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To the outside world, the 83-year-old Mugabe has looked more conciliatory recently. Last week his ruling ZANU-PF party announced that it would compensate thousands of white farmers whose land the government began seizing seven years ago. Just days earlier, Mugabe sent a high-level team to South Africa to negotiate with Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), in meetings engineered by South African President Thabo Mbeki; the talks are meant to lay the groundwork for free and fair presidential elections next March....

Only a few kilometers upstream, the world’s richest gold mine empties its tailings directly into the murky river. Every day roughly 220,000 tons of waste gravel are discharged into the Aghawagon. The mine’s owner, a subsidiary of the giant American firm Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., insists the river’s water is safe to drink. The locals don’t believe it. They regard themselves as beaten down and exploited, and almost everyone blames both the mining firm and the faraway Jakarta government....

The 25 footprints and trackways are preserved in a layer of sandstone sandwiched between thick ancient lava flows in what is now a farm in central South Africa, according to a study published in the journal PLOS ONE. “We have five trackways in total, made by three different trackmakers,” Emese Bordy, an author of the study and associate professor of geological sciences at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, told Newsweek....

Anything beyond that is a bonus, and yet the Thunder have failed to secure a shooting guard or small forward capable of bringing those tools to the table since trading James Harden to the Rockets in 2012. Thabo Sefolosha provided elite defense and two season’s worth of decent shooting before regressing rapidly to the mean. Then came Andre Roberson, who is anemic from the perimeter despite being a dynamic wing defender capable of matching up with some of the NBA’s best 1-on-1 scorers....

A day after PETA came after Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes for sending his 275-pound, $7,000 prize-winning pig to the butcher, White Sox catcher Dioner Navarro promises his pig will not meet the same fate. MORE: MLB’s 2016 Impact Rookies | Brewers dog mascot controversy Last month, Navarro purchased a pet micro pig named Sassy for his wife as a Valentine’s Day gift, according to csnchicago.com. It wasn’t a joke gift because the cute little pig is more like a pet than food....

The speech angered Pakistani officials, already upset by a recent National Intelligence Estimate that concluded Al Qaeda has “regenerated key elements” of its ability to attack the United States in Pakistan’s tribal region of north Waziristan. “I think he is misinformed as far as this goes,” Pakistani Ambassador Mahmud Ali Durrani told NEWSWEEK. “We want to take out high-value targets whenever we can. This seems to be a favorite topic—hitting Pakistan....

From the Bush administration’s point of view, those questions are among the most perplexing–and surprising–in the final weeks of its diplomacy before war in Iraq. France has emerged to play more than just its traditional role of thorn-in-the-American-side. Over the last month, France has become the commander-in-chief of the Global Alliance against President George W. Bush, actively agitating to block the U.S. president’s best-laid plans for war. That has come as a rude awakening for the Bush administration....

By any measure, Iran deserves to near the very top of the foreign agenda. Iran has a hand in every hotspot the United States is trying to clean up: Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East. Moreover, it poses enough threats to earn priority status all on its own. During the run-up to the war in Iraq, senior U.S. officials repeatedly justified the conflict by describing what they called “the nexus” between terrorists and nuclear, chemical and biological weapons....

Albright, who was born on September 11, 1916 in Oakland, was one of the oldest people in the United States of America. She lived through 18 presidents and two world wars, and left behind a huge and loving family. KGO reported that after she passed away, that family came together to clean up her house and deal with any loose ends. One of those was her long-standing account with satellite television provider DirecTV....

For the rest of sports fandom, that usually changes on the league’s biggest early-season day — Christmas, when the NBA holds the spotlight. This year is a bit unusual, however, thanks to injuries and some spectacular flops from would-be contenders. The day will start with the Bulls and Nets at noon, a fitting opening considering the teams are a combined 19-34. In fact, four of the 10 teams that will play on Wednesday are under ....

Bills offensive leaders LeSean McCoy and Sammy Watkins said discipline among players was lacking under Ryan, who was fired Tuesday. “I think the discipline has been an issue,” McCoy said Friday, via ESPN.com. “Players just (need to take) accountability for their own actions. … I just think as players, as professionals, we need to step up and play accountable. That’s the biggest issue.” MORE: 7 candidates to replace Rex Ryan...

Hulu was criticized after Democratic groups and figures had their ads which touched on abortion rights and gun control rejected from the streaming service, which does not have to abide to the same regulatory rules as television with regards to airing political ads. The backlash over reports that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and the Democratic Governors Association had their ads rejected saw hashtags #BoycottHulu and #CancelHulu trend on social media....

Speaking at Vanity Fair’s New Establishment Summit in Los Angeles, the chief executive of ESPN’s parent company said he became involved in the decision whether to fire Hill over her Trump tweets. MORE: Hill says her tweets on Trump reflect her ‘personal belief’ Though Hill violated ESPN’s social media policies, Iger said he looked at the history of racism in America, the anger Hill and other African-Americans feel over recent race riots in Charlottesville, Va....

“We are requiring that all salaried and non-union hourly employees in the U.S. working at any of our sites be fully vaccinated,” the company said in a statement. The company decided to mandate vaccinations based on recommendations from health officials and its medical team. Disney concluded that the vaccinations would provide “the best protection against severe infection” from the coronavirus to ensure the safety of its employees. “At the Walt Disney Company, the safety and well-being of our employees during the pandemic has been and continues to be a top priority,” the company said....

What Is Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder? DMDD is a mental health diagnosis made in childhood and adolescence. It involves persistent anger, irritability, and many severe temper outbursts. While it may initially sound like something that could be a “phase,” it is much more severe and can cause significant problems for the child at home, at school, and with peers. DMDD is a newer diagnosis, first classified in the fifth edition of the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” (DSM-5), which was published in 2013....

This article discusses dissociative amnesia, as well as its causes, symptoms, and treatment. What Causes Dissociative Amnesia? The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), the handbook used by mental health professionals to diagnose and treat mental health disorders, attributes the onset of dissociative amnesia to a highly stressful or traumatic event. Examples of traumatic events can include, but are not limited to: Abuse (emotional, mental, physical, and/or sexual)Witnessing a traumatic eventSurviving a natural disasterSudden loss or deathSurviving an accident or other near-death situation...

The janitors reported the incident in May, but it wasn’t until last week that the man pulling the strings stepped forward. It wasn’t a huge surprise: Larry Ellison, the brazen CEO of Oracle perhaps known as much for his passionate hatred of Bill Gates as for his $230 billion company, owned up to at least the Dumpster diving. At a press conference at his Redwood Shores, Calif., headquarters, he said he hired D....