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Daily Run Down 07/01/2013: Evening Edition
Here is this evening’s Daily Run Down.
General News
- New Yorkers Uber Will Shuttle You to the Hamptons in a Chopper
- Suspected hacker who demanded $1 million in Bitcoins from Mitt Romney caught and charged
International
Politics
- Texas abortion battle continues heads into second special session
- Putin slams Snowden for leaks but says Russia will never hand him over
Health
Science/Space
- Rocket camera catches Sun sparkles
- Why Do Dogs Eat Grass
- Printed drones to hunt down drug-running boats
- 3-D Printed Foot For Injured Duck | Video
- Saber-Toothed Predator Had an Embarrassing Bite
- – The soccer “players” are only acting anyway.
- Photos Rare Meteorite Found in Minnesota
- Minor Earthquake Strikes Below Lake Erie
- Thanks to dopamine brownies are in the eye of the beholder
- Type 1 diabetes reverse vaccine promises to let patients forget about insulin needles
Financial
- Yahoo shuts AltaVista search site
- DealBook Tribune to Buy 19 TV Stations for $2.7 Billion
- – Maybe that’s why he said “Get an xbox 360” and the like. Hmm… makes sense now.
- Penguin and Random House officially close merger to become Penguin Random House
Historical
Gaming
- Rise of the Triad pre-orders open include Dark War
- PSN Summer Blast sale begins tomorrow
- Microsoft fails to impress with first Xbox Games for Gold giveaway
- Xbox 360 Special Edition Chrome Series Gold Wireless Controller
Gadgets
- LuminAID Inflatable Light Bag
- T-Shirts Apparel Anti-Laundering Kit – One Week of Shirts
- Home Office Star Wars Chewie Cat Collar
- Home Office Star Wars R2-D2 Cat Collar
Law
Technology
- Microsoft starts selling its Surfaces through resellers – Something they should’ve done a long time ago…. maybe even from the beginning.
- Why CERN chose OpenStack A conversation with RackSpaces John Engates
- Microsoft killing off IT-focused TechNet subscription service – I’m not sure how I feel about this one… If Microsoft provides cheap software, I won’t mind that it goes. To be honest, it doesn’t surprise me that they’re dropping the service.
- Gorilla phone glass caught shrinking in just days
- D-Waves quantum optimizer might be quantum after all
- Meet an iPad-controlled $15 million yacht
- LED led me astray the home lighting misadventure that brought me full-circle
Internet
- Google Reader dies today. Heres why Im not replacing it.
- Nintendo loses appeal in wiiu.com dispute – Even though I can see why Nintendo SHOULD possibly get this domain, I can’t fault the person who registered it back in 2004.
Mobile
Rumors
Software/Apps
- Vesper 1.001
- Watch ABC live TV-streaming app now requires a cable subscription
- Skype for Android gets a full Metro redesign looks more like Windows Phone
- Linux 3.10 out with better SSD caching and Radeon support
London/Britain/UK
- Man jailed for pensioners murder
- Extra Extra
- UK Announces New Crime Unit Focusing Solely On IP Crimes
Odd
Funny
Chicagoland
- Simpsons graffiti popping up around Naperville
- CTA OHare Surcharge Kicks In for Tourists and Residents Alike
- More Cuts at the Sun-Times
- Underwater Video Confirms 100-Year-Old Lake Superior Shipwreck
- Sentencing of Jackson Jr. and wife postponed – Of course it was postponed.
Total Number of stories: 55
Look for more stories tomorrow.
Daily Run Down 06/25/2013: Morning Edition
Here is this morning’s Daily Run Down.
General News
- IRS probe finds more screening lists
- Kenyans feel snubbed by Obama
- Teenagers 1988 Sexual-Abuse Conviction Was Justified Report Says
- Nadal Loses to 135th-Ranked Player in the First Round
- Indiana leopard Since when did leopards live in Indiana
- Sony Disney concoct blockbuster plan to fight movie piracy – I’d pay $5 for a movie to watch it at home, even a month after it hits the theater. That’s also the same amount I’m willing to pay to go and see a movie though.
- Cant Find North New York Pedestrian Maps Are Coming
International
- Where in the World Is Edward Snowden – It’s a new game! An Updated version of “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?”
- Iraq car bomb attacks kill at least 42 and injure many more
- German motorway shooter arrested
- Qatars Ruler Said to Plan Abdication and Transfer of Power to Son – Interesting… this is the second leader to abdicate in the past six months…. interesting
- Caroline Kennedy lights memorial flame in Ireland
- Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir
- Empty Seat Deepens a Mystery in Moscow
- Silvio Berlusconi Convicted in Sex-for-Hire Trial
Politics
- Generic Drug Companies Get Even More Immunity From The Roberts Five
- Senators demand NSA correct inaccurate claims over privacy protections
- WikiLeaks Defends NSA Whistleblower Condemns PRISM Digital Surveillance
- U.S. Senators to NSA That FISA fact sheet isnt totally factual
- Obamas hands-off approach to extraditing Snowden draws criticism
- Senate Endorses Proposal to Boost Border Security
Obits
Science/Space
- Tornado In A Tube To Generate Electricity | Video
- Rare Whale Spotted for First Time in 61 Years
- Whole Human Brain Mapped in 3-D
- Why the West Fertilizer Explosion Could Have Happened Anywhere
- A Secret Society of Cells Runs Your Brain
- Tropical storm Cosme Hurricane Cosme by Tuesday
- Bolts From the Blue The Beauty of Lightning
Financial
Historical
Gaming
- Microsoft To Bring Age of Empires And Other Xbox And PC Games To iOS Android
- Sony vast majority of gamers dont want to buy games online – Wow, Sony is still doing this, even after Microsoft has switched its policies… poor form Sony, poor form indeed.
- Gran Turismo 6 pre-order extras GameStop-exclusive 15th Anniversary Edition detailed
Gadgets
Law
- 8 Supreme Court Decisions that Changed US Families
- Supreme Court makes it harder for workers to win discrimination lawsuits – I don’t like this….
- Supreme Court splits openly on worker protection suits
Technology
- A Look at Intel HD 5000 GPU Performance Compared to HD 4000
- Microsoft starts rolling out Blue previews of Windows Server SQL Server
- Apples hopes of barring knockoff Lightning cables purportedly dealt fatal blow
Internet
- Pink Floyd says no thanks to Pandoras 85% artist pay cut
- Gigabit Squared outlines Seattle fiber prices 1Gbps for $80 per month
Mobile
Software/Apps
London/Britain/UK
- Extra Extra
- The Non Wobbly Bridge
- Judge raises court martial concerns
- Mumford confirm Glastonbury return
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
- Texas Legislator Claims Rape Kits Are A Form Of Abortion
- Company Peddles Pork-Covered Bullets Designed To Kill An Islamist In Jihad – Huh>
Funny
- Can You Hear Me Now
- She Forgot the Rest of Her Pants at Home
- Part of what
- Even He Knows What Hes Done
- Hope This Isnt a Stick Shift as Well
- Lesson #1798 – The Streets
Chicagoland
- Porch Collapse 10 Years Later
- Ex-Bull Pippen involved in fight at Malibu restaurant
- RIP Ron May
- Gold Coast doorman chases off rapist I had to do something
- Extra Extra Nine Kids Two Adults Hospitalized After Van Collision
- Game 6 Blackhawks 3 Bruins 2 Blackhawks Defeat Bruins to Win Stanley Cup
- Stunning comeback gives Blackhawks the Cup – Chicago Tribune
- City Blackhawks start planning a victory rally
- Bus catches fire on the Edens Expressway
- Chicago Blackhawks Win Second Stanley Cup In Four Years
- When the Hawks win Chicago is all like
Total Number of stories: 68
Look for more news stories this evening.
Daily Run Down 06/14/2013: Evening Edition
Here is this evening’s Daily Run Down.
Recalls
General News
Politics
- Encrypted e-mail How much annoyance will you tolerate to keep the NSA away
- Bits Blog Secret Surveillance Court May Reveal Some Secrets
- TX Congresswomans Misdeeds Re-Vaulted Into News Via That Pesky Streisand Effect
Health
Science/Space
Tips and Tricks
Gaming
Gadgets
Law
- Entrapment cited by co-defendant in Medrano trial
- Judge rejects accused Ft. Hood shooters new defense strategy – Los Angeles Times
Technology
Mobile
- The Atlantic launches weekly iPhone magazine for $2.99 a month
- EU ending mobile roaming charges in 2014
- AT T Wireless subscribers to get emergency alerts on iPhone 4S and 5
Rumors
Software/Apps
- Google will Retire Chrome Frame in January 2014
- New ebook DRM will change the text of a story to prevent piracy
- Rdio Enters Seven New Regions Today
- Acer wont do Windows Phone this year wants Microsoft to pick up the pace
- Spotify to unlock Pink Floyds entire catalog once Wish You Were Here hits one million plays
London/Britain/UK
- Man admits hiding executives body
- Missing girl and man found in London
- Heathrow terminal named after Queen
Odd
Funny
Chicagoland
- Free Sunday Parking But Also Longer Meter Hours Starts Next Week
- More than 850 CPS Teachers and Staff Laid Off
- Hawks fan struck by puck at Stanley Cup finals
Total Number of stories: 36
Look for more stories tomorrow.
Daily Run Down 06/11/2013: Evening Edition
Here is this evening’s Daily Run Down.
Recalls
Social
General News
- Airport officer claims he was fired for exposing sleeping guards
- Bomb threats rattle Princeton U. Georgia state Capitol – USA TODAY
International
- Taliban surge expected to continue
- Mandela Remains in Intensive Care
- South Korea Says Talks With North Scrapped
- AEG scared by Jackson treatments
- Bomb found under Italian embassy car
- Europe warns US you must respect the privacy of our citizens
Politics
- The NSA is Spying on Your Credit Card Too
- What is The Great Gatsby Curve
- Majority Of Americans Okay With NSA Dragnet… Or Wait Not Okay With It Depending On How You Ask
- Google asks US government to let it publish more national security requests for data including FISA disclosures update Microsoft Facebook too
- For Judges Campaign Cash Speaks Louder than Ideology
- Senate opens debate on sweeping immigration bill
Health
Science/Space
- Chimpanzees May Finally Gain Full Protection under the Endangered Species Act
- Facts About Tin
- Climate Scientists Ring Alarm Bell NY Times Hits Snooze Button
- Why dark matter may not be so dark after all +video
Financial
- Google officially closes on Waze acquisition outsmarting traffic together
- Bank Of America Revives Deceptive Loan Advertising Practices
- Facebook execs hammered with IPO questions at first shareholders meeting
Gaming
- Xbox LIVE Summer of Arcade titles
- Sony PlayStation 4 Preview
- Microsofts Xbox One wont hit Asian markets until late 2014
- Grand Theft Auto V PS3 bundle announced for $299
- Watch Dogs gets exclusive outfit hour of content on PlayStation 4 – Damn…
- Battlefield 3s Close Quarters DLC free during E3
- Super Mario 3D World coming to Wii U on December 13
- Super Mario 3D World pounces on Wii U Dec. 2013 [Update Trailer added]
Reviews
Law
- Day 5 of the Apple ebooks trial Publishing execs testify Rupert Murdochs role
- Suit settled in alleged huffing death criminal trial postponed
- Gold Coast sex slave trial starts with nude photo graphic descriptions
- Federal Judge Slashes Meth Possession Sentence By Ten Years Calling System Fundamentally Flawed
- ACLU sues NSA FBI US Attorney General over phone monitoring program
Technology
- AMD beats Intel by unveiling worlds first 5GHz processor
- Seagate Introduces NAS HDD WD Red Gets a Competitor
- Apple Gives Sneak Peek Into the Future of the Pro Desktop
Internet
- Audible ends the program that gave authors $1 for every audiobook sold
- Amazon Web Services cuts relational database prices
Software/Apps
Security
- Google Wants Permission to Disclose How Many National Security Requests It Gets
- Googles Real Secret Spy Program Secure FTP
Developer
London/Britain/UK
- Bradley Manning trial to be recreated in comic-book form
- Woman died after botched operation
- Mayor backs Met chief over Plebgate
Personal
Funny
- June 11 2013
- No Corkscrew No Problem
- How to Avoid a Ticket for Parking in the Grass
- Babies Flipping The Bird
- Look It Up
- Client There are spelling mistakes and grammar issues all over our sites You’ll need to fix…
- Dope On A Rope
- Humpin
Chicagoland
- Chicago Homicides Fall by 34 Percent So Far This Year
- Chicago draws near record 46 million tourists in 2012
- Bill Daley forms exploratory committee with eye toward taking on Quinn
- Batavia teacher in 5th Amendment debate ordered to curb remarks
- Blagojevich Trial Judge Part Of FISA Court Which Authorized PRISM
- Bike-share service delayed 2 weeks
- Cops Driver attacked with box cutter after dropping son off at school
- Police Batavia woman stole more than 10K from Oak Park agency
- WBEZ Lets Go Of Its Bloggers
- Sheriff Dart wont run for Illinois attorney general
Total Number of stories: 71
Look for more stories tomorrow.