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LIVE AT FIVE: 10.10.14

Posted on | October 10, 2014 | 2 Comments

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TOP NEWS
Ebola No Laughing Matter Now

Not so funny now, is it, you idiot?

Passenger shouting “I’ve been to Africa!” escorted off flight to the Dominican by emergency responders in hazmat suits, tested for deadly virus
Dallas deputy tests negative for Ebola

Great Leap Forward: Red China Overtakes US As World’s Largest Economy
IMF estimates China’s GDP at $17.7 trillion

UKIP Wins First Seat In Commons With Tory Defector Carswell
Carries Clacton with landslide 60% of the vote



POLITICS
“Woefully Inadequate”: Congressional Republicans Rip White House Review Of Prostitution Scandal

Rep. Jason Chaffetz sounds off

White House insists Dach was a volunteer, not employee


Federal Judge Strikes Down Texas Voter ID Law As “Poll Tax”


Is The SD Senate Race Turning Sour For The GOP?

Oregon Governor’s Fiance Admits To Sham Marriage

Supremes Block Wisconsin From Implementing Voter ID Law

Oklahoma Unveils New Death Chamber

Voters Tune In, Turn Off Democrats

Anchorage Police Release Report On Brawl Involving Palin Family



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Slumps To Lowest Since 2010 As Rout Extends: WTI $83.74, Brent $88.30
Asian Shares, Oil Prices Plunge On Growth Worries
Dow Drops 334 In Worst Day Of 2014
Pepsi Earnings Hit The Spot; Market Holds Stock Back
Dollar Steady Against Euro, Yen Amid Lower US Yields
Dairy Queen Latest To Get Hacked
Icahn Demands Apple Stock Buyback
Microsoft’s Nadella Walks Back Comment On Womens’ Pay Raises
Sony Smartwatch 3 Lands With Verizon This Month
HTC Debuts Selfie Phone, GoPro-Like Camera
iRobot’s New App Lets You Control Your Robot Army With An Android Tablet
Google Now Beats Both Siri And Cortana
Zynga Launches Revamped “Words With Friends”



SPORTS
Luck On Fire As Colts Beat Texans

370 yards and three TDs

Indianapolis hangs on to win, 33-28

Blue Jackets Score Two In Third, Beat Sabres 3-1

O’s Sign J.J. Hardy To Three-Year Extension

Habs Top Caps In Shootout, 2-1

Crosby Sparks Pens To 6-4 Victory Against Ducks

Lightning Edges Panthers In OT

Wheeler, Jets Rout Coyotes 6-2

Wild Shut Out Avs 5-0

Predators Edge Sens 3-2

Nash Scores Twice As Rangers Beat Blues

Blackhawks Top Stars In Shootout

Flames Pound Oilers 5-2

Dodgers Assess Their Roster After Early Exit From Pennant Race

Kyle Busch Wins Pole At Charlotte, Denny Hamlin Third

Strauss: English Cricket Is The Real Victim Of Pietersen’s Autobiography

Will Denard Span Be Back With The Nats In 2015?



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Katy Perry To Perform At Super Bowl’s Halftime Show

“A more family-friendly act,” they said.

Or so insiders say; Perry publicly blasted the No Fun League’s “pay to play” trial balloon on ESPN

SNL Veteran Jan Hooks Dies At 57
From the long-ago days when it was actually funny

George Clooney Crashes NYCC, Jokes His Wife Has No Idea What It Is

Meet Elle’s 2014 Women In Hollywood

Scarlett Johansson Looking Hot Just Five Weeks After Daughter’s Birth

Selena Gomez Surprises Cancer Patients

Creepy: Gwyneth Paltrow Wants To Spend Time With Her Ex’s GF, Jennifer Lawrence

Kiss And Make Up With Anne Hathaway, We Dare You



FOREIGNERS
Labour Barely Holds Heywood & Middleton – Margin Of Victory Over UKIP Only 617 Votes
Kim Jong Un Absent From Major Anniversary Celebrations
More Mass Graves Found In Iguala
Islamic State Takes Over One-Third Of Kobane Despite Air Strikes
Mexican Police Nab Alleged Head Of Juarez Cartel
Chinese Fisherman Killed In ROK Coast Guard Raid
Hong Kong Students Undaunted By Authorities’ Rejection Of Talks
Iran Refuses To Admit US Member Of US Inspection Team
Japan Braces For Another Typhoon
Brazil Presidential Election: Silva’s Socialists Throw Support Behind Neves To Bring Down Rousseff
Suicide Attacks Kill 70 In Yemen



BLOGS & STUFF
Doug Powers: Hillary Clinton Reveals Her Weakness Heading Into 2016
Twitchy: Boy, Does This Gwyneth Paltrow Photo Capture Creepy Obama Cultism
American Power: Obama Ebola Bumper Stickers Appear Around LA
American Thinker: The Rise Of The Professional Slut
Conservatives4Palin: Karl Rove Is Ruining The GOP
Don Surber: LEGOs To Be Made From Unicorn Farts
Jammie Wearing Fools: Great News – Over A Dozen States To Cancel Non-Compliant Health Insurance Policies In Coming Weeks
Joe For America: Rep. Marcia Fudge Tells Her Black Constituents To Stop Complaining
JustOneMinute: The Defeat Of The Coalition Will Be Televised
Pamela Geller: Michigan Mom Outraged Over School Assignment Requiring Students To Proselytize For Islam
Protein Wisdom: Not Only Is Gender Irrelevant, It’s Now Thoughtcrime To Say Boys And Girls
Shot In The Dark: Trulbert! Part XV – Gone South
The Gateway Pundit: Deadly Enterovirus D68 First Indentified In Cities With Large Numbers Of Relocated Illegals
The Jawa Report: Another UK Terror Raid Nets Al-Muhajiroon Member Mizanur Rahman
The Lonely Conservative: HHS Secretary Says There May Be More Ebola Cases In The US
This Ain’t Hell: Pentagon – More ISIS Victories In Our Future
Weasel Zippers: CAIR Going After Woman Who Banned Muslims From Her Shooting Range
Megan McArdle: Feminists, You Can’t Pick Your Battles


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