Daily News Thread 11/14

Zimbabwe coup feared as tanks seen outside Harare after top general threatens Mugabe

Tanks were deployed outside Zimbabwe's capital Harare on 14 November amid fears a coup could be underway, according to reports.
ibtimes.co.uk/zimbabwe-coup-feared-tanks-roll-into-harare-after-top-general-threatens-mugabe-1647305

US lawmakers slam ‘unauthorized’ military aid for Saudi-led coalition in Yemen

The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution which states Washington’s support for the Saudi-led coalition in the Yemen war is unauthorized. However, the resolution does not call for an immediate halt to US assistance.
rt.com/usa/409856-us-involvement-yemen-illegal/

Justice Dept weighs inquiry into Clintons and Uranium One

The US Department of Justice says it has asked prosecutors to scrutinise the Clintons' charitable foundation and a uranium deal.
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41985863

Hariri to return to Lebanon in next two days

Saad al-Hariri will return to Lebanon from Saudi Arabia within two days, he said on Tuesday, 10 days after his shock resignation as prime minister in a broadcast from Riyadh.
reuters.com/article/us-saudi-lebanon-hariri/hariri-to-return-to-lebanon-in-next-two-days-idUSKBN1DE1SN

Iran-Iraq earthquake: Rouhani vows action over collapsed buildings

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has vowed to "find the culprits" responsible for buildings collapsing in a 7.3-magnitude earthquake on Sunday.
bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41988176

Green Beret killed by SEALs after he uncovered alleged theft

Two Navy SEALs being investigated over the death of an Army Green Beret in Mali in June are accused of killing him after he discovered they had been stealing, according to a report in the Daily Beast.
kplr11.com/2017/11/14/report-green-beret-killed-by-seals-after-he-uncovered-alleged-theft/

Richest 1% have more money than poorest half of world’s population

The bottom half of adults in the world collectively own less than the richest one percent, according to a Credit Suisse report. The gap between the super-rich and the poor has significantly grown since the global crisis.
rt.com/business/409815-rich-people-wealth-poor/

FDA approves 'trackable' pill

US regulators have approved the first pill that can be digitally tracked through the body.
bbc.com/news/health-41980836

Cryogenic scientists exploit euthanasia legal loophole to freeze people before they die

A Russian cryogenics firm believes it has found a legal loophole to freeze people before they die – thereby making it easier to bring them back to life in the future.
ibtimes.co.uk/cryogenic-scientists-exploit-euthanasia-legal-loophole-freeze-people-before-they-die-1647296

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reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-lead-newyork/
counterpunch.org/2017/11/14/israel-lobby-is-slowly-being-dragged-into-the-light/
counterpunch.org/2017/11/14/why-the-anti-corruption-drive-in-saudi-arabia-is-doomed-to-fail/
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41991397
reuters.com/article/us-zimbabwe-politics/soldiers-seize-zimbabwe-state-broadcaster-anti-mugabe-coup-talk-intensifies-idUSKBN1DF025
africa-confidential.com/index.aspx?pageid=118&whoswhoid=1005
politicalcritique.org/world/eu/2017/can-diem25-become-the-first-transnational-party/
opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/diem25/not-just-another-political-party
marieclaire.com/celebrity/music/a13527003/taylor-swift-reputation-should-have-addressed/
cpr.org/news/story/speaker-duran-would-not-have-appointed-rep-lebsock-knowing-what-i-know-today
buzzfeed.com/maryanngeorgantopoulos/jann-wenner?utm_term=.vkqOVEPVq#.bsDkw3Wwy
theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/11/the-secret-correspondence-between-donald-trump-jr-and-wikileaks/545738/
miaminewtimes.com/news/bob-coy-founder-of-calvary-chapel-fort-lauderdale-accused-of-molesting-child-9827948
twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/930228239494209536
twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/930228342774816769
twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/930228511343865858
theguardian.com/business/2016/jan/18/richest-62-billionaires-wealthy-half-world-population-combined
theguardian.com/global-development/2017/jan/16/worlds-eight-richest-people-have-same-wealth-as-poorest-50
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OP/ED

Lead poisoning lurks in scores of New York neighborhoods

In some areas of New York City, children tested high for lead at double the rate in Flint – the latest finding in a Reuters investigation that has identified 3,800 such lead hotspots nationwide. Until now, many have remained hidden.
reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-lead-newyork/

Israel Lobby is Slowly Being Dragged Into the Light

counterpunch.org/2017/11/14/israel-lobby-is-slowly-being-dragged-into-the-light/

Why the Anti-Corruption Drive in Saudi Arabia is Doomed to Fail

counterpunch.org/2017/11/14/why-the-anti-corruption-drive-in-saudi-arabia-is-doomed-to-fail/

Am I the only one who wonders about the fucking asbestos

Who are the opposition to Mugabe? I just pray they aren't to his right, he's too liberal as it is.

Other ZANU-PF members believe he is subverting the constitution, that is his opposition.

MUGABE! DON'T LET THEM TAKE YOU DOWN! YOU DO YOU KING!

What has asbestos to do with it? It's probably lead paint and pipes from older houses in poor neighborhoods.

You can safely live in a house filled with asbestos, as long as it isn't exposed to air and disturbed its fibers won't get into your lungs.


Are there people here who unironically support Mugabe?

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I'm sure there's a few ☭TANKIE☭s out there that support him simply because he's an anti-imperialist.