Republicans are turning to murder to silence disagreement with their views.

*Norfolk Southern [Railroad] Spent $1.9 Million in Washington as Congress Weakened Rail Safety Bill.*

*Revealed: WHO aspartame safety panel linked to alleged Coca-Cola front group.*

*Guideline on Diet Coke ingredient by consultants tied to industry is "obvious conflict of interest" and "not credible".*

If aspartame has a very low probability of causing cancer, that may not make much practical difference. I would not automatically presume it does. But I don't have the expertise to judge the question.

Allowing the beverage industry a role in judging it is definitely wrong.

*Charge us with contempt too, say 40 people, if climate activist prosecuted [for carrying signs suggesting jury nullification].*

Ecuadorians voted to end oil extraction in the Yasuni national park.

This decision has been a political battle for a long time. President Correa asked the rich countries to pay Ecuador to keep that territory unexploited, saying that a poor country like Ecuador should not have bear the whole of the sacrifice of not selling that oil.