daily links: june 2013

6.3.13
CNN.com—Three stars of Discovery Channel's Storm Chasers die after getting caught in massive Oklahoma tornado
USA Today—Judge orders Google to comply with FBI's warrantless demands for data on certain users
ABCnews.com—Bank employee accused of stealing over $1 million from elderly clients
CBS News—France moves to ban e-cigarettes in public places
NBC News—In news that I guarantee you didn't want to know, Michael Douglas reveals that his throat cancer was caused by HPV, which he caught by giving cunnilingus
Fox News—Actress who played Edith Bunker dies at 90


6.4.13
USA Today—Major League Baseball wants to suspend superstar Alex Rodriguez in connection with a doping scandal
Fox News—Johnny Cash to be featured on new USPS forever stamp
NBC News—France says it has proof that they Syrian government used sarin gas against its own citizens
CNN.com—Domino's develops pizza delivery drone
ABCnews.com—100 high school students kicked off flight after they refused to sit down and turn off their cell phones
CBS News—Tech billionaire Sean Parker to pay $2.5 million for not having proper permits for construction on his $10 million wedding event


6.5.13
CBS News—Baltimore Ravens visit the White House
CNN.com—84 year old woman claims $590 million Powerball jackpot
USA Today—Amazon signs multiyear deal for Viacom content to be featured on its Prime Video service
NBC News—Cheerleader accused of prostituting younger student
Fox News—Manson Family member Leslie Van Houten denied parole
ABCnews.com—17th century Persian rug sells for $33 million at auction


6.6.13
ABCnews.com—Texas billionaire offers $1 million to anyone who can solve a math problem that he's been working on since 1993
CBS News—Genetically modified wheat strain that Monsanto claims it destroyed in 2005 found growing in Oregon
Fox News—Vladimir Putin getting a divorce
CNN.com—Life coaches with their own radio show commit suicide together
NBC News—Georgia man wins right to have GAYPWR on his license plate
USA Today—Microsoft reveals more details about how the Xbox One will handle gaming content


6.10.13
CNN.com—Actor who played Chewbacca detained by TSA over his lightsaber-inspired cane
USA Today—Apple previews next versions of iOS and Mac OS X
CBS News—Tim Tebow to sign with the Patriots
ABCnews.com—Teenager goes into coma after drinking a quart of soy sauce on a dare
Fox News—Casinos ban gamblers from wearing Google Glass
BBC News—Microsoft announces that the Xbox One will go on sale in November for $499


6.11.13
USA Today—ACLU sues Obama administration over NSA surveillance of American citizens
CNN.com—Bank clerk falls asleep on keyboard and causes $293 million error
BBC News—Google buys crowd-sourced traffic info app Waze
Fox News—Apple reveals radically redesigned Mac Pro desktop
NBC News—Gene Wilder turns 80
CBS News—Hillary Clinton on Twitter


6.12.13
CNN.com—New Jersey legislation would allow police to confiscate your cell phone during traffic stop
ABCnews.com—Last person known to have been born in the 19th century dies at 116
NBC News—Bloomberg proposes $20 billion system of levees and movable walls to protect NYC from floods
CBS News—Amazon expands grocery delivery service to Los Angeles
USA Today—Former NBA star Jason Kidd hired as Nets head coach
Fox News—ESPN to end 3D broadcasts


6.13.13
CBS News—The Replacements to reunite for at least three shows
CNN.com—Man admits to killling more than 30 people as an enforcer for Mexican drug cartels
Fox News—Yahoo to reallocate email accounts from users who have not logged on in at least a year
USA Today—Sarah Palin rejoining Fox News
ABCnews.com—Supreme Court rules that genes cannot be patented
BBC News—Adhesive skin patch could be used to deliver vaccines without needles


6.14.13
NBC News—Lawsuit aims to put "Happy Birthday to You" into the public domain
USA Today—Microsoft releases Office apps for iOS, but they are only available to Office 365 subscribers
Fox News—Kodak to cease production of cellulose acetate, a key component in the manufacture of traditional film
CBS News—Comapny using Kickstarter to fund its plan to create cyborg cockroaches
ABCnews.com—George Lucas predicts differential pricing for big budget movies could cause tickets for the most expensive films to cost as much as $150
CNN.com—Facebook will now support Twitter-inspired hashtags


6.17.13
BBC News—Fox News sued for airing suicide live on television
Fox News—New England Patriots owner says that Russian president Vladimir Putin stole one of his Super Bowl rings
NBC News—Google wants to aggressively attack online child pornography
ABCnews.com—Woman sues McDonald's franchise owner, claiming she was forced to accept her wages on a debit card that charged fees for use
CNN.com—DreamWorks to debut new animated shows on Netflix
USA Today—KitchenAid teams with SodaStream to release in-home carbonation machine


6.18.13
Fox News—House Republicans pass bill that would make abortions after 20 weeks illegal
USA Today—Plans for...inventive...new Falcons stadium approved
CBS News—Last telegram to be sent July 14
NBC News—Ed Hardy says that Jon Gosselin destroyed his clothing brand. Well, him and the tens of thousands of other douchebags who wore it.
Huffington Post—Home of New England Patriots tight end searched as part of murder investigation
ABCnews.com—"Tweet" added to OED


6.19.13
USA Today—Actor James Gandolfini, famous for playing Tony Soprano, dies at 51
NBC News—Microsoft ditches controversial DRM rules and always-on policies for gamers on the Xbox One only a few weeks after introducing them
ABCnews.com—Prisoner suing food service company for $1 trillion, claiming that the food they served gave him stomach cramps and caused him to lose sleep
CBS News—Los Angeles to invest $30 million in iPads for public school students
CNN.com—Yahoo reveals that they have received over 13,000 requests from the government for customer data
Fox News—FBI director admits that his agency uses drones to surveil American targets


6.20.13
BBC News—Facebook adds videos to Instagram in order to compete with Vine
CNN.com—Google files petition with the courts to be allowed to share with its customers the scope of PRISM requests from the government
CBS News—NASA releases detailed image of the surface of Mars comprised of over 1 billion pixels
ABCnews.com—7-Eleven to take closer looks at franchises after feds seize 14 stores in New York and Virginia
NBC News—Two of the leading 3D printing companies announce merger
Fox News—Mark Zuckerberg ditches his hoodie and dresses like a normal adult CEO for meeting with South Korean officials


6.21.13
USA Today—Enron CEO's prison sentence reduced by 10 years
CBS News—Food Network announces that they will not renew Paula Deen's contract after she admits to using racial slurs in the past
ABCnews.com—FAA may allow use of ebook readers and some other electronic devices during takeoff and landing
NBC News—LED-powered privacy visor thwarts facial recognition systems
BBC News—Samsung annouces tablet that will run both Windows 8 and Android
CNN.com—Apple TV adds HBO and ESPN streaming apps


6.24.13
USA Today—Fracking linked to methane in well water
CBS News—Nik Wallenda successfully crosses Grand Canyon on a tightrope without a net
Fox News—Bug exposes personal information of 6 million Facebook users
CNN.com—Specs for next generation of WiFi given the official go-ahead
NBC News—Game developer creates first-person version of Pac-Man
ABCnews.com—Facebook working on app to replace Google's discontinued Reader


6.25.13
Fox News—Supreme Court voids key provision of federal law meant to prevent voter disenfranchisement
CBS News—Democrat wins special election to take John Kerry's seat in the Senate
ABCnews.com—$1.2 million in hundred dollar bills stolen from Swiss Air jet
NBC News—Putin says Edward Snowden holed up in the transit zone of Moscow airport
USA Today—Kodak to unveil its post-bankruptcy direction on September 3
CNN.com—Troubled singer Chris Brown charged with hit and run


6.26.13
CBS News—New England Patriots tight end charged with murder
USA Today—Kanye West's Yeezus debuts at number one despite it having the lowest first week sales in his career
Fox News—New "reverse vaccine" may help those afflicted with Type 1 diabetes
NBC News—More sponsors dropping Paula Deen
USA Today—Kodak to unveil its post-bankruptcy direction on September 3
ABCnews.com—$99 game console launches


6.27.13
CBS News—FDA shuts down over 1600 online pharmacies
Fox News—Samsung introduces curved LED televisions
ABCnews.com—Taco Bell testing new low calorie menu
CNN.com—Patriots star who is charged with murder is linked to two other murders last year
NBC News—Woman sues plastic surgeon for $18 million after he posts pictures of her nose job online
USA Today—Bible signed by Einstein sells for $68,000 at auction


6.28.13
Fox News—Album cover artist sues James Cameron for $150 million, claiming that the director copied his work when creating the world of Avatar
USA Today—Four Vanderbilt football players suspended amid sex crimes probe
ABCnews.com—Mortgage refinancing company fined $7.5 million for violating Do Not Call rules
NBC News—Patriots offer fans free exchanges on Aaron Hernandez jerseys
CBS News—Terminator franchise getting a three-movie reboot
CNN.com—Publisher cancels Paula Deen's upcoming cookbook despite the fact that it had rocketed to number one on Amazon due to preorders

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