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Interstate highway 45 is submerged from the effects of Hurricane Harvey.

Mexican officials ignore Trump’s disparaging tweets and reach out a hand to Texas

Global Politics

Hours after a tweet from President Donald Trump insisting Mexicans pay for a border wall, Mexican officials offered aid to Harvey victims in the United States.

Benny Handoko discusses his Twitter defamation case with Susy Rizky, one of his supporters, after a defense hearing.

It was just a tweet, but this former construction worker might go to jail for it

Conflict & Justice

Is Lying on Twitter During an Emergency the Same as Yelling ‘Fire’ in a Crowded Movie Theater?

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It was a case of crime and punishment in the digital age when Cincinnati-based mechanical engineer Mark Miller took to Twitter with a series of politically heated missives about a local municipal project. Upset that the city of Cincinnati, Ohio would be spending money on a new streetcar, Miller sent tweet after tweet about how […]

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