Here is today’s Daily Run Down.
Big News
- Apples Fusion Drive
- New Yorks Highest Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Same-Sex Marriage Law
- Third-party candidates make their cases in Chicago debate
General News
- US strip club denied tax break
- Why Miami-Dade schools won prestigious Broad Prize for urban districts
- Surfer killed in US shark attack
- New Yorks Highest Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Same-Sex Marriage Law
- Officials confirm shark attack on California coast
- New Jersey teens charged with murder
- Castle Law at Issue After Fatal Montana Shooting
- Obama Is Prominent in SEAL Team Six Weinstein Film
- Tropical Storm Sandy threatens Jamaica
- Feds open criminal investigation into company linked to outbreak
- Teen brothers held in New Jersey girls death
- Suspect in date rapes found dead of apparent suicide
- Principal reports Fantasy Slut League
- US downplayed effect of Deepwater oil spill on whales emails reveal
- Nurse Kennedy kicked with such force
- College net price is rising
International
- African Kids Reach for the Stars With Help of US Astronomer
- Chinese protester who attacked U.S. ambassadors car wants U.S. visa
- Protecting Afghanistans environment and tourist future
- VIDEO Rare look inside Syrian rebel town
- Putins favourite monastery
- Israel kills three Hamas militants after Qatari emir leaves Gaza
- Life in a rebel-controlled Syrian town at war
- Plan for female quotas on EU company boards dealt blow
- North Koreas Air Koryo opens online booking
- Taiwan arsonist blames illness
- No ruling on Egypt charter panel
- VIDEO Afghanistans first national park opens
- Ford to scrap Belgian plant to stem Europe losses
- Tibetan self-immolates in China
- Square brings its mobile payments powerhouse to Canada
- Argentine ships crew leave Ghana
- Momentum builds for Gaza to secede Israel and West Bank to become one
Politics
- Candidate releases attack song against opponent
- After last nights debate which candidate would you eat a burger with
- Swing-state suburban voters expected to shape elections outcome
- Republican Senate hopeful Richard Mourdock in rape row – BBC News
- Fiscal cliff warning Senators urge financial industry not to sit on sidelines
- Third-party candidates make their cases in Chicago debate
- Presidential debates why $600 billion fiscal cliff was barely mentioned +video
- Obama holds out prospect of post-election
Health
- More Than a Case of Jitters as a Shadow Falls on Energy Drinks
- Inhale less smokers told by NHS
- Cancer risk near nuclear plants
- Paralympian We cant afford to lose polio fight
- Teens flu death sparks action
Olympics
Science/Space
- Puppies Learn to Catch Yawns As They Grow
- British Badgers Granted Stay of Execution
- Placebos Effect May Depend on Your Genes
- Aurora Pictures Best Fall Photos of Northern Lights
- Pretty in Pink Photos of Bubblegum Coral
- Secrets of a Paleoart Rockstar Julius Csotonyi
- Americans Favor Water Recycling But Theres an Ick Factor
- Cranberries really effective against bladder infections
- Why Some People See Sound
- Grandmas May Get Credit for Humans Long Lives
- Death The blurred line between dead and alive
- On the sun Massive solar flare unleashed
- Scented sleep can wash your fears away
- Headless Ladybug Identified as New Species
- Sandy Potential Impacts Norfolk to NYC Boston
- How Energy Drinks May Affect Kids Hearts
- Japan Wants Space Plane or Capsule by 2022
- A 84-million star color-magnitude diagram of the Milky Way bulge
- What makes electric cars go
Earnings
- VMwares Q3 solid Outlook in line as new CFO named
- Netflix to miss 2012 U.S. subscriber goal but things look better abroad
- Facebook beats expectations in Q3 reports EPS of $0.12 on $1.62 billion in revenue
- Zynga Shuts Down Office Lays Off 100 During Apple Event
- Netflix surpasses 25 million streaming subscribers in the US
- Fashion startup resuscitates lost art of dressmaking
- Chipmaker SK Hynix reports profit
- Yelp Acquires European Reviews Site Qype For $50 Million
- With cash reserves dwindling Nokia looks to raise $1 billion from bonds – Ruh Roh.
- AT T proft up slightly on flat sales
- Juniper Networks removes another top exec
- AT T matches Q3 earnings expectations with an EPS of $0.63 on revenues of $31.5 billion
- Facebook Were making money with mobile ads
- Nintendo slashes profit forecast
Historical
Tips and Tricks
- Chirpify not Facebook swoops in to help brands sell on Instagram
- Snag YouTubes redesign early with a quick browser cookie change
Gaming
- EA games on Wii U to require Origin
- Class action lawsuit from PlayStation Network hack mostly dismissed
- Rumor PS3 hacked yet again this time it might be for keeps
- SimCity delayed launching March 5 in North America and March 8 in UK
- ESRB introduces streamlined free rating system for downloads
Gadgets
- Microsoft begins shipping Surface tablets with Windows RT to customers
- Apple debuts Fusion Drive for iMac
- Dell rolls out 23-inch multitouch display and wireless touchpad for Windows 8
- 8GB Nexus 7 no longer available at Google Play store
- Nikon 1 V2 mirrorless camera hands-on video
- Dell introduces $499.99 XPS 10 Windows RT $649 Latitude 10 Windows 8 tablets
- SPOT Connect – No Cell Service No Problem
- Asus launches Windows 8 lineup Vivo Tab RT keyboard bundle from $599 Taichi from $1299
Law
- Feds Cite State Secrets in Dragnet Surveillance Case — Again
- Aereo Has No One Noticed Its Insane That Were Being Accused Of Infringing BECAUSE We Carefully Followed The Cablevision Precedent
- Tiananmen Square Activist Loses Trademark Bullying Case Against Critic But Ruling Is Weak
- New York court finds pole dancing revenue can be taxed
- EU Formally Charges Microsoft with Antitrust Violation
Technology
- Microsoft debuts a slew of great Windows 8 video ads
- Apple SVP Phil Schiller defends $329 iPad mini price
- Liquid metal battery Can we invent our way out of climate trouble
- HP Itd be embarrassing to offer BYOD to our staff
- Amazon launches Kindle store Paperwhite and Fire in Japan
- Apple Store now has Lightning to HDMI and VGA adapters at $49 a pop souped-up iPad charger
- VIDEO 3D printing bras and guitars
- Is Mark Zuckerberg right to stay on as Facebook CEO – It’s his company, let him do what he wants.
Internet
- UN establishes guidelines for the battle against internet terrorism
- Netflix could partner with others to enter Asia
- Kiss students photobomb President Obama
- And… Jonathan Coulton Crowdsourcing A Piece Of His Next Tour As Well
Mobile
- Best Buy listing reminds us that the LG Spectrum 2 is still on its way to Verizon
- MIT researchers use algebraic equation that improves WiFi and LTE data streams boosts speed reduces network congestion
Software/Apps
- More on Angry Birds Star Wars and location-based McDs promo in China
- Google Drive apps reach the Chrome Web Store and Chrome OS for quicker web work
- RDP 8.0 Update for Windows 7 SP1 Released to Web – Yeah, and it requires a reboot.
- Google delivers search app for Windows 8 with a touch of tablet optimization
- Skype 6.0 for Mac and Windows released with Facebook and Microsoft login options
Security
- Sopelka botnet drops Citadel Feodo and Tatanga crimeware variants
- Adobe patches 6 critical security flaws in Shockwave – If you don’t need it installed, uninstall it.
- Hackers steal Barnes Noble credit card numbers 63 stores hit
- The Dangers of Unsecured Wi-Fi Hot Spots
Developer
London/Britain
- UN establishes guidelines for the battle against internet terrorism
- London 2012 Olympics will cost a total of £8.921bn says minister
- New food label system by 2013
- London 2012 medallists welcomed by the Queen to Buckingham Palace
- Argos to close or move 75 stores
- TV actor charged with rape of boy
- Wellcome Collection Announces Major Expansion
Personal
Odd
Funny
- Lesson #1553 – Undecided Voters
- If Only…
- Everyone Has Some Canadian in Them
- Hooray Pillow
- Go Home Bus You Are Drunk
- NICE
- October 24 2012
- Binders Full of Women by Legit Mitt feat. Paul
- Happy Hallowmeme
- Tires R Us
- There Goes Your Best Idea
- Day After Halloween Prank – Ah, College-aged people.
- Winter Oldsters Have to Get Around Somehow
- Magical Tree House Fun-Times
- Jiffy Lube Eastern European Edition
Chicagoland
- Me in line for the CTA farecard machine
- Utility worker finds body behind building on South Side
- Ex-cop denies trying to cover up beating of bartender
- Divers pull man out of Lake Michigan at Monroe Harbor
- Miami Fires Ozzie Guillen
- White Sox Hall-of-Famer Carlton Fisk charged with DUI
- NTSB Chicago-Michigan Amtrak stopped just short of collision
- NTSB Chicago-Michigan Amtrak missed freight cars by 21 feet
- Walsh brings son to counter deadbeat claim
- Metra set to appoint new chairman
- Man dies days after being shot with other man pregnant woman
- Cops Man trying to buy pot shot in leg in West Englewood
- Third-party candidates make their cases in Chicago debate
- U. of I. comes out on top of sexual health report card
- School board sued over rape of girl
- Fall Its going to feel almost like an early summer day
- PIN pads hacked at Chicago-area Barnes Noble stores
- Nokia to bring 150 jobs from Itasca to Chicago
- American to add new flights from OHare in expansion
- McHenry undersheriff accused of tipping off businessman
- Indiana Republican Says Pregnancy From Rape
Total Number of stories: 175
Look for more stories tomorrow.