12/24/21 CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments The University of Texas at El Paso will enhance the capacity of the regional and national cybersecurity workforce, thanks to a renewed commitment from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). UTEP’s CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) program, designed to prepare Read More >

12/24/21 ARGUMENT: HYBRID DOMESTIC EXTREMISTS Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments Cynthia Miller-Idriss and Brian Hughes, writing in Lawfare, note the emergence of an intriguing phenomenon – the convergence of far right and far left extremists and the breakdown of old ideological walls. read more

12/23/21 NUCLEAR POWER Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments Belgium’s government on Thursday said it would shut all of the country’s nuclear power plants over the next three years. However, as part of a compromise, the country will continue to invest in future technologies that could see smaller plants opened up. read more

12/24/21 WATER SECURITY Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments Marquette University has received a two-year, $3.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense for an interdisciplinary program, “Novel Technologies to Mitigate Water Contamination for Resilient Infrastructure,” to develop novel, sustainable technologies to protect the environment and to provide clean drinking water. read more

Defense attorneys had told jurors Potter meant to use her TASER when she fired her handgun once into Wright’s chest, and that her mistake was not a crime

HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minnesota – The jury in the trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter found Potter to be guilty in both first-degree and second-degree manslaughter. A second-degree manslaughter charge alleges that Potter’s “culpable negligence” created “unreasonable risk, and consciously takes chances of causing death or great bodily harm to another.” First-degree manslaughter means that Potter improperly Read More >

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma — The Oklahoma Police Department released body-camera footage of an officer-involved shooting that happened on December 8, 2021. Police said Officer Andrew Ash responded to a disturbance call at an apartment complex in the 6300 block of NW 63rd Street just after 8 p.m. Upon arrival, police said Officer Ash came into Read More >

The officer was taken to the hospital with a fractured ankle

One of the officers drew his weapon after being bitten on the head by an irate passenger

12/22/21 CHINA WATCH Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments Military flyovers from China and tough talk in Washington have made a possible conflict over Taiwan feel more real over the past month. That is true for Chen Yi-guang, a retired finance professional. The Taipei dweller and his family have casually deliberated overstocking on food and water. Read More >