daily links: november 2011

11.1.11
CNN.com—Judge orders police in Tennessee to stop arresting peaceful Occupy protestors
USA Today—Bank of America cancels plans to start charging customers a monthly fee for using their debit cards
CBS News—Kim Kardashian files for divorce 72 days after her $10 million wedding
Fox News—Chinese researchers believe they have found a way to harvest a blood protein commonly used in vaccine production from ordinary grains of rice
BBC News—Anonymous threatens Mexican drug cartel in YouTube video
ABCnews.com—Reduction of penalties for crack cocaine could lead to the release of thousands of prisoners


11.2.11
Fox News—LA city council approves ordinance that would hand out $250 fines for dogs that barked for more than 10 minutes straight
CNN.com—Texas judge caught on video beating his 16 year old disabled daughter
MSNBC—Public Enemy frontman Chuck D files $100 million lawsuit against Universal Music Group, claiming they are withholding royalties from digital sales
USA Today—Supreme Court considers reliability of eyewitness testimony in criminal convictions
BBC News—Shale fracking likely triggered two earthquakes in England
CBS News—Occupy Oakland tries to shut down the city's port


11.3.11
MSNBC—AOL reveals that it still has 3.5 million dial-up subscribers
USA Today—Amazon launches Kindle Owners Lending Library which makes thousands of Kindle books available for free to Amazon Prime members
CNN.com—Steve Jobs biography sells nearly 400,000 copies in its first week of release
CBS News—New James Bond movie, directed by Sam Mendes, will be released in late 2012
ABCnews.com—Iowa woman sets friend's house on fire after being unfriended on Facebook
Fox News—Archaeologists discover evidence of saber-toothed squirrel


11.4.11
CNN.com—Internet Explorer's share of web traffic drops below 50% for the first time in more than a decade
ABCnews.com—Google revises its search formula
USA Today—Forests not adapting as quickly as expected to climate change, threatening their survival
Fox News—Mexican soccer team to replace players' names on jerseys with their Twitter handles
MSNBC—Marvel will start selling digital editions of most comics the same day they are available in print
CBS News—Groupon launches IPO at $20 per share


11.7.11
BBC News—New laser technique can change your eye color permanently
MSNBC—NYC using dogs trained to sniff out lithium batteries to find contraband cell phones at Rikers Island prison
CNN.com—Andy Rooney dies at 92, just weeks after retiring
CBS News—US soldier charged with espionage
USA Today—White House says it has no evidence of life beyond Earth
Fox News—Barnes & Noble launches new color Nook


11.8.11
BBC News—iOS developer loads proof of concept malware app into Apple's app store and barred from the development program as a result
ABCnews.com—Michael Jackson's doctor found guilty of involuntary manslaughter
CBS News—Microsoft, Yahoo, and AOL team up to take on Google
USA Today—Microsoft unveils $50 smartphone
Fox News—Russia planning Mars mission
CNN.com—Family behind 19 Kids and Counting reality show expecting their 20th child


11.9.11
BBC News—Roy Lichtenstein work sells for $43 million at auction
USA Today—Adobe will cease development of Flash for mobile devices
CNN.com—Joe Paterno to step down as Penn State football coach after nearly 50 years after one of his assistants is accused of sex abuse of minor boys
CBS News—Eddie Murphy walks away from Oscar hosting duties
MSNBC—Major League catcher kidnapped from his home in Venezuela
Fox News—Family Circus creator dies at 89


11.10.11
MSNBC—Apple pushes out first update to iOS 5, which no longer requires syncing with a desktop to install
Fox News—Satellite images show evidence of lost civilization in the Sahara
ABCnews.com—Google to cease support for Gmail app on the Blackberry platform
USA Today—Man arrested for threatening to blow up Best Buy when he learned that the latest Call of Duty title was sold out
CNN.com—Prince William to be deployed to the Falklands next year
BBC News—Blizzard announces that World of Warcraft lost an additional 800,000 subscribers in the last quarter


11.11.11
CNN.com—Species of African rhino officially declared extinct
USA Today—EMI sold in two parts to Universal and Sony for a total of $4.1 billion
CBS News—Students text their parents to tell them that their bus driver was driving drunk
MSNBC—Next Xbox could arrive as early as next year
ABCnews.com—Billy Crystal to host this year's Oscar telecast after Eddie Murphy backs out
Fox News—Zynga allegely threatening workers who own large blocks of stock to give some shares back in the lead up to its IPO


11.14.11
USA Today—More doctors discharging patients from their practices if the parents refuse to vaccinate their kids
CBS News—NBA season in doubt as players reject latest offer and begin disbanding their union
Fox News—Disgraced Penn State coach Sandusky admits to showering with young boys, but says he's not a pedophile
CNN.com—Black Sabbath to release new album with original lineup
BBC News—Warren Buffett buys $10 billion stake in IBM
MSNBC—Legendary comic book writer Frank Miller calls Occupy protesters "louts, thieves, and rapists"


11.15.11
CNN.com—After police clear out Occupy Wall Street's Zuccotti Park overnight, judge issues order allowing protesters to return
USA Today—Apple launches iTunes match cloud music service
CBS News—CBS launching new morning show with Charlie Rose and Oprah BFF Gayle King
MSNBC—Congress thwarts Obama's attempt to overhaul school lunches and allows tomato paste on pizza to be classified as a vegetable
Fox News—Strange patterns in Gobi desert discovered in satellite images on Google Earth
ABCnews.com—Chelsea Clinton joining NBC as reporter


11.16.11
BBC News—Google launches music store after months of beta testing
USA Today—AOL revamps AIM
CBS News—California raises in-state tuition for state universities by 9%
MSNBC—Ricky Gervais to host Golden Globes again
CNN.com—Google re-releases Gmail app for iOS
Fox News—Sony may launch internet-based alternative to cable television


11.17.11
CNN.com—Houston Astros switching to the American League. Why can't we just give them the Brewers back?
Fox News—Airline passengers forced to pay extra for fuel to complete the flight to their destination
MSNBC—Scientists believe they have discovered neutrinos that move faster than the speed of light
USA Today—Amazon working on its own smartphone
ABCnews.com—Herman Cain to receive Secret Service protection
CBS News—Demi Moore files for divorce from Ashton Kutcher


11.18.11
USA Today—Analysis of Kindle Fire components reveals that it costs more to make than Amazon is selling it for
CBS News—Researchers create ultralight new material made from a lattice of hollow tubes
MSNBC—Judge rules that police need a warrant in order to track your movement using your mobile phone
CNN.com—Yelp files for $100 million IPO
ABCnews.com—Nintendo commissions life-size Mario Karts to help promote new game
Fox News—Rock music fan kills himself to relieve his suffering from tinnitus


11.21.11
BBC News—Bionic contact lenses could project images directly in front of the eyes
CNN.com—Comcast to allow subscribers to watch live TV on their iPads so long as they remain in physical proximity to their cable box
CBS News—More rumors that Facebook is building its own branded smartphone
USA Today—College professor walks out of class and refuses to teach if students do not bring snacks
Fox News—Pamela Anderson to play the Virgin Mary in made-for-tv movie
MSNBC—Hacker claims he was able to break into the network of a Texas water plant


11.28.11
ABCnews.com—Third grader who weighs over 200 pounds taken from family and placed in foster care
CBS News—Airline passenger arrested after fellow traveler claimed that he was watching child pornography on his laptop during a flight
Fox News—Aaron Sorkin considers writing script for Steve Jobs biopic
USA Today—Poor economy linked to drop in Hispanic birth rate in America
CNN.com—Woman pepper sprays fellow shoppers on Black Friday
MSNBC—Christian Bale says that the upcoming The Dark Knight Rises will be his final time playing Batman


11.29.11
USA Today—Woman alleges that she had 13 year affair with Herman Cain
CBS News—Facebook may launch $10 billion IPO next spring
Fox News—Woman disappears after People's Court appearance in dispute with ex-fiance, who police have named as the prime suspect
CNN.com—Barney Frank announces that he will not seek reelection in 2012
ABCnews.com—Staples to sell Dunder Mifflin paper through online affiliate
BBC News—Radiologist replicates Stradivarius violin


11.30.11
CNN.com—Ringling Brothers hit with massive fine for animal rights violations
USA Today—Red Sox hire Bobby Valentine as new manager
CBS News—Kidnapper sues hostages. Whatever lawyer helped him bring this suit should be disbarred and thrown in prison.
MSNBC—Burger King revamping its french fries
ABCnews.com—American Airlines files for bankruptcy
BBC News—Norway mass murderer declared insane; will not face jail time

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