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After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
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December 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Fighting for Breath: The FDA’s Lax Generic Drug Rules Put Her Life at Risk
Lung transplant patient Hannah Goetz’s life depended on the generic version of the critical drug tacrolimus. It was supposed to be equivalent to the brand-name medication — but the FDA doesn’t always ...
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December 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 1: The Business of Care
Welcome to Albany, Georgia, where one hospital dominates the political and economic landscape. The story of Phoebe Putney Memorial is the story of American health care.
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December 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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How Trump Has Exploited Pardons and Clemency to Reward Allies and Supporters
The president’s second term has brought a flood of clemency for allies and donors — as well as felons, like him, who were convicted of financial wrongdoing.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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GOP Senators Give Themselves Chance For Payday Over Jan. 6 Phone Subpoenas
The legislation gives senators a chance to sue for $500,000 in damages if their phone records were obtained by the FBI.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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The tax man cometh: Looking at the IRS’ decision to ditch its Direct File system | Read full article at san.com/cc/the-tax-m...
The tax man cometh: Looking at the IRS' decision to ditch its Direct File system
The IRS announced its free tax filing service is no longer available. While not perfect, experts say it was a step in the right direction.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, internal documents show - The Economic Times
Internal Meta documents reveal the company projected earning billions from scam ads, failing for years to stop fraudulent schemes targeting users. Despite internal warnings and a high volume of
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November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Inventor creates solar backpack that transforms into bed and generator for homeless
Zac Clark's journey began as a freshman at the University of San Francisco, right when the world was transitioning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He found himself moving from his dormitory into the Ten
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November 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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NYC's first free food vending machine brings fresh meals to those in need!
For many of us, vending machines have long been a familiar sight on college campuses, in waiting rooms, and workplace lounges, offering quick snacks like chocolate bars and sodas. However, a wonderful
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November 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Immigration Agents Have Held More Than 170 Americans Against Their Will
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November 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say the...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Tech Billionaire Marc Andreessen Bet Big on Trump. It’s Paying Off for Silicon Valley.
The Trump administration’s gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been good for venture capitalists like Andreessen, who previously accused the agency of “terrorizing” fintech startup...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules
Planned changes to Social Security’s disability program could leave hundreds of thousands of older blue-collar workers ineligible for aid. These changes would fall disproportionately on some of Presid...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Volusia County FL canceled all approved Arts grants and the grant program because two theaters rented their space to a Pride event and a Rocky Horror Drag Queen show. These grants have been a lifeline to the arts in or area. Please consider donating.

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Donate to Volusia Arts Lifeline, organized by Sands Theater Center Inc (DBA - Athens Theatre)
When public funding falls silent, the people can speak louder. … Sands Theater Center Inc (DBA - Athens Theatre) needs your support for Volusia Arts Lifeline
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October 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Arduous and Unequal: The Fight to Get FEMA Housing Assistance After Helene
An analysis by ProPublica and The Assembly of the more rural counties in North Carolina hardest hit by Helene shows that the households that got the most aid tended to have the highest incomes.
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September 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Ossoff Report Details ICE Abuse of Pregnant Women and Children
A Senate investigation documents 510 human rights violations, including miscarriages, child neglect, and sexual assaults in ICE custody.
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August 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Baltimore Mayor Scott response on Trump: I think it's very notable that each and every one of the cities called out by the President has a black mayor, and most of those cities are seeing historic lows in violent crime…
August 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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Deficits reduced under which Presidents?
August 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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August 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia
A previously unreported order by Elon Musk to cut satellite communications over a portion of Ukraine disrupted a counteroffensive by Kyiv in the autumn of 2022. Reuters investigated the billionaire's order and its implications for countries increasingly reliant on his Starlink internet service.
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July 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM