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LIVE AT FIVE: 07.25.14

Posted on | July 25, 2014 | 6 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Kerry Proposes Week-Long Truce In Gaza Fighting

Palestinian mourns his son, killed by IDF fire after Hamas prevented the evacuation of a UN school in Gaza

UN school hit by fire in Gaza; predictable protests blame IDF
Israeli women do Gaza strip for IDF
Palestinian desperation fueling mounting Hamas truce demands
Israel continues offensive; Gaza death toll now over 800


Russian Artillery Caught Firing On Ukraine Targets
Ukraine PM Yatsenyuk resigns as parliamentary coalition collapses

Obama Blames Ireland In Attack On US Corporations’ Tax Avoidance
“I don’t care if it’s legal, it’s wrong.”



POLITICS
Wary Democrats Approach New Ryan Poverty Plan With Caution

Reforming, not cutting, poverty programs

Van Hollen complains of “cognitive dissonance” between proposals, Ryan’s budgets

House, Senate Talks Over VA Reform In Chaos As Recess Looms

Cuomo Held The Strings In Graft Hunt

President Releases Five Territories From Obamacare

Fight Over EPA Sabotage Of Alaska Gold Mine Intensifies



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Drops Despite World Crises; “World Awash In Oil”: WTI $102.15, Brent $107.31
Amazon Shares Sink As Quarterly Loss Widens
McDonald’s Japan Stops Buying Chicken From Red China
Wall Street Ends Flat In Mixed Earnings As S&P Creeps To New High
Online Real Estate Giant Zillow Reportedly Bids $2 Billion For Trulia
Split Decisions At Market Basket
Google Faces EU Data Watchdogs Over “Right To Be Forgotten”
iPad? More Like iFAD
California, IBM Pushing State Data To The Cloud
Is The Curtain Falling On Tablets?
The New Foursquare: Checking In Or Checking Out?



SPORTS
Red Sox Offense Hits New Lows In Blowout Loss To Blue Jays

Not only do they get swept by Toronto, it looks like Big Papi’s headed for the DL. 🙁

8-0 rout may lead to selloffs


McGwire Still Bitter Toward Canseco


“Linsanity” Not On The Agenda As Lin Joins Lakers


Scherzer Notches Win #12 As Tigers Beat Angels

Aoki’s 14th-Inning Hit Pulls Royals Past Tribe

Young Hits Three-Run Dinger As O’s Blank M’s 4-0

Brewers Blow Out Mets 9-1

Kimbrel Too Wild To Save Braves

Moss Powers A’s Past Astros

Ryan Zimmerman To DL With Strained Hamstring; Should Nats Trade For Replacement?



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Jessica Biel To Appear On “New Girl”

Will play rival to Zooey Deschanel’s Jess

Playing “the hottest scientist in the world”? YGBSM

Daniel Radcliffe Talks Tinder, Losing His Virginity

Kelsey, Kayte Grammer: It’s A Girl!

Zoe Saldana Pregnant With Twins

“Fifty Shades Of Grey” Trailer Debuts

“Sharknado 2” Cast Shares Survival Tips

Charlize Theron’s Ring Sparks Engagement Rumors

“Bachelorette” Andi Dorfman’s Dad Meets Josh Murray

Paris Hilton’s Back, In A  New Carl’s Jr. Commercial

The Rock Says: “Fast & Furious 7” Very Special, Emotional After Paul Walker’s Death

Shia LaBoeuf Ready To Cop A Plea In Musical Melee

How Mila Kunis Tamed Ashton Kutcher

Questlove Defends Iggy Azalea, Says “Fancy” A Game-Changer For Hip-Hop Culture

Daniel Radcliffe Trapped In Toronto By Visa Glitch

“Thrones” Stars Harington, Leslie Spark Marriage Rumors



FOREIGNERS
France Sends Troops To Guard Air Algerie Wreckage
Iraq Finally Chooses New President
Pope Blesses Meriam Ibrahim
Cause Of Ferry Owner’s Death May Never Be Known
Tamil Asylum Seekers To Be Transferred From Ship To Australian Camp
UN Trying To Confirm ISIS Order For Female Genital Mutilation
Canada Imposes Sanctions On Key Russian Banks, Defense Firms
Defying Syria, UN Sends In Aid Trucks
Rise Of Islamic State Tests Syrian Army Strategy
Al Jazeera Journalists Jailed In Egypt Say They’ll Appeal
India Won’t Back WTO Agreement Unless Food Subsidy Concerns Addressed



BLOGS & STUFF
Doug Powers: Obama Admin/Israeli Relations Summed Up In One Photo
Twitchy: Ted Cruz Quotes Bob Hope In The “True Blood” Kerfluffle
American Power: City Of Bell, CA Fast-Tracks Shelter For Obama’s Illegal Aliens
American Thinker: Five Fatal Flaws of Solar Energy
Conservatives4Palin: The Recycled Hard Drive Coincidence
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard, July 24
Jammie Wearing Fools: Strange But True – Hillary Clinton Thinks The Russian Reset Worked
Joe For America: Hey Florida! Remember When You Voted For Obamacare?
JustOneMinute: And On The Spanish Border…
Protein Wisdom: Flashback – The Online Conservative Movement And Me
Shot In The Dark: Barack Rex
The Gateway Pundit: HHS Has Released Over 30,000 Unaccompanied Illegal Minors Into The US This Year
The Jawa Report: Anti-Israel Protesters Open Mouth, Hilarity Ensues
The Lonely Conservative: Administration Mulls Importing Illegals Directly From Honduras
This Ain’t Hell: Sen. Harkin Says Military Should Enlist The Disabled
Weasel Zippers: In Texas, 18 Of 20 Illegal Immigrant Minors Skip Deportation Hearings On Tuesday
Megan McArdle: Ex-“60 Minutes” Produce No Hollywood Hero


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6 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 07.25.14”

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