daily links: december 2010

12.1.10
Fox News—Microsoft may create its own tv service
ABCnews.com—Woman accused of throwing her granddaughter to her death at a Virginia mall
CNN.com—Richard Branson launches iPad-only magazine
CBS News—Is NASA preparing to announce that they have discovered extraterrestrial life?
USA Today—Facebook co-founder launches new social networking site
MSNBC—iPad winning over Kindle in the e-reader race


12.2.10
Fox News—Amazon.com orders WikiLeaks to stop using its servers to distribute documents
USA Today—Wesley Snipes ordered to prison to begin serving three year sentence for tax evasion
MSNBC—"how to tie a tie" the most asked question on the web in 2010
ABCnews.com—Anti-gay app pulled from Apple's app store
CNN.com—Leslie Nielsen dies at 84
CBS News—Julia Roberts earns $1.5 million for non-speaking role in coffee commercial


12.3.10
USA Today—Arsenic-based microbes expand possibilities for extraterrestrial life
CBS News—Apple granted patent on 3D projection that does not require special glasses
CNN.com—Russia and Qatar to host World Cups in 2018 and 2022
Fox News—Chuck Norris to be made honorary Texas Ranger
MSNBC—Nigeria to charge Cheney in pipeline bribery scandal
ABCnews.com—Astronomers triple estimate of number of stars in the galaxy


12.6.10
Fox News—US government tells federal workers not to read WikiLeaks
CNN.com—Texas gay couple married over Skype by DC officiant has their marriage ruled invalid by a court
USA Today—Facebook unveils major revamp to user profile pages
ABCnews.com—Land that Unabomber lived on for sale
MSNBC—Even Charles Manson can get a cell phone in prison
CBS News—PayPal shuts down WikiLeaks' donation account


12.13.10
ABCnews.com—Google replaces Caps Lock key with search button on new netbook
CNN.com—Metrodome roof collapses under weight of 17 inches of snow
MSNBC—Michael Bloomberg says he won't run for president in 2012
Fox News—.xxx domain for porn sites coming closer to reality
USA Today—Bernie Madoff's son commits suicide
CBS News—David Hasselhoff's reality show canceled after two episodes


12.14.10
CNN.com—Brett Favre's streak of consecutive starts ends at 297
Fox News—Voyager 1 on the verge of leaving the solar system
USA Today—Jets coach suspended for the rest of the season for intentionally tripping a player on the opposing team
ABCnews.com—Yet another charge from airlines for a service that used to be free
MSNBC—Michael Steele to run for second term as chair of the Republican National Committee
CBS News—YouTube now allows users to flag videos suspected of promoting terrorism


12.15.10
MSNBC—New iPhone app lets people report suspicious activity directly to federal agencies
ABCnews.com—George Clinton wins lawsuit against Black Eyed Peas for unauthorized sampling of his music
Fox News—Doctors claim HIV-Positive man cured by stem cell transplant
USA Today—Army wants to issue a smartphone to every soldier
CBS News—Grave robbers steal 400 brass urns from cemetery to sell for scrap
CNN.com—Helmeted biker makes off with $1.5 million in chips from the Bellagio


12.16.10
Fox News—Army officer who refused to deploy because he didn't recognize Obama as president now says he was wrong in court martial hearing
CNN.com—New feature allows you to manage several Gmail accounts simultaneously
ABCnews.com—Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg named Time's Person of the Year
MSNBC—Newly discoverd microbe makes hydrogen out of air
BBC News—Twitter raises additional $200 million from investors
CBS News—Jeopardy champions to battle IBM machine programmed to mimic human intelligence


12.17.10
MSNBC—Apple to open app store for Macs on January 6
USA Today—Silly Bandz fad already fading
Fox News—Porn company creates interactive sex game for Kinect
CBS News—Facebook suffers outage while rolling out new features
CNN.com—Director Blake Edwards dies
BBC News—US man executed with drug typically used to euthanize animals


12.20.10
CNN.com—Don't ask, don't tell policy on gays serving in the military to be repealed after Senate votes to end it
ABCnews.com—Total lunar eclipse happening tonight
USA Today—Google launches a Google Earth for the human body
CBS News—New ATM dispenses payment in gold bars and coins
Fox News—Tuesday could be the darkest day in 456 years
MSNBC—Captain Beefheart dies at 69


12.21.10
ABCnews.com—Author of guide for pedophiles arrested on obscenity charges in Florida
CBS News—Chemical pollutant made famous in Erin Brockovich case found in 31 of 35 cities tested for it
Fox News—Britain considering making adults opt-in to be able to find pornography on the internet
CNN.com—New York governor fined for soliciting and accepting free tickets to the World Series in 2009
USA Today—Adobe has first billion dollar quarter
MSNBC—Blockbuster to close another 182 stores in the first quarter of 2011


12.22.10
CNN.com—Census results could help Republican candidates in 2012
Fox News—DirecTV says it plans to roll out personalized television ads
BBC News—Michael Dell buys back an additional $100 million in shares of the company he founded
USA Today—Microsoft reveals sales data for Windows 7 phones
CBS News—Latest Call of Duty game tops $1 billion in sales
MSNBC—American Airlines fares no longer listed on Orbitz

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