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LIVE AT FIVE: 11.17.14

Posted on | November 17, 2014 | 5 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
US Officials Confirm Murder Of Islamic State Hostage

American aid worker Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig in the Bekaa Valley, 2013

Obama called the former Army ranger’s death “an act of pure evil”
Kassig remembered for dedication to refugees
Islamic State beheads American aid worker



Narendra Modi Fever Grips Sydney
Over 16,000 Indians expected to pack Allphones Arena to greet India’s PM; 500 Sikhs, considerably less excited, will greet Modi with a protest

US Cities Brace For Protests Stemming From Ferguson Decision
Police departments readying for protests after grand jury decides whether or not to indict officer Darren Wilson



POLITICS
Lame-Duck Democrat Senate Majority Finally Going To Vote On Keystone Pipeline

Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

Transparent last-ditch attempt to save Sen. Landrieu unlikely to survive promised Obama veto


Report: 1 In 30 US Children Homeless



State Dept. Shuts Down E-Mail System After Suspected Hack Attack

Obama Denies Gruber Three Times: “We Didn’t Deceive Anyone To Pass ACA”

Hagel Says US Speeding Up Training Of Iraqi Forces

Arizona Democrats Look For Lessons In Electoral Defeat

States Working To Fix Healthcare Websites

Sarah Palin Joins Bill Cassidy At Monroe Rally



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Drops After Biggest Gain In Two Months On OPEC Speculation: WTI $75.33, Brent $78.80
Nikkei Posts Biggest Drop Since August On Surprise Recession
Money Flows To Mainland As Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Link Opens
Australia, China Sign Free Trade Deal
Japan’s Toray To Supply Carbon Fibers To Boeing In $8.6 Billion Deal
Washington State’s First Pot Auction Brings In $600K
Amazon Moves To Extend Cloud-Computing Dominance
AT&T Kills The “Permacookie”, Stops Tracking Customers’ Internet Use (For Now)
Facebook At Work On Site To Rival Microsoft Office
When Is A Company’s Facebook Post Not An Ad?
AT&T Puts Fiber Installs In 100 Cities On Hold While Feds Mull Over Net Neutrality



SPORTS
Patriots’ Ground Game Crushes Colts 42-20

Tom Brady shakes hands with Andrew Luck after the blowout

Jonas Gray runs wild for the Pats: 4 TDs, 199 yards


Kevin Harvick Clinches Chase Title

#4 Alabama Upsets #1 Mississippi State #rolltide

Blackhawks Rally To Whip Stars 6-2


Harden’s 19 Points Leads Rockets Past Thunder 69-65

Eagles Crushed In Sanchez’ Second Start, Packers Cruise To 53-20 Win

Warriors Hammer Lakers 136-115 Despite Kobe’s 44

Wings Fall To Habs 4-1

Bucs Rout Redskins 27-7

Supersub Frandsen Agrees To One Year/One Million Dollar Deal With Nats



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Taylor Swift Explains Why She Gave Up On Men

Opens up to US about why she stopped dating

NTTAWWT.

Amanda Bynes Reportedly Makes Tapes Threatening To Kill Her Parents

Solange Knowles Marries Alan Ferguson

Tori Spelling, Dean McDermott Headed For Split

Johnny Depp Gives Drunk Speech At Hollywood Film Awards

U2 Backs Off “Tonight Show” Residency After Bono’s Bike Accident

Evan Rachel Wood And Gal Pal Katherine Moennig Split

TV Producer Glenn A. Larson Dies, 77

“Mockingjay” Director Refused To Use CGI For Philip Seymour Hoffman Scenes

“American Horror Story: Freak Show” Script Stolen

Bill Cosby Canceled By David Letterman

Sister Backs Unspeakable Armenian’s Decision To Pose Completely Nude

Keith Richards’ Drug Use Scared Mick Jagger’s Kids Straight

Kate Upton And Justin Verlander Tackle The Flying Trapeze



FOREIGNERS
Global Economy To Suffer As Putin Leaves G20 Early
Ethnic German Mayor Wins Romanian Presidential Election
American Tourist Tries To Express Ship Baby Parts From Bangkok To US
Female Afghan MP Survives Suicide Attack; Three Others Killed, 20 Injured
Fire In China Food Plant Kills 18
Jewish Israeli Stabbed As Tension Rises In Jerusalem
Putin Rebukes Ukraine For Severing Ties With Rebellious East
Okinawa Elects Governor Opposed To US Bases
Burkina Faso Names Interim President After Military Takeover
Colombia Suspends Talks With FARC After Kidnapping



BLOGS & STUFF
Crashr: Obamacare – Brought To Us By Forrest Gruber (Crashr -the website formerly known as The Looking Spoon)
First Street Journal: Why Can’t Congress Meet Via Skype?
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: The Invisible Hand Delivers A Beatdown
American Power: Mitt Romney On “Face The Nation” – Obama, Dude, You Lost The Midterms
American Thinker: Smug Filled Rooms
BLACKFIVE: Muslim Brotherhood Agitating In Ferguson, MO
Conservatives4Palin: Governor Palin’s 2014 Post-Election Scorecard
Don Surber: Compliment Of The Day
Jammie Wearing Fools: Clueless Obama On Gruber Videos – “I Just Heard About This”
Joe For America: Obama Justice – Ferguson “Protesters” Put Bounty On Darren Wilson
JustOneMinute: Not The Headline Team Obama Was Looking For
Pamela Geller: “Moderate” Muslim Medical Student Now Devout “Jihadi John” In Beheading Video
Protein Wisdom: Feminism – Vagina Warrior Outrage Brigade Takes Another Scalp
Shot In The Dark: Dear Liberals
STUMP: Obamacare Watch – Get Ready For Tax Season 2015
The Gateway Pundit: Hitler Finds Out Gruber’s Been Spilling The Obamacare Beans (Downfall Video)
The Jawa Report: Weekend War Pr0n
The Lonely Conservative: Obama Denies Misleading Public On Obamacare
This Ain’t Hell: Cubans Vs. Cubans In The Congo
Weasel Zippers: Scientist’s Shirt That Gave Feminists The Vapors Now A Sellout Hit
Megan McArdle: A Cheaper, Simpler Obamacare Plan


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Comments

5 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 11.17.14”

  1. joethefatman
    November 17th, 2014 @ 8:40 am

    “Keith Richards’ Drug Use Scared Mick Jagger’s Kids Straight”

    Should have been able to scare 3 generations of anybody’s kids straight. .

  2. Wombat_socho
    November 17th, 2014 @ 10:03 pm

    Well, apparently he has. More power to him.

  3. joethefatman
    November 17th, 2014 @ 10:32 pm

    I’m amazed Richards is still alive or outside of a nursing home. The guy is a survivor.

  4. Wombat_socho
    November 17th, 2014 @ 11:48 pm

    I hope they take DNA and blood samples before he dies. FOR SCIENCE!

  5. Bob Belvedere
    November 18th, 2014 @ 8:43 am

    My nickname for Keithy is ‘The Living Skull’.