PROFILE
FROM Stephanie O'Neill
Opening arguments begin in Santa Barbara oil spill trial Opening arguments began today at the Santa Barbara Courthouse, in a criminal trial against a Texas-based oil pipeline company. Plains All American Pipeline is charged with 15 criminal counts for its role in the 2015 Refugio Oil Spill.
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Terrorism and tweets, hate speech and murder Just days before an election, Britain is coping with a rash of deadly terrorism, and Prime Minister Theresa May is on the defensive. And again today, President Trump has tweeted criticism of the Mayor of London. Later, a double murder in Portland, Oregon has revealed the ugly past of a supposedly “progressive” city. One immediate question: is “hate speech” protected by the First Amendment?
Replacing Obamacare: Now you see it… now you don’t As the Senate deliberates replacing Obmacare, health coverage for millions of people is at stake. There've been no public hearings, and a draft measure won't be made public. Is the House version so unpopular that that Senate is hiding a version that looks much the same?