Briefing

THE WEEK

EBOLA SPREAD TO THE U.S.

51

Number of turtles a Canadian man was found smuggling across the border into the U.S. They were hidden between his legs and strapped to his body

‘To say Iran doesn’t practice terrorism is like saying Derek Jeter never played shortstop for the New York Yankees.’

BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, Israeli Prime Minister, addressing the U.N. General Assembly

GOOD WEEK

Carl Icahn

The activist investor succeeded in his push to have eBay spin off its PayPal division

BAD WEEK

Bill Gross

The legendary bond trader was forced out of the investment firm PIMCO

‘They may take for granted the rights that they have.’

RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Supreme Court Justice, expressing concern about modern-day feminists

$160,000

Value of a diamond allegedly stolen by a former UPS employee; he later traded it for about $20 worth of marijuana

‘I wish to God you protected the White House like you are protecting your reputation here today.’

STEPHEN LYNCH, Democratic member of Congress, addressing then Secret Service Director Julie Pierson at a Sept. 30 hearing about the White House fence jumper who made it inside the President’s home; Pierson resigned the following day

‘If Amazon is not stopped, we are facing the end of literary culture in America.’

ANDREW WYLIE, literary agent, criticizing the retail giant’s tactics; Amazon has recently discouraged customers from buying books published by Hachette amid a pricing dispute

52%

Percentage decline in wildlife populations worldwide from 1970 to 2010

‘She is not an iPod nor is she a trained monkey.’

TALIB KWELI, rapper, defending Lauryn Hill from criticism of her concerts for their delayed starts and radical reinterpretations of her songs

Sources: New Republic; New York Times; Cuepoint; AP; ABC; USA Today; CNN; WWF