Here is this evening’s Daily Run Down.
Big News
- L.A. archdiocese relieves retired Cardinal Mahony of duties releases sex-abuse files
- VIDEO Timbuktu manuscripts not destroyed
Recalls
General News
- Netflix unlocked to Xbox Live Silver members this weekend
- Questions swirl as bunker standoff goes on
- Ex-New York Mayor Koch dies at 88
- Alabama hostage standoff Negotiators talking through a pipe +video
- X Games crash kills snowmobiler
- Gunman bus driver knew each other
- Tear down this vending machine US proposes school snack rules
- Governments plan to expand biofuel use runs into multiple bumps in the road
- Guns Cities and a Chicago Teens Untimely Death
- 4 arrested for defying San Franciscos nudity ban
International
- Bright spots in Haitis health care
- Rescue Workers Search for Survivors after Blast at Oil Co. Headquarters Kills 25
- Tulip fields in Holland form a rainbow quilt of color
- Mexico Captures Drug Lord Zero Five But Sparks More Cartel Violence
- Australia protests over whaling ship
- Israel May Feel Need to Strike Syria Again
- Chinese fireworks truck explosion destroys bridge
- Five Reasons to Visit ReykjavÃk
- Turkish law will make legal abortion impossible say campaigners – WTF?
- Volgograd Named Stalingrad Again at Least Sometimes
- Suicide bomb kills 22 near mosques in northwest Pakistan
- Tycoon found ragged and lost
- Russian
- Earl Grey descendants sell English tea to China
- British Prime Minister David Camerons audacious vision for Europe
- Syria spillover US embassy in Turkey attacked by suicide bomber
- Clintons final day marred by embassy bombing in Turkey
- Can Timbuktu stay pacified after Islamist rebels are run out
- Egyptian protesters clash with police outside presidential palace in Cairo
- Top Kenyan presidential contender faces trial at Hague
- Triumphant François Hollande to visit Mali to thank troops
- Explosion at Mexican Oil Giant Kills 25
- Austrian EU lawmaker investigated over
- Hong Kong aims at smugglers in bid to stop run on baby formula milk
Politics
- Proposal to amend ObamaCare contraceptive rule met with skepticism – Fox News
- Ex-senator Scott Brown wont run for Kerry seat – USA TODAY
Obits
Health
- ADA opens pools to disabled
- Bright Screens Could Delay Bedtime
- Older mums should be induced early
- A tale of two former NFL players
Science/Space
- Mind-meld brain power is best for steering spaceships
- Chesapeake Bay Shows Signs of Recovery But Pollution Persists
- U.S. Spring Crop Season Jeopardized as Drought Persists
- New method of measuring the mass of supermassive black holes
- What the Comet of the Century Might Look Like From Mars
- NYU synthesizes crystals with lifelike behavior under light
- Pigeon DNA gives up fancy secrets
- VIDEO Great Barrier Reef status under threat
- Is Scientific Genius Extinct
- How two scientists are using the New York Times archives to predict the future
Financial
- Sharp manages an operating profit in Q3 but forecast remains cloudy
- Panasonic remembers how to make money reports $667 million profit last quarter
- Chevron Profit Rises Despite Refinery Fire
- Google shares hit record high company now valued at over a quarter of a trillion dollars
- HP closes German site lays off 850 employees
Historical
- Dinosaur-killing asteroid was a twin terror
- Memorable moments in Grand Centrals 100 years
- 17 stories from Undefeated Inside the 1972 Miami Dolphins Perfect Season
Tips and Tricks
Gaming
Gadgets
Reviews
- Three Months with Microsofts Office 365
- Closing the Loop II New Liquid Coolers from Corsair and Swiftech
Law
Patents
- Apple Acquires 18 User Interface Patents From Maya-Systems
- Mark Cuban unloads on American patent system says bad patents are crushing small businesses
Technology
- How do you turn yoga pants into a startup With Science
- VESA outs latest DisplayPort Dual-Mode 1.1 standard with 4K HDMI support – Hmm… foreshadow of things to come? Maybe February 20th with Sony?
- Microsoft Jams Thousands of Servers Into Boxes Building Out $1 Billion Data Center
- Sony gives up on MiniDisc systems
- AMDs SeaMicro server for OpenStack gets Rackspace seal of approval
Internet
- Amazon lowers AWS pricing again M3 instances roll out globally
- Wall Street Journal Reports Attack by China Hackers
- Sorry Netflix and Hulu Amazon gets exclusive streaming rights to Downton Abbey
Social
Software/Apps
Security
- HP execs debate reality of hacker expertise lament most businesses dont understand
- Malvertising campaigns at multiple ad networks lead to Black Hole Exploit Kit
- Keeping our users secure
Developer
London/Britain/UK
- A sign of things to come
- The Muppets Take Covent Garden
- Stars oppose nightclub flats plan
- Parliament too middle class
- After shooting tragedies Britain goes after guns
- Hitmen who killed teenager by mistake found guilty of murder
- Critics praise Pinters Old Times
- Nature Takes Back London – In Pencil Drawings
- Police officer held over plebgate
- Just what the doctor ordered Books will be prescribed as medicine in the UK
- British gangs use flare guns now because they cant find real ones
- Sperm donors can seek access to kids
- Coldplays Clocks is greatest hit
- Concern over school sport cuts
- Fraudsters motor insurance scam
- VIDEO London Dungeon props up for sale
Personal
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
Funny
- So Dumb
- Recipes Are Rather Unbelievable
- Literally Never Been Worn
- The Culinary Industry Thanks You Walk-In Coolers
- And Then Comes the Second Glass
- When I day drink
WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT CHARLIE
- Beyonce admits inauguration miming – Nobody cares, move on.
Chicagoland
- Convicted murderer mistakenly released from Cook County Jail
- Friends last words to shot teen We love you we love you
- Special prosecutor Dan Webb to stop billing taxpayers for Daley nephew probe
- Woman found shot dead on Lake Shore Drive
- Ford Opens Citys First Full-Line Dealership in Historic Motor Row
- Closing up the Mess Hall
- When I see someone holding an Als Beef to go bag
- The Murder Toll Marches On
- Reward increased to $40000 in Hadiya Pendleton slaying
- Naperville man charged with child porn possession
- Sun-Times Takes on Crains
- Streeterville High-Rise Fire Scorches Two Floors
- Bolingbrook police investigating 2 attempted abductions
Total Number of stories: 126
Look for more stories tomorrow.