Here is this evening’s Daily Run Down.

Big News

• John McAfee arrested in Guatemala
• Foxconn to expand North American operations as demand for Made in U.S.A. products rises
• Donation to CPS WIN

Recalls

• FREIGHTLINER 12V552000
• BMW 12V550000
• Ridgid Pneumatic Nailers Recalled by One World Technologies Due to Laceration or Injury Hazard Sold Exclusively at the Home Depot
• Cybex International Recalls Leg Press Due to Risk of Injury
• Grandin Road Recalls Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
• Dream On Me Recalls Childrens Bed Rails Due to Suffocation and Strangulation Hazards
• Dream On Me Recalls Bath Seats Due to Drowning Hazard

General News

• University of Colorado releases thousands of James Holmes-related emails
• Marijuana legal in first US state
• Battery maker that received stimulus money could be sold to Chinese company
• White House touts $20 billion reduction in drop in contract spending for government
• Rose Bowl Neighbors Protest an N.F.L. Proposal
• Where Corruption is King 2012 Rankings
• Natural Gas Inventory Down 73 BCF
• Wash. issues same-sex licenses
• White House weighs in on Puerto Rican statehood vote
• How do you demolish a skyscraper
• HUD secretary defends efforts to stabilize FHAs finances
• Jobless claims drop back to pre-storm range
• Police arrest spray protesters at Mich. Capitol – The Associated Press
• Agency Barefoot man has apartment
• Cuba U.S. lied about contractors health
• Bill Murray as FDR Not Quite Oscar Bait – Doesn’t have to be. It’s BILL FUCKING MURRAY.
• Clinton Russian foreign minister meet on Syria
• Star Trek Into Darkness trailer finally hits the web
• Retrofitting a Nissan Leaf With the Interior of the Future

International

• John McAfee arrested in Guatemala
• Tornado strikes New Zealand city
• Amazon and Google both launch Brazilian ebookstores
• Italy vandals destroy 62000 bottles of vintage wine
• Austrian bus driver returns half a million dollars found in bag – I’d return the money too.
• China Mobile hasnt launched the iPhone 5 because Apple is too hard to cut a deal with
• VIDEO Young boy pulled from typhoon mud
• S Africa military plane crashes
• Northern Ireland police injured trying to defend office from rioters
• John McAfee surfaces in Guatemala City
• Russian TV journalist shot dead
• Ghana ready to head to polls
• Dutch trawl North Sea for survivors after ship sinks
• Heat map Terrorism around the world the U.S. is among the least affected
• Liu Xiaobos wife describes his imprisonment
• Militarys Asia Chief Sounds Spooked About North Korean Rocket Launch
• 2012 Was the Year of the Drone in Afghanistan

Politics

• Department of Homeland Security spending questioned as debt looms
• Hispanic campaign donors look for new ways to flex their political muscle
• Press Release DeMint to Leave Senate to Lead the Heritage Foundation

Obits

• Oscar Niemeyer Modernist Architect of Brasília Dies at 104

Health

• Andersons eyeburn How common is sun eye damage
• Building good relationships
• Couples with kids live longer study says

Science/Space

• NASA releases gorgeous pictures of the Earth as seen at night
• When High IQs Hang Out
• Stop Burning Rain Forests for Palm Oil
• Exoplanet Catalog Reveals 7 Possibly Habitable Worlds
• Higgs Boson Mysterious Particle Could Help Unlock Secrets of the Universe | Video – So could a unicorn fart.
• Glowing Nebula Photo Marks New Telescopes Inauguration
• Tragic tears Why we are the only animals that cry
• Can Multitasking Make You Sad – Fuck no.
• Periodic Table of the Elements
• Human eye proteins detect red beyond red
• Big Old Trees in Decline Worldwide – This is a shock? No. It’s not.

Financial

• Samsung promotes founders grandson to vice chairman
• Emulex to buy Endace for $130M add network performance management
• Commodities Tomorrow Oil Prices Lower
• AOL exec is new CEO of HuffPo will report to Arianna

Historical

• The Olympics opening ceremony my cultural highlight of 2012
• Nefertitis Aura Lives On 100 Years Later
• Funding Daily Prohibition ends

Tips and Tricks

• How to Factory Reset Your Android Phone or Tablet When It Wont Boot
• Windows Phone 8 Tip Share Only with Certain People

Gaming

• Xbox SmartGlass app now optimized for iPhone 5
• The Speed Gamers return with another 72-hour marathon for charity
• Duke Nukem 1 and 2 now on GOG for PC and Mac

Gadgets

• iPad Mini Shipping Times Improve Will Arrive In Time For Holidays
• Hands on with the Analogix SlimPort microUSB to HDMI and VGA adapters
• Ultimate Retro Table
• The Aestheticians Ultrasonic Hand Moisturizer
• Home Office The Hobbit Thorins Map Parchment Art Print
• Home Office Han Solo in Carbonite Business Card Case

Reviews

• Lenovo ThinkPad Twist review

Law

• Occupy protestor will plead guilty to keep subpoenaed tweets under wraps
• Kim Dotcom Cleared To Pursue Case Against New Zealand For Illegal Spying

Patents

• Patent troll strikes NYT media industry over mobile web sites

Technology

• Tim Cook Says Apple Will Invest $100M To Bring Mac Production To The U.S. In 2013
• Tim Cook Confirms Apples Plans To Redefine Television Is
• An interview with Rep. Jim Himes on copyright net neutrality and more – Verge Forums
• Wired interviews James Dyson the Jobs and Wozniak of home appliances
• McAfee Is Denied Asylum

Internet

• Google+ debuts new Communities feature to help users find their tribe
• See the birth and death of Americans in a real-time simulation of the United States
• Interactive map reveals where drones are being flown inside the US right now
• Gmails Send and Archive Graduates From Gmail Labs
• Spotify Up to 5 Million Paid Subscribers

Mobile

• Apple devices coming to T-Mobile USA in 2013
• Mobile price war torches Spain as iPhone 5 drops to free on contract
• T-Mobile to end smartphone subsidies next year – Lower package prices may have other companies at least offer cheaper prices.
• Nokia Lumia 620 hands-on $249 for Windows Phone 8 video

Rumors

• Samsung may give the Galaxy S IV an unbreakable screen

Software/Apps

• Androids Back Button
• Twitterrific 5 for iOS
• TeamViewer 8 Released with Windows 8 and Retina Support
• Spotify debuts new Discovery engine Collection and Follow which lets users follow friends and celebrities
• Facebook for BlackBerry v3.3 now integrates BBM

Security

• Nationwide Mutual hack affected 1.1 million Americans
• Ransomware Is Expanding in the United States
• Apple hires ex-Microsoft hacker to beef up operating system security – Whatever makes the computer world a safer place, I’m all for it.

Developer

• 马上着手开发 iOS 应用程序：介绍
• GitHub Brings More Git Superpowers to the Web

London/Britain

• Missing brain tumour boy found
• Stars out for Les Mis premiere
• VIDEO Hospital regrets Kate hoax call
• VIDEO Quality of London GP care varies
• BBC Radio 4 Studio One sign off
• Man arrested after cyclist dies
• Visit Greenwich This Christmas
• Police Launch Online Guide To Rape Reporting
• Definitive Chess in stage debut
• Old Streets Silicon Roundabout To Get Revamp
• London Councils Break B B Limit For Homeless Families
• Man 28 bailed over postal theft
• Trafalgar tree lights switched on
• Rolls-Royce in SFO bribery talks
• Loyalism no excuse for violence
• Pregnant duchess leaves hospital
• Top publicist arrested in UK sex abuse inquiry

Personal

• OH MY

Odd

• Pizza Hut has created a limited-edition perfume
• Prisoner gets stuck trying to break out of jail
• Google Grants $1.2M to Help Analyze Female Roles in TV Film

Funny

• December 06 2012
• Lesson #1597 – Engineering
• All By Myself
• Great… Just Great…
• Photos With Santa Expert Level
• Knit Knight
• Garage Fix
• Screen Replacement
• The Examination
• FAILs of November

WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT CHARLIE

• Mumford Sons up for six Grammys – I don’t understand why Mumford and Sons is so popular, i don’t particularly like their music.

Chicagoland

• Lake Zurich police investigate stabbing
• Frank Ocean Kanye West 4 other artists get 6 Grammy nominations
• Frank Ocean Kanye West 4 other artists get 6 Grammy nominations
• Police break up dog-fighting ring in Dolton
• Strip Club Adds Burlesque to Broaden Appeal — and Attract Women
• Civilians Protect Students From Armed Gang Targeting Teens
• Puppy Shot By Cop Back in Hospital Was Shaking and Bleeding
• Former West Rogers Park Resident to Star on Undercover Boss
• Driver killed after colliding with school bus near Kankakee
• Gov. Quinn Wins Big On Plan To Close Prisons
• Emanuel Announces $12 Million City Hall Renovation
• Metra plans to scan tickets on riders smartphones
• Judge temporarily has bank suspect restrained to chair
• 14-year-old boy shot in Albany Park neighborhood
• Kirk to return to Senate on Jan. 3
• Truck company owner pleads guilty in fraud for minority contracts

Total Number of stories: 159

Look for more stories tomorrow.