daily links: november 2008

11.3.08
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


11.4.08
USA Today—Bloomberg signs bill that will allow him to seek a third term as mayor of NYC
Fox News—Axolotls nearing extinction in Mexico
CNN.com—Obama's grandmother dies hours before the election
MSNBC—California jail will allow female muslim inmates to wear headscarves
BBC News—Indian moon probe sends back first images of Earth
CBS News—Circuit City to close 20% of its stores in the US


11.5.08
CNN.com—Obama wins
ABCnews.com—Google pulls out of ad deal with Yahoo
CBS News—Micheal Crichton dies
USA Today—Apple hires IBM executive to head iPod division
BBC News—Long term effects of nanocosmetics unknown
Fox News—Giant salmon found in California river


11.6.08
ABCnews.com—California, Arizona, and Florida ban gay marriage with constitutional amendments
CBS News—Obama announces transition team
CNN.com—Few problems reported with voting machines
Fox News—Airline passenger duct taped to seat after unruly behavior
BBC News—Spending on games could surpass music and DVDs in the UK this year
MSNBC—Unconventional Chinese telescope aims to map the galaxy in 3D


11.7.08
CNN.com—Eliot Spitzer won't be charged in prostitution scandal
ABCnews.com—Craigslist will work with law enforcement to crack down on prostitution ads
CBS News—Mother of a gang member gets 15 years in jail for driving her son to the location where he killed a 13 year old member of a rival gang
MSNBC—Obama takes NC in close race
BBC News—Yahoo now interested in Microsoft deal after Google pulls out of ad partnership
USA Today—Olympic medalist banned for two years for his protest on the medal stand


11.10.08
USA Today—Circuit City files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
CNN.com—Honda to sell wearable robotic walker
ABCnews.com—Mars lander stops transmitting
MSNBC—200 vote margin in Minnesota's senate race will trigger automatic recount
BBC News—Indian satellite now in orbit around the moon
CBS News—Final state quarter released


11.11.08
CNN.com—Inauguration tickets selling for five figures
USA Today—Howard Dean to step down as DNC chair when his term ends in January
ABCnews.com—Future pacemakers could be recharged by heartbeats
Fox News—YouTube reaches deal with MGM to stream full-length movies and tv shows
MSNBC—Starbucks' profit down 97% compared to the same quarter a year ago
BBC News—Study shows that spammers receive only one response for each 12.5 million emails they send, but that's enough to make a profit


11.12.08
CNN.com—Google helping CDC track flu outbreaks
USA Today—Morgan Stanley to cut 10% of its largest business group
Fox News—Lindsay Lohan refers to Obama as "colored" in interview
BBC News—JJ Abrams unveils footage from the new Star Trek film
MSNBC—Bone marrow transplant may have cured recipient's AIDS
New Scientist—Human activity may have prevented semi-permanent ice age


11.13.08
CNN.com—Lawsuit from victim of KKK attack will attempt to bankrupt the organization
USA Today—Three electronics firms plead guilty in price-fixing collusion
Fox News—Jailers accused of forcing inmates to box and recording the matches
BBC News—Supreme Court rules that Navy can continue to use sonar in training exercises despite potential harm to marine life
ABCnews.com—New system will allow you to pay for parking with your phone
New Scientist—Obama intends to lift stem cell research restrictions imposed by the Bush administration


11.14.08
CBS News—Candidates for positions in Obama's administration must submit all web posts and screen names as part of the application process
Fox News—Bloomberg offers financial incentives to taxi companies that convert their fleets to hybrids
MSNBC—Scientists figure out exactly how bleach kills germs
CNN.com—New atlas redraws the world from various statistical perspectives
ABCnews.com—MIT scientists developing materials that completely repel any fluids
BBC News—First three planets outside our solar system imaged directly


11.17.08
Sports Illustrated—Professional Japanese baseball team drafts teen girl
Fox News—Teenager goes into convulsions after playing World of Warcraft for 24 hours straight
CBS News—American Airlines to allow passengers to get boarding passes on their mobile phones or PDAs
MSNBC—Citigroup laying off 53,000 employees
USA Today—Repairs to the Large Hadron Collider will take several months and cost $21 million
ABCnews.com—Record numbers of felons are seeking pardons from Bush as he closes out his presidency


11.18.08
Fox News—Bush will leave at least half of the $700 billion bailout package for Obama to distribute
CNN.com—Pirates hijack Saudi oil tanker
CBS News—Mavericks owner Mark Cuban accused of insider trading
USA Today—Mexico City to distribute free Viagra to men 70 or older
MSNBC—Disney theme park visitors will be able to download an application to their cell phones to help them find their way around
New Scientist—Evidence of nuclear family found in Stone Age remains


11.19.08
CNN.com—New bicycle uses carbon fiber belt instead of chain
Fox News—Obama asks Tom Daschle to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services
USA Today—Dow closes under 8000 for first time since 2003
CBS News—Scientists map DNA of woolly mammoth
MSNBC—Asteroid impact may have destroyed Mars' magnetic field
ABCnews.com—Astronauts lose bag of tools during spacewalk


11.20.08
USA Today—eHarmony will start matching same-sex partners as part of a lawsuit settlement
MSNBC—McCain plans to run for a fifth senate term in 2010
CNN.com—Recently convicted felon Ted Stevens concedes senate race
Fox News—Google will put high quallity scans of Life's photo archives online
CBS News—Georgia rapper sentenced to 20 years in prison after writing a song about shooting someone in which he referred to his victim by his real name
ABCnews.com—Congressman accuses CIA of coverup in deaths of two Americans

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