daily links: november 2009

11.2.09
USA Today—Some school districts now using income as basis for integration instead of race
CNN.com—US citizen wins NYC marathon for first time in over 25 years
BBC News—Oldest known spider web discovered encased in amber
Fox News—Up and coming musician killed by coyotes while hiking alone
CBS News—Colorado resort town considers legalizing pot
ABCnews.com—Michael Jackson's concert film takes in $101 million worldwide during first weekend of release


11.3.09
Fox News—Geologists predict that 35 mile long rift in Ethiopia will eventually become a new ocean
CBS News—Warren Buffet invests $34 billion in railroad
ABCnews.com—Glaciers on Mount Kilimanjaro are disappearing
MSNBC—Philly mass transit workers go on strike
BBC News—Famed anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss dies
New Scientist—Ecuador says it will refrain from drilling for oil in the rainforest if it is paid for the partial value of the oil they expected to extract


11.4.09
ABCnews.com—NY state files antitrust suit against Intel
BBC News—EMI sues site that offers digital downloads of Beatles catalog
Fox News—Giant jellyfish capsize Japanese fishing boat
CNN.com—Apple's app store for the iPhone reaches 100,000 apps
CBS News—Casino refuses multimillion dollar slots payout, saying the machine malfunctioned
New Scientist—Judge shortens sentence of murder who has genes linked to aggressive behavior


11.5.09
USA Today—Congress extends tax credit for first time home buyers
Fox News—Woman sues Facebook for violating her privacy rights
CBS News—Yankees win World Series
CNN.com—Fort Hood doctor opens fire on his fellow soldiers, killing 12
New Scientist—Aftershocks from some earthquakes can go on for centuries
BBC News—Formula One designer creates electric car


11.6.09
CNN.com—Maine voters repeal same-sex marriange law
Fox News—iPhone app claims to translate babies' cries
CBS News—Japan controversially uses weapons-grade plutonium mixture to fuel new nuclear power plant
MSNBC—Massachusetts town makes it illegal to own more than three cats without getting a special license
USA Today—Horse genome sequenced
BBC News—China planning to hold robot Olympics in 2010


11.9.09
MSNBC—Supreme Court to review whether life sentences for juveniles are unconstitutional
CNN.com—House passes healthcare bill
Fox News—Man fired after telling lesbian coworker that he did not approve of her upcoming marriage to her partner, even though same-sex unions are legal in their state
CNN.com—Brazillian man attends his own funeral
BBC News—American and European space agencies plan to join forces on Mars exploration
USA Today—Verizon to double its early termination fee to $350


11.10.09
ABCnews.com—Dow hits new high for 2009
BBC News—Rupert Murdoch wants to block Google from indexing news content on his sites
Fox News—Woman takes written portion of driving exam almost 1000 times before finally passing
USA Today—Google buying mobile ad network for $750 million
CNN.com—Drummer for indie band !!! dies after falling down elevator shaft
MSNBC—Auction site for millionaires only launches


11.11.09
CNN.com—Protestors hijack Facebook groups to expose what they consider a security flaw in the social networks administration policies
USA Today—Michael Phelps fails to qualify for two races at World Cup event wearing old-style swimsuit
ABCnews.com—Bottle of beer recovered from the Hindenberg disaster to go up for auction
CBS News—Democrat bill would replace many of the powers of the Federal Reserve with three new federal oversight agencies
BBC News—EA cutting 1500 jobs
New Scientist—New printing technique for photographs reproduces sheen of object in addition to its color


11.12.09
BBC News—Microsoft blocks users of hacked Xboxes from accessing their online gaming network
ABCnews.com—Star goalkeeper for German national soccer teams commits suicide
USA Today—Vatican exploring possibility of extraterrestrial life and its implications for the church
MSNBC—Researchers to use spider silk as fibers to create artificial muscle
Fox News—Virginia girl sneezes up to 12,000 times a day
CNN.com—Large Hadron Collider coming back online after months of repairs


11.13.09
BBC News—DC sniper executed
Fox News—Contestant on Wipeout game show dies after having a stroke during competition
USA Today—Twitter's worth estimated at $600 million
CNN.com—Dell to release Android-based smartphone in China and Brazil
ABCnews.com—Timing of Facebook status update frees robbery suspect
CBS News—Scuttled Japanese subs from WWII found near Honolulu


11.16.09
CNN.com—NASA believes there is a significant quantity of water on the moon
USA Today—Lack of a new collective bargaining agreement could lead to a season without a salary cap for free agents in the NFL
ABCnews.com—Apple unveils massive new NYC store
MSNBC—High tech tattoos could help diabetics monitor their blood glucose levels without needing to prick their fingers
Fox News—Synthetic stone DVDs could last hundreds of years
BBC News—HP to buy 3Com for $2.7 billion


11.17.09
ABCnews.com—Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen diagnosed with cancer
Fox News—Georgia teacher arrested after offering a student money to kill another student
CBS News—"Unfriend" named the word of the year
CNN.com—$3 million worth of iPhones stolen from warehouse in Belgium
BBC News—T-Mobile staff sold personal records of customers to competitors
MSNBC—Costco to stop carrying Coca-Cola products in pricing dispute


11.18.09
ABCnews.com—Latest Call of Duty title makes over half a billion dollars in first five days of release
Fox News—AirTran flight delayed after passenger refuses to end his cell phone call
CNN.com—Courtney Love being sued for libel over a Twitter post
USA Today—Kellogg says there will be a national shortage of its frozen waffles until next summer
CBS News—New study shows that many ancient Egyptian mummies suffered from heart disease
MSNBC—House moves to ban peer-to-peer software usage among federal employees while at work


11.19.09
CNN.com—AOL to cut a third of its workforce
MSNBC—Ireland wants World Cup qualifier rematch with France, saying a French player cheated to get a crucial goal
ABCnews.com—USPS stops popular program that sent children's letters to Santa to volunteers who would answer them
USA Today—Microsoft releases public beta of next version of Office
CBS News—California to impose energy consumption limits on big screen tvs
BBC News—Study shows that CFL bulbs lose an average of 22% of their brightness over time


11.20.09
MSNBC—Oprah will end her talk show in 2011
CNN.com—Students occupy buildings at UC Davis to protest 32% tuition hike
Fox News—15 year old girl says she murdered 9 year old neighbor just to know what it felt like to kill someone
New Scientist—Much of the water discovered recently on the moon could have come from comet impacts
USA Today—Texas charging up to $195 per year for new line of vanity license plates
CBS News—John Kerry's daughter arrested on suspicion of DUI


11.30.09
CNN.com—China plans second lunar probe for late next year
USA Today—Serena Williams fined more than $80,000 for outburst at US Open
Fox News—Chelsea Clinton announces engagement
MSNBC—Eight species previously thought to be extinct are rediscovered in the wild
CBS News—Pirates seize oil supertanker bound for US
BBC News—Large Hadron Collider sets energy record

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