LIVE AT FIVE: 08.05.14

Posted on | August 5, 2014 | 5 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho

TOP NEWS
Israel Accepts 72-Hour Truce With Hamas

A good start

IDF had been considering pulling troops out of Gaza without cease-fire deal
IDF finishes destroying tunnels, kills Islamic Jihad commander

Second American Ebola Patient En Route To US For Care
NY man “unlikely to have Ebola”, Health Department says

Toledo Water Ban Lifted
All clear given for use of Lake Erie water

POLITICS
Tea Party Insurgents Looking For Upsets In GOP Senate Primaries This Week

Milton Wolf and Joe Carr seek to knock out incumbent GOP senators in Kansas, Tennessee

Both challengers lag by double digits, hope to emulate Dave Brat’s upset of Eric Cantor

Colorado Governor Strikes Key Fracking Deal

Pressure Builds On Walsh To Resign Over Plagiarism

Gun Control Advocate James Brady Dies, 73

McDaniel Challenges GOP Primary Loss To Cochran, Cites Vote Irregularities

Administration Closing Centers For Illegal Minors On Military Bases

Democratic Strategist Erases Twitter Account After Making Racist Remarks About Mitch McConnell’s Wife

Texas Abortionists Press Judge To Block Portions Of New Law

Firm Running Federal Charity Drive In California Misspent Millions

THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Up On Supply Disruption Fears: WTI $98.43, Brent $105.60
Feds Start Civil Probe Of Subprime Car Loans
Late Surge Lifts Wall Street; Utilities Sag
Gannett Reportedly Buying Remainder Of Cars.com For $1.8 Billion
LinkedIn Settles Overtime Violation Charges For $6 Million
Porn Out, Hotels In As Sunset Strip Reborn
Xiaomi Overtakes Samsung For Sales Lead In Red China
Google Defends Child-Porn Tipoffs To Police
DirecTV Agrees To Deal With SEC Network
Comcast Extending Its $10/Month Internet Program For The Poor
Google Removes “Bomb Gaza” App After Outcry

SPORTS
NASCAR The Big Winner With Jeff And Junior On Top

Dale Earnhardt Jr. doused by his crew after winning at Pocono

In the dog days of summer, everything is going right for stock car racing

Giants Rally To Beat Mets 4-3; Cain To Have Season-Ending Shoulder Surgery

Tribe Scalps Reds 7-1; Kluber Now 12-6

Pale Hose Beat Rangers 5-3 In Rain-Shortened Game

Angels Blank Dodgers 5-0 In Start Of Freeway Series

Yankees Edge Tigers 2-1

O’s Handle Roark, Nationals 7-3

FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Tara Reid Thought “Sharknado” Would End Her Career

Experiencing a career resurgence thanks to her fishy friends

Could a third installment be in the works?

Zooey Deschanel Splits From BF Of Two Years

Should We All Calm Down A Bit About Those Studio Ghibli Rumors?

“Big Bang Theory” Stars Parsons, Galecki & Cuoco Sign Big New Deals

Sandra Bullock Tops Forbes’ List Of Highest-Earning Actresses At $51 Million

CNN Sued Over Correspondent Who Bit EMTs In Drunken Rage

Sony Launches Female Superhero Movie Mining Spiderman Universe

Sylvester Stallone Wants Signourney Weaver For “The Expendabelles”

Nickelodeon Orders Live-Action “School Of Rock” Series

FOREIGNERS
Many Ukrainian Soldiers Cross Into Russia Amid Shelling
Rescuers Battle To Clear Bodies After 400 Die In China Quake
World Dignitaries Attend WWI Commemorative Services In Britain, Belgium
Iraq Offers Air Support To Kurds
Death Toll From Ebola In West Africa Nears 900
Chicoms Probe Canadian Cafe Owners For Stealing State Secrets
WTO Failure Points To Fragmented Future For World Trade
Juncker Downplays Prospect Of Full Write-Off For Greece
Germany Blocks Shipment Of Military Training Gear To Russia
China Test Looms For Widodo As Indonesia Faces Xi’s Campaign
Libya’s New Parliament Calls For Unity As Rival Militias Clash

BLOGS & STUFF
Doug Powers: Stay Classy – Nancy Pelosi’s “Unusual Breach Of Decorum” On The House Floor
Twitchy: Katie Pavlich Shreds Marc Lamont Hill’s Equivocation On Israel And Hamas
American Power: Wolf Blitzer Calls Out Hamas Spokesman For Blood Libel Against Jews
BLACKFIVE: The Laws Of War And Killing Civilians
Conservatives4Palin: How The Kook Fringe Is Taking Over The Democratic Party
Don Surber: Political Scoreboard, August 4
Joe For America: Obamacare Architect Lies, Media Ignores
JustOneMinute: In ObamaWorld, It’s Never The Right Time To Arm Our Allies
Protein Wisdom: Calling Your Daughter A Princess Is Sexist Now
Shot In The Dark: Rep. Ron Erhard – “I’ll Blow Your Head Off”
STUMP: Are Metropolitan Opera Workers Underpaid?
The Gateway Pundit: Dem Rep Gutierrez Blasts GOP – “They Despise And Hate All Our Children”
The Jawa Report: Captured Hamas Combat Manual Explains Benefits Of Using Civilians
The Lonely Conservative: Lame Response From White House On Why Obama Didn’t Pass Immigration Reform While Dems Ran Everything
This Ain’t Hell: So What Are They Saying In Montana?
Weasel Zippers: Pic Of The Day – Israelis Have A Message For Obama
Megan McArdle: Unions Are Lovin’ McDonald’s Labor Ruling

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