Given the current divorce rate of nearly 50 percent, that amounts to millions of cases in the United States every year — a virtual epidemic of failed conversation.
It has led to what is in effect a form of " absolutism" , one which believes that if you simply assert your view loud enough and long enough, you will get your way in the end.
The first story we're explaining this Thursday involves lawsuits that could lead to changes in the U.S. real estate industry and it's significant because that industry is very important to the U.S. economy.
On the other hand, there are fears that lagoons might harm both fish and birds, for example by disturbing migration patterns, and causing a build-up of silt, affecting local ecosystems.