2014.09.30

China: dubbed the “umbrella revolution,” Hong Kong protesters fighting Beijing’s want of selection—two or three approved candidates, as opposed to an open selection.  Democracy in Hong Kong, 2017.

At least one person at the FCC wants networks to watch themselves in uttering the name “Redskins.”  A seemingly empty threat of fines, as if the name’s a four letter word.

TX cancer doctor sentenced: 10 yrs.
KHOU-TV, Houston: Ana Maria Gonzalez-Angulo, 43, sentenced Mon., was convicted Fri. for the poisoning of former lover George Blumenschein with ethylene glycol on 2013.01.27 after he spurned her in favor of his longtime girlfriend, Evette Toney (c.2009).  Gonzalez-Angulo is a world-renowned breast cancer doctor who worked w. Blumenschein at UTX.

800 rounds of ammo, machette…
Reported yesterday, Omar Gonzales made it to the Green Room of the White House, other rooms, on 9.19.  He knocked down a female Secret Service agent.  Not only were there no active guard dogs, but the outer door was unlocked.  Agency Director Julia Pierson was grilled on Capitol Hill.

2014.09.29

Hong Kong protesters fear crack down.

2014.09.28

Ash coulds: deadly volcanic eruption Sat. in Japan; bodies found in lodging.

2014.09.27

TV

Darrel Hammond(?)’s first time as SNL announcer, replacing Don Pardo; Hammond left as player.  Pardo’s had been prerecording his parts from his AZ home since season 36.

2014.09.26

Entertainment

Key and Peele take over this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly (2014.10.03).  With their own Must List, and their own Bullseye, and Mr. Show, and the reunion of Lost.  All I can say is, best issue ever!!

2014.09.25

French Pres. confirms video of Herve Gourdel’s execution in Algeria, 4th hostage beheaded by Islamic extremists.

Attacked: pair of med. teams that come to collect the bodies of ebola victims.  The outbreak spreads, more in W. Africa die in homes.  Hospital(s): only 18 infected cared for?

Feds name top 12 backers of terrorism—official(s) included.

Turkish Pres. claims 1.5 Syrian refugees.

Syrian govt. apparently in the fight alongside U.S. against ISIS—ISIS is among the anti-Syrian rebels.

2014.09.24

New strikes target oil supplies.

2014.09.23

First official day of Fall.

DHS and FBI ask local law enforcement to stay on alert, watch for homegrown threats, the “lone wolf” types online, as the air offensive swells in Syria.

2014.09.22

Raqqa: amateur footage show U.S. airstrikes begin in Syria against ISIS; France was involved in strikes within Iraq; Qatar and Jordan are involved, but only the U.S. is actually committing strikes.

Omar Gonzales, 42, the Texas native and Army vet. who breached the WH fence and door was stopped earlier this year in Va.; Gonzales was carrying a map w. the WH circled; Pres. Obama was not at the WH at the time; authorities say Gonzales is/was a direct threat to the Pres.

My ultimate goal is to get on MTV.
FL woman wants to add third breast to her chest.  Whew, I thought it was a promotional for American Horror Story: Freakshow.  (One of the characters on the show has three-a-boob.).

2014.09.21

Turkish security forces fight with Syrian Kurd refugees.  More than 7,000 refugees have fled to Turkey.

2014.09.19

Senate passes measure to arm “moderate” Syrian rebels…against ISIS?  Going to hell…

Intel admits U.S. “underestimated” ISIL; new video shows executioner w. supposed N. American accent.

Scotland rejects independence; 80% turnout across most of the country; 55.42% (1,417,187) voted No.

Iran: dancers in amateur “Happy” video sentenced to 91 lashes and jail time.

Salmond to resign as Scotland’s First Minister.

2014.09.18

U.S. House backs support for Syrian rebels; broad Repub. majority.

California: “King Fire” wildfire forces 2,100 evacuations.

Rob Ford diagnosed w. a regressive cancer, steps down from running again; brother running.

2014.09.17

Odile storm causes major damage in Southern CA; another rips thru San Diego.

Ignoring “compromise” used to pass ACA: order by Pres. to use taxpayer money for abortions.

NFL suspends Adrian Peterson—banned from all activities.

2014.09.14

TV

This ep of Witches of Eastwick ends with major damage and multiple deaths…

2014.09.13

ISIS executioner beheads U.K. aid worker David Haines, this time with the threatening message toward allies of the U.S.  Recent news events, eyes covered, the British-accented man knows investigators have identified him.  Haines was called “a lap dog” prior to his murder.

TV

Lauren Ambrose stars as “Belle,” in Deliverance Creek (Lifetime), an American Civil War period piece.  Her son, Caleb is killed during a trigger-happy search.

2014.09.12

Pretoria, S. Africa: judge finds Oscar Pistorius “Guilty” of culpable homicide.

Nothern Ireland’s Ian Paisley dies.

NJ: Ali Mohammed Brown(?) radical muslim, suspected of killing teen, 3 adults.

19-yr.-old T.J. Lane captured: serving 3 life sentences for three schoolplace murders, he escaped; witnesses in the former case say he walked into the cafeteria and opened fire; in court he was smug, giving the finger.

2014.09.11

Judge finds Oscar Pistorius Not Guilty of premeditated murder; on to negligent homicide charge tomorrow.

Prince Harry involved in a high-speed crash.

2014.09.09

2nd video, clearer, of football player Ray Rice knocking out his girlfriend; TMZ was able to get the footage; NFL was ‘surprised,’ ‘wanting any pertinent footage,’ not getting any; the girlfriend has declined to press charges, just about defending Ray.

2014.09.08

Domestic Ebola cases: university case, another site; largely contained.
4th American infected w. Ebola, to be flown from Sierra Leone to Texas.

Further destruction of Iraq: growing sectarian tension, set-up: Sunni fighters prompted to battle ISIS.

EU poised to slap new sanctions against Russia.

Home Depot customer account data breach undetected longer than Target breach, looked into by Secret Service.

Kei Nishikori v. Marin Cilic: Cilic won the men’s U.S. Open title on the 3rd set.

Mystery respiratory virus among children in multiple states; over 500 admitted in one hospital (system); recently ID’d by CDC as EV-D68, the virus has cold symptoms early on, but leads to difficulty breathing/wheezing despite inhaler; see CDC website, and seek doctor upon progression of symptoms.

2014.09.07

Relatively unknowns, Nishikori (first Japanese and Asian to come this far) and Cilic advance toward finals.

Serena Williams wins sixth women’s U.S. Open title.

2014.09.04

Joan Rivers, 81, dies.

2014.09.02

ISIS releases photos of journalist Steve Sotloff execution.

2014.09.01

Pakistani govt. demands calm as violent protests lead to 3 deaths.

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