daily links: may 2008

5.1.08
USA Today—US has Nelson Mandela on terror watch list
MSNBC—Inventor of LSD dies at 102
CNN.com—Ian McKellan will reprise his role as Gandalf in the upcoming Hobbit movies
New Scientist—Chemical in bird retinas may allow them to see the magnetic field lines of the Earth
BBC News—Temperatures may remain stable for the next decade as natural cooling averages out greenhouse effect
ABCnews.com—British company developing strip aerobics game for the Wii


5.2.08
New Scientist—Quantum camera could help satellites see through smoke or fog
ABCnews.com—New immunotherapy technique could end peanut allergies
CBS News—Japanese official demoted after logging three quarters of a million hits on porn sites in nine months
Fox News—Arizona State cheerleading program after racy photos of squad members surface on blog
CNN.com—Roger Waters' flying pig floats away during Coachella and is found in pieces days later
MSNBC—Wal-Mart anticipates big demand for Wii Fit


5.5.08
CNN.com—States set to resume executions after Supreme Court rules that lethal injection is constitutional
BBC News—Cuba lifts ban on home computers
ABCnews.com—Second place Kentucy Derby finisher put down minutes later after a freak accident which broke both front ankles
CBS News—Fingerprint evidence in question after a false positive in a high-profile terrorism case
Fox News—More colleges allowing students of the opposite sex to room with one another
MSNBC—Wal-Mart anticipates big demand for Wii Fit


5.6.08
CNN.com—Doctors compile list of patients who should not receive treatment in a pandemic crisis event
CBS News—Texas man tries to cash check for $360 billion
Fox News—Baltimore woman killed over cigarette
New Scientist—Survey reveals widespread political meddling and censorship at the EPA, especially in regards to global warming
ABCnews.com—Civil War era cannonball kills artifact collector
Sports Illustrated—Yankees fan runs over Red Sox fan after argument at bar


5.7.08
CBS News—Florida city wants to divide state into North Florida and South Flordia
CNN.com—75 students arrested in San Diego State drug sting
USA Today—Microsoft to sell tv shows for its Zune media player
MSNBC—Facebook use at work being banned by some employers
ABCnews.com—Microsoft may be setting its sights on Facebook
Fox News—Animal control officer charged with drowning fifty kittens


5.8.08
ABCnews.com—Death toll from Myanmar cyclone could top 100,000
CBS News—GTA IV takes in half a billion in sales in the first week of release
MSNBC—Comcast considering limit on how much broadband users could download each month
Fox News—Florida substitute teacher fired and accused of wizardy after performing magic trick for students
USA Today—Germany bans two groups that deny the Holocaust
CNN.com—R. Kelly to face trial six years after charges of child pornography


5.9.08
USA Today—Wilmington, NC, to be first testbed for mandatory digital television rollout
CBS News—Epilepsy site hacked with images that could induce seizures
ABCnews.com—Rape charges filed after 10 year old gives birth in Idaho
MSNBC—New Russian president appoints his mentor Putin as prime minister the day after Putin handed him the presidency
New Scientist—Europe recruiting astronauts for possible mission to the moon
BBC News—Sony says PS3 will reclaim console lead from the Wii despite lagging behind by 15 million units


5.12.08
CNN.com—Thousands killed by massive quake in China
ABCnews.com—Sensors that allow our health to be monitored remotely could be on the market in the next decade
USA Today—Congress may expand GI bill
MSNBC—HBO to sell shows on iTunes
CBS News—Legally blind man bowls perfect game
Fox News—Iowa student charged with assaulting a police officer with M&Ms


5.13.08
CNN.com—Thousands killed by massive quake in China
ABCnews.com—Sensors that allow our health to be monitored remotely could be on the market in the next decade
MSNBC—Many old gas pumps cannot set prices higher than $3.99 a gallon, and with gas approaching $4...
CBS News—Former friend of OJ Simpson's claims that the football star confessed to killing his ex-wife
USA Today—Government report says that wind could provide 20% of US energy needs within two decades
New Scientist—NASA asks volunteers to review photographs of the surface of Mars to help find missing probe


5.14.08
Fox News—Vatican astronomer says it's not contradictory to the Catholic faith to believe in extraterrestrials
CBS News—Man on Southwest flight cited for refusing to get off his cell phone during the flight
CNN.com—Shortage of iPhones hints at impending release of new model
ABCnews.com—Teen ousted from prom over skimpy dress
MSNBC—Researcher claims that ban on cell phones while driving could save thousands of lives
USA Today—Man says JetBlue pilot forced him to sit in the lavatory for three hours of his coast to coast flight


5.15.08
CNN.com—McCain says we will achieve victory in Iraq by 2013
ABCnews.com—Edwards endorses Obama
CBS News—CBS to buy CNet for close to $2 billion
MSNBC—Billionaire investor will try to force Yahoo to accept Microsoft's buyout bid
USA Today—After many privacy complaints, Google will now automatically blur the faces of people caught by the cameras of its street view service
BBC News—US lists polar bear as threatened species


5.16.08
ABCnews.com—Personal letter from Einstein in which he dismissed the idea of God as childish sells at auction for $400,000
CNN.com—US suspends shipments of oil to Strategic Petroleum Reserve as Saudis ignore Bush's plea to boost production
CBS News—Man with artificial legs will be allowed to compete for a spot on his nation's Olympic team
Fox News—Little League player benched after his mom missed her shift at the concession stand
USA Today—Winemaker Robert Mondavi dies
MSNBC—Man reaches nearly 200 mph flying on homemade jet wings


5.19.08
Fox News—Mexican drug cartels killing top police and military commanders in an effort to destabilize law enforcement
MSNBC—Montana high school student is only member of his senior class
CNN.com—Microsoft discussing a new deal with Yahoo that would not necessarily involve a complete takeover
USA Today—Verizon hopes touch-screen BlackBerry will help it compete with AT&T and that company's exclusive deal to sell Apple's iPhone
ABCnews.com—El Niño may have helped Magellan cross the Pacific during his circumnavigation of the globe
CBS News—Big Brown wins second leg of Triple Crown at the Preakness


5.20.08
CNN.com—Valedictorian at Morehouse College, a historically black school, will be white this year for first time in school's history
CBS News—30% of American households either don't have landlines or almost never use them
USA Today—O'Reilly's attacks on GE head may be retaliation for Olbermann's attacks on Fox News head last year
ABCnews.com—Priest files restraining order to prevent autistic child and his parents from attending services at his church
Fox News—Parents of son who was injured by a ball in a Little League baseball game file suit against the maker of the metal bat used to hit the ball
MSNBC—Hello Kitty named official Japanese tourism ambassador


5.21.08
USA Today—American Airlines to cut flights and start charging for services such as reservation help or checked luggage
CBS News—Lost parrot tells vet his address
CNN.com—Federal court rules that paper money is unfair to blind people
MSNBC—Ted Kennedy diagnosed with brain tumor
ABCnews.com—$100 laptop (which actually sells for $200) to get makeover in 2010
New Scientist—British government considering database which would store each person's phone calls, emails, text messages, and internet usage


5.27.08
Fox News—Carter says Israel has 150 nuclear weapons
ABCnews.com—China drops one-child policy for couples whose only child was killed in the quake
CBS News—Pacemakers for the brain may help with depression
CNN.com—Latest Mars rover lands successfully and starts sending back images
MSNBC—Yale awards Paul McCartney a doctorate in music
BBC News—Microsoft is offering cash back to consumers who use its search engine to buy goods online


5.28.08
CBS News—Astonomers witness beginning of supernova
Fox News—Louisiana barber cited for violating an obscure law that bans barbers from working on Sundays and Mondays
CNN.com—McCain wants to decommission a significant number of our nuclear weapons
ABCnews.com—Amazon drops price of Kindle
USA Today—Microsoft to halt its book digitizing efforts
New Scientist—Car that can see a crash coming can brace itself for impact


5.29.08
CNN.com—US Air to eliminate free snacks in coach in a cost-cutting move
USA Today—Former Bush press secretary publishes book criticising the administration and the media for misleading Americans about the war
Fox News—California will allow gay marriages beginning June 17
CBS News—More than 100 nations agree to ban cluster bombs
MSNBC—Lawyer suing Delta for ruining his family vacation
ABCnews.com—Doctor refuses to perform artificial insemination on lesbian patient because of his religious beliefs


5.30.08
CBS News—Bush administration sued by environmental groups over lax air pollution standards
USA Today—Study shows that people who play games like Guitar Hero are more likely to buy music, especially music they hear in the games
Fox News—Man claims to have aliens on tape
ABCnews.com—Patients who use inhalers must switch to CFC-free versions by year's end
MSNBC—Developers want to build 35 story indoor ski facility on Long Island
CNN.com—Inmate taken off death row thanks to 1940 court ruling

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