daily links: may 2010

5.3.10
CNN.com—Car bomb attack attempted in Times Square
CBS News—Apple shutting down Lala music service, possible to give it new life as iTunes cloud
Fox News—Steve Carell may leave The Office after his contract runs out next year
USA Today—Continental to merge with United to create world's largest airline
ABCnews.com—School hires collection agency to get parents to pay debt for school lunches
USA Today—James Cameron helping to build 3D camera for future Mars rover


5.4.10
CBS News—US reveals number of nuclear warheads in its arsenal
USA Today—Rush Limbaugh suggests that environmentalists are responsible for oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
CNN.com—Female lacrosse player from UVA murdered; male lacrosse player suspected
Fox News—Woman arrested after slapping her teenage granddaughter for cursing
MSNBC—Lynn Redgrave dies at 67
BBC News—Student found guilty of hacking into Sarah Palin's email account


5.5.10
CNN.com—Suspect in Times Square attempted bombing apprehended as he as attempting to fly out of the country
ABCnews.com—Teenager who ran onto the field during a Phillies game tasered by cops working security
USA Today—Senators seek national standards for teen drivers
Fox News—Town in Italy fines woman $650 for wearing a burqa in public
CBS News—Google to start selling digital books
MSNBC—Anheuser-Bush in talks to become official beer sponsor for NFL after MillerCoors says it will not renew its sponsorship


5.6.10
USA Today—Domino's sees significant increase in sales after unveiling new pizza recipe
BBC News—Apple sells 1 million iPads in first month
CBS News—Man wins $1 million for being first to pitch perfect game in MLB 2K10 video game
MSNBC—Facebook bug allowed people to view private chats of other users
Fox News—The Washington Post wants to sell Newsweek
CNN.com—New dating site matches fans of Apple products with one another


5.7.10
Fox News—Principal of Michigan elementary school investigated for leading field trip that only black students were allowed to attend
USA Today—Former football star Lawrence Taylor arrested for rape
MSNBC—Man named Lord Jesus Christ hit by car while crossing the street
CNN.com—Nokia sues Apple claiming that the iPad infringes on Nokia patents
CBS News—Sliver of Newton's famous apple tree headed to space on next shuttle flight
BBC News—iPad will launch internationally on May 28


5.10.10
USA Today—A's Braden pitches perfect game
CNN.com—Underwater kite can harness energy of tides and currents
MSNBC—Obama to nominate Kagan for Supreme Court
Fox News—Tiger Woods withdraws from Player's Championship with neck injury
ABCnews.com—Smurfs movie to be released in 2011
CBS News—Apple working on standards-based Flash alternative


5.11.10
Fox News—Ten year old girl gets a week of detention for possessing a piece of candy
BBC News—Video game developer Blizzard integrating its games into Facebook
ABCnews.com—LPGA golfer found dead in her home
USA Today—Playboy publishes first 3D centerfold
CNN.com—Firefox 4 to be released later this year
MSNBC—Drifting satellite could interfere with US television signals


5.12.10
MSNBC—Corporate sponsor has to save Baltimore's July 4 fireworks celebration after mayor cancels the show as a quick way to trim the city budget. Remember, folks, Baltimore is where the Star Spangled Banner was written. Pathetic.
USA Today—Rockies accuse Phillies of stealing signs by using binoculars in the bullpen
CNN.com—Military considering medal for showing restraint and preventing civilian casualties
CBS News—25 year old South African woman killed by kick to the head from giraffe
BBC News—Free online version of Microsoft Office aims to compete with Google's free online tools
Fox News—California students sent home after wearing apparel featuring US flags to school on Cinco de Mayo


5.13.10
CBS News—Opponents of Arizona's controversial immigration law want Selig to move the All-Star game out of the state
CNN.com—Arizona bans ethnic studies classes in public schools
USA Today—Leader of Thai resistance movement shot while being interviewed
Fox News—Palestinian man accused of murdering his wife after an ultrasound showed that she was pregnant with a daughter instead of a son
BBC News—Adobe launches ad campaign to counter Apple's open letter about the iPhone maker's issues with Flash
ABCnews.com—Man murdered after his dog urinated on a neighbor's lawn


5.14.10
MSNBC—Drought in Chinese province affects 50 million people
Fox News—Facebook could ban its most popular game over payment dispute
CNN.com—Man lands a job using a unique $6 Google ad campaign
CBS News—Heinz reformulates its ketchup with less salt
USA Today—Video game sales fall 26% in April compared to the previous year
ABCnews.com—Site where Field of Dreams was filmed in Iowa for sale


5.17.10
BBC News—Google admits that it has been using its Street View vehicles to gather data from unencrypted wi-fi networks for the past three years
USA Today—Former Black Sabbath vocalist Ronnie James Dio dies
CNN.com—Seven year old girl fatally shot by officers during police raid in Detroit
CBS News—Episcopal Church ordains its second openly gay bishop
MSNBC—Jell-O re-teaming with Bill Cosby for pudding pop ad campaign
Fox News—Former celebrity chef accused of trying to hire homeless men to murder his wife


5.18.10
CNN.com—Supreme Court rules that certain sex offenders can be held indefinitely, even after they have served the entirety of their prison sentences
ABCnews.com—American Heart Association to give endorsement to Nintendo's Wii gaming console
CBS News—Waitress fired for complaining on Facebook about couple who left her a bad tip
USA Today—GM has profitable quarter for first time since 2007
Fox News—Supreme Court rejects life sentences for juveniles who have not killed anyone
MSNBC—Japanese make robot that can conduct marriage ceremonies


5.19.10
ABCnews.com—Astronauts prepare for 520 day simulated mission to Mars
CBS News—Facebook signs five year partnership deal with maker of popular games like FarmVille
CNN.com—Microsoft planning major overhaul to Hotmail in order to compete with Gmail
MSNBC—Amazon releasing Kindle app for the Android platform
Fox News—New Panera franchise allows customers to pay whatever they want for their meals
USA Today—Best Buy to debut streaming video rental service


5.20.10
CNN.com—Pakistan blocks access to Facebook over group that encouraged people to draw pictures of Mohammed
ABCnews.com—BP to test oil cleanup device developed by team funded by Kevin Costner
Fox News—Arizona official threatens to shut off power to Los Angeles over city's boycott of Arizona in protest of the state's new immigration law
MSNBC—Google unveils app store for its Chrome web browser
BBC News—Facebook indicates that it is working to simplify privacy settings
USA Today—Google offers royalty free codec for web video meant to replace the H.264 codec that will start to charge royalties in 2015


5.21.10
ABCnews.com—Scientist claims to have created new organism using labatory-made DNA
USA Today—Cyclist Landis admits to doping and accuses Lance Armstrong of the same
CNN.com—Google unveils Google TV
MSNBC—Thieves steal three masterpieces worth over $100 million in Paris art heist
CBS News—Congress could make online gambling legal
Fox News—New Jersey registered sex offender used fake identity to get government job as door-to-door census worker


5.24.10
ABCnews.com—Scientist claims to have created new organism using labatory-made DNA
CNN.com—Yankee Stadium bans iPads
MSNBC—Walmart to sell iPhone 3GS for $97
USA Today—Holiday Inn to test letting guests use their smartphones as room keys
Fox News—Secret new space plane spotted by amateur skywatchers
CBS News—Many states moving to ban sales K2, a packet of herbs coated with chemical that mimics marijuana high


5.25.10
CNN.com—AT&T to offer free public wi-fi in NYC to ease congestion on its cell network from smartphone users
MSNBC—Man admits to intentionally vomiting on a police captain and his 11 year old daughter at a Phillies game
Fox News—Arizona senator says Obama will dispatch up to 1200 National Guard troops to the Mexican border
USA Today—UK medical licensing group bars doctor who linked autism to vaccines from practicing medicine in Britain
BBC News—U2 cancels major portion of their world tour after Bono injures his back, requiring surgery
CBS News—Four high school students accused of forcing 14 year old special needs student to get obscene tattoo on his back

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