Here is this morning’s Daily Run Down.
General News
- Mermaids The official U.S. position yes there is one
- Death toll rises to nine from Oklahoma tornadoes
- Joss Whedon I kept telling my mum reading comics would pay off
- 8 Ways Your Wireless Carrier is Gouging You – It’s AT&T…. so of course they are.
- US counts cost of deadly storms
International
Politics
- Health groups dismayed by news big tobacco funded rightwing thinktanks
- Justice Department scandal Will Obama toss Eric Holder +video
- Plan to shut military supermarkets shows difficulty of cutting defense spending
Obits
Historical
Gaming
Technology
- Bits If Our Gadgets Could Measure Our Emotions
- Apple betrayed by its own law firm
- Top Three Electrical Items We Could Not Do Without In the Winter
- Aaron Swartz hacker genius… martyr
Software/Apps
- HTC One Android 4.2.2 update adds UI features sticks with Sense 5.0
- Ubuntu founder credits Android and iOS for reversing Microsofts dominance
Developer
- App developers denounce Oracles
- Dronestream creator releases API providing real-time and historical data about every reported US drone strike
London/Britain/UK
- Gatsby and the way we live now
- Heroes cyclists head for London
- Man admits making Harry threats
- Sunday Seasoning #159
- Older people are abusing alcohol more than the young
- Couples joy at third set of twins
Personal
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
Funny
- Hold on Amos Were About to Get on the Freeway
- Im More Alabaster in the Winter
- 05/31/13 PHD comic Academic Spam
- Uh Oh Its Raining. . . Get the Broom
Chicagoland
- Driver held on $100000 bail in bicyclists death
- Cops find $500K in stolen goods at Southwest Side warehouse
- Chicago Fire Department to conduct high rise fire drill downtown
Total Number of stories: 36
Look for more news stories this evening.