Lightroom 5.3 Mac won't import anything

I recently upgraded from Lightroom 4.x to 5.3, and I am now unable to import any new images. The import dialog allows me to select files, but once I press the import button (and this includes using "Add", "Copy", and "Copy as DNG"), nothing happens. I've left it 'transferring' overnight — nothing. I eventually cancel and a box pops up that says "No photos or videos were found to import.
I feel like I've scoured the entirety of these forums, but I've found no solution that works. I sat on hold with Adobe's nearly impossible-to-find tech support phone number for two and a half hours tonight before hanging up. No one ever got on the phone with me. Anyway. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling LR5 and working with a fresh catalog. No luck. I even deleted all the preference files and everything. Nothing. I'm about to be in a real bind if I can't import new work soon. Any suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly Tony.
I'm shooting a Nikon D800, but I've also tried importing numerous different file types. It ranges from RAW files from the D800 to photos shot with an iPhone 5s, and even TIFs from a Nikon Coolscan 8000. I'm importing nothing different than before. Also, I should note that often, only a handful of thumbnails for the images in the to-be-imported folder appear.
One other discovery I've made — which may point to this being a problem with OS X Mavericks and not so much Lightroom — I logged into another fresh admin account on the computer and launched LR to test if it would import any photos into a fresh catalog. It seemed to work without a hitch.
I'm attaching a screenshot of the import dialog. This is a fresh catalog. And I cleared recent paths to no avail.
FWIW, I've scheduled an appointment at the Apple Genius Bar tomorrow afternoon to see if they might help remedy this an a couple of other minor issues. Thank goodness for Applecare.
Thanks Tony.

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