daily links: october 2007

10.1.07
MSNBC—Over 20 million pounds of beef recalled amid E. coli concerns
CBS News—Iran calls the US terrorists
CNN.com—Nuclear talks with North Korea end without a firm deal in place
USA Today—Woman dies in handcuffs after being held by airport security
Fox News—China bans ads for bras and underwear
ABCnews.com—Gingrich rules out presidential run in 2008


10.2.07
ABCnews.com—Radiohead will allow fans to download its new album for whatever price they wish
USA Today—Phillies win NL East title on last day of season after epic collapse by the Mets
CNN.com—Judge removes Britney's children from her custody
CBS News—Man tries to enter US embassy in Austria with a backpack of explosives
Fox News—Dow closes above 14,000 and sets new record high
MSNBC—Ricky Williams applies for reinstatement to NFL


10.3.07
USA Today—Woman sues Apple for $1 million after iPhone price is cut by $200 two months after its release
Fox News—Democrat proposes war tax to fund Iraq effort
CNN.com—Artist gets probation for building a secret apartment inside a mall parking garage
ABCnews.com—Retarded man held in NC for fourteen years without trial
MSNBC—Ford sales fall more than 20% in September
CBS News—Principal bans hugs at middle school near Chicago


10.4.07
CNN.com—Democrats will try to overturn Bush's veto of child healthcare bill
BBC News—Microsoft unveils second version of Zune music player
Fox News—High school student thrown off campus for wearing a t-shirt supporting John Edwards
ABCnews.com—50 yard wide sinkhole swallows highway and threatens homes
MSNBC—The Falcons want Vick to return $16 million in bonus money
USA Today—Asteroid named for actor George Takei


10.5.07
CBS News—Duke doctors think they have discovered the purpose of the appendix
ABCnews.com—Japan's first lunar satellite enters orbit around the moon
CNN.com—Marion Jones resigns from track after admitting to doping
Fox News—Duke lacrosse players file suit against former DA Nifong and the city of Durham
MSNBC—Rosie O'Donnell claims that she was fired by Barbara Walters and that View panelists wore earpieces so producers could tell them what to say
USA Today—Kim Jong Il calls himself internet expert at summit with South Korea


10.8.07
Fox News—Scientist claims to have created new species from scratch in the lab
BBC News—Halo maker Bungie to have more independance from corporate partner Microsoft
USA Today—Intel encourages "email-free Fridays" to cut down on the amount of time employees spend managing their inboxes
ABCnews.com—Bush wants to stop execution of man in Texas against the wishes of state officials
Fox News—Two Wal-Mart employees get married in the store where they work
MSNBC—Steinbrenner says he will fire Torre if the Yankees don't reach the ALCS


10.9.07
MSNBC—Some speculate that a Nobel win for Gore could push him back into the 2008 presidential race
CNN.com—Andy Summers hints at new album for Police
CBS News—Iraq seeks $136 million payout from Blackwater as compensation for the deaths of 17 civilians in a gunfight last month
ABCnews.com—Man claims that his iPod nano caught fire while in his pocket
USA Today—Google stocks tops $600 per share
Fox News—Man could get 30 year prison term for stealing a donut


10.10.07
MSNBC—UAW strikes against Chrysler
USA Today—Bush wants retroactive immunity for telecom firms that may have illegally provided data to the government under his administration's wiretapping programs
New Scientist—Babies raised in bilingual households show some lag in language development compared to babies in single-language environments
CNN.com—Hospital workers suspended after gaining unauthorized access to George Clooney's medical records and then sharing details with the media
ABCnews.com—Boeing delays delivery of the first 787s due to assembly issues
Fox News—Hungry 6 year old tries to drive himself to Applebee's


10.11.07
New Scientist—Epilepsy drug may help alcholics
BBC News—Radiohead releases new album online sans record label
CBS News—Google poised to enter cell phone market
MSNBC—Apple and AT&T sued over iPhone restrictions
CNN.com—Bobby Brown has heart attack
Fox News—Man finds Batman comic worth $250,000 in his attic


10.12.07
BBC News—Turkey recalls its ambassador to the US
New Scientist—Pentagon exploring idea to collect solar energy in space and beam it back to Earth
Fox News—Police find dismembered body in aspiring horror writer's apartment
USA Today—American youth see Christians as judgmental, hypocritical, and anti-gay
MSNBC—Ann Coulter says America would be better off if it were all Christian and that Jews need to be "perfected"
ABCnews.com—Smart grocery cart could tell you when you're buying too much junk food


10.15.07
New Scientist—New nanoparticle glows when it hits cancer cells
USA Today—Al Gore wins Nobel Peace Prize
BBC News—New SETI array funded by Paul Allen activated
MSNBC—Israeli airstrike targets partly built Syrian nuclear reactor
ABCnews.com—Dutch officials halt sale of hallucinogenic mushrooms
Fox News—Florida man catches 844 pound shark in fishing tournament


10.16.07
BBC News—New hard drive technology could lead to multiple terabytes on a single drive by 2011
ABCnews.com—AOL cuts 2000 jobs
MSNBC—Airbus delivers its first A380 superjumbo jet
USA Today—Referee refuses to let muslim girl play with her soccer team while wearing her headscarf
Fox News—Study of minority students in California law schools suggests that students admitted under affirmative action graduate at a much lower rate
CBS News—Leno not ready to cede chair to Conan even though he agreed to the transition three years ago


10.17.07
BBC News—Madonna signs revolutionary—and lucrative—all-in-one record and touring deal with the world's largest concert promoter
CNN.com—Airline workers at JFK charged with drug trafficking
CBS News—YouTube implements system that will help identify and remove copyrighted material from its site
ABCnews.com—Inmate gets reprieve 90 minutes before his scheduled execution
Fox News—Woman cited for disorderly conduct after shouting obscenities at an overflowing toilet
USA Today—Led Zeppelin to release their back catalog online on November 13


10.18.07
CNN.com—Apple to open the iPhone to third-party applications
ABCnews.com—Turkey's parliament approves military strikes against Kurds in Iraq
USA Today—Stephen Colbert running for president
Fox News—DNA co-discoverer tells newspaper that he thinks blacks are not as smart as whites
MSNBC—Best Buy will no longer sell analog tvs
CBS News—Study looks for genetic clues to homosexuality


10.19.07
USA Today—Joe Torre leaves the Yankees after refusing a one-year contract that would have reduced his pay
CNN.com—Maine middle school to offer birth control pills to girls as young as 11
Fox News—Philadelphia public school requires all parents to be fingerprinted
CBS News—Erectile disfunction drugs linked to hearing loss
New Scientist—Study finds that getting married reduces testosterone levels in men
ABCnews.com—US government wants to close Saudi school in Virginia


10.22.07
MSNBC—Cheney vows to prevent Iran from having nuclear program
CNN.com—J.K. Rowling reveals that Dumbledore is gay
USA Today—Comcast's network intentionally blocks some types of file sharing
Fox News—Man claims he beat toddler because he's not a morning person
ABCnews.com—Kid Rock jailed after brawl at a Waffle House
CBS News—State of emergency declared in Georgia due to drought


10.23.07
CNN.com—Bush wants another $42 billion for wars; Democrats say they will not rubber stampt the request. We'll see.
ABCnews.com—College costs rise while financial aid falls
BBC News—Report finds that organized crime generates $120 billion n revenue each year
Fox News—Woman arrested for DUI after her 8 year old son calls 911 from the car
USA Today—Dalai Lama becomes professor at Emory University
MSNBC—iPhone sales lead to big profits for Apple


10.24.07
ABCnews.com—Bush budget request for more bunker buster bombs may be prelude to attack on Iran
CBS News—White House edited CDC report on global warming
USA Today—More movie theaters experimenting with adult-only showings to woo back those turned off by the modern at-home-on-the-couch experience of moviegoing
CNN.com—Microsoft investing $240 million in Facebook
Fox News—Monkeys in Kenya making lewd gestures at human women
BBC News—New fertility treatment for women who have high risk for traditional IVF drugs


10.25.07
CBS News—Massive California wildfires may be the result of arson
ABCnews.com—FBI says the mafia considered a hit on Giuliani
CNN.com—China launches first lunar probe
USA Today—AOL makes its instant messaging service available via cell phone text mesages
MSNBC—War on terror could cost $2.4 trillion over the next decade
Fox News—Giuliani says the blind should be allowed to carry guns


10.26.07
CBS News—Democrat tax plan would put more of the burden on the wealthy and corporations
Fox News—House passes a new version of the child healthcare bill that Bush has already vetoed once
CNN.com—Nobel winner Crick resigns from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory after his controversial comments on race
ABCnews.com—First edition Harry Potter sells for over $40,000 at auction
USA Today—One third of Americans believe in ghosts
MSNBC—Lock of Che Guevara's hair sells for $10,000


10.29.07
Sports Illustrated—Red Sox sweep Rockies for second World Series title in four years
ABCnews.com—ABA says serious flaws in our capital punishment system warrant staying all executions until issues can be addressed
USA Today—A third of all primate species in danger of extinction
CBS News—New York comes to agreement with feds to create secure driver's license that will double as passport for travel to Canada and Mexico
MSNBC—Minorities less likely to allow their children to trick or treat
Fox News—Hockey player killed after puck strikes him in the chest


10.30.07
MSNBC—Supreme Court to review Exxon's fine for the Exxon Valdez spill
ABCnews.com—US general wounded by roadside bomb in Iraq
USA Today—Girardi offered job as Yankees manager
BBC News—Uruguay places first orders for $100 laptops
Fox News—Connecticut school district to issue report cards to parents on their parenting skills
CBS News—Pope urges pharmacists not to dispense "immoral" drugs


10.31.07
ABCnews.com—Kucinich questions Bush's mental health
CNN.com—Robert Goulet dies awaiting lung transplant
Fox News—Scientists discover clam believed to be four centuries old, but kill it in the process of discovering its age
New Scientist—Analysis of monkey brains reveals that they may be hard wired for counting
MSNBC—Many high school libraries setting up coffee shops for students
CBS News—House passes bill that would extend moratorium on internet taxes

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