daily links: september 2012

9.4.12
USA Today—New study finds no additional nutritional benefits to organic food
ABCnews.com—First man to compete in Olympics with artificial legs loses race at Paralympics and complains that the winner's artificial legs gave him an unfair advantage. Huh?
CNN.com—Green Mile actor Michael Clarke Duncan dies after suffering a heart attack
Fox News—Heir to Red Bull fortune arrested in hit and run accident that killed a policeman
NBC News—Russell Crowe rescued by Coast Guard after getting lost while kayaking off Long Island
BBC News—Pirate Bay cofounder arrested in Cambodia


9.5.12
CNN.com—Massachusetts judge orders the state to pay for gender reassignment surgery for an inmate serving a life sentence without parole for murder
USA Today—Alabama to require people visiting prisoners to have their fingerprints scanned
Fox News—Former NFL star Michael Strahan replaces Regis Philbin as Kelly Ripa's co-host
NBC News—Woman arrested four times in 26 hours
BBC News—Coconut oil could be used to treat tooth decay
ABCnews.com—Boutique in LA selling Charles Manson album


9.6.12
USA Today—Former Ravens owner Art Modell dies at 87
Fox News—7 year old girl catches bubonic plague while on camping trip
CNN.com—Amazon unveils new Kindle lineup
CBS News—Texas opening stretch of highway with 85 mph speed limit, the highest in the nation
NBC News—Amy Poehler and Will Arnett separating after 9 years of marriage
BBC News—Judy Blume reveals that she has breast cancer


9.7.12
Fox News—Appeals panel lifts suspension of all players who received punishments in New Orleans bounty investigation
CNN.com—Apple may be planning internet radio service to compete with Pandora
ABCnews.com—Parents of Olympic gold medalist are suing her for slander and defamation
CBS News—Woman accused of violating animal noise ordinance after teaching her cockatoo to curse at her ex-husband's new girlfriend
MSNBC—Arizona court rules that tattoos are protected speech
BBC News—Steeper take offs and landings for jets could reduce fuel consumption


9.10.12
Fox News—Appeals panel lifts suspension of all players who received punishments in New Orleans bounty investigation
CNN.com—Apple may be planning internet radio service to compete with Pandora
ABCnews.com—Parents of Olympic gold medalist are suing her for slander and defamation
CBS News—Woman accused of violating animal noise ordinance after teaching her cockatoo to curse at her ex-husband's new girlfriend
MSNBC—Arizona court rules that tattoos are protected speech
BBC News—Steeper take offs and landings for jets could reduce fuel consumption


9.11.12
when the walls fell


9.12.12
Fox News—IRS pays $104 million to whistleblower in tax evasion investigation
USA Today—Two Florida CVS pharmacies have their licenses revoked for dispensing large amounts of controlled substances
CBS News—YouTube releases standalone app for iOS devices
CNN.com—Company that created performing Tupac hologram files for bankruptcy
ABCnews.com—Convicted murderer asks judge to give him the death penalty
NBC News—Sheryl Crow believes cell phone use caused her brain tumor


9.13.12
ABCnews.com—Company that supplied snacks to Starbucks is suing the coffee powerhouse for $20 million for breach of contract
CBS News—Apple announces iPhone 5
Sports Illustrated—Notre Dame announces it is leaving the Big East to join the ACC
Fox News—Original Renoir painting found for $7 at West Virginia flea market
NBC News—Russian Prime Minister thinks jailed Pussy Riot members should be set free
USA Today—McDonald's to post calorie counts on menu boards


9.14.12
CNN.com—Man arrested for raping 73 year old woman in broad daylight in Central Park
NBC News—Amazon to start charging sales tax in California
ABCnews.com—Rare book checked out in 1934 is returned to Chicago library during amnesty period
CBS News—New NASA rocket intended to take astronauts to Mars will cost $500 million per launch
USA Today—Sally Struthers arrested on suspicion of DUI
Fox News—Rare spider brings $15 million construction project to a halt


9.17.12
MSNBC—Halliburton loses track of radioactive device used in the assessment of potential fracking sites
BBC News—Microsoft says that some malware is being installed before PCs leave the factory
Fox News—NHL owners lock out the players in labor dispute
CNN.com—NFL replacement ref pulled from game after his Facebook page revealed that he was a fan of one of the teams in the matchup
USA Today—Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban confirmed as new American Idol judges
ABCnews.com—Brochure from Christian group compares being gay to overeating


9.18.12
Fox News—Pennsylvania town considers ban on dogs
CBS News—Man shoots his wife to help her avoid overseas deployment by the military
USA Today—Snowboarding gold medalist Shaun White charged with vandalism and public intoxication
NBC News—Apple sells 2 million iPhone 5 units in first 24 hours of presales
BBC News—Romney secretly taped at private donor event
CNN.com—NYC approves Bloomberg's ban on supersize sodas


9.19.12
ABCnews.com—Man dies with $200 in the bank and $7 million in gold stored in his home
NBC News—Germany urges its citizens to stop using Internet Explorer
USA Today—BioWare cofounders are leaving the acclaimed gaming studio
Fox News—Apple shares close at over 700 for the first time
CBS News—JetBlue to offer free in-flight WiFi in 2013
CNN.com—NYC approves Bloomberg's ban on supersize sodas


9.20.12
ABCnews.com—Man dies with $200 in the bank and $7 million in gold stored in his home
NBC News—Germany urges its citizens to stop using Internet Explorer
USA Today—BioWare cofounders are leaving the acclaimed gaming studio
Fox News—Apple shares close at over 700 for the first time
CBS News—JetBlue to offer free in-flight WiFi in 2013
CNN.com—NYC approves Bloomberg's ban on supersize sodas


9.21.12
ABCnews.com—Couple accused of selling neighbor's dog on Craigslist
CNN.com—Fiona Apple arrested by Texas border patrol agents after hashish was found on her tour bus
USA Today—BioWare cofounders are leaving the acclaimed gaming studio
Fox News—Apple shares close at over 700 for the first time
CBS News—JetBlue to offer free in-flight WiFi in 2013
Fox News—Apple's in-house maps application for iOS doesn't stand up to Google's version


9.24.12
USA Today—Baltimore wide receiver comes up with two touchdowns in his team's victory the same day his younger brother was killed in a motorcycle accident
ABCnews.com—Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong checks into rehab after profanity-laced stage tirade when the band's set was cut short
Salon.com—Lynyrd Skynyrd decides to stop using the Confederate flag as part of its stage decoration. Oh wait, they changed their mind after outcry from fans.
CBS News—Newborn panda cub at the National Zoo dies after only a week
Fox News—Richard Branson wants to build human outpost on Mars
MSNBC—Florida wants to develop NASA land near Cape Canaveral to create a commercial spaceport


9.25.12
CBS News—Texas police officer shoots and kills unarmed double amputee in a wheelchair
NBC News—Chevy Chase calls his role on NBC's Community a mistake
USA Today—13 NYC public high schools to make morning after pill available to students
Daily Finance—Federal authorities order Discover to refund $200 million directly to cardholders in addition to a $14 million fine
Fox News—USPS launches buyback program for old iPhones
BBC News—Iran censors Google and Gmail


9.26.12
USA Today—Patriots head coach Bill Belichick fined $50,000 for grabbing referee after his team's last second loss to the Ravens
Fox News—Nestle embeds GPS transmitters in its candy bars to track prize winners in UK contest
CBS News—Japanese scientists claim to have created element 113
ABCnews.com—UC Davis students to receive $1 million settlement from university as a result of the infamous pepper spray incident
NBC News—Man uses Find My iPad app after leaving the device on a plane to help police catch flight attendant who stole it
BBC News—California legalizes driverless cars


9.27.12
CBS News—Staten Island to get world's largest Ferris wheel
Fox News—Woman falls off a 60 foot cliff while texting
USA Today—Facebook unveils gift giving service
ABCnews.com—Woman fakes cancer and takes money from sympathizers
BBC News—404 pages are the new milk cartons for helping to locate missing children
NBC News—Kelly Osbourne gets $250,000 manicure for Emmys


9.28.12
NBC News—Mars rover stumbles on riverbed that once containing a flowing stream
CBS News—New law makes Filipinos liable for what they like and share on Facebook
CNN.com—Major banks suffer through week of heavy cyber attacks
ABCnews.com—Tibetan statue of Buddha that was captured by Nazis was carved from ancient meteorite
USA Today—Apple CEO apologizes for substandard Maps app in iOS 6
BBC News—Sony buys stake in Olympus

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