daily links: july 2009

7.1.09
CNN.com—Minnesota Supreme Court declares Al Franken winner in Senate race
USA Today—More colleges charging extra processing fees to students who pay tuition using credit cards
CBS News—Gates reconsiders application of don't ask, don't tell policy regarding gays in the military
ABCnews.com—AT&T sends $11,000 bill to Mythbuster Adam Savage for web surfing on a trip to Canada
Fox News—Stealth jet could have turned the tide of WWII in Hitler's favor
MSNBC—Microsoft's Bing search engine gains ground over its predecessor in its first month of operation


7.2.09
New Scientist—New program reduces shootings by treating gun violence as if it were an infectious disease
CNN.com—China bans trading virtual currencies in video games for real cash
MSNBC—School secretary used coworkers' passwords to improve her daughter's grades and reduce other girls' marks
CBS News—Sears Tower now has glass balcony that lets visitors look 103 stories straight down
USA Today—Universal has acquired the movie rights to the 1980s video game Asteroids. Really?
BBC News—Iran lifts block on text messaging imposed after election protests


7.6.09
CNN.com—Sarah Palin suddenly and unexpectedly resigns as governor of Alaska
CBS News—Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair murdered
USA Today—American Joey Chesnut downs record 68 hot dogs to win third straight Coney Island hot dog eating contest
MSNBC—Driver killed in Walt Disney World monorail crash
ABCnews.com—New iPhone app will tell you best time during a movie to take a bathroom break
Fox News—Japanese orbiter confirms presence of uranium on the moon


7.7.09
New Scientist—Typically peaceful primates turn violent when deprived of sex
CBS News—Tickets to Michael Jackson memorial service go for thousands on eBay
USA Today—Little people want FCC to ban the use of the word "midget" on broadcast television
MSNBC—Suspect in SC killings shot by NC police
CNN.com—General Robert McNamara dies at 93
Fox News—Budget Irish airline may introduce standing room only tickets


7.8.09
CBS News—British scientists claim to have created human sperm from stem cells
Fox News—Factory worker dies after falling into vat of chocolate
CNN.com—Ohio fireman accused of shooting dogs before he went on vacation so he wouldn't have to pay to board them
USA Today—Amazon drops price of Kindle 2
MSNBC—Krzyzewski to coach USA men's basketball team for 2012 Olympics
New Scientist—New method of manipulating nanoparticles may lead to paper that can erase itself after being read


7.9.09
CNN.com—Iraq bans group visits to Saddam's grave
ABCnews.com—Gmail taken out of beta after five years
USA Today—Phelps focusing on shorter races for 2012 Olympics
CBS News—New book claims that Jackie O. and RFK had affair after JFK's death
MSNBC—Teacher gives DVDs to her students that accidentally included six seconds of her having sex
Fox News—7th grader sues school over right to wear pro-life t-shirt to school


7.10.09
CNN.com—Google announces its own operating system, Chrome OS
CBS News—Massachusetts sues federal government of Defense of Marriage act
USA Today—Poll shows that 70% of Republicans would still vote for Palin for president even after her abrupt resignation as governor of Alaska
MSNBC—New study shows that suicides spike on Wednesdays
ABCnews.com—North Korea may be behind recent cyber attacks
Fox News—Harry Potter actor faces charges of growing marijuana


7.13.09
CNN.com—CIA director testifies that Cheney ordered his agency to illegally withhold information from Congress
USA Today—Microsoft offers peek at Office 2010
ABCnews.com—South Park episode mocking Putin censored in Russia
CBS News—LaToya Jackson claims that Michael was murdered
Fox News—Athlete opens brothel to fund Olympic dreams
MSNBC—New contract has Ryan Seacrest earning $15 million per year


7.14.09
Fox News—New study suggests that swearing can help reduce pain
CNN.com—Study recommends complete ban on smoking for soldiers
USA Today—Obama names his pick for surgeon general
ABCnews.com—Failing zoos may have to euthanize animals that they cannot place with other facilities
CBS News—Rubik's Cube inventor set to release his first new puzzle in 20 years
MSNBC—Man dies after driving his car into the Grand Canyon


7.15.09
CNN.com—NASA plans to junk the Internationl Space Station in 2016
USA Today—TSA officer caught stealing from passenger bags in sting operation
ABCnews.com—Teen who was texting while walking falls into open manhole
Fox News—New map of Venus suggests that it once had oceans of water
MSNBC—Michael Jackson has sold over 2 million CDs since his death three weeks ago
CBS News—McDonald's to offer charging stations for electric cars


7.16.09
CBS News—Man shot and killed near capitol building in DC
ABCnews.com—Plastic surgery firm fined $300,000 for posting fake consumer reviews online
USA Today—Latest iTunes update disables Palm Pre's ability to sync with Apple's software
CNN.com—Shuttle finally blasts off after several delays
Fox News—Unemployment rate expected to top 10% this year
MSNBC—Teen who set off blast outside Starbucks said he was emulating character in Fight Club


7.21.09
ABCnews.com—Couple who met on Facebook because of shared name to marry
CBS News—California reaches compromise on budget
CNN.com—Beastie Boys cancel tour and postpone album release after a member is diagnosed with cancer
USA Today—Bill Gates files patents for weather controlling technology
Fox News—Motorcyclist arrested after being clocked at 123 MPH in a 30 MPH zone
MSNBC—Government halts mining on one million acres near the Grand Canyon


7.22.09
ABCnews.com—New report implicates Sarah Palin in ethics violations
CNN.com—New Yahoo front page lets users embed content from applications like Twitter and Facebook
CBS News—Australian man bursts into flames after being tasered
MSNBC—Woman accuses Ben Roethlisberger of rape
Fox News—Oscar Mayer wienermobile crashes into house
USA Today—Creator of Blizzard's Diablo franchise to develop MMO for Marvel


7.23.09
MSNBC—Chinese researchers use skin cells to create entirely new whole mice
BBC News—Amazon partnering with University of Michigan to reprint 400,000 rare books that are currently out of print
CBS News—Town manager fired by town council after marrying an adult film star
USA Today—White Sox pitcher throws first perfect game in MLB in five years
ABCnews.com—Consumer group sues Denny's over high sodium levels in the restaurant chain's food
Fox News—Taco Bell chihuahua dies at 15


7.24.09
CBS News—Minimum wage rises to $7.25
MSNBC—American Airlines raises prices on checked bags
Fox News—Chinese man sentenced to death after killing four others while driving drunk
CNN.com—Three inmates escape from Belgian prison in helicopter
USA Today—Four boys in Arizona accused of raping 8 year old girl
BBC News—Wall of sand dunes could stop spread of desert in Africa


7.27.09
Fox News—Sixteen people shot in a three hour period within two miles of one another in east Baltimore
USA Today—Texas woman says devil told her to behead her infant son
CBS News—Apple and record labels developing competing interactive album technologies
CNN.com—Sea turbines could generate clean energy from ocean currents
ABCnews.com—New home sales rise 11% in June
MSNBC—Hall of Famers lobby Selig to reinstate Pete Rose


7.28.09
CNN.com—NFL conditionally reinstates Michael Vick
ABCnews.com—Report says Michael Jackson's doctor administered shot of anesthetic that killed him
Fox News—Seven North Carolina residents charged with supporting terrorism
MSNBC—Ford hopes new Taurus will revive sales
CBS News—New Taser can fire three shots before needing to be reloaded
BBC News—Europe's Mars rover, originally scheduled for 2011, pushed back to 2018


7.29.09
MSNBC—Tanning beds dramatically increase risk for skin cancer
BBC News—Common blue food dye may reduce severity of spinal cord injuries
Fox News—Mall will not renew lease of kiosk that sells conservative, anti-Obama merchandise
ABCnews.com—Bank of America to close up to 10% of its branches over the next five years
USA Today—Sprint buying Virgin Mobile
New Scientist—Pluto could get reinstated as a planet


7.30.09
CNN.com—Senate pushes for formal ban on texting while driving. This is it, folks: our instructions-on-the-box-of-toothpicks moment. The world is officially insane now.
USA Today—Microsoft and Yahoo announce 10 year deal to join forces on search
ABCnews.com—Study finds that organic foods offer no nutritional or health benefits compared to food produced using non-organic methods
CBS News—Phelps rebounds from first loss in four years to set another world record
BBC News—Woman sued for defaming her landlord on Twitter
Fox News—South Carolina man charged for second time with having sex witha horse


7.31.09
BBC News—Britain's national identity card unveiled
ABCnews.com—Government will suspend cash for clunkers program, claiming that the funds have all already been spent
USA Today—Large Hadron Collider won't be restarted until at least November
CBS News—Senate passes bill to close nuclear waste disposal facility in Nevada
Fox News—Driver who was texting and talking on two cell phones hits another car and drives his car into a pool
MSNBC—Faculty members at university oppose the hiring of former AG Alberto Gonzales

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