Daily News Thread 4/24

Gloves off in French election as Le Pen aide slams Macron

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen's top aide sharply attacked her centrist opponent Emmanuel Macron, who is favorite to beat her for the French presidency, as campaigning for the final round on May 7 got under way within hours of first round results.
reuters.com/article/us-france-election-idUSKBN17Q0MW

Alibaba’s Jack Ma predicts decades of ‘pain’ ahead

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma has warned people should prepare for decades of social upheaval and pain as the internet disrupts the global economy.
rt.com/business/385913-jack-ma-world-pain/

1 child killed, 11 more injured in classroom blast in Dagestan, Russia

At least one teenager was killed and 11 others injured in a blast in Russia's Republic of Dagestan, where an explosion at a local school was reportedly caused by a grenade brought into the building by one of the students.
rt.com/news/385940-school-blast-dagestan-russia/

Turkey's Erdogan to meet Trump at White House in mid-May

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will meet his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, at the White House in an upcoming visit in mid-May, Turkish Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Monday.
reuters.com/article/us-turkey-politics-usa-idUSKBN17Q14E

Lawyer for Philippines hit-man files complaint against Duterte at ICC

A Philippines lawyer filed a complaint at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday against President Rodrigo Duterte and senior officials, accusing them of mass murder in a nationwide anti-drugs crackdown.
reuters.com/article/us-philippines-duterte-icc-idUSKBN17Q0P1

Saudi king’s son who ‘bombed ISIS & Yemen’ named as ambassador to US

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has appointed his son, Prince Khaled bin Salman, as the country’s ambassador to the US, in a move said to point to strengthening ties to President Donald Trump.
rt.com/news/385886-saudi-ambassador-pilot-isis/

North Korean university names detained US citizen

A North Korean university has named the US citizen detained on Saturday as Kim Sang-duk, also known as Tony Kim.
bbc.com/news/world-asia-39689559

Malaria: Kenya, Ghana and Malawi get first vaccine

The world's first vaccine against malaria will be introduced in three countries - Ghana, Kenya and Malawi - starting in 2018.
bbc.com/news/health-39666132

Article 308: Jordan scraps marriage loophole for rapists

A law which protected rapists from punishment if they married their victims has been scrapped in Jordan.
bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-39692020

Mexico: surge in drug gang violence leaves 35 dead in one weekend

At least 35 people were killed over the weekend in Mexico, according to local officials, amid a widespread surge in drug gang violence that has driven murders to a level not seen since 2011.
theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/24/mexico-surge-in-drug-gang-violence-leaves-35-dead-in-one-weekend

Saudi Arabia elected to UN women's rights commission

Saudi Arabia has been elected to the UN women’s rights commission, prompting outrage from human rights groups.
independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-un-womens-right-commission-un-watch-middle-east-muslim-driving-clothes-a7698536.html

Other urls found in this thread:

theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/24/democrats-delivered-one-thing-100-days-disappointment
truthdig.com/report/item/in_the_uk_criminals_have_dramatically_decreased_carbon_footprint_20170424
daily.jstor.org/do-psychopaths-make-good-ceos/
counterpunch.org/2017/04/24/is-mad-dog-planning-to-invade-east-syria/
boingboing.net/2017/04/23/evidence-com.html
socialistworker.org/2017/04/24/crumbling-political-order-in-frances-election
newrepublic.com/article/142218/colleges-right-reject-hateful-speakers-like-ann-coulter
reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-nuclear-usa-senate-idUSKBN17Q1LR
dw.com/en/china-calls-for-restraint-as-us-carrier-group-nears-korean-waters/a-38557381
brainsize.wordpress.com/2014/05/18/iq-and-income/>>1606971
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/couple-charged-with-assault-in-shooting-melee-during-uw-speech-by-milo-yiannopoulos/
twitter.com/AnonBabble

OP/ED

The Democrats delivered one thing in the past 100 days: disappointment

The distinctive feature of these bleak times is the lack of institutional capacity on the left – the absence of a political party that swings free of Wall Street and speaks to the dire circumstances of poor and working people.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/24/democrats-delivered-one-thing-100-days-disappointment

In the U.K., Criminals Have Dramatically Decreased Their Carbon Footprint

In the campaign to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and lower the energy costs of money-making, one shady group not famous for its social and environmental concern has made a significant contribution — with the carbon footprint of crime in the UK more than halving in two decades.
truthdig.com/report/item/in_the_uk_criminals_have_dramatically_decreased_carbon_footprint_20170424

DO PSYCHOPATHS REALLY MAKE GOOD CEOS?

It’s a well-known trope: the powerful, high-earning businessman with the pathologically low levels of empathy. A study showing a high number of CEOs in Silicon Valley who could be clinically diagnosed as psychopaths, therefore, is more likely to elicit a knowing smirk than send shockwaves.
daily.jstor.org/do-psychopaths-make-good-ceos/

Is Mad Dog Planning to Invade East Syria?

The Pentagon’s plan for seizing and occupying territory in east Syria is beginning to take shape.
counterpunch.org/2017/04/24/is-mad-dog-planning-to-invade-east-syria/

Juvenile criminal defense attorneys forced to agree to Taser's terms of service to see the state's evidence

California criminal defense attorney Rick Horowitz had a juvenile client, he was shocked when the prosecutor in the case told him that to see the evidence against his client, he'd have to log in to evidence.com, run by Taser International (now rebranded as Axon).
boingboing.net/2017/04/23/evidence-com.html

A crumbling political order in France's election

FRANCE'S STORMY 2017 presidential election will continue for two more weeks after the first round of voting on Sunday made history: For the first time, neither of the mainstream center-right and center-left parties that have held power since the Second World War got their candidates into the top two spots to qualify for the May 7 runoff to decide the presidency.
socialistworker.org/2017/04/24/crumbling-political-order-in-frances-election

Why Colleges Have a Right to Reject Hateful Speakers Like Ann Coulter

newrepublic.com/article/142218/colleges-right-reject-hateful-speakers-like-ann-coulter

Daddy Jack tried to tell them but they didn't listen. I wonder if people will listen now.

Does anyone know if there is any oil in the Philippines so the U.S. can have a reason to 'take care of Duterte'?

Trump begins to "care" about this man and uses him as a reason to act preemptively when?

Ah yes, very impressive.

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lel, that's the one I wanted to post but I apparently didn't have it saved. Thanks.

Entire U.S. Senate to go to White House for North Korea briefing

Top Trump administration officials will hold a rare briefing on Wednesday at the White House for the entire U.S. Senate on the situation in North Korea, senior Senate aides said on Monday.
reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-nuclear-usa-senate-idUSKBN17Q1LR

Tasers: part of the Internet of Things

Reps of the UNSC is also visiting the WH today

North Korea was a topic

China calls for restraint as US carrier group nears Korean waters

dw.com/en/china-calls-for-restraint-as-us-carrier-group-nears-korean-waters/a-38557381