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Lawmakers Call for Immediate Action at Chicago Shelter Housing Afghan Children
After ProPublica’s report that Afghan children at a Chicago shelter were hurting themselves, Sen. Dick Durbin asked federal officials to investigate. In the meantime, Heartland Alliance, the facility’s operator, has added new interpreters in its shelters.

Judge Says NYPD Illegally Withheld Footage in Police Shootings
A New York state judge said the New York Police Department was operating in “bad faith” when it denied requests to release body-worn camera footage from the killing of Kawaski Trawick.

Former Kentucky Secretary of State Faces Ethics Charges
Alison Lundergan Grimes, a onetime Democratic rising star and subject of a ProPublica series, is accused of using state resources for her political advantage.

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