Here is this evening’s Daily Run Down.

Big News
- Technology 2012 the years winners and losers
- Deal reached to stop milk price hike
- Oscar winner dies in raft tragedy
- Top Deadbeat Parent Is Arrested but May Avoid Prison
- Taxes Set to Rise for Most US Workers as Budget Deal Still Elusive – Businessweek
- Food price outlook Will Buffalo wings break your budget in 2013
General News
- Bad news is loud. Good news rules
- State Police veteran among three firearms rights activists on the NRA board – Albany Times Union
- NY subway death suspect laughs in court
- Supermarket Mogul Considers Running for Mayor Again
- US woman missing in Afghanistan
- Top Deadbeat Parent Is Arrested but May Avoid Prison
- How Real Navy SEALs Would Handle Famous Movie Missions
- Why we need a better corporate income tax
- Connecticut shooter Adam Lanzas body claimed
- Jets Fire General Manager Mike Tannenbaum
- Mom eternally grateful as 2 missing boys return home to Georgia
International
- Australia Year of the women
- Rape Incites Women to Fight Culture in India
- VIDEO Colombia hit by deadly landslide
- India train kills five elephants
- Peer Steinbrück Stumbles in Effort to Unseat Angela Merkel in Germany
- S Korea approves reactor restart
- Bahrain police jailed over death
- In pictures Greeces year of tumult
- Rohingya refugees reach Malaysia
- Catalonia leader urges separatism
- Al Qaeda in Yemen offers bounty for U.S. ambassador
- US woman missing in Afghanistan
- VIDEO Bagpipe business thrives in Pakistan
- Salt rumors add to health crisis in Pakistan
- Chinas Chengdu aiming to be worlds next Silicon Valley
- Greek ex-minister faces inquiry
Politics
- NRA fingerprints in landmark health-care law
- Senate negotiators yet to reach fiscal cliff deal as clock winds down – Washington Post
- 800000 civilian furloughs at stake if spending cuts go into effect Pentagon says
Obits
Health
- Baby boomer nuns help revolutionize health care
- Group Electric car crashes pose new risk for responders – Valid point. High Voltage means new issues to deal with. I wonder if there can be an automatic shutoff in case of an accident. Almost like a coupler that could become separated from the batteries.
Science/Space
- Levi-Montalcini A Giant of Neuroscience Leaves a Living Legacy
- Marvellous mistletoe Giving forests the kiss of life
- Russian rocket launch rescheduled
- Explore Your Curiosity with New Rover-Themed Badge on Foursquare
- ARCA will test the parachutes for the ExoMars spacecraft
- PhoneSat Smart Small and Sassy
- The toughest animal on Earth…and in space
- Wired Science Space Photo of the Day Great Lakes of Titan
- Moon and Jupiter Shine Over Hungarian Lake Lake Photo
- Wired Science Space Photo of the Day Great Lakes of Titan
- Tackling Mars Violence Higgs Science Wishes for 2013
- Space History Photo SR-71 Over Snow Capped Mountains
- Ruthless Smuggling Rings Put Rhinos in the Cross Hairs
- Restoring US native prairies acre by acre yard by yard
Financial
- Settlement Expected With Banks Over Home Loans
- Stung Bankia investors look to courts for justice
- Economists expect UK to lose AAA credit rating
Historical
- Neil Armstrongs One small step phrase prepared months ahead of time says brother
- Londonist Music Our End Of Year Glance-Back
- 2012 review The year in health science
- Alcohol Social Lubricant for 10000 Years
- Best of 2012 in pictures
- Pa. railroad calendar delivered 63 years late
Tips and Tricks
- DVD-less Snow Leopard installation on older Mac
- Preparing High-Res Icon Files with Automator
- How To Change Your iPhones Carrier Logo To Anything You Want
Gaming
- Portable SNES is one shade of yellow 16 bits of cool
- Events 2012 Wii U launch
- The end is near for 11 Zynga games victims of cost-cutting
- Events 2012 THQs collapse
- Unhappy New Year Zynga shuts down PetVille Mafia Wars 2  9 other games
Gadgets
- Gadget Batteries Get New Scrutiny
- Three Second Heater
- TaskOne iPhone case
- Acer president defends Windows 8 says consumers just need time to get used to it
- Super Robot MacBook Air Sleeve Review
Reviews
Technology
Internet
- Facebook stops New Year message tool
- 7 top sex-related tech stories of 2012
- Netflix suffers another outage but this one isnt as bad — yet
Rumors
- Samsung TV with unprecedented new shape and design teased for CES
- Intel rumored to launch set-top box virtual cable TV service at CES
Software/Apps
London/Britain/UK
- Torch parade kicks off Hogmanay
- Call for new drug policy research body
- Tube cleaners in strike over pay
- Martin McGuinness resigns as MP
- Child sex charge singer in court
- Boy dies after empty car crash – Sad… very sad….
- Borrowers pay off £8bn of mortgage debt
- Mobile networks braced for New Year
- Concern over missing ferry woman
- Dad drives son to hospital in bus
- Two held over teenagers murder
- River flooding warnings remain
- London set for for new year party
- Town announces civic area plans
- Police to monitor tunnel running
- Man arrested after knife attacks
- Bomb left close to police station
- Israel lifts ban on Gaza gravel
- Fears grow for missing North Sea ferry passenger
- Burglars take childrens presents
- VIDEO Train restorers discover carriage
- Oompa-Loompas sought over city assault
- Missing pub landlords body found
- Tourist hit by bus in London dies
Personal
Funny
- Mind the Step
- Yeah Boi
- Awesome Shepherding WIN
- Color Must Be Respected
- Fancy Whales Solve Everything
- What If…
- Its Never Too Early For a Beer
- The Little Black Dresser
- Lesson #1622 – New Years Hope
WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT CHARLIE
- Kim Kardashian confirms – Nobody cares, move on.
Chicagoland
- Tribune Co. emerges from bankruptcy
- Mark Shale closes last 3 stores
- Joleit man faces sex assault child porn charges
- Man suspected of setting fire that killed girlfriend injured their kids dies
- Rahm Emanuels police deployment shuffle
- Fiscal cliff disputes remain as deadline only hours away
- City beats weather record set in 1878
- Lovie Smith out after 9 seasons as Bears coach – SHock? Nope.
- The River in Reverse
- What The Hell Happened This Weekend 10 Stories You May Have Missed
- WI Couple Says Pet Chicken Saved Them From Fire
Total Number of stories: 132
Look for more stories tomorrow.