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LIVE AT FIVE: 04.24.15

Posted on | April 24, 2015 | 1 Comment

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
EU Agrees To Send More Ships To Stem Migrant Crisis

Coffins carried during a memorial service for migrants in Malta

Belgium, Britain, France, Germany and Ireland commit ships to Med patrol; a reversal of previous budget-cutting moves
CBC manages To blame PM Harper for migrant deaths
Could increased patrols actually draw more migrants to sea?

Obama Blames “Fog Of War” For Hostage Deaths In Drone Strike
Weinstein’s widow lashes out on captive policy

Home Minister, Delhi Police Blame AAP For Farmer’s Suicide
While police tried to summon help, AAP workers egged the suicide on



POLITICS
Hillary Collected Millions While Approving Russian Uranium Deal

On the take, says NYT

Bill cashes in for $500M from Russians, too
Mitt Romney: “Every Appearance That Hillary Was Bribed”


Bobby Jindal Slams Arkansas, Indiana Leaders For Retreat On Religious Liberty Bills

Petraeus Gets Two Years, $100K Fine For Classified Leak

ACLU Sues To Force Catholic Charities To Fund Illegals’ Abortions


Baltimore Protests Over Freddie Gray Death Wind Down

56 Free-market Orgs Line Up Against Ex-Im Bank

Lynch Confirmed As AG To Iowa Senators’ Ire



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Off 2015 Highs But Set For Weekly Gain As Yemen Bombing Continues: WTI $57.38, Brent $64.55
Google Shares Rise On Ad Sales
After 15 Years, NASDAQ Recoups Losses Of Dot-Com Crash
Southwest Airlines Profit Surges On Lower Fuel Prices, Love Field Expansion
Time Running Out For Greece, Says Eurozone’s Top Official
Amazon, Microsoft Profit From Cloud
Cablevision Offers TV Antennas As Part Of Cord-Cutter Packages
No Warranty Cover For Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Screen
Acer Unleashes A Pair Of Budget Tablets
Pro Hacker Chris Roberts Banned By United Airlines Over Tweet
Valve Now Allowing Devs To Charge For Steam Workshop Mods, Community Riots



SPORTS
Caps Whip Islanders 5-1, Take 3-2 Lead

Rookie Kuznetsov scores first playoff goal in rout

Washington wins despite lack of scoring from Ovechkin, Backstrom


Mets Go Up Against Yanks For Record 12th Straight Win

Canucks Edge Flames 2-1 To Stay Alive


LeBron Scores 31 As Cavs Beat Celtics For 3-0 Lead

Royals Top Pale Hose In Extras After Brawl

Warriors Rally From 20 Down To Beat Pelicans

Jays Hold Off Late Rally, Edge O’s 7-6

Wacha Outduels Scherzer, Nats Bats Limp As Cards Win 4-1



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Taylor Swift Doesn’t Appreciate Having Her Love Life Mocked At Awards Shows

Comfortable with her single status

“What else is it when you have two boyfriends in one year and everyone’s calling you boy crazy, making jokes about you at awards shows? That’s public humiliation. And I don’t think it’s fair.”


“Everybody Loves Raymond” Child Star Sawyer Sweeten Kills Himself At 19


Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner Apologize For Black Widow Jokes



“Stairway To Heaven” Filmmaker Says Co$ Is Making A Movie About Him

WNBA’s Griner, Fiancee Arrested For Assault

Offended Native American Actors Walk Off Adam Sandler Movie

Kim Richards Walks Out Of Dr. Phil Interview After He Rips Her Parenting

Trent Reznor Selling Beverly Hills Mansion

China Says Please Stop Hiring Funeral Strippers

Mila Kunis Laughs Off Chicken Theft Lawsuit

Lea Michele Gets Dramatic Transformation For “Scream Queens”



FOREIGNERS
Armenia Marks Centenary Of Genocide By Ottoman Turks
Turkey, World Leaders Remember Gallipoli
Execution Countdown Starts For Foreigners In Indonesia
Vast Italian Police Operation Targets Al-Qaeda Wannabes
Israeli Armor Hits Hamas Post After Rocket Launched From Gaza
Congress, BJP Dismiss Kejiriwal’s Apology After Farmer’s Suicide
Biden Affirms US Support Of Israel, Promises F-35 Delivery
British Teen Arrested For Inciting Terrorism On ANZAC Day
KMT Chairman To Visit Mainland China
PM Abe: Japan No Free Rider On Defense, So Be There For Us



BLOGS & STUFF
EBL: This Is The Clintons’ Best Case?
Doug Powers: Doomsday Is Nye
Twitchy: Jewel Staite Politely Asks Preachy Vegetarians “Kindly Can It With That”
Shark Tank: Wasserman-Schultz Calls Rubio, Jeb bush “Circus Performers” [The punchline just writes itself. -WS]
American Power: “Many human beings apparently never quite get over an innate totalitarian impulse.”
American Thinker: America’s Soft Police State
BLACKFIVE: Adam Gadahn Dead?
Conservatives4Palin: Lynch-ing Our 2014 Electoral Mandate
Don Surber: Every One Of These People Is Wrong
Jammie Wearing Fools: Amazing Coincidence! Multiple Clinton Charity Donors Got State Department Awards Under Hillary
Joe For America: Michael Brown’s “Parents” Sue Ferguson
JustOneMinute: The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy
Pamela Geller: Denmark – Muslims Who Whipped Woman In Face With Iron Chains Laugh In Court
Protein Wisdom: Friday Fiction – 100 Word Challenge
Shot In The Dark: Let’s Try Some Free Association
STUMP: Obamacare Tax Watch – News You Can Use – Avoiding The Tax
The Gateway Pundit: Brooklyn College Students Praise The Rise Of ISIS
The Jawa Report: The Real Reason Behind The Mediterranean Refugee Crisis
The Lonely Conservative: If It Isn’t America First, What Is It?
This Ain’t Hell: VA’s Fudged Numbers Continue
Weasel Zippers: NBC Nightly News Says The Younger The Better for Transgender Kids
Megan McArdle: When Deadbeat Dads Can’t Catch A Break
Mark Steyn: St. George And A New Dragon


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One Response to “LIVE AT FIVE: 04.24.15”

  1. Finrod Felagund
    April 24th, 2015 @ 1:37 pm

    Imagine that, Taylor Swift doesn’t like people making fun of her love life. Well, maybe she shouldn’t have had 13 boyfriends in 3 years and then wrote songs about most of them.