Here is this morning’s Daily Run Down.

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General News

• Rescue crews at scene of charter bus crash near Dallas – KHOU
• Tornadoes ice and snow knock out power across the Midwest
• NHL players to get anti-homophobia training
• Gina McCarthy How would she change EPA
• Amish gather before entering prison for hate crimes
• Medal of Honor recipient and Korean War POW fearless under fire – NBCNews.com
• Teens arrested in rape case tied to Saratoga High students suicide – San Jose Mercury News
• Maine Hermit Suspected in 1000 Burglaries Caught – K2 Radio

International

• Serbia mass shooting suspect dies
• Serbia mass shooting suspect dies
• Cyprus bailout rises to 23bn euros – WTF?
• Police criticised over teen death
• Bird flu gives Chinese business a cold
• Mubarak forces had official approval to fire live rounds at Suez protesters
• Lawmaker drops bombshell North Korea may have nuclear missiles – How is this a surprise?
• Menu Mining Mayan Bar and Grill coming to Aztec Hotel in Monrovia
• United Arab Emirates Laws Ensnare a Doctor
• French To Become 13th Country With Marriage Equality As Senate Approves Bill

Politics

• Why were still debating guns
• Rand Paul GOP faces long odds in connecting with black voters
• Member of House Republican Leadership Blasts Proposed Social Security Benefit Cuts – The only reason they’re “blasting” it is because A democratic president proposed it. If it had been a republican president, they would’ve been all for it.
• EPA nominee Gina McCarthy doesnt use IM

Health

• I hired someone with Aspergers

Science/Space

• Wild Weather Can Send Greenhouse Gases Spiraling
• Facts About Boron
• Soviet Balloon Probes May Have Seen Rain on Venus
• Wired Space Photo of the Day Exploding Ice Forms Pits in Mars Craters
• In the Arch of a Branch on the Outskirts of Fuji

Financial

• Elizabeth Warren Tears Into Federal Regulators For Shielding Big Banks
• Philadelphia Council Fails To Override Mayoral Veto Of Paid Sick Day Proposal
• Bitcoin exchange halts trades of digital currency after drop in value

Historical

• How to Dance Like a 19th-Century Japanese Man
• VIDEO Roman London being unearthed
• 68 Years Ago Buchenwalds Freeing
• Where did we come from Prehistoric fossils may rewrite human evolution

Gaming

• This is what the Xbox 360 Achievement sound looks like

Gadgets

• iPad Document Scanner
• Troll Touch now offering touchscreens for latest slim-model iMacs

Law

• Federal Appeals Court Explains Why Rubber Fetuses And High Schools Dont Mix
• Former KPMG Partner Charged – Wall Street Journal
• Martha Stewart loses bid to dismiss Macys contract claim
• Idaho restricts drone use by police agencies amid privacy concerns

Technology

• Dear Microsoft Giving the next Xbox an always-online requirement might be suicidal – WTF? Geez, people are so worrisome with NO FACTS, just conjecture.

Internet

• Google launches Inactive Account Manager to deal with your data when you die

Social

• Two More House Democrats Endorse Marriage Equality
• Tech firms lobby for US visa expansion – They’re just looking for cheap labor. There are plenty of people, myself included, who would love to get a job in the tech sector but are never considered for positions.
• PETA eyes drones to watch hunters farmers
• Twitters New Music App Launches Friday

Software/Apps

• Apple warns of imminent App Store crackdown
• Bump removes ability to share iTunes tracks in latest update

Security

• Hacker targets flight deck computer systems – BBC News

London/Britain/UK

• Hospital paediatric services spread too thinly says royal college
• Green green grass of home police crack down on cottage industry of cannabis
• Fish farmer bans Eastern Europeans
• Breaking stereotypes of Pakistan

Odd

• Honolulu court screeners find pet duck in bag
• Hawaii fisherman gets up close with hungry shark
• Lithuanian woman shares home with 3 puma cubs

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?

• Michigan Republican Committeeman Doubles Down Schools Will Turn Kids Gay

Funny

• April 11 2013
• Lesson #1723 – Knowing
• Unshelved on Thursday April 11 2013 – This is one is good.
• Burnt Balls
• Shhhhh Only Charizard Now
• The Force is Strong with this Activity
• Hot Diggity Doggles
• Textual Healing
• Ha Its Just Apple Juice
• Charge Your Phone on the Palm Tree
• Nice Shades
• This Bender Furnace Wants You to Bite His Shiny Metal… You Know
• At This Point is it Even Camping
• Stick a Fork in This Job Its Done
• So Does the Beer Come Out in Pixels
• They See Me Rollin
• Because Making Toast is Hard
• Its a Lunchable if I SAY Its a Lunchable
• Glowsticks + Long Exposure Photography = Trippy
• They Dont Lie
• In The End We All Lose
• This Baseball Moment Will Make You Proud to be an American

Chicagoland

• Whos Left at TOC
• City Declares April 15 Harold Washington Day
• Will County Board to take up concealed carry in May
• When the hostest at The Publican calls my name
• When I realize I missed my stop on the Red Line

Total Number of stories: 86

Look for more news stories this evening.