Here is this morning’s Daily Run Down.

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Big News

• Like a nuclear bomb Deadly fertilizer plant blast devastates Texas town – CNN
• New Star Wars film yearly from 2015

Recalls

• Prime Food USA Issues an Alert On Listeria in Latis Brand Herring Fillet

General News

• Ex-judge linked to triple killing
• Exclusive Guggenheim advises on Hulu sale may also bid – sources
• Trailer for Amazons Zombieland series released full pilot coming soon update – Zombies!
• IRS report shows many of biggest tax cheaters live in wealthy areas – How is this news?
• Obama This was a pretty shameful day for Washington
• FBI arrests Mississippi man in ricin letter case
• Bad weather torments travelers across the heartland
• VIDEO Boston Muslims react to marathon bombs
• Texas explosion fertiliser plant treated as crime scene after up to 15 die

International

• Nigeria leader backs militant talks
• Margaret Thatchers Funeral An Elegy on Decline and Fall
• Japan in record annual trade deficit

Politics

• US lawmakers reject gun-sale checks – WTF?
• Obamas Fury Over The Failure Of The Background Check Bill In 7 Lines
• Senate rejects bipartisan gun control measure for background checks despite broad public support – Fucking morons.
• George W. Bush unpopular as he steps back into the spotlight – No shit….

Obits

• Hillsborough justice campaigner dies

Health

• Terrorists make us ignore real dangers
• Bird flu victims report no contact with poultry as virus continues to spread
• China bird flu case count rises to 82

Science/Space

• Has clean energy hit a plateau
• What science from sci-fi do you most want to see become reality – Verge Forums
• Origin of life researchers figure out how to build bigger RNAs
• Study links low bacteria levels in circumcised men with HIV resistance
• Life death and Mars The New Yorkers definitive account of the Curiosity rover
• Life is full of rude awakenings all systems not go for Antares launch
• Wired Space Photo of the Day Meteor and Space Junk
• Watch Live New Commercial Space Rocket Launches for First Time
• Sun Show See Dramatic Solar Views in Live Webcast Thursday
• Parents Share More Germs With Dogs Than Kids
• 10 Most Endangered US Rivers 2013
• Baby Boom Ancient Galaxy Fires Out New Stars at Record Pace
• Sea Lion Strandings Climb Scientists Still Stumped
• Teen Love Really Is Complicated Research Suggests
• Heading south for the new origin of our species
• No Duh The 10 Most Obvious Science Findings
• 90 million laser shots bring Wind satellite back on track

Historical

• 1913 When Hitler Trotsky Tito Freud and Stalin all lived in the same place

Gaming

• Nintendo sells 11% of its first-party 3DS games digitally
• Nintendo 30% of Fire Emblem sales on eShop Luigi does better at retail
• 3DS XL Circle Pad Pro on sale through Nintendo store ships Apr. 19

Gadgets

• Doodle3D aims to make 3D printing easy enough for anyone is totally rad
• HAPIfork Kickstarter campaign goes live
• T-Shirts Apparel The Unicorn Head Mask

Law

• Supreme Court forced blood tests in drunk-driving cases not always OK
• Section 8 developer loses appeal and IP must pay $7.35 million
• CISPA Passes The House A Year After SOPA Was Shot Down

Technology

• NASA proves 3D printing is headed to the stars
• CIA turn to cloud for security
• From Touchstone to flashpoint the wireless charging standards war – Whatever Apple does will become the defacto standard.
• LG aims to start selling curved OLED TVs this year
• Thanks to Arduino man knows that 37112 impressions wear out a LEGO brick

Internet

• Will Google Hang Up on Voice

Social

• How 9/11 prepared Bostons hospitals for the marathon bombings
• The Value of Grades Is Paramount
• Facebook fans just went up in value BMW fans are worth $1613 Starbucks $177 and Coke $70 – Blackberry is in the group, the only reason why theirs is so high is because there are so few fans, and they’re all dedicated.
• Twitter reimagines Apples failed Ping experiment launches Twitter Music

Developer

• 88 Acres How Microsoft Quietly Built the City of the Future

London/Britain/UK

• LSE group on North Korea trip thought Panorama cameraman was a spy
• Food watchdog calls horsemeat review
• Thatcher funeral Street views of procession in tweets and pictures
• Light nights
• Stash of evidence over child rape
• Workers mount protest at Ford HQ
• Things To Do In London This Weekend 20-21 April

Personal

• Patton Oswalt tells us the Star Wars Episode VII Plot
• Most Artistic Flash Mob Youll See

Odd

• Giant steel Dragon Bridge in Vietnam breathes fire
• Carnival cruise cheaper than a stay at Motel 6
• Woman tracks down lifeguard who saved her nearly 50 years ago
• Airport employee pens resignation letter on a cake – Well done… well done indeed.
• Fund set up to repay Maine hermit victims

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?

• Babies as young as six months victims of rape in war U.N. envoy
• Arizona Lawmakers Mandate Cities Resell Guns From Buyback Program

Funny

• The Test
• Photo
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• Never You. – Oh how true.
• Shred on These Intergalactic Guitars
• Youre Not the Real Pixar Lamp
• Its Him Its Really Him
• Why Didnt You Warn-a-Brother
• How Adorable
• Thats What Friends Are For…
• Is That Rick James Dog
• Classic Switcheroo
• Awkwarrrrrrrd
• Irrefutable Evidence
• Derpachu
• How Do I Read This Thing
• A Helpful Guide for the Bar Patron
• Go Home Alf U R Drunk
• The Grand Staircase at the Musée National Gustave Moreau Paris
• Lesson #1730 – Babies
• Who Needs Charging Cables
• Lighting Up Coachella

Chicagoland

• Chicago Marathon Officials Rethink Security In Wake Of Boston Bombings
• Cook County to pay $2.6 million to 3 fired doctors
• Second Man Charged in Logan Square Robbery Caught on Video

Total Number of stories: 102

Look for more news stories this evening.