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The Supreme Court Has Adopted a Conduct Code, but Who Will Enforce It?

November 14, 2023

This article was originally published on Propublica.org. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: Friends of the Court: SCOTUS Justices’ Beneficial Relationships With Billionaire Donors Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ decadeslong friendship with real estate tycoon Harlan Crow […]

Republican Controlled States Are Leading the Race To Make Money From Recycling

March 2, 2023

As states with Democratic-controlled legislatures focus on recycling plastic waste, states where members of the Republican Party control the legislature are benefiting financially from the output of a high-temperature plastic melting process, according to the online newsletter PoliticoPro.   California and New York are among the states which have recently passed new laws which increase recycling […]

How to Understand COVID-19 Numbers

August 6, 2020

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. It’s the middle of the summer, and the coronavirus has not gone away. When the pandemic first began, some had hoped that there’d be a lull during the summer, with the heat […]

Medical Staffing Companies Cut Doctors’ Pay While Spending Millions on Political Ads

April 23, 2020

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Private equity-backed medical staffing companies that have cut doctors’ pay are continuing to spend millions on political ads, according to Federal Communications Commission disclosures. The ads amount to $2.2 million since Health […]

There’s Been a Spike in People Dying at Home in Several Cities. That Suggests Coronavirus Deaths Are Higher Than Reported.

April 16, 2020

“Bring out your dead” by VideoVik is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. In recent weeks, residents outside Boston have died at home much more often than usual. In Detroit, authorities are responding […]

At Least 19 Children at a Chicago Shelter for Immigrant Detainees Have Tested Positive for COVID-19

April 15, 2020

ProPublica Illinois is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. Sign up for The ProPublica Illinois newsletter for weekly updates. At least 19 children and two employees at a Chicago shelter for immigrant youth have tested positive for COVID-19 in recent days, in what appears to be the largest outbreak of […]

In a 10-Day Span, ICE Flew This Detainee Across the Country — Nine Times

March 31, 2020

This article was originally published in ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Less than two weeks ago, the Trump administration urged Americans to avoid nonessential travel to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Major airlines slashed their routes. All the while, Sirous Asgari took nine different flights around the country. None of […]

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