daily links: october 2008

10.1.08
MSNBC—British intelligence information found on camera sold on eBay
USA Today—Bloomberg wants to eliminate term limits and run for mayor for a third time
ABCnews.com—White Sox beat Tigers in tiebreaker game to earn berth in playoffs
CNN.com—Mars lander detects falling snow in clouds of Mars
CBS News—Dolphins put on diet at water park after developing pot bellies
Fox News—Mother arrested after giving her 18 month old daughter a sippy cup filled with beer in front of undercover narcotics agents


10.2.08
CNN.com—Engineer sent text message 22 seconds before train crash
ABCnews.com—FAA investigating American Eagle for repeatedly overloading and improperly balancing planes
CBS News—Hiker finds ID belonging to Steve Fossett
Fox News—Military developing replacement for Humvee
MSNBC—New program would have mail carriers deliver drugs to populace in the event of an anthrax attack
USA Today—Genetic analysis finds that AIDS virus is more than a century old


10.3.08
CBS News—Senate approves nuclear trade deal with India
ABCnews.com—McCain gives up on Michigan
CNN.com—Apple releases developers from NDA for iPhone software that has already been released
Fox News—Green Party candidate accuses government of killing 5000 prisoners and dumping their bodies in a swamp during Katrina
BBC News—Blizzard to get $6 million payout from maker of software meant to hack its World of Warcraft online game
MSNBC—Virgin Galactic rebuffs $1 million offer to have space porn movie filmed on one of its flights


10.6.08
USA Today—Alaska state employees to testify in Palin probe
CNN.com—8 states and 2 Canadian provinces make deal to prevent Great Lakes water from being diverted to other areas
BBC News—Obama campaign releases iPhone app to help with recruiting
MSNBC—Satellite images reveal previously undiscovered pyramid in Peru
CBS News—Judge blocks Wells Fargo purchase of Wachovia
Fox News—British teachers' union official says that consensual sex with teen students should not be considered a crime


10.7.08
ABCnews.com—Starbucks wastes millions of gallons of water a day by leaving taps running
CBS News—Ford to release cars that will allow parents to set speed limits and stereo volume levels for teen drivers
CNN.com—Latest polls show Obama widening his lead
MSNBC—Dow closes below 10,000 for first time in four years
USA Today—Astonomers say small asteroid will impact the Sudan
Fox News—7 year old breaks into zoo and feeds other animals to resident croc


10.8.08
CNN.com—NASA releases photos from Mercury flyby
MSNBC—Alaska reviewing per diem payments to Palin
ABCnews.com—eBay to cut 10% of its workforce
USA Today—Google introduces Mail Goggles feature, which would require you to answer simple math questions before sending late night emails
CBS News—Judge halts sale of software that lets you copy DVDs to your hard drive
Fox News—Texas cheerleaders stage mock execution at pep rally


10.9.08
CNN.com—Ukrainian president dissolves the parliament and calls for immediate elections
ABCnews.com—Tennessee lawmaker's son indicted for hacking into Palin's email account
CBS News—First BlackBerry touchscreen device introduced
Fox News—15 year old girl charged with child pornography after taking naked pictures of herself and sending them to classmates
USA Today—Foo Fighters want John McCain to stop using one of their songs for his campaign appearances
MSNBC—Recent fossil discoveries shed light on how turtles developed shells


10.10.08
CNN.com—Rap fan would rather pay fine for noise violation than listen to Beethoven
CBS News—Dow drops below 9000
Fox News—Farmer ordered to remove barbed wire fence on his property because it may hurt the thieves who have robbed him three times in four months
ABCnews.com—YouTube to sell music, movies, tv shows, and other goods
USA Today—Obama buys 30 minute block of prime time six days before the election
MSNBC—New York airports will auction takeoff and landing times in an effort to ease congestion


10.13.08
CBS News—Chicago sheriff orders his deputies to stop assisting with evictions
USA Today—GM and Chrysler consider merger
ABCnews.com—Palin claims to be cleared of any wrongdoing in probe, when in fact the report plainly concludes that she violated ethics statutes
CNN.com—Park rangers use mobile phone SIM in elephant's collar to track his movements and intercept him before he causes trouble
Fox News—Man says he was shot three times over his pro-Obama t-shirt
MSNBC—Debt clock runs out of digits


10.14.08
AppleInsider—Wal-Mart may be next retail outlet to carry the iPhone
CNN.com—Cartoonist Berkeley Breathed announces his retirement
ABCnews.com—Military orders 5 ADS units just as new report concludes that injuries from the weapon could be lethal if it is used improperly
CBS News—Washington voters to decide if assisted suicide should be legal
New Scientist—White wine may provide same heart health benefits as red
MSNBC—Army working to develop synthetic telepathy


10.15.08
ABCnews.com—Virginia bans campaign clothing and paraphernalia at polls on election day
MSNBC—Obama campaign places ads in nine video games from EA
CNN.com—Student legally changes her name to CutoutDissection.com to protest required dissections in school science classes
USA Today—Rolling Stone to leave large format behind
CBS News—Apple reveals new laptops
New Scientist—NASA will attempt to reboot Hubble


10.16.08
MSNBC—First mosque opens in former East Germany
Fox News—Southwest Airlines posts first loss in 17 years
USA Today—Mars' largest moon may not be a solid object, but merely a loose collection of rocks
BBC News—Brain's responses to food can predict future weight gain
CBS News—British couple sentenced to three months in jail in Dubai for having intercourse on the beach
CNN.com—Madonna to divorce


10.17.08
USA Today—Baylor reconsiders policy of giving already-admitted students rewards for retaking the SAT and getting higher scores
CBS News—China will provide nuclear reactors to Pakistan
CNN.com—Director Wayne Wang premieres feature-length film on YouTube
Fox News—Nike sues Wal-Mart for patent infringement
MSNBC—ISPs being pressured to monitor every attachment that passes through their networks
New Scientist—New satellite will probe outer limits of our solar system


10.20.08
CNN.com—Colin Powell endorses Obama
Fox News—Japanese explorers claim they have found Yeti footprint in Himalayas
CBS News—Average price for gallon of gas drops below $3
USA Today—WiMax mobile broadband goes live in Baltimore
MSNBC—Newly released files recount US pilots firing rockets at massive UFO in 1957
ABCnews.com—PayPal founder who launched first privately funded space rocket now wants to head for Mars


10.21.08
CBS News—San Francisco mulls decriminalizing prostitution
ABCnews.com—India joins space race
CNN.com—Some cities adding plug in stations for electric cars
MSNBC—Letters laced with powder sent to dozens of banks
New Scientist—eBay will ban all ivory sales starting in 2009
Fox News—Utah hunters stumble on marijuana farm worth millions


10.22.08
USA Today—Apple's earnings up thanks to iPhone sales
CNN.com—X-rays emitted when peeling scotch tape off of roll
MSNBC—Dutch court convicts two people of stealing virtual items in an online game
Fox News—Protestor tries to handcuff Rove and effect a citizen's arrest
ABCnews.com—Google's iPhone competitor goes on sale
CBS News—Netflix's profits up 30% despite slowing subscriber growth


10.23.08
USA Today—Guns n' Roses set release date for Chinese Democracy
MSNBC—GOP has spent $150,000 on Palin's wardrobe
CNN.com—EU concerned over routine use of body scanners at airports
ABCnews.com—Yahoo to cut 1500 jobs
New Scientist—China predicts that its greenhouse emissions will double by 2020
CBS News—Food allergies on the rise among US children


10.24.08
CNN.com—McCain campaign worker admits she made up story about being attacked by black Obama supporter
USA Today—Apple spends $100,000 to fight California ballot measure that would ban gay marriage
CBS News—UK approves use of human-animal hybrid embryos in stem cell research
Fox News—California deputy accused of assaulting and torturing his wife and her lover
MSNBC—Private colleges could be hit hard by financial crisis
ABCnews.com—Stephen Hawking to retire from Cabridge


10.27.08
CNN.com—McCain staffer says Palin is a diva who takes no advice from anyone
USA Today—Alaska's largest newspaper endorses Obama
ABCnews.com—Swarm of bees kills three dogs in south Florida
Fox News—US helicopters strike inside Syrian border
CBS News—Contest that offers engaged couples $10,000 prize for abstaining from premarital sex finds no takers
MSNBC—High School Musical 3 takes number one spot at box office


10.28.08
CBS News—Feds stop Obama assassination plot by skinheads
USA Today—British scientists create purple tomatoes with high levels of antioxidants
ABCnews.com—Ted Stevens convicted on multiple corruption charges
CNN.com—Cox plans to roll out its own wireless network next year
Fox News—8 year old boy shoots himself in the head with an Uzi at a gun show
MSNBC—Researchers believe that bees can count at least as high as four


10.29.08
Fox News—FBI has video of Massachusetts legislator accepting bribes and stuffing the money into her bra
CNN.com—UPS to test hybrid delivery vehicles based on technology patented by the EPA
MSNBC—NASA unveils new vehicle to be used by astronauts on the surface of the moon
CBS News—Bono to become New York Times columnist
USA Today—Judge rules that homeless voters can list park benches as their place of residence
ABCnews.com—Hubble functionality partially restored


10.30.08
CBS News—Phillies win World Series
CNN.com—Microsoft says it will release beta version of next update to Windows early next year
Fox News—Beatles will allow music to be used in Rock Band-like video game
USA Today—Netflix to team with TiVo to deliver movies on demand to their mutual subscribers
New Scientist—Presence of opal on the surface of Mars hints at liquid water
BBC News—Google negotiates book search deal


10.31.08
CBS News—Texas may house Ike refugees on cruise ship
ABCnews.com—3000 year old Hebrew writing found on pottery shard
CNN.com—AC/DC's new record debuts at number one, beating the debut of the HSM3 soundtrack
Fox News—Rare 3 cent stamp sells for $1 million at auction
USA Today—NASA may launch new moonship a year ahead of schedule
MSNBC—Ancient reptile species found alive in New Zealand

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