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Oct 16 2017

Guests make their way around Mar-a-Lago in West Palm Beach, Florida, in a photo dated Jan. 22, 2014.

The White House says it doesn’t keep a list of Mar-a-Lago visitors. Experts and visitors are skeptical.

By Leora Smith and Derek Kravitz, ProPublica | Federal Government, ProPublica

Seven members and guests of Mar-a-Lago say the U.S. Secret Service checks names of visitors. Access to the president can be bought for $200,000 a year through a membership. This money flows into the Trump Organization, enriching the president.

By Leora Smith and Derek Kravitz, ProPublica | October 16, 2017 4:37 pm

Sep 17 2017

BuTrans is a skin patch that delivers buprenorphine. The drug treats opioid addiction and pain.

Amid opioid crisis, insurers restrict pricey, less addictive painkillers

By Katie Thomas, The New York Times and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica | Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Health, ProPublica

Drug companies and doctors have been accused of fueling the opioid crisis, but some question whether insurers have played a role, too.

By Katie Thomas, The New York Times and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica | September 17, 2017 7:28 pm

Sep 03 2017

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions attends the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund's 29th annual Candlelight Vigil on the Mall in Washington, D.C., on May 13, 2017.

How Jeff Sessions misrepresented the Trump administration’s expansion of military supplies for police

By Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica | Federal Government, ProPublica, Public Safety

The attorney general mischaracterized Obama-era restrictions while citing a study that actually says new computers reduce crime more than heavy weapons do.

By Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica | September 3, 2017 4:46 pm

Aug 20 2017

Police form a line near Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, Virginia, amid Unite the Right protesters and counterprotesters on Aug. 12, 2017.

Can police prevent the next Charlottesville?

By Robert Faturechi, ProPublica | ProPublica, Public Safety

“We saw it coming,” said a Virginia officer, but they couldn’t stop it. Still, law enforcement experts say measures can be taken — even when protesters are armed.

By Robert Faturechi, ProPublica | August 20, 2017 6:00 am

May 16 2017

Sam Clovis speaks at a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, on Jan. 19, 2016.

Trump’s expected pick for top USDA scientist is not a scientist

By Jessica Huseman, ProPublica | Environment, Federal Government, Nation & World, ProPublica, Science & Tech

Sam Clovis is likely to be named undersecretary of the USDA department that manages research on everything from climate change to nutrition.

By Jessica Huseman, ProPublica | May 16, 2017 2:50 pm

May 14 2017

Photographs of Lauren and Larry in the Bloomstein's home in New Jersey.

Focus on infants during childbirth leaves U.S. moms in danger

By Nina Martin, ProPublica and Renee Montagne, NPR | Family, Health, Nation & World, National News, NPR News, ProPublica

The U.S. has the worst rate of maternal deaths in the developed world: Sixty percent of the 700 to 900 deaths each year are preventable, including that of neonatal nurse Lauren Bloomstein.

By Nina Martin, ProPublica and Renee Montagne, NPR | May 14, 2017 9:39 pm

Jul 12 2016

ISIS via WhatsApp: ‘Blow Yourself Up, O Lion’

By Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica | ProPublica

A trove of communications from ISIS plots and activity in Europe reveals a mix of direct control and improvisation and shows the crucial importance of encrypted messaging tools. “Detonate your belt in the crowds,” one message declared.

By Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica | July 12, 2016 5:45 pm

May 28 2016

Oxycodone 30 mg. (Creative Commons photo by Patrick Ireland)

As Opioid Epidemic Continues, Steps to Curb It Multiply

By Charles Ornstein, ProPublica | Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Health, ProPublica

The overdose death toll from opioids, both prescription drugs and heroin, has almost quadrupled since 1999. In 2014 alone, 28,000 people died of opioid overdoses, more than half from prescription drugs.

By Charles Ornstein, ProPublica | May 28, 2016 7:03 am

May 22 2016

President Obama delivers a speech at the Grand Theater of Havana in Cuba on Tuesday. Obama said he came to Cuba to "bury the last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas." Desmond Boylan/AP

Study Calls On Obama to Withdraw Legal Memo That Allows Faith-based Charities to Discriminate

By Sarah Smith, ProPublica | Federal Government, ProPublica

Now, as Obama prepares to leave office, a group of prominent constitutional lawyers is calling on the Obama White House to revoke the legal memo, which they argue has been used by religious groups to refuse to provide services, including emergency contraception for human trafficking victims, that conflict with their beliefs.

By Sarah Smith, ProPublica | May 22, 2016 6:28 pm

Apr 23 2016

Trial and Error: Report Says Prosecutors Rarely Pay Price for Mistakes and Misconduct

By Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica | Crime & Courts, ProPublica

The Innocence Project released a report Tuesday alleging that prosecutors across the country are almost never punished when they withhold evidence or commit other forms of misconduct that land innocent people in prison.

By Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica | April 23, 2016 10:20 pm

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The White House says it doesn’t keep a list of Mar-a-Lago visitors. Experts and visitors are skeptical.

Amid opioid crisis, insurers restrict pricey, less addictive painkillers

How Jeff Sessions misrepresented the Trump administration’s expansion of military supplies for police

Can police prevent the next Charlottesville?

Trump’s expected pick for top USDA scientist is not a scientist

Focus on infants during childbirth leaves U.S. moms in danger

ISIS via WhatsApp: ‘Blow Yourself Up, O Lion’

As Opioid Epidemic Continues, Steps to Curb It Multiply

Study Calls On Obama to Withdraw Legal Memo That Allows Faith-based Charities to Discriminate

Trial and Error: Report Says Prosecutors Rarely Pay Price for Mistakes and Misconduct

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