daily links: november 2007

11.1.07
BBC News—J.K. Rowling has completed Harry Potter spinoff volume, but it will only be published as seven limited edition copies that will be sold at auction for charity or given away by the author
ABCnews.com—Frozen pizzas recalled amid fears that pepperoni may contain E. coli
Fox News—Judge thinks that prostitute who was raped at gunpoint was merely a victim of theft of services
Sports Illustrated—Martina Hingis retires amid allegations that she took cocaine during Wimbledon tournament
MSNBC—State department employees protest new policy making Iraq postings mandatory
CBS News—Teacher is protesting No Child Left Behind by refusing to administer a standardized test to his class


11.2.07
USA Today—Oil prices approach $100 a barrel
CNN.com—SC Democratic party prevents Stephen Colbert from getting his name on the primary ballot in their state
Fox News—Nebraska teacher on the run with a thirteen year old student
ABCnews.com—Joe Torre signs with the Dodgers
CBS News—Don Imus to return to radio in December
MSNBC—Lance Armstrong dating Ashley Olsen


11.5.07
CNN.com—Prime minister of Pakistan declares national state of emergency and suspends constitution
CBS News—Face of King Tut revealed to the public for the first time
ABCnews.com—Mexican mythical monster "el chupacabre" may just be hairless coyote
MSNBC—Vikings rookie sets single game rushing record
Fox News—Virginia judge removed from bench for deciding case with coin toss
USA Today—Only 1700 people asked for refund for James Frey's fictional memoir


11.6.07
BBC News—Distributed computing network that harnesses the power of PS3 consoles has become the world's most powerful
Fox News—British intelligence says extremists are grooming British children to carry out terrorist attacks
USA Today—Google announces new open platform for cell phone development
CNN.com—China's first lunar satellite successfully enters moon's orbit
ABCnews.com—Hollywood writers go on strike
CBS News—Couple from Hell, Michigan, will lottery drawing on Halloween


11.7.07
CBS News—Bush proposes mandatory recall powers for the FDA
Fox News—Teen hires hitman to kill his parents after they take away his PlayStation
MSNBC—Baseball GMs push for instant replay
CNN.com—Obama supporters helped keep Colbert off of South Carolina primary ballot
ABCnews.com—60% of those who downloaded Radiohead's new set-your-own-price record chose to pay nothing
BBC News—One gene may determine whether breastfeeding gives a boost to IQ


11.8.07
ABCnews.com—Companies fined nearly $8 million for violating the do-not-call list
USA Today—Pat Robertson endorses Giuliani
MSNBC—Prince wants fan sites to remove images of the singer and lyrics to his songs
CBS News—Yet another study shows that abstinence-only sex ed programs do not work
Fox News—College students accused of torturing man by burning him with freshly baked cookies
BBC News—The $100 laptop (which will actually cost closer to $200) goes into mass production


11.9.07
CBS News—California sues EPA over its right to impose greenhouse gas emissions standards
CNN.com—House and Senate deliver first veto override for water resources bill
ABCnews.com—FBI warns of al Qaeda attacks on malls
MSNBC—iPhone to makes its debut in Europe today
USA Today—NYC restaurant offers $25,000 dessert
Fox News—Illegal immigrants with fake badges arrested at O'Hare


11.12.07
USA Today—Homeland Security official says that the American people need to accept that privacy no longer means anonymity
CNN.com—Italian policeman sparks riot when he accidentally shoots and kills soccer fan
MSNBC—Supreme Court may hear second amendment case about DC's right to ban handguns
ABCnews.com—Some cities considering taxes or bans on bottled water
Fox News—Three shoppers die in supermarket stampede in China
CBS News—Norman Mailer dead at 84


11.13.07
CBS News—Art thieves caught after trying to sell their ill-gotten goods on eBay
USA Today—Gore squashes presidential bid speculation after joining venture capital firm
CNN.com—Kanye West's mother dies due to complications from cosmetic surgical procedure
ABCnews.com—Pope Benedict to make first visit to US next year
Fox News—Two teens charged in decapitation of registered sex offender
MSNBC—Dow drops below 13,000


11.14.07
CNN.com—Bush's wars will cost $1.6 trillion by the time he leaves office
USA Today—Harry Reid vows that Democrats won't approve more war funding without troop withdrawal timetable
MSNBC—Scientists say they have cloned monkey embryos
ABCnews.com—Four transplant recipients gets AIDS from donor
CBS News—Bush vetoes bill containing funding for health and education measures
Fox News—Florida man running from police is killed by alligator


11.15.07
CBS News—Judge who filed multi-million dollar lawsuit against his dry cleaners over a lost pair of pants will not be reappointed when his term ends
CNN.com—Delta open to merger with United
ABCnews.com—Judith Regan files $100 million defamation suit against News Corp
MSNBC—New guitar knows how to tune itself
USA Today—Rupert Murdoch wants the web version of the Wall Street Journal to be free, trading a subscription model for one based on ad revenue
Fox News—FBI finds that 14 of the 17 killings in the Blackwater debacle were unjustified


11.16.07
USA Today—Amazon to reveal its e-book reader next week
MSNBC—Prototype moon base to be tested in Antarctica
CNN.com—Shareholders approve Sirius/XM merger
Fox News—Religious scholars to discuss Flying Spaghetti Monster
CBS News—Army desertion rate up 80% since start of Iraq war
ABCnews.com—NBC puts television stars on reduced pay as a result of writers strike


11.19.07
ABCnews.com—Maryland parents face jail if they fail to provide evidence that their children have been vaccinated
CNN.com—Romney says states that issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants should be punished
MSNBC—New study names Detroit America's most dangerous city
USA Today—Huckabee says it shouldn't be left to individual states to decide whether abortion is legal
CBS News—Out of service cell phone has 911 on redial
Fox News—Two men arrested in anti-gay beating of former Top Chef contestant


11.20.07
CBS News—Sober drivers passing through DUI checkpoints in California town to get free turkey
ABCnews.com—Doctor proposes regulated sale of kidneys
MSNBC—Three boys under the age of 10 charged with raping 11 year old girl
Fox News—Woman files for divorce because her husband refuses to shower
CNN.com—Vick reports to jail early
BBC News—Wii shortage is boosting sales of the PS3


11.26.07
ABCnews.com—Trent Lott will resign his Senate seat by the end of the year
CBS News—Oprah will stump for Obama
USA Today—Department of Homeland Security admits that it had one of its officials pose as a reporter
Fox News—Drunken man dragged to death behind pickup truck after threatening people with an axe
CNN.com—Lead singer for Quiet Riot dies at 52
MSNBC—British teacher working in Sudan arrested after allowing her class to name a teddy bear Mohammed


11.27.07
BBC News—Amazon sells out its initial supply of Kindles
USA Today—6000 people apply for 300 jobs at new Wal-Mart in Cleveland
Fox News—Spanish speaking factory workers sue employer after they are told to speak only English on the job
ABCnews.com—Steve Fossett's wife asks court to declare him dead
MSNBC—Chili Peppers bassist Flea loses home in Malibu fires
CNN.com—The Weather Channel releases jazz CD


11.28.07
CBS News—Red Cross head forced to resign after affair with subordinate
CNN.com—Washington Redskins player dies in hospital after being shot in his home
USA Today—Inventor of Gatorade dies at 80
ABCnews.com—Amy Winehouse won't tour without her jailed husband
MSNBC—The Food Network cancels Emeril's signature show
Fox News—Massachusetts considering ban on spanking


11.29.07
Fox News—Lottery winner may have to forfeit $1 million prize because gambling violated his parole
CBS News—Judge rules that government does not have right to investigate people based on their book purchases
CNN.com—Man dies after his cell phone explodes
USA Today—New feature of Google Maps will find your approximate location using cell towers for non-GPS devices
ABCnews.com—Missing student was internet porn star
MSNBC—Ted Turner buying millions of acres of land in the west


11.30.07
ABCnews.com—Giuliani's mistress used NYPD as personal taxi service
CNN.com—Russia planning new spaceport
USA Today—TSA wants to gather more personal data, such as birth dates and genders, from air passengers
MSNBC—Working the graveyard shift increases your risk of cancer
Fox News—14 year old student charged with battery after throwing crayon at teacher
CBS News—Police use Taser on pregnant woman during questioning

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