daily links: march 2013

3.1.13
BBC News—Simon Cowell launching new talent search contest on YouTube
CBS News—Mandate from Obama administration will require all government-funded research to made free and publicly available within 12 months of its initial publication
Fox News—34 colleges and universities have asked the government for permission to fly drones over their campuses
CNN.com—CBS makes Big Bang Theory star delete tweet praising rival Dish Network
ABCnews.com—Facebook to unveil new look next week
NBC News—Judge cuts Apple award from Samsung by half a billion dollars


3.4.13
NBC News—Christian college fires unmarried pregnant teacher for having premarital sex
Fox News—NBC reportedly ready to retire Leno and put Fallon in prime late night slot
ABCnews.com—Privately owned space capsule docks with ISS
USA Today—Cracker Barrel to add health-conscious items to its menu
CNN.com—Halle Berry to return as Storm in next X-Men movie
BBC News—Nursing home resident dies after nurse refuses to perform CPR despite pleas of 911 operator


3.5.13
USA Today—Hugo Chavez dies at 58
CNN.com—Jon Stewart to take time off from The Daily Show to direct a feature film
Fox News—Dow closes at all-time high
ABCnews.com—TSA to allow pocket knives on planes
NBC News—Harrison Ford joins cast of Anchorman 2
CBS News—YouTube (i.e. Google) to launch streaming music service


3.6.13
ABCnews.com—Former Apple exec reveals that the iPhone could also have been called "Mobi" or "Telepod"
CBS News—Rand Paul does a real filibuster over CIA director nomination in order to take a stand about the use of drones against American citizens on American soil
USA Today—Fox News chief Roger Ailes calls Joe Biden "dumb as an ashtray". This from the man who helped bring Sarah Palin to prominence.
NBC News—Best Buy follows Yahoo and bans all telecommuting
CNN.com—Time Warner to spin off magazine unit, including Time
BBC News—Rupert Murdoch company to introduce new education tablet and curriculum for American schools


3.7.13
CBS News—George Lucas says that Star Wars Episode VII will feature Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford
CNN.com—Second Georgia town considering making gun ownership mandatory
NBC News—Marvel's Unlimited digital service arrives for iOS devices
USA Today—NASCAR driver says he won't pay fine he incurred after speaking negatively about the organization
Fox News—Hugo Chavez's body to be put on permanent display
ABCnews.com—Facebook reveals redesigned News Feed


3.8.13
NBC News—Yankees' Mariano Rivera says he will retire after the 2013 season
Fox News—Launch of new SimCity game frustrates players when servers can't keep up with demand
CBS News—Chicago Blackhawks streak of games with no losses ends at 24
USA Today—Subaru issues recall after reports of cars starting themselves
CNN.com—Pandora stock climbs 20% after CEO steps down
BBC News—Elderly woman kicked off commuter train in Miami for singing


3.11.13
ABCnews.com—New medal for the military's cyber warriors being reviewed after being criticized by veterans
USA Today—Judge strikes down NYC's ban on large sugary sodas
BBC News—Creator of Ultima video games using Kickstarter to fund new installment of the series
CBS News—Googlel preparing to launch Amazon Prime competitor
NBC News—Dad hacks Donkey Kong for his daughter so that Mario is being rescued by Pauline
Fox News—Seattle bar bans Google Glass


3.12.13
USA Today—In additional to losing Ray Lewis to retirement, the Super Bowl champion Ravens lose two key defensive players to free agency
Fox News—Florida considers putting Daylight Savings Time in effect year-round
CNN.com—Twinkies due back on store shelves by the summer
NBC News—Maryland woman ticketed for driving two miles under the speed limit in the left hand lane. I APPLAUD THIS ACTION.
ABCnews.com—Montana man pleads guilty to waterboarding four children, including two who were not his
CBS News—Disney bringing Mickey Mouse back in a series of traditionally animated shorts


3.13.13
ABCnews.com—NYC passes law that makes discriminating against the jobless illegal
CNN.com—New Pope is the first to come from Latin America
USA Today—Ray Lewis signs on as analyst for ESPN
NBC News—Broncos sign Wes Welker away from the Patriots
CBS News—Moonshiners star arrested for public intoxication
Fox News—Gamers claiming that fundamental mechanics of the new SimCity game are broken


3.14.13
CBS News—Scientists confirm discovery of the Higgs boson
USA Today—Redbox launches movie streaming service
CNN.com—Editor for Reuters indicted for conspiring with Anonymous hackers
NBC News—Facebook may add hashtags
Fox News—BlackBerry claims that it has received an order from one customer for 1 million of its new Z10 smartphones
ABCnews.com—Bakery shut down after FDA discovers that sugar was added to snacks labeled as sugar-free


3.15.13
Fox News—Maryland gets rid of the death penalty
NBC News—New treatment offers hope for children with food allergies
CNN.com—Google shutting down its Reader app
CBS News—Lil Wayne hospitalized after seizure
USA Today—Maryland eliminates top seeded Duke from ACC tournament
BBC News—Gamer hacks new SimCity so he can play it offline


3.18.13
NBC News—Michael Bloomberg wants NYC stores to hide their tobacco products
ABCnews.com—Disney bans unescorted children under 14 from its US parks
CBS News—Burger King to offer turkey burger
BBC News—Jurassic Park 4 to be released in 2014
USA Today—EA CEO to step down
Fox News—Howard Stern being considered for new host of the Tonight Show


3.19.13
NBC News—Universities suing graduates over unpaid student loans
Fox News—Venues cancel Michelle Shocked concerts after she goes on anti-gay tirade
USA Today—Despite launch woes, new SimCity game sells over 1 million copies in its first two weeks of release
ABCnews.com—Kinder eggs finally legal in the US
CBS News—Kids abandoning Facebook for sites like Instagram and Snapchat
CNN.com—James Cameron reveals that he is currently writing the scripts for the Avatar sequels in New Zealand


3.20.13
ABCnews.com—CVS employees now required to report their weight and blood glucose levels for insurance purposes or they will be fined
CNN.com—Stephen Colbert's sister wins Democratic nomination for SC senate seat
USA Today—Head of Colorado's prisons shot dead at home after answering his door
CBS News—1,000 year old Chinese bowl bought for $3 at a yard sale goes for over $2 million at auction
Fox News—Principal cancels "Honors Night" celebration because it could hurt the feelings of students who didn't get good grades
BBC News—Voyager-1 becomes first man-made object to leave the solar system


3.21.13
CNN.com—Amazon founder Jeff Bezos recovers original Apollo mission rockets from deep under the sea
USA Today—Pepsi reveals new bottle
CBS News—Octomom accused of welfare fraud
Fox News—Chicago planning to close 54 public schools due to budget pressures
NBC News—Congress passes legislation forcing the USPS to keep delivering mail on Saturdays
BBC News—Google launches digital memo application


3.22.13
CBS News—Famed African writer Chinua Achebe dies at 82
ABCnews.com—Cal State student admits to stealing the online identities of over 700 students in an effort to rig campus elections
BBC News—YouTube says it now has 1 billion monthly visitors
CNN.com—Fake pilot makes his way into a commercial cockpit
USA Today—Comcast bans ads for guns and ammo on its cable system
Fox News—Harvard stripped of four quiz bowl titles for cheating


3.25.13
Fox News—Bill Gates offers up to $1 million in funding for best idea for next generation condom
ABCnews.com—Texas lab loses vial of deadly virus
CBS News—Michele Bachmann facing ethics probe amid claims that her staff misused campaign funds
USA Today—T-Mobile dropping 2 year service contracts and will instead sell phones on installment plans
NBC News—Gay football player reportedly considering coming out during the season and attempting to continue his career afterward
CNN.com—Facebook adding new feature that allows you reply directly to people who leave comments on your posts


3.26.13
USA Today—Google names 8,000 contest winners who will be allowed to beta test Google Glass—for a $1500 fee
CBS News—Obama appoints first female director of the Secret Service
Fox News—2011 earthquake in Oklahoma was likely caused by human activity
BBC News—James Cameron donates his deepwater sub to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
CNN.com—Dionne Warwick claims she only has $1,000 to her name
NBC News—Restaurant publicly shames reservation no-shows on Twitter


3.27.13
CBS News—Wachowski siblings to make original sci-fi television series for Netflix
USA Today—Chicago Bulls halt Miami Heat's win streak at 27 games
Fox News—Girl awarded $41 million after suing her school when she became sick on a school trip
BBC News—California man gets 2 1/2 years in prison for shining a laser pointer at two aircraft
NBC News—Judge Joe Brown canceled after 15 years
CNN.com—Ashley Judd says she will not run for Senate


3.28.13
BBC News—Tom Stoppard writes radio play based on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon
USA Today—Miami Dolphins say leaked new logo is real
Fox News—New Hampshire school district bans dodgeball
NBC News—Man arrested with 21 tons of stolen cheese
CNN.com—Mysterious circles appear on frozen pond in New York
ABCnews.com—Greensboro, NC, named nation's least sexy destination for travelers


3.29.13
ABCnews.com—Beatles album signed by all four band members sells for nearly $300,000 at auction
Fox News—Facebook moving ahead with second campus designed by Frank Gehry
NBC News—Contestant on French version of Survivor dies after suffering heart problems during a challenge
USA Today—Amazon buys social book recommendation site Goodreads
CBS News—Google Glass to be made in the US by Foxconn
CNN.com—America's Most Wanted canceled after 25 years

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