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While the Spurs may have cut the grudge-match NBA Finals short yesterday, defeating the Heat 104 to 87, the 2014 FIFA World Cup is just getting started. Group play is underway, with Groups G and H getting their first group games in over the next two days. Thus far, the tournament has spawned surprises both on…
Spend the weekend binge watching the second season of Orange is the New Black and miss the top headlines? Fear not, here’s the weekend’s top headlines we’re featuring on this Trending News Monday. Tracy Morgan Remains in Critical Condition Comedian Tracy Morgan, known former SNL cast member and 30 Rock star, remains in critical condition after…
Google is playing Throwback Monday today for the 40th anniversary of the Rubik’s Cube (that doesn’t sound at all like something a tech company would highlight). If you’ve been wasting your day away trying to match up the colors of Google’s digital Rubik’s Cube (a.k.a. the most frustrating interactive logo the search engine has ever displayed), and you’ve missed the…
Talk about a jam packed weekend: many colleges and universities held graduation ceremonies, people celebrated their mothers, college athletes were drafted into the NFL and Solange Knowles physically accosted Jay-Z. I know that’s a lot to take in all at once, so this Trending News Monday, let’s talk about three trending topics on Twitter. Solange Knowles…
While the fourth may have been with all yesterday, today Cinco de Mayo has taken over the web. In 1862, the under-manned Mexican army defeated France, considered the strongest army in the world, in the Battle of Puebla. As The Press-Enterprise points out, in the current American culture, Cinco de Mayo has greatly deviated from…
As we approach May, sports fans have a plethora of things to cheer for: the NBA and NHL playoffs have begun; the MLB is in full swing, the NFL draft is around the corner and the World Cup follows in June. The buzz surrounding professional sports has increased as well. Despite an impressive comeback by…
Today, 36,000 runners gathered at the starting line of the 118th Boston Marathon. Last Patriots’ Day, tragedy struck the city of Boston and the running community when two terrorists detonated two bombs near the finish area of the world’s oldest annual marathon. The marathon, along with the hashtags #BostonStrong and #BostonStronger, have been trending this…
The news can be as unpredictable as a March Madness bracket. No one in the world—at least no one who filled out a bracket this year—predicted tonight’s National Basketball Championship match-up: Kentucky (8) against UConn (7). As such, this Trending News Monday we’re touching on two of the weekend’s most shocking news stories (aside from…
From the Elite Eight dwindling to the Final Four to Opening Day officially being named a non-holiday and from an earthquake that rocked Yellowstone to a Taco Bell ad that rocked McDonald’s, the Twittosphere was an interesting place to visit this weekend. This Trending News Monday, we’re diving into one of the biggest social media…
While today is St. Patrick’s Day, shamrocks, rivers and parades aren’t the only news circulating through the airwaves on this Trending News Monday. Check out the headlines below for some of the weekend’s biggest stories. Obama Sends Message to Putin The Ukraine Crisis continues to escalate as Crimeans voted for a referendum over the weekend…
This weekend, the world had its eyes set on two drastically different stories: the good (The Sochi Paralympics) and the bad (Missing Flight MH370). This Trending News Monday, we’re giving you up-to-date coverage of both stories. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Early Saturday morning, Malaysia Airline Flight 370 en route from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Beijing,…
Some took this weekend to go for a nice dip in Lake Michigan, others went for a dive on the red carpet; some spent their Sunday casually eating pizza and snapping selfies, others were defending their freedom and government. All of these, however, were trending topics this weekend that we’re highlighting on this Trending News…