Here is this evening’s Daily Run Down.
Recalls
General News
- Natural Gas Use in Long-Haul Trucks Expected to Rise
- FBI faces Boston suspect questions
- Auburn to lay oaks to rest
- TV anchor fired after accidental profanity during first broadcast – I feel bad for the guy, but I understand why he got canned.
- Suspect says brother was mastermind
International
- Dead students family call for clampdown on slimming drug
- Times Square film honour for Mandela
- Liu Xiaobos wife at brothers trial
- Iran denies Canada terror plot link
- France approves gay marriage law
- Explosion outside French Embassy in Libya highlights security challenges
- Abu Qatada court rejects governments appeal bid
- Europe Retreat from austerity
Politics
- EPA wants State Dept. to rework analysis of Keystone XL pipeline
- Bush library event brings back 1000+ alums
- Jury out on George W. Bush
- Does an $8 million advertising campaign really make Obamacare into the Iraq War – With $720 Million per day for the Iraq War, that’s a whole 16 minutes of one day. I don’t think it’s a fair comparison.
Obits
Health
- Cancer survivor turned cancer doctor
- Tetris video game fixes lazy eye
- Autistic pupil terrified by Psycho
- Does anger management actually work
Science/Space
- Obama Promotes Science Careers at White House Fair
- Understanding How the Brain Speaks Two Languages
- Dinosaur egg incubation research strengthens evolutionary link with birds
- Star search a non-profit group wants to send four people to Mars… forever – If they can survive the journey, they’ll need to set up shop and see if they can survive on mars.
Financial
- ARM Q1 Profits up 2.6 billion ARM-based chips shipped
- Harmonix suffers small number of layoffs gains BioShock 2 lead designer
- AT T posts in-line Q1 earnings results as growth slows
- Apple Q2 2013 Results
- DuPont profit doubles as drought boosts farm sales
Historical
- 100 years later a time capsule is opened
- Time Travel London Wrens Plans Realised
- In pictures WWII re-enactments
Tips and Tricks
Gaming
- Ratchet Clank movie coming in 2015
- Assassins Creed 3 Redemption DLC out today on PS3 360 PC May 16 on Wii U
- Super music bros World 1-2 is an all-star collection of gamings best musicians
Law
Patents
Technology
- Hackers Uncle Sam Wants You To Hack For The U.S. Government [Infographic]
- Hackers Get Retina iPad Display Running On A PC
- 5 reasons to hog power outlets when using a notebook
- First commercial white space service brings high-speed internet to rural California
- Intels Return to DRAM Haswell GT3e to Integrate 128MB eDRAM
Internet
- The Internet isnt as open as it used to be
- New York Times lifts paywall for video plans franchises
- Police scanner sites see surge in traffic after Boston
- Youre All The Weakest Link Bad Law Permits Bad Takedowns Which Google Handles Badly
Social
- What if Moores Law applied to humans as well
- Meet swatting the dangerous prank that could get someone killed – I say an appropriate penalty would be $1 Million fine and 10 years in prison. This is much worse than piracy and that carries stiffer penalties.
Rumors
Software/Apps
- Look out Oracle SkySQL and MariaDB join forces
- Tumblr comes to Windows Phone with lock screen live tile enhancements
Security
Developer
- First Firefox OS Developer Phones Sell Out
- Apple reportedly restricting use of special characters in app descriptions [u]
London/Britain/UK
- London Blend Talkhouse Coffee Portobello Road
- Bank Voted Most Hated Tube Station
- Wimbledon prize money up by 40%
- Thatcher Posters Banned From Tube Sort Of
- Extra Extra
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- Call for end to 16-year-olds in Army
- VIDEO Zero visibility in Scotland sandstorm
Personal
Odd
Chicagoland
- Bulls injured center Joakim Noah limited to 20-25 minutes vs. Nets – Chicago Sun-Times
- Boeing billionaire Penny Pritzker among Obamas donors
- Quinn appoints 2 board members to Chicago State University
- Teen slain near Obama home Call my mama
- Floodwaters recede in some places but cleanup remains grim
- Alderman favors raising smoking age to 21 mayor hesitant
- Blackhawks Keith takes issue with female reporter
- Shedd Aquarium And WGN Launch Baby Beluga Live Webcam
Total Number of stories: 78
Look for more stories tomorrow.
