daily links: june 2008

6.2.08
CNN.com—Dems will allow Michigan and Florida to seat delegates, but they will only get a half-vote each
CBS News—Bone loss drug may prevent spread of breast cancer
Fox News—Muslim marriage in France annulled because the bride was not a virgin
MSNBC—Photos from latest Mars lander may show ice on the red planet
ABCnews.com—Bush administration forced to release report confirming that humans have contributed significantly to rising global temperatures
USA Today—McClellan says Bush should have fired Rove over Plame CIA leak


6.3.08
CNN.com—Bo Diddley dies
USA Today—Madame Tussauds Berlin wax museum to include depiction of Hitler
ABCnews.com—Military developing plane that can stay in flight for five years
MSNBC—Best Buy to test free recycling program for tvs, computers, and other gadgets
CBS News—Most consumers using their rebate checks to pay down debt or increase their savings
Fox News—Pringle's can designer has a portion of his ashes buried in his most famous creation


6.4.08
CNN.com—Sources say Hillary is open to accepting VP slot on Obama's ticket
USA Today—New images of Milky Way reveal that it has just two major spiral arms, rather than the four previously thought
CBS News—GM may discontinue Hummers
MSNBC—Time Warner testing metered broadband internet access
Fox News—Woman with peanut-allergic son suing American Airlines for serving peanuts on their flight
ABCnews.com—New tax will have NYC residents paying $10 for a pack of cigarettes


6.5.08
MSNBC—University study tracked people's cell phones without their permission
Fox News—Surgeons discover that tumor they were removing from man was actually a surgical towel left behind accidentally during a previous surgery
CNN.com—Consumer group urges FDA to ban eight artificial colorings for food
CBS News—Chicago a finalist to host 2016 Olympics
USA Today—Georgia wants to move state line north to claim water resources for water-starved Atlanta
ABCnews.com—Tampa group plans to fly enormous confederate flag on private land where it can be seen from a major interstate


6.6.08
Fox News—$1 million reward offered for conclusive proof of Bigfoot
USA Today—Verizon to buy Alltel for $28 billion
CNN.com—Google signs 40 year lease for new campus to be built near its headquarters
CBS News—Foreclosures at record levels and likely to climb
MSNBC—Western drought may be slowing eruption cycle of Old Faithful
ABCnews.com—California bill will charge shoppers 25 cents for each plastic grocery bag they take home


6.10.08
Sports Illustrated—Ken Griffey Jr. hits his 600th home run
USA Today—Apple unveils faster, cheaper new version of the iPhone
BBC News—Google invites Gmail users to test new features
MSNBC—McDonald's temporarily halts sale of raw tomatoes amid salmonella scare
CBS News—Watermelon sells in Japan for over $6000
ABCnews.com—Fireworks will be banned in Beijing during the Olympics


6.11.08
CNN.com—Music retailers giving vinyl records another chance
USA Today—Former NASCAR official sues over racial and sexual harrassment
MSNBC—Animal researchers find tribe of primates who know how to fish
ABCnews.com—High school senior arrested after flipping off the crowd at his graduation
Fox News—Concept car from BMW has cloth exterior
CBS News—Trial halted after jurors found playing sudoku during presentation of evidence


6.12.08
CNN.com—Kucinich introduces resolution to impeach Bush and votes against his own measure
ABCnews.com—Flag wavers protest potential purchase of Anheuser-Busch by Belgian buyer
CBS News—Firefox 3 to be officially released next Tuesday
MSNBC—United joins American in decision to charge for a single checked bag
Fox News—Supreme Court rules that Guantanamo Bay detainees may challenge their detention in civilian courts
USA Today—Microsoft files patent for digital manners policy


6.13.08
CNN.com—Tim Russert dies from heart attack
USA Today—R. Kelly acquitted on all counts despite a videotape showing him having sex with and urinating on a minor
ABCnews.com—Oscar-Meyer changing hot dog recipe
MSNBC—More schools offering performance-based incentives to students
Fox News—Study finds that men act more impulsively after seeing pictures of women in bikinis
CBS News—Fox News calls Obama's wife his "baby mama", a slang term referring to an ex-girlfriend with whom you have a child


6.16.08
USA Today—Saudi oil minister tells UN head that his country will significantly up oil production in order to reduce prices
ABCnews.com—Bush administration gives a preemptive pass to oil companies for harming polar bears in pursuit of new oil and gas resources
CNN.com—On Father's Day, Obama calls for more black fathers to be active in raising their children
CBS News—Google founder plans trip to space
Fox News—Now-defunct smuggling ring had blueprint for nuclear warhead
MSNBC—Building blocks of life on Earth may have come from meteorites


6.17.08
ABCnews.com—Hydrogen powered car from Honda to go on sale in California this summer
MSNBC—Gore endorses Obama
New Scientist—Drinking large amounts of coffee every day may cut risk for heart disease
Fox News—Walls of house ooze honey due to infestation of 60,000 bees
CBS News—Judge reduces trust fund for Leona Helmsley's dog from $12 million to $2 million
BBC News—Scientists working on cloak that could block out sound


6.18.08
BBC News—Hamas agrees to 6 month truce with Israel
CBS News—FDA cracking down on fake cancer cures
USA Today—Obama promises $4000 tax credit to pay tuition in exchange for 100 hours of community service
ABCnews.com—23 year old aspiring teacher murdered in Philadelphia for his iPod
Fox News—Woman suing Victoria's Secret over thong injury
MSNBC—Kellogg's reducing size of several popular cereals but keeping price the same


6.19.08
CNN.com—Bush joins McCain in call for lifting of offshore drilling ban
CBS News—Copernicus book sells for more than $2 million at auction
MSNBC—New study shows that all types of workers use the internet at work for personal reasons, from management to entry level employees
USA Today—McCain wants 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030
Fox News—Pet store refuses to sell Paris Hilton a puppy for a photo shoot
ABCnews.com—Flickr founders resign from Yahoo


6.20.08
CNN.com—Obama decides to forgo public financing for his campaign
CBS News—Court rules that employers have no right to view email or text messages stored on external servers, even if the communications were sent using company accounts
MSNBC—Survey finds that one third of IT professionals abuse their admin powers to gain access to restricted information
ABCnews.com—High school student faces 38 years in prison after hacking into his school's computer system to change his grades
Fox News—Burger King unveils $200 hamburger
BBC News—Scientists cure skin cancer by cloning patient's immune cells and inserting billions of them into the cancer site


6.23.08
BBC News—Mozilla says version 3 of Firefox was downloaded over 8 million times in the first 24 hours of release
CBS News—China subsidizes gas to keep preparations moving for the upcoming Olympics
CNN.com—Smaller bands cut back on summer tours in the face of rising gas prices
USA Today—Amy Winehouse's father says the singer has damaged her lungs by smoking drugs
MSNBC—Rule 34 hits Spore Creature Creator tool
Fox News—Territorial blackbirds attacking pedestrians in Chicago


6.24.08
New Scientist—Proximity to the start pistol used at the Olympics gives runners on the inside lanes a significant adavantage
USA Today—NBC fires staff member who reported Tim Russert's death on Wikipedia before his family could be notified
CNN.com—George Carlin dies of heart failure at 71
CBS News—Some workers want to be compensated for time spent on their BlackBerrys outside of regular work hours
MSNBC—McCain proposes $300 million prize for a more efficient car battery
Fox News—Beijing cutting down on traffic to clear air before Olympics


6.25.08
CNN.com—Visa spending $2 million on Facebook marketing
ABCnews.com—TSA has collected over $1 million in change from forgetful passengers
CBS News—UPS drivers only make right turns to save on gas
USA Today—American Airlines to test in-flight web access
Fox News—Don Imus under scrutiny for racial comments again
MSNBC—States refusing grants for abstinence-only sex education


6.26.08
ABCnews.com—Justice official fired after being investigated by new organizations and refusing to testify before a congressional oversight committee
USA Today—ACLU suing over noon meal prayer at Naval Academy
CNN.com—New Dubai skyscraper will have floors that rotate independently so that the building is constantly changing shape
BBC News—RFID tags may interfere with medical equipment when used in hospital settings
MSNBC—Maglev train gets boost from transportation bill
CBS News—Supreme Court says that child rapists cannot be sentenced to death for their crimes


6.27.08
ABCnews.com—60 year old female high school teacher arrested for having sex with 17 year old student
CNN.com—Mars lander finds soil favorable for primitive life
MSNBC—Researchers find that arctic seafloor has a surprising amount of volcanic activity
BBC News—Airbus unveils plane with carbon fiber wings
CBS News—Facebook asking users to identify gender
New Scientist—Cane toads killing Australian crocodiles


6.30.08
Wired News—Blizzard confirms Diablo III in development
CNN.com—North Pole could be briefly free of ice sometime this summer
CBS News—Teenager decapitated at Six Flags
MSNBC—US increasing covert operations against Iran
ABCnews.com—Windows XP officially no longer offered by Microsoft starting July 1
Fox News—City vehicles spray painted with anti-Obama messages in Florida

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