A.M. Links: CDC Weighs No-Fly List for Ebola Workers, Joint Chiefs Chairman ‘Confident’ ISIS Won’t Take Baghdad, Hong Kong Leader to Meet Protesters

• Amber Vinson, the
  second Dallas nurse to become infected with Ebola, was given the
  green light to board an airplane by the CDC despite the fact that
  she was running a low-grade fever at the time.
  “Vinson was not told that she could not fly,” a government
  spokesperson admitted.

• In response to the Amber Vinson fiasco, the CDC may soon have
  the names of health care workers who treat Ebola patients
  added to the government’s no-fly list.

• Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of
  Staff, told CNN, “I don’t see” ISIS gaining control of Baghdad.
  “I’m confident we can assist the Iraqis to keep Baghdad from
  falling.”

• “On Wednesday night, Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) refused
  (for a short time) to take the debate stage with former
  governor Charlie Crist (D), reportedly because Crist had a
  fan—something he often uses during public appearances—at his
  feet.”

• The California Supreme Court has
  refused to hear an appeal filed by opponents of Gov. Jerry
  Brown’s high-speed rail project.

• Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying says his government is
  
  prepared to meet with student protesters.

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