February 2012
6 posts
Pakistan has demolished Bin Laden’s former compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. http://bit.ly/xVWGC3
ESPN fires writer over Jeremy Lin headline, suspends anchor http://t.co/NE5U4KcE
Iran warships enter Mediterranean via Suez Canal http://bbc.in/yE9lWj
FBI and US police arrest a man they say was aiming to carry out a suicide attack near the Capitol building http://bbc.in/xoCZg5
Kim Jong II Statue unveiled in Pyongyang http://bit.ly/yvWgeZ
Breaking News: Whitney Houston dead at 48 according to her publicist Kristen Foster http://t.co/ymyhS4bD (via @celebritygossip)
January 2012
6 posts
Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke dies at 29 http://usat.ly/AEnkOU
Costa Concordia ship captain claims he tripped and fell into lifeboat http://bit.ly/ysqJHP
40 still missing following Italy cruise ship accident - was 70 earlier. http://bbc.in/wCASs2
Captain arrested after Italian cruise ship runs aground, 70 passengers missing http://bit.ly/yFggfh (via @traveladvice)
Beijing iPhone Riot: Apple customers become violent when iPhone 4S doesn’t go on sale as promised. http://bit.ly/zOjQdY
Two of four US Marines shown in video appearing to urinate on Taliban corpses have been identified http://bbc.in/wYSb5J
December 2011
3 posts
A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico on Saturday night http://bit.ly/rARSEg
Gunman at large in Va. Tech shooting that left 2 dead http://usat.ly/sgiMyq
Deutsche Bank CEO target of suspected letter bomb http://bit.ly/w2ij5i
November 2011
1 post
Woman Pepper Sprays Other Shoppers at Los Angeles Area Wal-Mart on Black Friday http://bit.ly/vTn5Ca
October 2011
9 posts
RT @weather Some power outages in Northeast may last till midweek http://usat.ly/tUvdxw
Suicide bomber kills 13 Americans in Afghanistan http://apne.ws/ssIZwY (via @politics)
TD18 becomes Tropical Storm Rina. NHC has Rina turning northward near Yucatan after day four. http://1.usa.gov/rt32Dg (via @hurricanes)
Gaddafi dead or captured, reports claim http://bit.ly/nZF1Cj
Owner of the preserve killed himself:Lions, tigers and bears let loose from preserve in Ohio http://bit.ly/qIeQ2M (via @science)
IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon dies in Las Vegas Indy 300 wreck http://bit.ly/oHcQ7G
Video: Thousands protest in Times Square in NYC as part of the growing Occupy Wall Street movement http://bit.ly/r3zH60
Apple CEO Steve Jobs dies at 56 http://bit.ly/mOWoYS (via @businessnews)
Amanda Knox’s murder conviction overturned by Jury http://bit.ly/o4lvmq
September 2011
9 posts
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia grants women the right to vote, serve on Shura Council http://bit.ly/riUjHJ
Over 75 injured in Reno air race crash, 25 critically injured http://bit.ly/pBa1LF
UBS lost $2 billion in unauthorized trading http://bit.ly/rsYG0Y (via @businessnews)
Nairobi pipeline explodes, killing at least 75 http://bit.ly/nn4PGc
1.4 million Southern California, Arizona residents without power: Cause unclear http://bit.ly/pzSgqF
NBC San Diego: Transmitting lines were severed, causing power outage http://bit.ly/qkETnH
Southern California blackout: 1.4 million without power http://lat.ms/reANHc
Man shoots six people at Nevada IHOP, including two National Guard members. http://bit.ly/qb9595
More than 1,000 homes have burned in at least 57 wildfires across Texas this past week http://bit.ly/p0HVY8
August 2011
19 posts
Hurricane Irene made landfall along coast of New Jersey near Little Egg Inlet as a cat 1 hurricane http://bit.ly/piSlhk (via @hurricanes)
RT @hurricanes Sustained winds of 80 mph with gusts to 93 mph have been reported in Carteret, NC http://bit.ly/qv1eBy
Pre-storm damage estimates for East Coast from Hurricane Irene hit $13.9 billion http://bit.ly/pqwUMQ (via @hurricanes)
Arson attack in Monterrey, Mexico casino kills at least 53 http://bit.ly/nIokve
New York declares State of Emergency ahead of Hurricane Irene http://bit.ly/qLkCX7 (via @health)
Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple http://bit.ly/ni8i6T (via @businessnews)
National Cathedral in Washington D.C. sustains significant damage from earthquake http://bit.ly/p5ogPR
Nuclear Power Station in Virginia loses emergency diesel generators but shuts down safely. http://bit.ly/o6tizz
RT @science: 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits northern Virginia, airports closed, some reports of damage http://t.co/xtg2YhP
Libya rebels take control of Gadhafi compound http://ping.fm/Gwk2z
Belgium’s Pukkelpop Festival destroyed by storms - five dead. http://bit.ly/nLhoRZ
Reuters: Preliminary magnitude 6.8 earthquake jolts northeastern Japan
NATO strongly condemns use of scud missile by Qadhafi forces http://bit.ly/mP7FGd
5 people killed when stage collapses at Indiana State Fair http://bit.ly/r1KNHv
4 dead, 40 hurt in Indiana State Fair stage collapse http://bit.ly/pSaRp9
A roadside bomb killed five U.S. troops in southern Afghanistan Thursday http://reut.rs/r42JUo