToday: Is marijuana more dangerous than alcohol?

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
NBCNews: More Americans buying wedding insurance
NBCNews: Minneapolis/St. Paul is American's fittest city


Yesterday's Google trends with at least 5M searches
Super Bowl
NPR: Broncos, Seahawks headed to the Super Bowl

Richard Sherman
USAToday: Erin Andrews is happy that Richard Sherman 'lost his mind' in postgame interview

Martin Luther King Jr.
NPR: A promise unfulfilled: 1962 MLK speech recording is discovered

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <500,000 searches
NaVorro Bowman
USAToday: 49ers LB Navorro Bowman suffers gruesome knee injury

The Following
LATimes: Kevin Bacon finally loosens up on 'The Following'

Ann Wilson
USAToday: Ann Wilson's national anthem draws mixed reviews

Marshawn Lynch
SeattleTimes: Rookie lineman Alvin Bailey helps pave the way for Marchawn Lynch

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Jim Harbaugh
NBCSports: Jim Harbaugh decries 'loophole' on Bowman's forced fumble

Roy Garber
ABCNews: 'Shipping Wars' star Roy Garber dies

Eric Decker
CBSSports: Eric Decker resurfaces as a factor

Trending now on Twitter
#SKAISLAYED
#JanoskianatorsAreNeverLeaving
Happy MLK Day
#MoreFakeThanWendyDavis
#AustinAllyLiveChat
#RichardSherman
The Knicks
MSG
Dr. King

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Trending: Sunday, January 19, 2014

Published 10:20 a.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)


Yesterday's Google trends and today's U.S. Twitter trending now at bottom

Today's headlines

What they're leading with
CNN: Hoboken: Mayor: 'It's true,' Christie administration withheld funds
NBCNews: Why customer service at the IRS is bad, and could get worse
NPR: Cooking with conifers: An evergreen trick that's newly hip; Former NBA star Dennis Rodman checks into alcohol rehab
FoxNews: Leahy says Senate will push for NSA legislation, suggests Obama didn't go far enough
ABCNews: Carousel: Putin defends anti-gay law but vows no 'problems' for guests; women killed two children in 'exorcism,' police say; Christie denies withholding Sandy aid; Latest headline: Dennis Rodman checks in into rehab center
CBSNews: The higher purpose of doodling
USAToday: What if firms shared their cash with employees;  Russia's Vladimir Putin links gays to pedophiles

Pre-Sochi Olympics news
CNN: Russia's Putin vows Sochi Winter Olympics will be kept secure

Weather news
NBCNews: Bitterly cold weather returning, but don't call it a 'polar vortex,' meteorologists plead

Hacking news
NBCNews: Smart refrigerators and TVs hacked to send out spam, according to report

Central African Republic news
CNN: Group: Convoy attack kills 3 children, 19 adults in Central African Republic (terrorism)

Thailand

NBCNews: 28 hurt as explosions rock anti-government protest site in Thailand
NPR: Dozens injured by blast at anti-government rally in Thailand

Pakistan
ABCNews: Bomb kills 20 troops in NW Pakistan
CBSNews: New Taliban attack in Pakistan has many fearing their rise

Internet Freedom Day
NBCNews: One year after his death, Aaron Swartz remains a symbol for internet activists

Wildfire news
FoxNews: Residents cleared to return as LA-area fire dies down

Collapsing things news
NBCNews: Bay Harbor Island deck collapse sends 20 into water

School shooting followup news
NPR: UPDATED: Student in Philadelphia school shooting surrenders

Alternative medicine news
NPR: Western scientists look to Chinese medicine for fresh leads

New book news
NPR: Living, and 'forgiving,' in a brilliant writer's obit

Amazon/anticipatory shipping news
TechCrunch: Amazon patents 'anticipatory' shipping... to start sending stuff before you've bought it

Carnivorous fish news
CBSNews: 'Voracious' carnivorous fish keep attacking Argentine bathers

Equality news
USAToday: Equality still elusive 50 years after Civil Rights Act
USAToday: Sasheer Zamata makes debut on 'SNL'

Obituaries in the news
CBSNews: 'Partridge Family' star Dave Madden dead at 82

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 500,000 searches

SAG Awards
CNN: 'Amerian Hustle' takes home top SAG Award

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <500,000 searches

Ana Ivanovic
CNN: Ana Ivanovic able to 'out-Serena' Williams in Australian Open upset

Darren Sharper
CBSNews: Ex-NFL star Darren Sharper arrested over rape charges

Drake
LATimes: Drake kicks off a new year, new point of view on 'SNL'

Trending now on U.S. Twitter
#HappyBirthdayBeliebers
#YouAndA
#Eto #ChampionshipSunday
#LiamWeStandByYou
3-0 Chelsea
Stomp The Yard
Man U   
Paul George

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Trending: Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Published 3:33 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)


Yesterday's Google trends and today's trending now on (U.S.) Twitter at bottom


Today's headlines
What they're leading with
CNN: Source: Missing U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl seen in video
NBCNews: U.S. has recent 'proof of life' video of POW Bowe Bergdahl
NPR: Bipartisan report calls Benghazi attacks 'preventable'; Danish tourist reportedly gang-raped, robbed in New Delhi
FoxNews: Senator presses DHS chief on transporting smuggled kids, likens to 'Furious' scandal
ABCNews: Carousel: Video captures biotech exec's alleged shooting spree; Man brain-damaged after doc allegedly leaves heart op; 8 tips to get your luggage safely to its destination; Latest headline: Senate Committee says Benghazi attacks preventable
CBSNews: Air Force rocked by cheating, drug scandal
USAToday: 'Proof of life' video of captured soldier surfaces; Air Force drug scandal widens, secretary says

Pre-Sochi Olympics news
NBCNews: Seven die in shootout during pre-Olympic Russia militant sweep

McDonald's news
FoxNews: NYC McDonald's battles with group of elderly who want to sit there all day

Theater texting fatality
NBCNews: Movie-theater texting confrontation may have had prequel

Acetaminophen warning
CNN: FDA: Acetaminophen doses over 350 mg might lead to liver damage

Alcohol news
ABCNews: New research shows the perils of sugar-free cocktails
ABCNews: Alcohol substitute promises all the buzz, none of the hangover
USAToday: Men who drink heavily lose memories faster with age

Diabetes news
NPR: Biceps curl and down dogs may help lower diabetes risk

Legalized marijuana news
NBCNews: Colorado airport installs 'amnesty' boxes for pot users
ABCNews: Americans split evenly on legalizing marijuana

Tesla news
CNN: Musk says cheaper Telsa model 'about three years away'

High-seas piracy news
NPR: Piracy on high seas at lowest level in 6 years, report says

Media wars
CNN: Weather Channel blackout highlights competition from web

Teacher news
NBCNews: Teacher who saved students at NM school shooting praised as 'amazing man'


Recall news NBCNews: Sears, Kmart recall Kenmore heaters over risk of fire

Wildfire news
CBSNews: Small wildfires, fears of worse sweep Calif.

Animal mystery news
USAToday: Why birds fly in V-formation

World-of-work news
TIME: Exhausted Barclays interns napped on toilet
NBCNews: How to close the gender gap at work? Strike a pose (emotions at work)
NBCNews: Want better returns? Give your money to a woman
CBSNews: The 'nerve-wracking' experience of the long-term unemployed

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
NBCNews: Report: Thinner doesn't mean healthy for Asian-Americans
NPR: 5 years ago, Sully landed on the Hudson and Twitter took off


Yesterday's Google trends with at least 500,000 searches
Justin Bieber

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <500,000 searches
Ciara pregnant

Trending now on U.S. Twitter
#7YearsOfKidrauhl
#KnockOffBands
#TeaTime
#wcw
#MLK
Jim Caldwell
American Idol
Katy Perry
Lone Survivor
Netflix