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October 19, 2012 | | FRIENDLY SKIES According to a document released in a new lawsuit, Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries requires the ‘clean shaven males' who work on his company's corporate plane to wear polo shirts, boxer briefs, and flip-flops. And they must always say "no problem" rather than "sure," the leaked manual reportedly states. Meanwhile, the company’s stock has been sliding for the past year. The Daily Beast’s Daniel Gross on the distracting perks of flying high. SYRIA SPILLOVER The Syrian war appears to have crept across Lebanon’s border with a massive blast in Beirut on Friday that killed Lebanese security chief Wissam al-Hassan, a key Assad opponent. The Daily Beast’s Mike Giglio reports on the implications. RECOVERING Having come out of a coma yesterday, Malala Yousafzai is “not out of the woods,” doctors told Reuters on Friday. The 14-year-old is able to communicate through writing and appears to have maintained memory recall, and she stood up for the first time since she was shot in the head by the Taliban last week and then flown to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in England for treatment. The hospital’s medical director said she is not talking yet because she’s still recovering from a procedure that allowed her to breathe through a tube in her neck. DIRE? Fidel Castro has reportedly suffered a massive stroke and is struggling to speak and eat, a Venezuelan doctor said Friday.
Dr. José Marquina, who has previously claimed to have direct ties to Castro, said the 86-year-old former Cuban leader “recognizes absolutely no one” and is being cared for at his home in Havana. His family is fighting to keep him alive but are remaining mum on the state of his health. Rumors that Castro is near death’s door have been circulating recently in the media and in social networks. He left office in 2006 due to life-threatening intestinal issues, handing over leadership to his younger brother, Raul. War Tech Officials said on Friday that the CIA is asking the White House for a significant expansion to its fleet of armed drones. If approved, the increase could add up to 10 drones to a force currently numbered at 30 to 35 and would enhance the ability of the CIA to carry out lethal strikes in the Middle East. The move, needless to say, is eliciting concerns that the CIA is moving away from its roots in intelligence toward a more paramilitary identity. Murdoch Prodigy
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