daily links: september 2015

9.1.15
NBC News—Chipotle sued over its claims that its menu is GMO-free
Fox News—Google introduces revamped logo
BBC News—Amazon Prime members can now download streaming shows for offline viewing
USA Today—WWE start charged with murder
CNN.com—McDonald's to offer all-day breakfast nationwide starting in October
CBS News—Daniel Craig says Spectre may be his last film playing Bond


9.2.15
NBC News—Disney and DreamWorks to end their partnership next year
CBS News—Tesla's Model 3 will be revelead next March and start at just $35,000, but will not go into production for another two years
CNN.com—Man shoots and kills himself while taking a selfie with a gun
ABCnews.com—Hilton hotel chain partners with Uber
Fox News—Deaf mice cured with gene therapy
USA Today—Amazon expands its instant order Dash program, making it available to all Prime customers


9.3.15
CNN.com—Kentucky clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples is jailed for contempt of court
Fox News—Tori Spelling suing Benihana after tripping and falling on a hot hibachi grill
USA Today—Trump signs Republican loyalty pledge, promising not to run as an independent if he loses the Republican nomination
CBS News—Tom Brady's four game suspension for his role in deflating footballs overturned by judge; NFL plans to appeal
ABCnews.com—Drone crashes into stands at US Open
NBC News—General Mills sells off Green Giant brand


9.4.15
CBS News—New study finds that needle exchange programs help prevent the spread of HIV
CNN.com—WHO declares Liberia Ebola-free
ABCnews.com—Toys and merchandise from new Star Wars movie go on sale today
Fox News—Google's Waze traffic app accused of stealing data from rival
NBC News—Spotify releases new plain language privacy policy
BBC News—New study guesses that there are 3 trillion trees on Earth


9.8.15
NBC News—Study estimates that nearly half of Americans have diabetes or high blood sugar
CBS News—Kentucky clerk jailed for contempt of court after refusing to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples is freed contingent on her not interfering with the work of her deputies, who have been issuing licenses to all couples since last week
ABCnews.com—Marmaduke creator dies at 91
CNN.com—Verizon to begin testing 5G network
Fox News—eBay seller loses suit against two customers who left negative reviews and is ordered to cover their $19,000 in legal fees
USA Today—Woman arrested on drug charges is found to have a fully loaded pistol hidden her vagina


9.9.15
CNN.com—Intel announces that it will no longer sponsor the Science Talent Search scholarship program for high school students
USA Today—NYC to require salt warnings on restaurant menus
CBS News—McDonald's to switch to cage-free eggs
CNN.com—Verizon to begin testing 5G network
NBC News—Apple reveals new extra large iPad
Fox News—Tech millionaire John McAfee throws his hat into the presidential ring


9.10.15
Fox News—Elon Musk thinks we should start terraforming Mars by dropping nuclear bombs on the ice-covered poles
USA Today—California governor vetoes bill that would have put restrictions on flying drones over private property
CNN.com—New Chevy Malibu gives parents the ability to monitor their teens' driving habits
CBS News—Campbell's now has pods that will let you make soup using your Keurig machine
BBC News—New Seamus Heaney translation to be published posthumously next year
NBC News—Company launches home test that will allow you to detect cancer DNA in your blood


9.11.15
when the walls fell


9.14.15
CNN.com—White House publishes scorecard for colleges based on actual cost and chance to be employed after graduation
USA Today—NBA hall of famer Moses Malone dies at 60
Fox News—Seattle teachers' strike cancels school for fourth straight day
CBS News—High school students will now be able to apply for financial aid for college three months earlier than before
NBC News—Police use colonoscope to recover stolen diamond worth a quarter of a million dollars
ABCnews.com—Salmonella outbreak in Minnesota linked to Chipotle


9.15.15
NBC News—Jeff Bezos reveals plans to build rocket manufacturing facility and launch pad in Florida
ABCnews.com—Arnold Schwarzeneggar to be new host of Celebrity Apprentice
Fox News—Limited edition watch commemorating Star Wars: The Force Awakens costs $28,000
CBS News—Actor insists that one times one is two in interview
CNN.com—Porsche planning to build electric car meant to compete with Tesla
USA Today—Texas fires its athletic director after increasing clashes with fans and donors


9.16.15
USA Today—Apple releases iOS 9
CBS News—Target giving Fitbit trackers to all its workers
BBC News—Sharp selling first 8K television for $133,000
CNN.com—Mary Poppins reboot in the works at Disney
NBC News—Expedia gets go-ahead to purchase Orbitz
Fox News—John Mellencamp and Christie Brinkley may be dating


9.17.15
NBC News—FDA blocks the sale of four brands of cigarettes nationwide
Fox News—20 high school students in Virginia suspended after wearing clothes featuring the Confederate flag to school
BBC News—American Airlines flights grounded out of several major American airports
CBS News—Lionel Ritchie to do residency in Las Vegas in 2016
CNN.com—Amazon introduces a $50 7 inch tablet
USA Today—Microsoft sued for gender discrimination


9.18.15
CNN.com—Court rules that Samsung must stop using certain features on its smartphones that it stole from the iPhone
ABCnews.com—Two high school football players who intentionally tackled an official say their coach told them to do it
CBS News—Some colleges now offer students the ability to be referred to using a gender neutral pronoun
NBC News—After intense speculation that the Fed might raise interest rates, they announce that they will remain unchanged
Fox News—EPA accuses Volkswagen of installing a device that helps their cars cheat on emissions tests
USA Today—Hyundai reveals newly redesigned Elantra


9.21.15
BBC News—Beatles' first recording contract sells for $75,000 at auction
CNN.com—Egyptian billionaire proposes buying an island to house Syrian refugees
CBS News—Ben Carson says he would not support a Muslim president of the US
ABCnews.com—Doctor says he is planning to perform first human head transplant by 2017
NBC News—Doritos unveils rainbow colored Doritos inspired by the LGBT pride flag
USA Today—IRS says Coca-Cola owes more than $3 billion in back taxes


9.22.15
CNN.com—Peanut executive sentenced to 28 years in prison for knowingly selling salmonella-infected peanuts, which led to an outbreak that killed nine people
USA Today—Apple reportedly planning to start selling its electric car by 2019
CBS News—Jon Hamm finally wins an Emmy for Mad Men after the show's final season
Fox News—U2 concert in Sweden canceled due to security concerns
NBC News—Scott Walker drops out of GOP presidential race
ABCnews.com—Apple releases watchOS 2.0


9.23.15
CNN.com—NC city destroys hundreds of untested rape kits
BBC News—CEO who raised price of generic drug used to treat AIDS from $13.50 to $750 per dose says he will reduce the price, but not necessarily to the original price
USA Today—After losing Romo to a broken clavicle, the Cowboys trade for quarterback Matt Cassel
BBC News—Federal judge rules that Happy Birthday song is now in the public domain
Fox News—Selfies responsible for more deaths than shark attacks each year
NBC News—White House reports labels broadband internet access a core utility like power or water


9.24.15
USA Today—Baseball legend Yogi Berra dies at 90
CBS News—Volkswagen CEO steps down in wake of growing emissions scandal
CNN.com—GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee says that Obama is only pretending to be a Christian
Fox News—Oregon bar ordered to pay $400,000 in damages to a group of transgender customers who were asked not to return
BBC News—Continued slowdown of CD sales being somewhat offset by increases in streaming revenue
NBC News—Pebble introduces new smartwatch with round face


9.25.15
CNN.com—More than 700 killed during stampede at annual ritual that is part of Islamic pilgrimage
ABCnews.com—Doomsday seed vault allows first ever withdrawal in an attempt to save Syrian crops
NBC News—NFL gets FAA permission to fly drones over football fields, but not during games (yet)
Fox News—Instagram surpasses 400 million user mark, 80 million more than Twitter
CBS News—Aerosmith's Steven Tyler reveals that he needs a teleprompter to help him remember the lyrics to his own songs
BBC News—New rocket car, Bloodhound, is designed to go faster than 1,000 miles per hour


9.28.15
CNN.com—Shell to end offshore drilling in Alaska, but only because test yields were not as high as expected
CBS News—Scientists find unambiguous evidence of liquid water flowing on Mars
ABCnews.com—Burger King reveals Halloween Whopper with A1 sauce and a black bun
NBC News—Kickstarter project wants to raise money for razor that uses laser to shave your face
Fox News—iPhone 6s sets new sales record for Apple with 13 million units sold in the first weekend
BBC News—John Boehner to step down as Speaker and resign from Congress at the end of October


9.29.15
CBS News—New Carbon XPrize will award up to $20 million for projects that can convert greenhouse gas emissions into useful products
CNN.com—Edward Snowden joins Twitter
ABCnews.com—Tesla starts deliveries of its first SUV, the Model X
NBC News—Kim Davis' lawyer claims that she had a secret meeting with Pope Francis in Washington DC
Fox News—Google updates Chromecast with more robust specs but keeps same $35 price as previous model
USA Today—Ralph Lauren stepping down as CEO of company that bears his name

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