Month: November 2023

Clean energy projects spur disputes. New MIT course trains mediators.

First Look Clean energy projects spur disputes. New MIT course trains mediators. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is offering a first-of-its-kind course that trains students to be mediators in conflicts over green energy projects. Students work directly with developers, local officials, and community members.  | View caption Hide caption | As the United States injects…

Outrage as Piers Morgan claims Netanyahu ‘shouldn’t be in charge of Gaza’

Piers Morgan has sparked outrage after he claimed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “shouldn’t be in charge of Gaza” if Hamas is defeated. The TalkTV host was sharing his views on the show Piers Morgan Uncensored when he questioned the Israeli PM’s plans to occupy Gaza after the bombing is done. The comment came…

Trump-hatted rioter sentenced for bear-spraying 8 officers on Jan. 6

WASHINGTON — A Donald Trump enthusiast who bear-sprayed officers at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was sentenced to three years in prison following a lengthy hearing Monday. Edward Rodriguez was identified by online “Sedition Hunters” who have aided in the arrests of hundreds of Capitol rioters. The sleuths called him “#SuitMacer,” because he was…

First officer to confront Elijah McClain found not guilty in manslaughter case

Aurora police officer Nathan Woodyard was acquitted by a Colorado jury Monday in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after he was put in a chokehold and given a powerful sedative. The verdict came weeks after a second officer, Randy Roedema, was convicted of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree…

To counter teen suicide, French schools turn to lessons in empathy

Compassion Europe To counter teen suicide, French schools turn to lessons in empathy | View caption Hide caption A spate of teen suicides in France has drawn fresh attention to the threat that bullies pose. How can schools build more resilient children and break the silence cloaking school harassment? Ms. Revy started suffering from anxiety…