daily links: june 2015

6.1.15
CBS News—Homeland Security investigation finds that the TSA failed to detect explosives or weapons at screening stations 95% of the time
CNN.com—Sport fisherman dies after being impaled by swordfish he was trying to catch
NBC News—Paris to get rid of the famous "love locks" on the Pont Des Arts bridge
USA Today—Intel buys rival chipmaker for $17 billion
Fox News—Microsoft announces that Windows 10 will be available by the end of July
BBC News—Rare Apple I computer worth $200,000 dropped off at recycling plant


6.2.15
BBC News—Lego launching challenger to Minecraft
CBS News—US-born Israeli soldier sent to military prison for 11 days for eating pork
CNN.com—FIFA head resigns amid scandal shortly after winning reelection
Fox News—US Army to start using new camoflage pattern on July 1
ABCnews.com—Teacher under fire after taking middle and high school students to an adult sex shop
USA Today—Amazon launches free shipping on small items with no minimum order and no Prime membership required


6.3.15
NBC News—In an effort to speed up boarding process, Delta experimenting with pre-loading carry-on bags before passengers board the plane
CBS News—High school teacher suspended after using an illegal signal jammer to keep students from using their cell phones in class
BBC News—Oscar-winning actor Redmayne cast as lead in Harry Potter spinoff
ABCnews.com—Elementary school cafeteria worker fired for giving free meals to kids who had no money
USA Today—Yahoo reaches deal with NFL to stream October 25 game online
CNN.com—Disney cancels plans to make Tron 3


6.4.15
BBC News—First titles to go into Video Game Hall of Fame announced
NBC News—Walmart alters dress code and changes store temperatures and soundtracks in an attempt to make employees happier
CBS News—Subway to remove all artificial ingredients from its menu by 2017
USA Today—Gawker's staff votes to unionize
Fox News—Indiana scratch off lottery tickets come with bacon scent
CNN.com—American woman killed by lion while on safari in Africa


6.15.15
CNN.com—Chapter head of NCAAP in Spokane, Washington is actually white even though she has been claiming to be black for years
CBS News—Jurassic World sets global box office record by taking in over half a billion dollars its opening weekend
USA Today—Toyota set to start selling revamped Prius this year
NBC News—John Stamos arrested for DUI
ABCnews.com—Nobel Prize winner forced to resign after publicly making sexist comments about women in science
Fox News—Twitter to lift 140 character limit for direct messages


6.16.15
NBC News—Colorado court rules that you can be fired for smoking pot on your personal time even though marijuana is legal in the state
USA Today—Chicago Blackhawks win their third Stanley Cup in six years
CNN.com—CVS buying Target's in-store pharmacies for $2 billion
CBS News—Gap to close 175 stores
ABCnews.com—Jeb Bush officially announces his candidacy for president
BBC News—Xbox One update will allow some Xbox 360 games to be played on the console


6.22.15
USA Today—South Carolina's governor calls for the removal of the Confederate flag from the state capitol in the wake of the racially motivated mass murder last week
CBS News—Japan says it plans to resume killing whales in the Antarctic this year
ABCnews.com—Apple changes compensation policy for artists on its new streaming service after Taylor Swift posts a critical open letter online
CNN.com—Mark Zuckerberg gives $5 million to college fund for undocumented students
Fox News—Etsy follows eBay's lead and bans the sale of spells and hexes on their site
NBC News—Lego announces plans to find a sustainable alternative to the plastic in their bricks by 2030


6.23.15
USA Today—Creator of first pink flamingo lawn ornament dies at 79
Fox News—Oscar-winning composer James Horner dies in plane crash
CNN.com—Netflix announces 7-1 stock split
BBC News—US military working on hoverbikes
NBC News—Diddy charged with assault at UCLA
CBS News—NBC cancels Hannibal after three seasons


6.24.15
ABCnews.com—DNA from cannibal tribe may hold key to preventing certain degenerative brain diseases
Fox News—Doctor who made fun of sedated patient ordered to pay him $500,000
BBC News—Art dealer admits to selling fakes
CNN.com—Google testing wearable with cardiac sensor
USA Today—Apple removes Civil War games that feature Confederate flags from its app store
CBS News—Lexus working on a hoverboard like the one in Back to the Future II


6.25.15
CNN.com—Supreme Court upholds Obamacare 6-3, with Roberts writing the majority opinion
ABCnews.com—Woman left partially blind after running in mud race
USA Today—Saved by the Bell star ordered to serve four months in prison after bar stabbing
CBS News—Taylor Swift will allow her 1989 album on Apple's new streaming service after the company changes its artist compensation policy
BBC News—Sales of PC version of new Batman game suspended due to performance issues
Fox News—Howard Stern leaving America's Got Talent


6.26.15
USA Today—Supreme Court legalizes same sex marriage nationwide
Fox News—Scientists create red blood cells from stem cells
ABCnews.com—J.K. Rowling announces new Harry Potter story that will be released as a stage play
CNN.com—US Navy pays Microsoft $9 million per year to continue supporting Windows XP, which is no longer supported commercially
NBC News—New test could lead to early detection of pancreatic cancer
CBS News—Disney bans selfie sticks at all of its parks


6.29.15
ABCnews.com—Leap second to be added to June 30 just before midnight
Fox News—Supreme Court rules against EPA on power plant emission regulations
USA Today—Pro golfer Phil Mickelson linked to $3 million sports betting and money laundering scheme
CBS News—NBC cuts ties with Donald Trump after his negative comments about Latino immigrants
CNN.com—Woman finds 8.5 carat diamond in state park
NBC News—Top Gun sequel in the works


6.30.15
CNN.com—California bill eliminating vaccine exemptions for personal and religious beliefs signed into law by governor
USA Today—Toyota says its new hydrogen fuel cell car will have a range of over 300 miles, becoming the longest range zero emission car
NBC News—Google to remove "revenge porn" from search results
BBC News—Apple launches new streaming music service
CBS News—Nike's Phil Knight to step down from chairman role in 2016
Fox News—Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner announce plans to divorce after 10 years of marriage

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