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September 5, 2019 at 10:11 AM

How Amazon hooked America on fast delivery while avoiding responsibility for crashes

A deadly race The Big Story thu. Sep 5, 2019 How Amazon Hooked America On Fast Delivery While Avoiding Responsibility for Crashes Our investigation found Amazon escapes responsibility for its role in deaths and serious injuries even though the c…

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August 27, 2019 at 11:38 AM

One campus. Seven professors facing harassment accusations. Few consequences.

Campus complicity The Big Story Tue. Aug 27, 2019 One Campus. Seven Professors Facing Harassment Accusations. Few Consequences. We found several sexual harassment allegations against University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign faculty that haven…

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August 26, 2019 at 11:07 AM

When transgender travelers walk into scanners, invasive searches sometimes wait on the other side

Some travelers say they've been pressured to expose their genitals during TSA searches. The Big Story mon. Aug 26, 2019 When Transgender Travelers Walk Into Scanners, Invasive Searches Sometimes Wait on the Other Side Transgender and gender nonc…

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August 23, 2019 at 11:10 AM

In men, it's Parkinson's. In women, it's hysteria.

A problematic diagnosis. The Big Story fri. Aug 23, 2019 In Men, It’s Parkinson’s. In Women, It’s Hysteria. Neurologist Laura Boylan suffered from tremors and loss of balance that she attributed to a cyst in her brain. Why didn’t her doctors bel…

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August 22, 2019 at 9:27 AM

How Amazon and Silicon Valley seduced the Pentagon

The inside story. The Big Story thu. Aug 22, 2019 At the Department of Defense, Silicon Valley's culture has triggered internal clashes and a tortured process that has combined the hype of tech with the ethical morass of the Washington industry-governm…

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August 16, 2019 at 3:15 PM

A Border Patrol agent's hateful career and the crime that finally ended it

He'd been investigated for years before he used his truck to assault a fleeing migrant. The Big Story Fri. Aug 16, 2019 “Dirtbag,” “Savages,” “Subhuman”: A Border Agent’s Hateful Career and the Crime That Finally Ended It Border Patrol agent Ma…

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August 15, 2019 at 10:07 AM

Welcome to the Greenbrier, the governor-owned luxury resort filled with conflicts of interest

How "Big Jim" became West Virginia's little Trump. The Big Story THU. Aug 15, 2019 The Greenbrier resort has been at the heart of West Virginia’s political power for decades, and Gov. Jim Justice’s ownership of the historic hotel has created a maze of c…

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August 8, 2019 at 12:39 PM

The safety crisis at Koch Industries' Georgia-Pacific

Rising profits, rising injuries The Big Story Thu. Aug 8, 2019 Rising Profits, Rising Injuries: The Safety Crisis at Koch Industries’ Georgia-Pacific Five years ago, the paper and pulp company realized it needed to tackle a soaring injury rate.…

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August 5, 2019 at 3:22 PM

Iran has hundreds of naval mines. U.S. Navy minesweepers find old dishwashers and car parts.

Sailors say the ships are too old and broken to do their job. The Big Story Mon. Aug 5, 2019 Iran Has Hundreds of Naval Mines. U.S. Navy Minesweepers Find Old Dishwashers and Car Parts. As tensions heat up in the Persian Gulf, the Navy’s minesw…

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July 29, 2019 at 10:01 PM

Parents are giving up custody of their kids to get need-based college financial aid

“They are taking away opportunities from families that really need it.” The Big Story Mon. Jul 29, 2019 Parents Are Giving Up Custody of Their Kids to Get Need-Based College Financial Aid First, parents turn over guardianship of their teenagers…

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July 26, 2019 at 12:43 PM

How fundraisers convinced conservatives to donate $10 million

Then kept almost all of it. The Big Story Fri. Jul 26, 2019 A PAC called the Conservative Majority Fund raised nearly $10 million since 2012 by telling donors it would: Get Obama removed from the 2012 ballot. Help check voter rolls for fraud. Lead an …

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July 19, 2019 at 12:13 PM

Health insurers make it easy for scammers to steal millions

Who pays? You. The Big Story Thu. Jul 18, 2019 Reporter Marshall Allen has been investigating the confounding way we pay for healthcare for over a year. Today, we published his latest piece, Health Insurers Make It Easy for Scammers to Steal Millions. …

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July 18, 2019 at 3:44 PM

The village where every cop has been convicted of domestic abuse

Dozens of convicted criminals have been hired as cops in Alaska communities. The Big Story Thu. Jul 18, 2019 In one Alaska community, where priests and church volunteers sexually abused a generation of children in the '60s and '70s, and the 2017 death…

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July 15, 2019 at 12:22 PM

Why are so many black families losing their land?

The worst problem you've never heard of. The Big Story Mon. Jul 15, 2019 Their Family Bought Land One Generation After Slavery. The Reels Brothers Spent Eight Years in Jail for Refusing to Leave It. Why are so many black families losing their l…

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July 9, 2019 at 4:25 AM

Our journalists stick with the stories

No matter how long they take Friend ― Investigative journalism ― the kind ProPublica is known for ― becomes rarer with each passing year. Expensive and time consuming, it’s often the first thing cut from a newsroom budget, but it’s more important than ever. …

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July 6, 2019 at 4:23 AM

The effect of good reporting

Our mission: to spur change Friend ― ProPublica’s mission is to spur reform through investigative journalism.   We get a lot of questions about what this means, so we thought we’d give you some recent examples. Last year, we reported on the case of Fred Stee…

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July 3, 2019 at 11:40 AM

Electronic incarceration

How electronic monitoring drives defendants into debt The Big Story wed. Jul 3, 2019 Welcome to those of you who are new to this newsletter, and welcome back to the rest of you. While our story this week on the secret Border Patrol Facebook group wher…

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July 3, 2019 at 4:20 AM

What you get from ProPublica

Facts, for one thing Friend ― Thanks for your interest in ProPublica. In case you’re new to us, we’d like to tell you a little bit about ourselves. We’re a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom of investigative journalists. We’re based in New York City and we also…

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June 30, 2019 at 4:19 AM

Confirmed: ProPublica’s Big Story

Thanks for signing up Welcome to the Big Story Hi there, Thanks for signing up for The Big Story email. Whenever we publish a — you guessed it — big story, we’ll send you an email. This can happen whenever news breaks, but you can expect it about onc…

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