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Day: December 10, 2019

Free counter terror training offered to public
Featured, United Kingdom

Free counter terror training offered to public

    Free counter terrorism training is being made available to the public to teach them how to react to a major incident. The training, which was devised by counter terrorism officers and security experts, was previously only available to staff working in crowded areas. But Counter Terrorism Policing has now opened the training modules to people who want to become so-called "CT Citizens", so they can spot the signs of suspicious behaviour. The National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) said the London Bridge terror attack on November 29 was a "stark reminder" of the "ongoing threat and the need for vigilance". However, the NPCC said the decision to open the training to the public was not made in response to the attack, which left two people dead. The online training, whi...
It is possible to convert a Trump supporter
America, Featured

It is possible to convert a Trump supporter

    A lot of people on the left will tell you that Trump supporters are stuck in their ways, and unwilling to talk to the other side. They’ll tell you the country is too divided for open-minded discussion. They’ll tell you that support among the president’s die-hard fans has remained consistent, irrespective of his policies and politics. There is some truth to that but I happen to know that it is possible to convert a Trump supporter. I know this because I helped convert one. My friend Vinny and I met in 2011, when we were culinary students together in New York City. We have a long history of political conversations. “I voted Obama two terms, and Obama was the first president that I was legally able to vote for,” he told me, not so long ago. His support for Obama was ...