October 2011
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What we’re following:
- Power still out for millions after historic storm
- Here is the 7 billionth person
- 70 members of drug gang arrested
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- Cain campaign denies sexual harassment
- Redbox raising prices
- Posthumous Amy Winehouse album set for release in December
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WatchHelp convince Brian Williams to tweet. Use the hashtag #ifbriantweets!
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WatchIn case you missed it, Brian and Jimmy slow jammed the news last night.
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What we’re following:
- Teen found alive in rubble 5 days after Turkey earthquake
- Bangkok hit by major flooding, expected to peak tomorrow
- Cardinals beat Rangers and force Game 7
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- Tuition and board costs over $50,000 at 123 U.S. colleges
- Lady Liberty turns 125
- Big banks backtrack on Debit Card fees
- 7 dead after semi-truck slams into minivan
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What we’re following:
- Oakland protesters hold late-night march
- Banks agree to take big loss on Greek debt
- Ruth Madoff says she tried to commit suicide with her husband
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- Asian Americans are now the fastest growing racial group
- RIM gets sued over BlackBerry outage
- TSA disciplines officer who left inappropriate note in passengers luggage
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What we’re following:
- Teachers and student rescued from the rubble 3 days after the Turkey quake
- College costs on the rise as states slash budgets
- President Obama to offer student loan relief
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- Hurricane Rina strengthens, takes aim for Mexico
- More arrests at ‘Occupy’ protests
- Amy Winehouse died from too much alcohol
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What we’re following:
- 2-week-old girl rescued from Turkey quake rubble
- Khaddafy reportedly buried in secret location
- Last of the United States’ most powerful nuclear bombs being disassembled
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- Netflix loses over 800,000 subscribers
- NBA will cancel at least two more weeks of the season
- Solar outburst sparks beautiful northern lights
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What we’re following:
- Frantic search for survivors after massive earthquake in Turkey
- U.S. pulls ambassador from Syria over safety fears
- President Obama to try new economic drive
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- You can now visit us at nbcnightlynews.com
- WikiLeaks to stop publishing secrets so they can raise money
- Steve Jobs admired Mark Zuckerberg
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What we’re following:
- Khaddafy’s last words: “Do you know right from wrong?”
- Occupy protesters find allies in ranks of the wealthy
- Steve Jobs regretted delaying cancer surgery
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- Chinese toddler ignored after being hit by car
- CDC says Americans consume too much sodium
- Barbie’s tattoos cause parental outrage
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What we’re following:
- Libyan official says Khaddafy is dead, still unconfirmed by U.S. officials
- Airlines make billions in add-on fees
- Dirty equipment blamed in deadly listeria outbreak
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- Americans’ standard of living drops
- Microsoft and investors consider bid for Yahoo
- MTV looks to cast Real World with Occupy Wall Street protesters
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What we’re following:
- Romney & Perry get personal in Vegas
- Police hunt exotic animals on loose in rural Ohio
- Greek protesters throw stones, fire bombs
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- Social security recipients getting a raise
- Apple reports earnings and revenue below expectations
- Plane diverted due to screaming passenger
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What we’re following:
- Israeli soldier freed in swap with Palestinians
- President Obama’s podium, teleprompter stolen in Virginia
- Big dust storm rolls through Texas South Plains
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- Lowe’s to close 20 stores, cut 1,950 jobs
- Hairdressers may be key to finding skin cancer
- World’s first commercial spaceport opens
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What we’re following:
- Sick American flown out of the South Pole
- IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon dies in horrific crash
- Boy survives 3-story drop from burning building
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- Occupy Wall Street raises $300k
- Apple sells 4 million iPhone 4S in three days
- Sesame Street YouTube channel hacked
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What we’re following:
- Arrests as Occupy Wall Street protestors hold march
- Report: Air traffic control errors soaring
- 1 in 7 U.S. households struggle to feed everyone
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- CEO pay rises 28% in one year
- S&P downgrades Spain
- iPhone 4S goes on sale, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak first in line
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What we’re following:
- Sharp rise in foreclosures as banks get aggressive
- Eight killed in California salon shooting
- BlackBerry services slowly coming back
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- Dip in birth rates reflects recession
- Lottery winners to get married, make friends and family rich
- Bono explains why he always wears sunglasses
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What we’re following:
- Global alert issued after alleged Iran assassination plot
- Hurricane Jova slams Mexican coast
- BlackBerry outages continue for third day
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- Sony recalls 1.6 million LCD TVs
- Senate kills President Obama’s jobs bill
- Woman sues airline over extreme turbulence
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What we’re following:
- About 100 arrested in Boston as protests spread
- Opening statements today in the ‘underwear bomber’ case
- Sick woman awaits rescue at South Pole
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- NBA cancels first two weeks of season
- Richard Branson says Virgin Atlantic planes will use waste gases as fuel
- Facebook releases an iPad app
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What we’re following:
- 24 people dead after clashes in Cairo
- Netflix drops plan to split company in two
- Household income drops, largest in several decades
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- More than 1 million iPhone 4S pre-orders in 24 hours
- U.S. government issues secret order to go after WikiLeaks emails
- Fan throws hot dog at Tiger Woods
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What we’re following:
- Three women share Nobel Peace Prize
- Employers create more jobs than expected in September
- Illinois town evacuated after train derails, cars explode
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- More cantaloupe recalled for listeria fear
- U.S. Postal Service wants more junk mail
- Mobile phone users suffering from ‘text neck’
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What we’re following:
- The Innovator, Steve Jobs, 1955-2011
- Apple co-founder reacts
- The Jobs legacy
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- Wall Street protest grows
- Sarah Palin says she will not run for President in 2012
- President Obama to hold news conference to promote jobs bill
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What we’re following:
- One in three veterans say Iraq & Afghanistan wars not worth it
- Amanda Knox arrives home in the U.S.
- Investigators probe deadly NYC chopper crash
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- Salary dispute could end ‘The Simpsons’
- Is Alzheimer’s disease transmissible?
- Ivory soap gets a makeover
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WatchBrian goes dumpster diving
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NBC News: Governor Chris Christie will not run for... →
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What we’re following:
- Amanda Knox expected back in the U.S. later today
- Apple to unveil latest iPhone
- Chris Christie to hold news conference at 1 p.m. ET
And did you see…
- Listeria-tainted romaine lettuce recalled
- Truck bomb in Somalia kills 70
- American Airlines shares fall 33%
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What we’re following:
- Only 2% of food imported to the U.S. is inspected
- U.S. defense secretary warns of Israeli isolation
- Arctic ozone hole detected for the first time
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- The catchiest song of all time is…
- Majority of IEDs are traced to Pakistan
- Tiger Woods drops from golf’s top 50
