Here is this evening’s Daily Run Down.

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Big News

• FAA clears Boeing battery fix ending 787 flight ban
• Supreme Court of Iceland rules firm must process donations for WikiLeaks
• Telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bells voice recovered from unplayable record

General News

• CIA pushed to add Boston bomber to terror watch list
• Officers Killing Spurred Pursuit in Boston Attack
• Explosions on River in Alabama Injure 3 – New York Times
• Few clues in student death
• Boston bombing suspect stopped talking after Miranda warning officials

International

• The pawns sent to take Bin Ladens DNA
• South Korea issues Kaesong ultimatum
• Australian cops nab self-proclaimed LulzSec leader
• Greek asset bidder given more time

Politics

• Federal agents search Mississippi site in ricin investigation
• Why Obama decided to be the first sitting president to address Planned Parenthood
• Lawmakers Take On Too Big To Fail Banks In Bipartisan Bill
• U.S. Drug Czar I Was Wrong. Addiction Is Not A Moral Failing
• Even One Percenters Understand Economics Better Than Republicans

Obits

• Teenager stabbed on birthday dies
• Human Computer Shakuntala Devi Dies at 83

Health

• Diabetes warning over soft drinks – Shock? No, absolutely not.
• Skin Cancer Linked to Higher Risk of Other Cancers
• At chicken plants chemicals blamed for health ailments are poised to proliferate
• One Source of Bird Flu Virus Found

Science/Space

• DNA double helix discovery that led to 60 years of biological revolution | Adam Rutherford
• Rib used to create ear for deaf man
• 2000-Monkey Research Center to Be Shuttered
• Corn Syrup Experiment Mimics Yellowstone Magma Plume
• Autism May Be Linked to Placenta Abnormalities
• Sun Fires Off 3 Solar Eruptions Toward Mercury
• North Dakota Prepares for Major Red River Flooding
• Los Angeles Retains Notorious Rankings for Worst Smog and Traffic
• Einsteins Gravity Theory Passes Toughest Test Yet

Financial

• Exclusive Verizon eyes $100 billion bid for Vodafones Wireless stake
• Exxon quarterly profit up slightly
• Twitter Music Chief to Depart for Jelly Biz Stones New Startup

Historical

• Big cat was on loose in UK in 1903
• Statue of Liberty and early crowdfunding
• President Obama Participates in the Dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library
• Listen to Alexander Graham Bells Voice
• Ella Fitzgerald An actress as well as a legendary singer
• Humans may have reached the Americas 22000 years ago
• Oldest Maya Sun Observatory Hints at Origin of Civilization

Gaming

• These PhysX fluid simulations are making us thirsty
• PS3 4.4.1 minor firmware update out today
• Madden 25 cover athlete is Barry Sanders
• GameFly opens Kansas City distribution center
• Sony talks up DualShock 4 features
• And then there were two Nintendo skipping E3 press conference this year
• Nintendo works with dev to remove Yoshi lookalike from Android game – This is the way to handle copyright infringement. Work with the developer to be in compliance. Well done Nintendo, Well Done indeed.

Law

• Not Learning From ACTA IPR Protection And Enforcement Seen As Less Difficult Issue For TAFTA/TTIP

Technology

• WWDC Tickets Sell Out In Less Than Two Minutes – Two minutes is quick.
• How Wind Flows Over Sand Dunes in 3D
• Self-assembling foam chair expands right before your eyes

Internet

• Google offers clearer search labels

Social

• Study Porn Not Such a Bad Influence on Sexual Behavior
• Nintendo brings Miiverse social network from Wii U to the web

Mobile

• T-Mobile USA will come clean about uncarrier service plans
• Nokia Plans May 14 London Event to Talk About Its Next Windows Phones

Rumors

• Microsoft to debut full lineup of next-gen Xbox games at E3 on June 10th
• Next-gen Xbox will reportedly run on core Windows 8 start at $299

Software/Apps

• New improvements to Twitter for Mac – Wow, Twitter actually updated their App for Mac.
• Ubuntu 13.04 The Linux desktop for everyone gallery
• Draw Something 2 now available in iOS App Store

Security

• McAfee intros single sign-on one-time password controls for cloud

Developer

• Experimental CSS Shaders Bring Photoshop Filters to the Web

London/Britain/UK

• Crime at lowest level for 30 years
• UK men jailed for planning terrorism
• BBC to cap pay-offs at £150000
• Man found dead on London street was probably stowaway who fell from plane
• Papers reject press regulation plans
• A E pressures are biggest challenge facing NHS says Hunt
• Measles cases in south Wales outbreak climb to 942

Personal

• The next generation of Instapaper

Odd

• Ore. departments concrete police pig back in pink
• Fired TV anchor who dropped f-bomb becomes Web star
• 5-year-old Mensa member learned to read while using the toilet

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?

• Fox News Seizes On Boston Bombing To Suggest Obama Is A Secret Muslim

Funny

• Unshelved on Thursday April 25 2013

Chicagoland

• Plainfield native killed in Texas blast to be honored
• Hinsdale considers barriers to prevent downtown parking mishaps
• State appeals Naperville chiefs pension ruling
• 2 bickering attorneys thrown off case
• Rockford man sister 2 others charged in Austin homicide
• Museum of Science and Industry Puts Next Exhibits Up to a Vote
• Zoo Replicates 113-Year-Old Bird Study Discovered in Antique Store
• Murderer of Darien family members testifies
• Fox River still above flood stage
• Cook County Jail guard suspended in workers comp probe

Total Number of stories: 88

Look for more stories tomorrow.