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Stephen Baldwin, the youngest of the four acting Baldwin brothers, lost his lawsuit against Kevin Costner in which he alleged Costner had cheated him out of millions by encouraging him to prematurely sell his shares in a company that made a fortune selling oil cleanup equipment after the BP oil spill. The jury only deliberated for 2 hours before they cleared Costner.

The boyfriend of a woman who was killed by her brothers seven years ago in honor killing has also been shot dead, allegedly by the woman’s father. Güldünya Tören’s brothers... killed their sister in an attempt to “cleanse their family honor" in Istanbul in 2004... Tören's brothers then attempted to kill her. She escaped her brothers’ first murder attempt, but was later shot dead by her brothers at a hospital where she was receiving treatment. ... In her testimony delivered to police at the hospital, Güldünya said her brothers had tried to kill her, but added that she would not...

Last night, I get home from work and my nanny greets me with very disturbing news. It probably didn’t make the AP or New York Times wires, and I question the national importance of the event, but at least for my immediate environment, it was major news. It seems J. my 2 year old boy was out playing with his friend — another 2 year old boy (let’s call him “Bill”) from the neighborhood. J and Bill are best friends, if pre-language kids can be said to have best friends. They have a standing play date nearly every day, and...

Conflicts inside and outside the workplace aren't new, but there is an effort in Madison to use forgiveness to build harmony in the business environment. Madison's International Forgiveness Institute, a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1994, was established as an outgrowth of the social science research done at UW-Madison by Robert Enright and his colleagues. He is vice president of IFI, 1127 University Ave., and he also is a professor in the department of educational psychology at UW-Madison. IFI is expanding its focus to promote the concept of forgiveness in the workplace."The forgiveness business model evolved slowly, with original ideas...