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LIVE AT FIVE: 10.24.14

Posted on | October 24, 2014 | 5 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
NYC Doctor Tests Positive For Ebola

Dr. Craig Spencer was working with Doctors Without Borders in Guinea, passed CDC screen at JFK

Fourth Ebola case in the US, first in New York
New Yorkers wonder why Dr. Spencer went bowling
Tracing Spencer’s contacts a challenge for NYC health authorities


Police: Ottawa Gunman Had Planned Going To Syria
No apparent link to fatal attack earlier in the week


Narendra Modi Says Happy Diwali From Siachen Glacier
Praises troops stationed in sensitive heights



POLITICS
Democrats Losing Ground In Colorado

Mark Uterus poses with supporters

Related: FLOTUS flubs it again


Shaheen, Brown Spar Over Ebola And ISIS In Debate

South Dakota Senate Contenders Clash In First TV Debate


Democratic Senators: Obama “Not Relevant”

Boston Globe Poll Shows Baker Soaring

KC Lingerie Shop Owners In A Twist After Homeland Security’s Panty Raid

After Wheelchair Ad Backlash, Polls Show Abortion Barbie Down Eight More Points



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Heads For Fourth Weekly Drop As Saudi Policy Seen Unchanged: WTI $81.32, Brent $86.15
Amazon’s 3Q Loss Makes Holidays A Question Mark
US Stock Futures Tumble On Reports Of Ebola In NYC
Pandora Falls After Listener Growth Slows
Sears Denies Reports It’ll Be Closing Over 100 KMart & Sears Stores
American, Southwest Set Profit Records
Facebook Wants To Bring Back The Anonymous Chatroom
Surface Tablet Sales Near $1 Billion, Microsoft Revenues Jump 25%
Broadcasters Win Preliminary Injunction Against Aereo
Niche Networks Ello, Let Gain Dollars & Followers As Facebook Seems Stale
Apple Still Wants Sapphire Screens Despite Losing Its Main Supplier



SPORTS
Manning, Sanders Lead Broncos Past Chargers

Payton Manning: 3 TDs FTW

Banged-up Chargers fall 35-21

Miller Has 31 Saves As Canucks Beat Blues 4-1

Bruins Lose Game To Islanders, Zdeno Chara Too

Flames Blank Hurricanes 5-0

Season – And Maybe Career – Over For Lakers’ Nash

Fox Wins Wednesday As World Series Ratings Rebound

Wings Edge Pens 4-3 (OT)

Long Goes From Yankees To Mets As Hitting Coach

Neal’s Hat Trick Lifts Predators Over Blackhawks 3-2

Span, LaRoche Named Gold Glove Finalists



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Minnie Driver Not Big On Parents Putting Kids In Show Biz

Show biz parents are “desperate and conflicted”

Speaking during tour for her new movie “Beyond The Lights”

Jenny McCarthy Talks Way Too Much About Donnie Walberg’s Johnson

Teresa Giudice Gets 15 Months At Danbury Prison


Christian Bale Didn’t Need To Audition For Jobs Movie

Ellen DeGeneres Interviews Taylor Swift

Archie Comic Drama Series “Riverdale” Coming To Fox

Love And Grohl’s $10K Stripper Bet Still On

Will “Fifty Shades Of Grey” Be A Flop?

Kristen Stewart Taking Time Off From Movies

Melissa Rivers: “No Choice” But To Sue



FOREIGNERS
ROK 3Q GNP Rebounds But Global Headwinds Raise Uncertainty
Boko Haram Seizes 25 Girls From Nigerian Town
Ground Offensive Against ISIS Months Away, US Says
EU Asks Britain For Another $2.73 Billion While France Gets $1.2 Billion Rebate
Former Jamaat-i-Islami Leader Dies In Bangladesh Prison
Mexican Governor Steps Down Amid Student Disappearances
Pope Francis To Investigate “Playboy Priests”
Chicom Party Plenum Promises Hong Kong Autonomy, Judicial Independence
New Japanese Trade Chief Hit With S&M Scandal After Just Three Days On Job
Human Rights Investigator Warns Of Norks’ Charm Offensive
Hong Kong Protesters To Vote On Government Proposals
Violence Rages In Jerusalem As Netanyahu Vows To Restore Order



BLOGS & STUFF
Doug Powers: Number Of People Saying “Do Not Panic” About Ebola May Be About To Drop
Twitchy: Viewer Calls Child Protective Services On Ferguson Protest Live-Streamer
SooperMexican: The Carol Costello Hypocrisy Summed Up
American Power: Game Theory Explains #GamerGate
BLACKFIVE: Godspeed Corporal Nathan Cirillo
Conservatives4Palin: CNN’s Carol Costello Apologizes (To Politico) For Comments On Bristol Palin
Don Surber: Blame Game Begins
Jammie Wearing Fools: Canadian Jihadi Not A Recent Convert To Islam
Joe For America: Obama’s Senator Jeanne Shaheen Gets Laughed Off Stage
JustOneMinute: Wages Stagnate, The Rich Get Richer, And The Times Applauds!
Pamela Geller: Jihad Terror In NYC – Muslim Attacks NYPD Cops With Ax, Gets Shot Dead
Protein Wisdom: Hamas Claims Terrorist Murder Of American Baby In Israel Is “Natural”
Shot In The Dark: “It’d Be A Shame If Your Insurance Company Were To Break…Or Something”
The Gateway Pundit: Petraeus Says Administration Saw ISIS Coming
The Jawa Report: Sandcrawler PSA – Save The Trees
The Lonely Conservative: Obama Administration Lied To Congress About Crimes Of Illegals Released From Jail
This Ain’t Hell: Getting It Exactly Wrong
Weasel Zippers: Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) Fired Up For The Colorado “Erection”
Megan McArdle: Escaping The Rent-To-Own Couch


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Comments

5 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 10.24.14”

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    October 24th, 2014 @ 3:06 pm

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  2. K-Bob
    October 24th, 2014 @ 5:14 pm

    Heh. Mark Uterus.

  3. Wombat_socho
    October 25th, 2014 @ 3:40 pm

    Hard to believe the MSM got tired of his ranting about contraceptives and abortion and stuck him with that moniker, isn’t it?

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  5. K-Bob
    October 27th, 2014 @ 10:51 am

    Wait, seriously?

    I did not know that. /Carson voice