daily links: october 2015

10.5.15
CBS News—Employees at DraftKings and FanDuel use insider information to win big on each other's sites
CNN.com—California governor Jerry Brown signs controversial right-to-die bill into law
Fox News—Yankees star CC Sabathia to miss playoffs after checking into rehab for alcoholism
NBC News—Epic rains and flooding in South Carolina responsible for at least 10 deaths so far
USA Today—Embattled clothing maker American Apparel files for bankruptcy
BBC News—Facebook planning to launch satellite that will provide internet access in remote parts of the world


10.6.15
USA Today—Fringe religious group claims that the world will end on October 7, 2015. As in tomorrow.
ABCnews.com—Ben Carson in favor of kindergarten teachers having guns in the classroom
BBC News—California expands definition of invasion of privacy to include flying drones over private property
CNN.com—Microsoft unveils its first laptop, the Surface Book
Fox News—Harvard debate team loses to team of NY inmates
NBC News—McDonald's rolls out all-day breakfast nationwide


10.7.15
NBC News—Israeli company planning first private moon mission in 2017
CNN.com—Pediatricians to issue new guidelines on screen time limits for kids
USA Today—Rick Moranis says he turned down a cameo in the new Ghostbusters movie
ABCnews.com—California sets goal of having half of its power come from renewable energy sources by 2030
CBS News—High school cancels all dances due to "culture of grinding"
Fox News—Jackass star Steve-O jailed for 30 days after staging a protest at SeaWorld


10.8.15
NBC News—Sony dropping price of PS4 to $350 in advance of the holiday sales season
CBS News—Netflix raising prices on streaming video to cover rising costs of original programming
CNN.com—Frontrunner drops bid for Speaker of the House
ABCnews.com—Domino's opening its first store in Italy
USA Today—Castrol says it has a new method for oil changes that will reduce them to as little as 90 seconds
Fox News—Chef Paul Prudhomme dies at 75


10.9.15
BBC News—Barely a week after deadly shooting at college in Oregon, two more people die in two separate shootings at two other universities
USA Today—Amazon rumored to be opening brick and mortar bookstore in Seattle
Fox News—Court rules that sequence of poses in yoga workout cannot be copyrighted
CBS News—Homeless man brings human skull into shopping center
CNN.com—Disney announces release dates for Toy Story 4 and The Incredibles 2
NBC News—Researchers say they have identified genetic markers which will tell whether someone is gay or not


10.12.15
CNN.com—Dell buying EMC for $67 billion, the largest tech deal in history
NBC News—Student arrested after threatening to shoot up Emory's Oxford campus on social media
USA Today—Steve Spurrier reportedly retires
CBS News—Woman arrested after live-streaming herself driving drunk on Periscope
Fox News—Study finds that firstborn children more likely to be nearsighted
ABCnews.com—Kanye West auditions for American Idol


10.13.15
CBS News—Merger between companies that own Busch and Miller will create world's largest brewer
BBC News—Kickstarter for laser razor that had raised more than $4 million taken down because it had no working prototype
Fox News—Investigation reveals that Russian-made missile responsible for bringing down plane that killed nearly 300 people
USA Today—Playboy to stop publishing nudes
CNN.com—Ferrari sets IPO price at $1 billion
NBC News—New bill would make online textbooks free for college students


10.14.15
CNN.com—Boeing creates lightest metal on Earth
CBS News—Uber creating package delivery service
ABCnews.com—Activists occupy Baltimore's City Hall to protest new police commissioner
USA Today—Previously unknown photo of Billy the Kid that was purchased for $2 could sell for up to $5 million
Fox News—Apple loses patent lawsuit that could cost it hundreds of millions
NBC News—NBA star Lamar Odom collapses at brothel


10.15.15
CBS News—Nevada officially classifies daily fantasy sports sites like FanDuel and Draft Kings as gambling and orders them shut down until they get the appropriate licenses
ABCnews.com—Keplar Space Telescope finds star with irregular and unusual flicker pattern
CNN.com—Famed teacher files $1 billion class action lawsuit against school district claiming age discrimination
USA Today—US Air's final flight before completing a merger with American will be Friday night
Fox News—Illinois Lottery stops paying any winning tickets worth more than $600 due to ongoing state budget battle
NBC News—Naval Academy once again teaching navigation by stars to combat potential hacking or computer failures at sea


10.16.15
USA Today—Mets win game 5 to advance to the NCLS where they will face the Cubs. That's right, no matter what, either the Cubs or the Mets will go to the World Series this year.
CNN.com—Residents of states that have not upgraded their ID systems by next year may need to use passports to fly domestically
CBS News—Couple extend standoff with police so they can have sex one last time before being taken into custody. Yes, this happened in Florida because of course it did.
Fox News—Renovations at UVA's Rotunda reveal forgotten chemistry laboratory designed by Thomas Jefferson
Fox News—Illinois Lottery stops paying any winning tickets worth more than $600 due to ongoing state budget battle
BBC News—British court finds that Uber's London operation is legal


10.19.15
Fox News—Drone owners to be required to register devices with the US Transportation Department
BBC News—Leage of Legends esports team up for sale; highest bid so far is over half a million dollars
CNN.com—Amazon suing sellers of fake product reviews
USA Today—Steve Ballmer buys 4% stake in Twitter
ABCnews.com—First full trailer for new Star Wars movie to debut during Monday Night Football
NBC News—Grateful Dead co-founder reveals that he is battling cancer


10.20.15
CBS News—McDonald's to start selling Monster energy drinks
ABCnews.com—Yahoo and Google entering three year partnership
NBC News—Subway switching to antibiotic-free chicken and turkey next year
CNN.com—After previously giving the Tesla Model S a perfect score, Consumer Reports pulls its recommendation after complaints about reliability from owners
Fox News—Netflix rebooting Gilmore Girls
USA Today—Hershey's introducing new hazelnut Kisses that are twice the size of the original


10.21.15
NBC News—Vice President Joe Biden announces that he will not run for president next year
Fox News—Chris Rock to host Oscars again this year
USA Today—38 year old Tom Brady says he wants to play in the NFL another 10 years
CBS News—YouTube launching ad-free subscription for $10 per month
ABCnews.com—American Cancer Society changes age to start annual mammograms from 40 to 45
CNN.com—Legos says it expects a shortage this Christmas


10.22.15
BBC News—Tesla drivers post videos of new autopilot mode causing dangerous near-misses
USA Today—Activision taps former ESPN chief to head up its esports efforts
CBS News—Beluga whale at Georgia Aquarium suddenly dies
CNN.com—Sesame Street adds autistic character
Fox News—Paul Ryan announces that he will run for Speaker of the House
NBC News—US Olympic skier reveals that he is gay


10.23.15
USA Today—Jeff Bezos now third richest person in America, behind only Bill Gates and Warren Buffett
NBC News—Elon Musk wants to start making Tesla vehicles in China
CNN.com—Simon Cowell to join America's Got Talent, replacing Howard Stern
ABCnews.com—Harry Potter play by JK Rowling will feature adult Harry Potter and his son Albus
CBS News—YouTube's subscription service will cost $3 per month more if you buy it on iOS devices
Fox News—Rare identical triplets born in Baltimore. Please god name them Edgar, Allan, and Poe.


10.26.15
Fox News—University of Mississippi removes state flag from its grounds because it contains the Confederate flag within its design
CNN.com—WHO says processed meats cause cancer
CBS News—NY AG wants internet providers to prove that they are providing the speeds they are selling to customers
NBC News—Man beats friend to death after binge watching The Walking Dead, fearing that his friend was turning into a zombie
USA Today—Helmet for the F-35 costs $400,000. Just the helmet.
ABCnews.com—Ricky Gervais to host Golden Globes


10.27.15
NBC News—American Airlines introducing new no frills fare option
CBS News—Walgreen's buying Rite Aid for $9.4 billion
USA Today—Apple has over $200 billion in cash
CNN.com—Study finds that 10% of vegetarian hot dogs contain some meat
BBC News—Tractor beam uses sound waves to move objects
Fox News—New video game will prevent you from ever playing it again if your character dies


10.28.15
CBS News—Police officer fired after being caught on video violently throwing a student across the classroom
USA Today—Man gets $48,000 bill from towing company for pulling his jeep out of a mud pit
BBC News—Mets lose opening game of World Series in marathon 14 inning game
Fox News—House passes budget deal that will stabilize the process through 2017
CNN.com—Dog named Trigger shoots his owner
NBC News—Anonymous threatens to release names of KKK members


10.29.15
CBS News—Police officer fired after being caught on video violently throwing a student across the classroom
NBC News—US Copyright Office says it is legal to hack the software in your car
BBC News—Mets lose opening game of World Series in marathon 14 inning game
Fox News—House passes budget deal that will stabilize the process through 2017
CNN.com—Dog named Trigger shoots his owner
NBC News—Anonymous threatens to release names of KKK members


10.30.15
CNN.com—Paul Ryan elected Speaker of the House
USA Today—Air France to screen new Star Wars film for passengers days before its official worldwide release
CBS News—Don Mattingly agrees to four year contract to manage the Miami Marlins
NBC News—George Lucas gets approval to build new museum in Chicago
ABCnews.com—Sherwin-Williams develops bacteria-killing paint for hospitals
BBC News—Fans collect Lego bricks for artist Ai Weiwei after the company refused to sell them to him directly

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