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daily links: january 2018 |
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1.2.18
CNN.comAll 50 states experienced below-freezing temperatures today, with temperatures far below normal for much of the country
USA TodayApple will replace batteries in older iPhones for only $29 for all of 2018
CBS NewsHoda Kotb to replace Matt Lauer as anchor of the Today Show
NBC NewsOrrin Hatch announces that he is retiring, opening door to possible Senate run for Mitt Romney
BBC NewsGaming addiction to be classified as mental health disorder by WHO
ABCnews.comRingo Starr to receive knighthood |
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1.3.18
CNN.comPaul Manafort sues the DOJ and Robert Mueller
ABCnews.comSpotify sued for $1.6 billion for copyright infringement
CBS NewsChinese space station falling uncontrolled back to Earth and could land sometime in March
USA TodayRap is officially more popular than rock
NBC NewsNew book about Trump administration alleges that Steve Bannon considered the Trump Tower meeting with Russians to be treasonous
BBC NewsTrump shuts down his pointless voter fraud commission |
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1.4.18
CNN.comMajor security flaws identified in almost every computer chip affect billions of devices
CBS NewsGame of Thrones will not air its final season until 2019
USA TodayAT&T plans to roll out its 5G network by the end of this year
NBC NewsJeff Sessions plans to aggressively enforce federal marijuana laws, reversing Obama-era policy that allowed states to legalize it and regulate its sale
ABCnews.comTrump wants to dramatically expand offshore oil drilling
BBC NewsDow Jones hits 25,000 for the first time |
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1.5.18
ABCnews.comTrump wants $18 billion for his border wall. You know, the one Mexico is going to pay for.
CBS NewsMale nurse accused of sexually assaulted anesthetized female patients
USA TodayLawsuit claims that Junior Mints boxes have too much air and not enough product
CNN.comJeopardy's Alec Trebek on leave after brain surgery for blood clots
NBC NewsBrain implant could help control or eliminate addictive behaviors
BBC NewsZuckerberg vows to fix Facebook in 2018 |
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1.8.18
CNN.comTrump tweets that he is a "stable genius", proving definitively to any rational person that he is neither
USA TodaySteve Bannon issues apology to the president over Donald Jr. comments. We should change his name from Sloppy Steve to Suckup Steve.
BBC NewsJohn Young, the only astronaut who flew on the Gemini, Apollo, and space shuttle programs, dies at 87
NBC NewsWafer-thin "metalenses" could replace traditional glass lenses in cameras
CBS NewsIntel CEO sells $39 million in stocks shortly before major chip flaw revealed to the public
ABCnews.comThe state of Washington to allow nonbinary third option for sex on birth certificates |
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1.9.18
ABCnews.comAlabama wins national title over Georgia in overtime
Ars TechnicaCopyright rules likely won't be extended again before they run out for important Disney characters next year
NBC NewsTrump's lawyers don't want him to be interviewed by Mueller, instead suggesting that he could respond in writing to presubmitted written questions
CNN.comLawsuit claims that Google discriminates against white men in its hiring practices
CBS NewsLongstanding water dispute between Georgia and Florida headed for the Supreme Court
USA TodayGoPro slashes workforce and hires JP Morgan to help it broker a potential sale |
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1.10.18
CNN.comFederal judges rule that NC congressional districts are unconsitutionally partisan
ABCnews.comSteve Bannon steps down from Breitbart
NBC NewsThe ozone hole is shrinking thanks to decades of sustained global environmental initiatives
USA TodayKodak unveils its own cryptocurrency, the KodakCoin. Nope, this is not from The Onion.
BBC NewsDisgraced former sherriff Joe Arpaio, who only avoided jail because Trump pardoned him, announces that he is running for the Senate
CBS NewsPoliceman fired after using racial slurs during his off-duty arrest for DUI |
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1.11.18
USA TodayTrump sold $35 million in real estate in 2017, most of it to shell companies that could be fronts for entities that are trying to buy influence
CNN.comJeff Bezos is the richest person in history
CBS NewsDiet Coke unveils new can design and new flavors
NBC NewsICE conducts raids nationwide on 7-11s, arresting 21
ABCnews.comJudge says Trump can't end DACA until after courts resolve the lawsuits around the program
BBC NewsPfizer announces that it will no longer conduct research on drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer's |
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1.12.18
NBC NewsTrump administration making it possible for states to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients
BBC NewsFlorida retirement village to roll out fleet of self-driving taxis for residents next year
USA TodayScientists discover 200 million year old butterfly fossils
CBS NewsPeloton unveils $4000 treadmill
CNN.comWalmart raises its minimum wage to $11 per hour and hands out bonuses of up to $1000
ABCnews.comGillian Anderson says she won't return to the X-Files |
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1.16.18
ABCnews.comIn immigration reform meeting, Trump says we shouldn't let in people from "shithole" countries (in other words, countries with primarily black populations)
CBS NewsFormer postal worker reveals that he burned mail for months instead of delivering it
USA TodayJudge orders Amish family to connect their house to the municipal sewer system
BBC NewsScientists working on once-a-week pill to treat HIV
NBC NewsHuge reserves of water ice found on Mars
CNN.comEric Clapton reveals that he is going deaf |
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1.17.18
CBS NewsSteve Bannon subpoenaed by Mueller's team
USA TodayResidents of rural, non-coastal parts of California want to create a new state called New California using the same process that was used to create West Virginia
ABCnews.comTypically presidents do volunteer work on MLK day; Trump went golfing on one of his private courses
CNN.comNestle selling US candy brands to maker of Nutella
BBC NewsMcDonald's wants all its packaging to be from sustainable sources and to be recyclable by 2025
NBC NewsCranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan dead at 46 |
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1.18.18
NBC NewsHouse passes short-term funding bill to prevent government shutdown, but it faces dim prospects in the Senate
CNN.comConsumer Financial Protection Bureau asking for zero dollars in funding under Trump administration
USA TodayAmazon announces 20 finalists for its second headquarters, but three of the locations are in the DC metro area
ABCnews.comFeds test cell phone jamming system in Maryland prison
BBC NewsScientists closing in on universal blood test to detect eight of the most common kinds of cancer
CBS NewsApple says it will create 20,000 new jobs in the US and invest $350 billion in the economy over the next five years |
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1.19.18
BBC NewsAdolescence used to be considered to last from age 14 to 19, but some scientists now say it lasts from 10 to 24
CBS NewsDelta imposes new documentation requirements for service animals after an increase in incidents involving animals
NBC NewsDutch consortium wants to build an artificial island to host the world's largest wind farm
CNN.comTwitter to inform nearly 700,000 users that they interacted with Kremlin-linked trolls during the 2016 presidential election season
ABCnews.comAstronaut who would have been first African-American to live on the space station is replaced on the June mission for undisclosed reasons
USA TodayCoroner's report reveals that Tom Petty died of an accidental drug overdose |
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1.22.18
CNN.comCongress ends government shutdown without a plan for how to handle DACA
USA TodayThe three richest individuals in America have as much as the bottom 50% of the rest of the country
CBS NewsPennsylvania Supreme Court rules that Congressional districts are unconstitutionally gerrymandered
BBC NewsNetflix subscriber base surges despite price hike
NBC NewsSatanic church sues Missouri over abortion law
ABCnews.comPatriots and Eagles headed to the Super Bowl |
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1.23.18
CNN.comLeaks reveal that Mueller has interviewed Sessions and Comey and now wants an interview with Trump himself
BBC NewsFacebook invents a new unit of time called a Flick that is shorter than a nanosecond
ABCnews.comNoted sci fi and fantasy writer Ursula K. Le Guin dies at 88
CBS NewsNeil Diamond announces that he is retiring from touring due to his recent Parkinson's diagnosis
USA TodayTrump administration puts a 30% tariff on imported solar panels
NBC NewsTammy Duckworth will be first US Senator to give birth while in office |
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1.24.18
CNN.comTrump tells press that he will testify under oath to Mueller
USA TodayChipper Jones elected to baseball Hall of Fame
CBS NewsChinese scientists are first to clone a monkey
BBC NewsGrumpy Cat wins over $710,000 in copyright lawsuit
NBC NewsGymnastics doctor who sexually molested dozens of girls will spend the rest of his life in prison
ABCnews.comChina's birthrate has dropped despite new family planning policies that allow couples to have two children |
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1.25.18
CBS NewsTrump releases a plan to give 1.8 million Dreamers a pathway to citizenship in exchange for his wall
BBC NewsRapper 50 Cent discovers he owns a stash of Bitcoin now worth millions
ABCnews.comDavid Copperfield accused of sexual assault
CNN.comGoogle launches cybersecurity firm
USA TodaySome Ford Explorer owners claim the vehicle is making them sick
NBC NewsJack White wants to ban cellphones at all concert dates on his upcoming tour |
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1.26.18
NBC NewsTrump considered firing Mueller last summer, but held off after his counsel threatened to quit if he did
USA TodayResearchers create projected 3D image that's the closest we've come to a hologram
CBS NewsMichigan State's president and athletic director both resign in wake of Nassar sexual abuse scandal
BBC NewsNew fossil evidence reveals that modern humans left Africa much earlier than previously believed
ABCnews.comLego enthusiastic starts business to sell people Lego replicas of their homes
CNN.comCBS is bringing back Murphy Brown is returning with original star Candace Bergen |
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1.30.18
NBC NewsRepublicans in House intelligence committee vote to release classified memo that they wrote to the public, but will not allow the Democratic response to be shared
ABCnews.comAndrew McCabe, deputy director of the FBI, resigns after repeated criticism from Trump and his cronies
USA TodaySoftware company VMware could buy hardware maker Dell—even though it is currently owned by Dell
CBS NewsDating service uses DNA to identify your perfect matches
CNN.comCleveland Indians dropping Chief Wahoo, a caricature of an Indian who has become their mascot, from their uniforms in 2019
BBC NewsMeryl Streep wants to trademark her name |
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1.31.18
CNN.comTrump's FBI director has "grave concerns" about the factuality of a classified memo that Republicans wrote and want to release publicly
USA TodayAmazon, JP Morgan, and Berkshire Hathaway create new joint company to tackle health care costs
NBC NewsTrump's CDC director steps down after it is revealed that she bought shares in a tobacco company shortly after taking over leadership of the agency
BBC NewsSamsung making chips specially designed to mine cryptocurrency
ABCnews.comHouse of Cards resumes production without Kevin Spacey
CBS NewsTom Hanks to play Mister Rogers in biopic of the childrens television star |
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