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LIVE AT FIVE: 12.08.14

Posted on | December 8, 2014 | Comments Off on LIVE AT FIVE: 12.08.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Typhoon Hagupit Hits The Philippines

A Filipino woman wades through floodwaters near a damaged church on Samar

Manila braces for impact
Three Dead So Far, 900 Thousand Evacuate
Typhoon weakens to storm
Charities starting to assess damage

Thirteen Killed In Failed Yemen Raid
Two hostages killed by Al Qaeda captors

Kashmir On Lockdown For Modi Visit
PM to lead campaign rally as separatists call for strike



POLITICS
Pearl Harbor Survivors Reunite In Hawaii For 73rd Anniversary Of Attack

The USS Arizona sinking during the Pearl Harbor attack

“I don’t think this is going to be our last…We’ve still got time to go.” -Louis Conter, survivor, 93

Mismanagement Alleged At Pearl Harbor Memorial

Ebola Czar Klain Leaving Post In March

House Intel Chair Mike Rogers: CIA Torture Report Will Spur Attacks

Protesters Smash Windows, Shut Down Highway In Berkeley

Cassidy: Victory Is “Exclamation Point” On Voters’ Dissatisfaction With Obama

Rolling Stone Admits Problems With UVA Story Were Its Fault

Kerry Cites “Progress”, Urges Patience In Iran Nuke Talks

Obama Tells BET Audience Despite Grand Jury Verdicts, Things Are Better



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Sinks Further After Morgan Stanley Forecast: WTI $65.07, Brent $67.73
China Faces More Pressure As Exports Slow, November Imports Drop
Asian Stocks Eke Out Gains, Somber Data Offsets US Job Numbers
Sudden Market Swings, Stronger Dollar Expose Emerging Market Fragility
Gasoline Falls to $2.7181 In Lundberg Survey
Infosys Founders Sell Shares Reportedly Worth $1 Billion
Norks Deny “Righteous” Hack Attack On Sony
NSA Spy Program Targets Mobile Networks
Videogame Pioneer Ralph Baer Dies, 92
BlackBerry, NantHealth Launch Cancer Genome Browser
Microsoft’s Cortana Learns French, German, Italian And Spanish



SPORTS
For Once, The NCAA Got It Right: Four Best Teams In College Football Playoff

#3 FSU’s Jameis Winston

Alabama, Oregon, Florida State, and Ohio State to play for the national championship

Ducks Edge Jets In OT

Pats Top Chargers 23-14

Pelicans Crush Lakers


Sens 4, Canucks 3 (OT)

Seahawks Stifle Eagles 24-14

Blazers Win Fourth Straight, Knicks Fall To 4-18

Oilers Edge Sharks, 2-1

Tyler Clippard On The Trading Block?



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Emily Deschanel Preggers

“Bones” star with husband David Hornsby

Second baby for the couple


Hefner Responds To Allegations In Wake Of Cosby Lawsuit: “I Would Never Tolerate This Kind Of Behavior”

Amanda Peet, It’s A Boy!

Chris Brown, Classy As Usual


Amanda Bynes Looks Healthy, Trim In New Twitter Photo

Lamar Odom: “Never Been Better In My Life”

Ryan Seacrest – Single Again And Mingling

Is Tim Tebow Dating One Of The Duggars’ Daughters?

Kristin Cavallari Felt “Used And Manipulated” By MTV

Jessica Chastain Opens Up About Sister’s Suicide

Gabrielle Union Nearly Went Bald Shooting “Top Five”

George Lucas Hasn’t Seen New “Star Wars” Trailer

Reese Witherspoon: “I Cried On My Kitchen Floor A Lot”



FOREIGNERS
Six Guantanamo Prisoners Released To Uruguay
Syria Accuses Israel Of Bombing Damascus Airport
Uber Driver Had Been Jailed Earlier In Rape Case
Netanyahu: Israel Needs A New Government Capable Of Making Tough Decisions
Mexico Says Evidence Proves Missing Students Were Incinerated
Winnipeg Ukrainians Rally On Eve Of Defence Minister’s Visit To Kiev
Nineteen Candidates Contending For Sri Lanka Presidency
Greek Parliament Passes 2015 Budget – First Balanced Budget In Decades
Seventy Ethiopian Migrants Drown Off Yemen
Pakistan Opposition Party Protests In Faisalabad
Seventeen Killed In Nepal Bus Accident



BLOGS & STUFF
Loose Endz: Thou Shalt Not Cook Thy Neighbor
Doug Powers: Of Course – Movie being Made About Barack and Michelle’s First Date
Twitchy: This Sad Joe Biden Picture Is Embarrassing, But The Reactions Are Hilarious
Crashr: Ferguson, Garner, (Cosby?) And The Machinations Of Prejudice
American Power: Sheikhs Versus Shale – The New Economics Of Oil
American Thinker: White America Asks “Where Is The Animus?”
BLACKFIVE: Medal Of Honor Winner Dakota Meyer To ISIS “I Hope One Of Those Assholes Actually Shows Up”
Conservatives4Palin: Mark Levin Addresses State Legislators – Take Back Your Power From Obama
Don Surber: Suspend UVA’s President
Jammie Wearing Fools: MSNBC 2011 – Delusional Tea Party Could Become Violent; MSNBC 2014 – Arson, Looting “Not Necessarily Violence”
Joe For America: NY Teachers, How Dare You Show Respect For NYPD!
JustOneMinute: If You Were An Early Reader Of The WaPo UVA Rape Expose…
Pamela Geller: UK Labour Party – “UKIP Has Evil Moneygrubbing Jews In Their Party”
Protein Wisdom: Black, Female NYPD Sergeant Led Racist Execution Of Eric Garner
Shot In The Dark: Every Other Problem Is Clearly Solved
STUMP: Multiemployer Pensions, Social Security, And Public Pensions – Choices Have Consequences
The Gateway Pundit: Now There’s Proof – Louis Head Planned To Start A Riot In Ferguson
The Jawa Report: Justice Served
The Lonely Conservative: After Years Of Inflicting Heartburn On All Of Us, Obama Diagnosed With Acid Reflux
This Ain’t Hell: 2014 Blue Falcon Stolen Valor Tournament
Weasel Zippers: Obamacare Architect Jonathan Gruber – Abortion Of “Marginal Children” A “Social Good”
Megan McArdle: Rolling Stone’s Rape Story Fails Victims


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