daily links: october 2010

10.1.10
BBC News—Many Android apps found to be sharing users' personal data without permission
CBS News—High school teacher accused of taping himself having sex with dozens of children
Fox News—Newly discovered planet may offer best chance of finding life outside our solar system so far
CNN.com—Tony Curtis dies
ABCnews.com—Fisher Price recalling millions of toys
MSNBC—Nintendo will launch 3D version of its portable DS gaming system next spring


10.4.10
CNN.com—Doctor who pioneered in vitro fertilization wins Nobel
USA Today—State department issues alert for Americans traveling in Europe
CBS News—Brazilians elect illiterate clown to congress. They're more like us than I thought.
BBC News—Next World of Warcraft expansion to be released December 7
Fox News—Lockheed developing self-aiming sniper rifle for US military
MSNBC—Verizon to issue refunds to 15 million customers after improperly charging them


10.5.10
Time.com—Sun Chips getting rid of biodegradable but noisy bags
ABCnews.com—Firefighters watch home burn to the ground because owners hadn't prepaid a $75 annual fee
Fox News—Trump considering presidential run in 2012
CBS News—Ballmer promises iPad rival from Microsoft by Christmas
USA Today—Obama installing solar panels on the White House, following Jimmy Carter's lead (Reagan had them removed when he took office)
BBC News—Man jailed after refusing to give his computer password to police


10.6.10
CNN.com—Internet Explorer use falls below 50% in September for the first time in more than a decade
Fox News—Newly discovered fossilized dinosaur footprints are the oldest ever found
CBS News—300 director Zack Snyder to helm new Superman film
ABCnews.com—Google unveils Google TV
BBC News—Linguists discover previously unknown language being spoken by a few hundred people in India
MSNBC—Facebook updates privacy controls


10.7.10
ABCnews.com—Judge jails lawyer for not reciting Pledge of Allegiance
USA Today—Roy Halladay pitches no-hitter in his first postseason start
CNN.com—Yahoo revamps search engine (again), although it's still based on Microsoft's Bing
MSNBC—Twitter serving 1 billion queries a day and posting 1000 tweets every second
Fox News—Mother of missing daughter told that her child had been killed on live television
CBS News—Mario Vargas Llosa wins Nobel for literature


10.8.10
CNN.com—New York doesn't want food stamps to be used to buy sugared soft drinks
ABCnews.com—Singapore Airlines will soon allow passengers to use cell phones during flights
USA Today—World of Warcraft hits 12 million subscribers
Fox News—Editor of Indonesian version of Playboy jailed for indecency
CBS News—Microsoft reportedly mulling buyout of Adobe
MSNBC—First part of final Harry Potter film will not be released in 3D, but second part will


10.11.10
CNN.com—23 year old man stabs 8 year old boy in the back while the child was playing a video game at a restaurant
USA Today—Researchers start first human trials for embryonic stem cells
CBS News—Google testing self-driving cars on California roads
MSNBC—Matt Damon will not star in next Bourne installment
Fox News—Scientist claims to have detected possible alien signal from star that was just recently discovered to have potentially habitable planets
ABCnews.com—Israel to institute loyalty oath for non-Jewish citizens


10.12.10
CBS News—Painting kept behind couch by upstate NY family could be lost Michelangelo work potentially worth $300 million
CNN.com—Gap reverses decision to move to new logo after feedback from customers on Facebook and Twitter
MSNBC—Ben Harper files for divorce from Laura Dern
USA Today—Google investing in offshore wind farms
Fox News—Russia deploys inflatable fake vehicles to fool satellites and spy planes
BBC News—New carnivorous mammal discovered in Madagascar


10.13.10
CNN.com—Former CHiPs star arrested in stock fraud scheme
CBS News—Mario Batali sued by wait staff over tip withholding
BBC News—Obama's new NASA bill will outsource spaceflight to private companies
USA Today—Hispanics in the US have longer average lifespans than whites or blacks
ABCnews.com—German museum opens first post-WWII exhibit on Hitler
Fox News—Obama distantly related to both Palin and Limbaugh


10.14.10
MSNBC—UK cleric says that rape is impossible within marriage
CNN.com—Apple shares top $300 for the first time in the company's history
ABCnews.com—Man shot by Dick Cheney in hunting accident says he has never received an apology from the former vice president
CBS News—Rapper T.I. talks suicidal man out of jumping off a 22 story building
Fox News—Sharks' sense of smell may not be as keen as once believed
USA Today—Porn studios halt production after actor tests HIV positive


10.15.10
ABCnews.com—FAA can't identify objects seen hovering over NYC
CBS News—Police department in the UK posting all incidents on Twitter for 24 hours
CNN.com—Two hosts walk of the set of The View during appearance by Bill O'Reilly
Fox News—Judge allows multi-state lawsuit against the federal government over the healthcare reform law to move forward
USA Today—Mom gives birth to babies on 8/8/08, 9/9/09, and 10/10/10
MSNBC—CVS to pay $75 million fine for allowing repeated purchases of key ingredient in methamphetamine


10.18.10
Fox News—Off-duty Baltimore detective killed in argument over parking spot
USA Today—New Hoover Dam bypass bridge opens
ABCnews.com—Leave It to Beaver mom Barbara Billingsley dies at 94
CNN.com—Former surgeon general says marijuana should be legalized
BBC News—France to subsidize legal online music purchases for young people
MSNBC—Colleges exploring iPad as learning tool


10.19.10
BBC News—Fractal discoverer Mandelbrot dies at 85
CBS News—Colonel in Canadian Air Force exposed as serial killer and rapist
USA Today—Wii owners who are Netflix subscribers no longer have to use discs to access the service's streaming content
CNN.com—Many popular Facebook apps found to be improperly harvesting and selling user data
ABCnews.com—Former NFL star Junior Seau drives car off cliff after being charged with assault on his girlfriend
MSNBC—Crystal Cathedral megachurch files for bankruptcy


10.20.10
CNN.com—Google intends to digitize the Dead Sea Scrolls and make them available to the public for free
CBS News—Pentagon tells military recruiters not to reject openly gay applicants
Fox News—Intel investing billions in new chip manufacturing in the US
USA Today—Tom Bosley of Happy Days fame dies at 83
MSNBC—77 year old man beaten and killed for his comic book collection
BBC News—Shots fired at the Pentagon


10.21.10
ABCnews.com—Obama to appear on The Daily Show
CNN.com—Clarence Thomas' wife calls Anita Hill to ask Hill to apologize to her husband for her claims of sexual harassment during his Supreme Court nomination hearings
USA Today—Class action lawsuit filed against FarmVille maker for illegally sharing user data
CBS News—Spain bans smoking in bars and restaurants
MSNBC—Apple announces new version of Mac OS X and reveals revamped MacBook Air
Fox News—NFL fines three defensive players for illegal hits


10.22.10
Fox News—Airline pilot refuses to submit to full body scan at airport
ABCnews.com—Teen suffers heart attack after consuming high-alcohol, high-caffeine energy drink
CBS News—Colorado waves registration fees and sales tax on poor users of medical marijuana
MSNBC—Apple introduces app store for its Macintosh desktops and laptops
BBC News—Sex.com domain name sells for $13 million
CNN.com—Zynga making version of FarmVille for the iPad


10.25.10
CNN.com—Sony retiring the cassette Walkman
ABCnews.com—Italian mayor wants to fine women for wearing miniskirts or showing too much cleavage
MSNBC—Detroit prosecutor wants to jail parents who skip parent-teacher conferences
USA Today—Amazon will allow you to loan Kindle books to friends for 14 days
CBS News—Girl who made headlines for an uncurable case of the hiccups now charged with first degree murder
Fox News—Two Georgetown students charged with keeping meth lab in their dorm room


10.26.10
BBC News—700 new species of ancient insects discovered 50 million year old amber from India
Fox News—Member of US swim team dies during open water race in the United Arab Emirates
MSNBC—Marathon runners suffer temporary heart damage while competing in long races
CNN.com—South Park creators apologize for stealing material from web site
CBS News—Lady Gaga reaches 1 billion YouTube views
ABCnews.com—Katy Perry and Russell Brand marry


10.27.10
Fox News—Senator blocking Department of Defense promotions until he gets more information from the Pentagon about the closing of a command center in his state
CBS News—Rand Paul supporter steps on the head of a female progressive activist outside a debate event
CNN.com—Barnes & Noble unveils touchscreen Nook with color screen
USA Today—PayPal announces micropayment system
BBC News—US particle accelerator has its life extended by three more years
MSNBC—Creator of Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons dies


10.28.10
BBC News—Scientist believes it is possible to record dreams
CNN.com—Judge orders LimeWire to stop distributing file sharing software
USA Today—Entire police force of Mexican town quits after an attack on their headquarters by drug cartel gunmen
MSNBC—Higher primates may have originated in Asia
Fox News—Apple delays white iPhone 4 until next year
CBS News—Next Batman movie to be named The Dark Knight Rises


10.29.10
Fox News—Mother admits she killed her baby because it wouldn't stop crying while she was trying to play FarmVille on Facebook
USA Today—Some school district require students to submit to fingerprint scans in order to ride the school bus
CNN.com—Former Yankees star set to stand trial for committing vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated
BBC News—3G cell phone network set up at Mt. Everest base station
ABCnews.com—School board official resigns after making anti-gay comments on Facebook
CBS News—Nintendo says they will not drop the price of the Wii for the holiday shopping season

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