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Agree to disagree: Why we fear conflict and what to do about it https://theconversation.com/agree-to-disagree-why-we-fear-conflict-and-what-to-do-about-it-267576

Agree to disagree: Why we fear conflict and what to do about it
When every difference of opinion risks being framed as offensive, space for genuine communication and learning disappears.

What did countries agree to at COP30? #environment

What did countries agree to at COP30?
The COP30 climate summit has drawn to a close after two weeks in the Amazonian city of Belem where protests, street marches and even a fire caused unexpected moments of drama.

Airbus, Leonardo, and Thales agree to a deal to combine their space businesses, promising "significant synergies" in a bid to build a European SpaceX competitor (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/a490b870-66b0-4745-be21-23f42057462d

You’ll be spoiled for choice among aged sweet and spicy pecorino cheeses, cheeses obtained with a mixture of sheep and cow’s milk, provolette, creams, fresh and salted ricotta, to acquire and carry straight on your tables or to take as a tasty gift for your friends.

The Trump administration has vowed to crack down on what it calls hate speech. It has labeled antifa, a loosely organized anti-fascist group, a terrorist organization.
And it has sought to punish figures such as TV host Jimmy Kimmel for statements perceived critical of conservative activists.
What the First Amendment makes clear is that it does not just protect the rights of speakers who say things with which Americans agree.
Or, as the Supreme Court said in a separate deci…

How the First Amendment protects Americans’ speech − and how it does not
Free speech is not absolute, nor does the Constitution protect only speech Americans like.

Billionaire Larry Ellison,
the largest shareholder of Paramount,
often speaks to connections at the White House but, in at least one of the calls,
engaged in a dialogue about possibly firing CNN hosts whom Donald Trump is said to loathe, including Erin Burnett and Brianna Keilar.
Senior White House officials have discussed internally their preference for Paramount Skydance to acquire Warner Bros Discovery in recent weeks,
and one official has discussed potentia…

All new roads lead to increased deforestation in Ecuador’s Indigenous territory https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/all-new-roads-lead-to-increased-deforestation-in-ecuadors-indigenous-territory/

All new roads lead to increased deforestation in Ecuador’s Indigenous territory
Between March and May 2025, at least eight children from the Achuar Indigenous community died of leptospirosis in the southern Ecuadorian Amazon. The disease is preventable with access to safe drinking water and timely treatment. But these two conditions are absent in Taisha, one of the poorest five cantons in Ecuador and the one with […]

Meta introduces Omnilingual Automatic Speech Recognition, a suite of AI models providing automatic speech recognition capabilities for more than 1,600 languages (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat)
https://venturebeat.com/ai/meta-returns-to-open-source-ai…

Standing atop a seven-ton military truck with his wife, Vance watched the largest Marine exercise in a decade on Oct. 18,
featuring F-18 and F-35 flyovers,
parachute landings,
Navy Seals swimming ashore,
offshore destroyers and amphibious ships,
simulated village explosions,
and MH-60 helicopters dropping additional Seals over the water.
-- all to distract attention from the massive "No Kings" protests happening all across the country.

Highway shuts down as Marines’ show sparks clash with Newsom
The Marines said in an earlier statement that the event would take place "on approved training ranges and comport with established safety protocols."

Standing atop a seven-ton military truck with his wife, Vance watched the largest Marine exercise in a decade on Oct. 18,
featuring F-18 and F-35 flyovers,
parachute landings,
Navy Seals swimming ashore,
offshore destroyers and amphibious ships,
simulated village explosions,
and MH-60 helicopters dropping additional Seals over the water.
-- all to distract attention from the massive "No Kings" protests happening all across the country.

Highway shuts down as Marines’ show sparks clash with Newsom
The Marines said in an earlier statement that the event would take place "on approved training ranges and comport with established safety protocols."