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2024-06-18T16:52:53Z
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Read Jeremy's investigation here:https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-granbury-isd-school-board-courtney-gore
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2024-06-24T18:21:42Z
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If you haven't had the time to read our recent investigation into #Microsoft's #cybersecurity failings, a full audio version of the story is now available for you to listen to 🎧https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-solarwinds-golden-saml-data-breach-russian-hackers
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2024-06-18T14:50:59Z
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How a Network of Nonprofits Enriches Fundraisers While Spending Almost Nothing on Its Stated Causes==ProPublica identified a group of connected #political nonprofits — with names like American Breast #Cancer Coalition and National Coalition for Disabled #Veterans — that appear to be funneling more than 90% of donations to fundraisers.#News #Politics #Nonprofit #Law #IRS #FTC https://www.propublica.org/article/political-nonprofits-fundraising-ftc-irs-527s-pacs
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2024-06-18T10:46:01Z
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Introducing ProPublica’s 527 Explorer==#Nonprofits known as 527s can raise unlimited sums for #political spending. ProPublica is releasing a new database that will allow #journalists, #researchers and others to more easily search these organizations’ finances.#News #DataJournalism #Journalism #Nonprofit #Politics https://www.propublica.org/article/search-527s-finances-pacs-database-political-spending
(DIR) Post #AjZfYbq4g53WAui2u8 by ProPublica@newsie.social
2024-07-03T20:46:36Z
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The #NYPD Commissioner Responded to Our Story That Revealed He’s Burying #Police Brutality Cases. We Fact-Check Him.==In his 5-page statement, Commissioner Edward Caban identified no inaccuracies in ProPublica's investigation but instead argued the story was unfair and that he’s “in compliance” with the guidelines. Our reporting shows otherwise.#News #Police #PoliceBrutality #CivilRights #Crime #Cops #NYC #Courts #Government https://www.propublica.org/article/fact-check-nypd-commissioner-caban-response-police-brutality-retention
(DIR) Post #AjZfYeA02yBNNI2zEu by ProPublica@newsie.social
2024-07-03T20:47:18Z
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In case you missed it, here is the ProPublica investigation the Commish was responding to:https://www.propublica.org/article/nypd-commissioner-edward-caban-police-discipline-retention-eric-adams
(DIR) Post #Ajp7BsWuARTXMs5jGq by ProPublica@newsie.social
2024-07-11T10:07:00Z
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He Was Convicted of Killing His Baby. The DA’s Office Says He’s Innocent, but That Might Not Be Enough.==When new scientific evidence casts doubt on convictions, the justice system has no easy path to freedom — even when it’s the prosecutors doing the asking.#Nashville #Tennessee #News #Crime #CriminalJustice #Courts #Law #Police #CivilRights #JunkScience #Science #Babies #TrueCrimehttps://www.propublica.org/article/nashville-conviction-review-russell-maze-shaken-baby-syndrome
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2024-07-16T17:49:57Z
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In Private Speech, J.D. Vance Said the “Devil Is Real” and Praised Alex Jones as a Truth-Teller==#Vance gave the speech to the secretive Teneo Network. The #GOP vice presidential nominee has been a member of the Leonard Leo-backed group, which seeks to cultivate #conservative influence in #business and #culture.Watch the full #video at the link below.#News #Politics #Election #election2024 #Trump #JDVance #LeonardLeo https://www.propublica.org/article/jd-vance-alex-jones-leonard-leo-teneo-maddow-video
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2024-07-31T21:25:04Z
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A new #Louisiana law goes into effect Thursday that will make it a misdemeanor for anyone, including #journalists, to be within 25 feet of a #police officer if the officer orders them back.#News #Crime #CriminalJustice #CivilRights #Protests #Journalism #PressFreedom #Government #FirstAmendment https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-police-buffer-law
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2024-08-10T10:03:24Z
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Inside Project 2025’s Secret Training Videos==“Eradicate climate change references”... Only talk to conservative media... Don’t leave a paper trail for watchdogs to discover. In a series of never-before-published videos, #Project2025 details how a second #Trump administration would operate.#News #Video #election2024 #Election #GOP #Voting #HeritageFoundation #Government #Politics https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-project-2025-secret-training-videos-trump-election
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2024-08-10T10:04:32Z
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Watch all 14 hours of the #Project2025 training videos that we obtained here:https://www.propublica.org/article/video-project-2025-presidential-training-academy-trump-election
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2024-08-15T13:29:30Z
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When Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable? When the #Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means.==Companies whose futures depend on #plastic production are trying to persuade the federal #government to allow them to put the label “recyclable” on plastic shopping bags and other items virtually guaranteed to end up in landfills and incinerators.#News #Pollution #Climate #environment #Industry #Business #Regulation #Recycling https://www.propublica.org/article/plastics-industry-redefine-recyclable-ftc-grocery-bags
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2024-08-29T14:51:39Z
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Biden #EPA Rejects #Plastics Industry’s Fuzzy Math That Misleads Customers About Recycled Content==The plastics industry uses a controversial accounting method to inflate the recycled content it advertises in products. A new EPA policy won’t allow it for any products it endorses as a “Safer Choice.”#News #Government #Plastic #Environment #Oil #Regulation #Recycling #Pollution https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-rejects-mass-balance-plastics-recycling-safer-choice
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2024-08-29T14:52:27Z
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Read more about how the plastics industry is trying to sell the mirage of recycling:https://www.propublica.org/article/delusion-advanced-chemical-plastic-recycling-pyrolysis
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2024-09-05T01:05:11Z
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Ginni Thomas, the wife of #SupremeCourt Justice Clarence Thomas, privately heaped praise on religious-rights group First Liberty Institute for fighting efforts to reform the Supreme Court — efforts sparked, in large part, by her husband’s ethical lapses.#News #Law #SCOTUS #ClarenceThomas #GinniThomas #Government #Court #Politics #Religion #Ethicshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb6yapZwtoY
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2024-09-11T16:46:48Z
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The #NYPD Is Tossing Out Hundreds of Misconduct Cases — Including Stop-and-Frisks — Without Even Looking at Them==The department has killed more than 400 cases of alleged misconduct this year that an oversight board had investigated and substantiated. It’s part of a lax attitude toward discipline under the current #police commissioner, Edward Caban, critics say.#NYC #News #Law #LawEnforcement #CivilRights #Government #EdwardCaban https://www.propublica.org/article/nypd-tossed-out-police-misconduct-discipline-cases-edward-caban
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2024-09-13T15:26:39Z
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Oregon’s Largest Natural Gas Company Said It Was Going Green. It Sells as Much Fossil Fuel as Before.—NW Natural told Oregonians it had a new source of clean energy: renewable natural gas. Industry documents obtained by ProPublica reveal how the company has, for years, perpetuated its core fossil fuel business while painting a picture of going green.#Oregon #Gas #FossilFuels #CleanEnergy #Sustainability #Climate #Environment #GreenEnergy #Renewablehttps://www.propublica.org/article/nw-natural-gas-oregon-fossil-fuel
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2024-09-17T14:47:28Z
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In an Unprecedented Move, #Ohio Is Funding the Construction of Private Religious Schools—The state is giving millions in taxpayer dollars directly to private schools to help them renovate and expand their campuses. It may be the next frontier in the push to increase the use of school vouchers, proponents say.#News #PrivateSchools #Education #Schools #SchoolVouchers #Students #Fundinghttps://www.propublica.org/article/ohio-taxpayer-money-funding-private-religious-schools
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2024-10-02T15:32:32Z
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Candi Miller would have turned 43 today.Under Georgia’s abortion ban, Candi avoided doctors, deciding to navigate an abortion alone. Her death is the second preventable abortion-related death ProPublica has found.https://propub.li/4ducj0j#News #Abortion #Georgia #AbortionBan #USNews #Pregnancy #Health #Healthcare #Government #Politics
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2024-10-02T17:27:39Z
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Candi grew up in Alabama and spent most of her adulthood in Atlanta, where she made a living braiding hair and doing nails. She had a soft spot for stray cats, nurtured a garden and was known to break into dance at the sound of old school funk like the Commodores.