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LIVE AT FIVE: 05.29.14

Posted on | May 29, 2014 | 11 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
El-Sisi Sweeps To Victory In Egyptian Presidential Vote

A supporter in Alexandria holds an Egyptian flag with the former general’s face pasted on

Takes 93% of the vote, but turnout only 44% of electorate


Obama Signals Reset In US Foreign Policy
Urges against “military adventures” in West Point speech


Inspector General’s Scathing Report Brings Bipartisan Calls For Shinseki To Resign
Democratic Senators Franken and Udall join GOP in demanding resignation of VA Secretary



POLITICS
Federal Judge Halts Executions In Ohio Until Mid-August

More time for lawyers to argue over drug mix for lethal injections

Related: Supremes Strike Down Florida’s Narrow Definition Of Retardation For The Death Penalty

Veterans Group Pressures Senate Dems On VA Reform

Traitor Snowden Wants To Come Home, But Not To Jail

Lawmakers, Interest Groups Clash Over Administration’s New Rules For Power Plants

Chicago Mayor Emanuel Wants More Restrictions On Gun Shops

Federal Judge Blocks Mississippi From Revoking License Of State’s Last Abortion Clinic

Seattle Police Sue To Block New Use Of Force Guidelines

Union Leaders Under Fire For Unregistered Lobbying



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Up From US Close On Stockpile Suspicions: NYMEX $102.86, Brent $109.83
Japan April Retail Sales Down 4.4% From 2013
Hachette Escalates Dispute With Amazon Over Data Distribution
A Pushback On Green Power
Wall Street Flat Even As S&P Hits New High
Bond Yields Hit Low For The Year
Proxy Adviser ISS Urges Target Stockholders To Oust Directors
Apple Confirms $3 Billion Deal To Buy Beats
Google Confirms Most Of Its Employees Are White, Male And Nerdy
Samsung Reveals Simband And Sami Health Platform
Iranian Hackers Targeting US Officials Through Social Networks
Mary Meeker Says Mobile Is Keeping Tech Party Roaring



SPORTS
Blackhawks Suddenly Back In The Series

Hawks Tip Kings In Double Overtime

5-4 win in Game 5 keeps Blackhawks alive

Owner Of Tampa Bay Bucs Malcolm Glazer Dead At 85

Pacers Limit LeBron To 7 Points In 93-90 Win


Jays Win Ninth Straight, Edge Rays 3-2

Giants Blank Cubs 5-0

Red Sox Win Third Straight At Expense Of Braves, 4-0

Howard’s Three-Run Dinger In 9th Boosts Phillies Past Rockies

Astros Pound Royals 9-3

Marlins Bullpen Collapses, Fish Win Anyway In 10th



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Stacey Dash Joins Fox News

Best known for role in “Clueless”, endorsement of Mitt Romney

Will be doing cultural analysis and commentary


Poet Laureate Maya Angelou Dead At 86

LeVar Burton Reviving “Reading Rainbow” On Kickstarter

Evan Rachel Wood, Jamie Bell Separate After Almost Two Years

Hayden Panettiere Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Wladimir Klitschko


Adriana Lima Has Poor Taste In Men: Hooked Up With Justin Bieber At Cannes

Man Cuffed For Rushing Brad Pitt At “Maleficent” Premiere

Iggy Azalea Tops Hot 100 With “Fancy”

Twelve Katy Perry Cosmo Covers You’ve Never Seen Before

Jay-Z Splits From Longtime Business Partner

Jennifer Aniston’s “Life Of Crime” Movie Poster

Nia Vardalos, Playtone Reuniting For “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” Sequel

Gwyneth Paltrow: Goopers “Do Not Give A F*** If The Facebook Guys Think We’re Hot Or Not”



FOREIGNERS
Oil Tanker Explodes Off Southwest Coast Of Japan
Russia Urges “Emergency Steps” Over Ukraine After Rebel Losses
Bedlam In Beirut As Syrian Expats Vote
Husband Of Pakistani Woman Beaten To Death Demands Justice
Fugitive Korean Ferry Owner’s Daughter Detained In Paris
France Begins Eviction Of 650 Migrants From Calais Camps
Philippine Economic Growth Dips Below 6% As Storm Impact Lingers
PRC Sentences 55 In Xinjiang Mass Trial
Pakistani Taliban Splits Amidst Infighting
Thai Junta Frees Opponents
Russia Expresses Concern Over Unrest In Abkhazia



BLOGS & STUFF
First Street Journal: What The VA Did Is What We Can All Expect Under Single-Payer
Michelle Malkin: Justice For Taryn And Tanner
Twitchy: Stacey Dash Laughs At The Haters, Thanks Fans
American Power: Scout Willis Goes Topless In NYC To Protest Instagram
BLACKFIVE: Less Than 25% Of West Point Cadets Give President Obama A Standing O
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: Some People Are Just Crazy
Conservatives4Palin: All Factions Of GOP Uniting Behind Joni Ernst In Iowa
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard, May 28
Jammie Wearing Fools: Obama’s Extremist “Climate Change” Scheme Could Cost His Horrible Economy $50 Billion A Year
Joe For America: Joe The Plumber Responds To Critics Of His Letter To Parents Of Shooting Victims
JustOneMinute: I Love The Smell Of Burning Straw In The Morning
Pat Dollard: Senator Toomey Pushes Bill To Allow Vets To Sue VA Employees
Protein Wisdom: “Statistics Aren’t Enough To Discredit Piketty’s Failed, Blood-Soaked Ideas”
Shot In The Dark: Hatred Of Choice
STUMP: Piketty, Public Pensions, And Predetermined Policies
The Jawa Report: Epic Battle Highlights – Sharpton Vs. Teleprompter
The Lonely Conservative: Pelosi Wants To Fix Obamacare With Single Payer
This Ain’t Hell: Widow Sues VA Over Vet’s Death
Weasel Zippers: Barack Obama Marks Maya Angelou’s Death With Picture Of…Barack Obama
Megan McArdle: DC Should Stop Coddling Tenants


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