daily links: june 2007

6.1.07
ABCnews.com—New York set to repeal anti-scalping laws
USA Today—One of world's top spammers arrested
Fox News—Universal and Warner Bros. team to build Harry Potter theme park scheduled to open in 2009
CNN.com—New video of Loch Ness Monster taken last week called best evidence yet for the beast's existence
New Scientist—Some scientists believe Mars has a molten core, which means its dead magnetic field could one day start up again
MSNBC—Anonymous alum gives $100 million to University of Chicago to create scholarships for low income students


6.4.07
Fox News—Larry Flynt is offering $1 million for proof of any illicit sexual encounter with a high ranking government official
ABCnews.com—School denies diplomas to five students whose families violating no-cheering rules at graduation ceremony
New Scientist—Protective vests made from polyethylene are 40% stronger than Kevlar
USA Today—Cubs manager Lou Piniella suspended indefinitely after getting into an altercation with an umpire during a game
MSNBC—Philadelphia Boy Scouts chapter must abandon anti-gay policy or lose their rent-free headquarters provided by the city
BBC News—iTunes users upset about user data embedded in premium DRM-free tracks downloaded from the iTunes store


6.5.07
Fox News—Violent crime on the rise for the second straight year
USA Today—Heelys shoes linked to rise in injuries for kids. My question: what kind of idiot parent doesn't know that just by seeing them in action?
MSNBC—Putin says he will aim nuclear warheads at Europe if the US installs a missile defense system there
CNN.com—Apple announces launch date for iPhone
ABCnews.com—New kit lets both sexes test fertility at home
New Scientist—Forgetfulness is used by the brain to keep the most relevant memories at the forefront


6.6.07
USA Today—Libby sentenced to 30 months in prison
ABCnews.com—Marine panel wants to remove honorable discharge status for soldier who wore his uniform to an anti-war protest
CBS News—Michigan triples the price of a keg deposit because many people were selling the kegs for scrap instead of returning them
MSNBC—Ask.com will expand search results screen to include multimedia elements
CNN.com—Next model of Honda Accord won't have hybrid option
Fox News—Florida drought unearths ancient artifacts in Lake Okeechobee


6.7.07
ABCnews.com—Iran shipping arms to the Taliban
Fox News—Dutch students selling powdered alcohol
USA Today—L.L. Bean to build theme park near its headquarters in Maine
MSNBC—Woman arrested after letting her son step on a flag during a protest at a soldier's funeral
CBS News—Man says health drink gave him an erection that wouldn't go away
CNN.com—Bob Barker tapes his final Price Is Right show


6.11.07
Fox News—Howard Dean says that Democrats could lose their political advantage if they do not end the Iraq war. And he's right.
CNN.com—Teen athlete dies after overmedicating with over the counter sports creme
USA Today—Lieberman wants US to consider military strike against Iran
MSNBC—Colin Powell says US should close Gitmo detention facility
ABCnews.com—Critics say new cigarette packaged in black and pink box targets young girls
BBC News—Scientists want patent on process they're developing to create a man-made organism


6.12.07
USA Today—Court rules that the Bush administration cannot hold a US resident as an enemy combatant without bringing charges
CNN.com—Apple to make its Safari browser available to Windows users
ABCnews.com—Some families paying for all four years of college in advance to avoid annual tuition increases
CBS News—New corn-based polymer can replace petroleum in many manufacturing processes
New Scientist—Hyptertension drug may prevents Parkinson's symptoms
Fox News—Company won't give unpaid leave to employee who wants to donate a kidney to a sick relative


6.13.07
CBS News—MIT researchers transmit electricity to light bulb without using wires
USA Today—12 year old girl qualifies for golf's US Women's Open
New Scientist—Detection of low-frequency radio waves on Titan could point to a subsurface ocean
BBC News—Google says it will retain user data linked to search terms for 18 months
MSNBC—Passport applicants who paid an extra $60 for expedited processing to get refunds
ABCnews.com—Home foreclosures at all time high


6.14.07
Fox News—Harriet Miers subpoenaed in probe over the firings of US attorneys
USA Today—Whale caught off coast of Alaska with weapon from the 1800s still embedded in its neck
CNN.com—Iran's parliament passes bill that would give death penalty to anyone convicted of working in a pornographic film
ABCnews.com—Woman bleeds to death in ER waiting room after waiting 45 minutes to be seen by a doctor
MSNBC—New Jersey jail accidentally releases man suspected in two murders
CBS News—Spielberg endorses Clinton


6.15.07
ABCnews.com—MLB threatening to shut down fantasy league baseball unless players are compensated
Fox News—Judge orders Libby to serve jail time while waiting for his appeal
CNN.com—Baby monitor in Chicago home picking up transmissions from the space shuttle
USA Today—Kellogg will make foods healthier or stop marketing them to children
New Scientist—10th planet, Eris, proves to have more mass than Pluto
CBS News—Spielberg endorses Clinton


6.18.07
CNN.com—Duke lacrosse prosecutor disbarred
USA Today—Romney wants to increase military by at least 100,000 troops. No word on where they will come from without a draft, though.
MSNBC—Man has car stolen twice in one day
Fox News—Woman arrested for being topless in public accepts $29,000 settlement after judge rules in her favor
ABCnews.com—Bullet-ridden dolphins wash up on California coast
BBC News—Sony apologizes for setting violent video game in Manchester cathedral


6.19.07
MSNBC—Supreme Court upholds right of car passengers to challenge illegal searches
ABCnews.com—Wal-Mart to get rid of their trademark blue vests for employees
USA Today—Orioles fire manager Sam Perlozzo after losing 8 straight and 13 of their last 15
CNN.com—Yahoo! CEO to be replaced by co-founder Yang
CBS News—US Air will replace all of its Boeing 737s with Airbus models
BBC News—Blockbuster backs the Blu-ray format for next generation DVDs


6.20.07
BBC News—WWF says desalinization of ocean water is not a solution to water shortages
USA Today—PlayStation creator resigning from Sony
ABCnews.com—Couple convicted of tax evasion in standoff with federal agents
CNN.com—Vatican issues 10 commandments for drivers
Fox News—Former narcotics cop now sellling DVDs giving tips to marijuana users on not getting caught
MSNBC—Newest game from Rockstar banned in Britain


6.21.07
MSNBC—Crowd beats to death passenger in a car that hit (but did not kill) a child
USA Today—Bush vetoes stem cell bill
ABCnews.com—School crossing guard charged with more than 1000 counts of sexual assault against children
CNN.com—Several colleges planning to boycott a portion of the US News higher ed survey
Fox News—Bloomberg denies he's prepping for a presidential run even as he drops his Republican party affiliation
BBC News—European Space Agency wants six volunteers to spend 17 months in an isolation tank to simulate a manned Mars mission


6.22.07
CNN.com—100 foot deep lake in the Andes disappears
USA Today—Republicans block bill that would have raised taxes on oil companies to fund renewable energy initiatives
ABCnews.com—Two teen girls thrown off city bus for kissing each other
MSNBC—Girardi turns down offer to coach Orioles
New Scientist—Microsoft to modify Vista search function to allow other search engines to be used in place of the default Microsoft version, but the fix likely won't be released until sometime next year
Fox News—NASA scrubs Thursday's scheduled shuttle landing


6.25.07
ABCnews.com—Woman is kidnapped and has word "snitch" branded onto face after cooperating with police on a domestic violence investigation
CBS News—AMA considers labeling video game addiction as a mental disorder
CNN.com—San Francisco bans bottled water from city government offices
MSNBC—Teen has feet severed while on ride at Six Flags
Fox News—Girl banned from school for wearing chasity pledge ring
USA Today—iTunes now third largest music retailer, overtaking Amazon and behind only Wal-Mart and Best Buy


6.26.07
CBS News—New Jersey high school censors gay kiss in yearbook
USA Today—Supreme Court rules that special interest political groups can continue to air ads in the final two months leading up to elections
CNN.com—Judge tosses out $54 million lawsuit against dry cleaners who lost a pair of pants
ABCnews.com—Kobayashi could miss this year's hot dog eating contest at Nathan's because of a sore jaw
MSNBC—German government bans film crew from shooting at German military sites because Tom Cruise, the film's star, is a Scientologist
BBC News—Large Hadron Collider's launch data slips to May 2008


6.27.07
New Scientist—Giant microwave can turn plastics back into oil
Sports Illustrated—Professional wrestler on steroids kills his wife and child and hangs himself
USA Today—Swedish court rules that even convicted rapists have the right to porn in prison
ABCnews.com—Producer suing CBS claiming anti-gay bias by the network
Fox News—Police investigate lap dance stations with strippers set up at private golf course event
MSNBC—Scientists try to prove that Bigfoot exists


6.28.07
CNN.com—White House subpoenaed over illegal wiretapping program
Fox News—Woman suing candymaker for $25,000, claiming that chewing on a Starburst dislocated her jaw
USA Today—Blair steps down as British prime minister
ABCnews.com—Poison ivy thriving with increase of CO2 in atmosphere
MSNBC—California bill would require most pets to be spayed or neutered
CBS News—Bald eagle no longer considered endangered species


6.29.07
CNN.com—Two cars rigged as bombs found in London
USA Today—Some drought-ridden communities banning fireworks on July 4
MSNBC—Craig Biggio gets hit number 3000
New Scientist—The cloud patterns that make up Jupiter's stripes undergoing dramatic changes
BBC News—Two members of Rolling Stones crew killed while dismantling stage after show
ABCnews.com—Scientists transplant entire genome from one bacteria to another, changing the species of the recipient organism

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