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Afraid to Seek Care Amid Georgia’s Abortion Ban, She Stayed at Home and Died
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Candi Miller’s family said she didn't visit a doctor “due to the current legislation on pregnancies and abortions.” Maternal health experts deemed her death preventable and blamed Georgia’s abortion ban.
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by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/kavitha-surana">Kavitha Surana</a>, <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-09-18EDT06:00">Sept. 18, 6 a.m. EDT</time>
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Abortion Bans Have Delayed Emergency Medical Care. In Georgia, Experts Say This Mother’s Death Was Preventable.
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At least two women in Georgia died after they couldn’t access legal abortions and timely medical care in their state, ProPublica has found. This is one of their stories.
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by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/kavitha-surana">Kavitha Surana</a>, <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-09-16EDT05:00">Sept. 16, 5 a.m. EDT</time>
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Emails Reveal How Walz Struggled to Deal With Unrest, Reach Consensus With Critics After Police Killings
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Spring 2021 saw escalating tensions in Minnesota: Police had killed Daunte Wright less than a year after George Floyd. Caught between the demands of Black organizers and Republican lawmakers, Tim Walz struggled to chart a course for police reform.
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by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/jessica-lussenhop">Jessica Lussenhop</a>, ProPublica, and <span class="name">Michelle Griffith</span>, <span class="name">Madison McVan</span> and <span class="name">Deena Winter</span>, <a href="https://minnesotareformer.com/">Minnesota Reformer</a>, <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-09-19EDT06:00">Sept. 19, 6 a.m. EDT</time>
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EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals. A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against.
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Three reports issued by the agency’s inspector general detailed personal attacks suffered by the scientists — including being called “stupid,” “piranhas” and “pot-stirrers” — and called on the EPA to take “appropriate corrective action” in response.
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by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/sharon-lerner">Sharon Lerner</a>, <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-09-18EDT13:35">Sept. 18, 1:35 p.m. EDT</time>
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A massive trove of tax information obtained by ProPublica, covering thousands of America’s wealthiest individuals, reveals what’s inside the billionaires’ bag of tricks for minimizing their personal tax bills — sometimes to nothing.
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<a class="story-card__series" href="https://www.propublica.org/series/the-secret-irs-files">The Secret IRS Files</a>
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<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-irs-audit-chicago-hotel-taxes">
IRS Audit of Trump Could Cost Former President More Than $100 Million
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The tax agency concluded in its long-running investigation that Trump effectively claimed the same massive write-off twice on his failed Chicago tower.
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by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/paul-kiel">Paul Kiel</a>, ProPublica, and <span class="name">Russ Buettner</span>, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/">The New York Times</a>, <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-05-11EDT10:00">May 11, 10 a.m. EDT</time>
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“A Real Overhaul Is Long Overdue”: Lawmaker Calls On State Leaders to Reform New York’s Beleaguered Guardianship System
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A new bill asks Gov. Kathy Hochul and state legislators to overhaul New York’s broken guardianship system. It cites a ProPublica investigation that found the elderly and infirm living in dire conditions while under court-mandated oversight.
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by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/jake-pearson">Jake Pearson</a>, <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-09-18EDT05:00">Sept. 18, 5 a.m. EDT</time>
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Judge Aileen Cannon Failed to Disclose a Right-Wing Junket
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Cannon, whose oversight of the Donald Trump classified documents case has garnered widespread criticism, has repeatedly violated a rule requiring that federal judges disclose their attendance at private seminars.
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by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/marilyn-thompson">Marilyn W. Thompson</a> and <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/alex-mierjeski">Alex Mierjeski</a>, <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-09-17EDT12:50">Sept. 17, 12:50 p.m. EDT</time>
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In an Unprecedented Move, Ohio Is Funding the Construction of Private Religious Schools
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The state is giving millions in taxpayer dollars directly to private schools to help them renovate and expand their campuses. It may be the next frontier in the push to increase the use of school vouchers, proponents say.
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by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/eli-hager">Eli Hager</a>, <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-09-17EDT05:00">Sept. 17, 5 a.m. EDT</time>
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Amy Yurkanin Joins ProPublica’s South Unit
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by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/propublica">ProPublica</a>, <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-09-16EDT16:15">Sept. 16, 4:15 p.m. EDT</time>
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<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/abortion-pills-safety-questions-answered">
How Do Abortion Pills Work? Answers to Frequently Asked Questions.
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The FDA says abortion pills are safe if taken as directed. Here’s what patients should expect.
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by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/ziva-branstetter">Ziva Branstetter</a>, <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-09-16EDT05:05">Sept. 16, 5:05 a.m. EDT</time>
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<a class="aspect-1-1" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/apalachee-high-school-shooting-threats-response">
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<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/apalachee-high-school-shooting-threats-response">
Georgia’s Top GOP Lawmaker Seeks Tougher Action Against Students Who Make Threats. But It May Not Make Schools Safer.
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To deter violence, research suggests the best strategy is not harsh punishment for threats but a different tactic, one based on decades of interviews with mass shooters, political assassins and people who survived attacks: threat assessments.
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by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/aliyya-swaby">Aliyya Swaby</a>, <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-09-14EDT05:00">Sept. 14, 5 a.m. EDT</time>
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Oregon’s Largest Natural Gas Company Said It Was Going Green. It Sells as Much Fossil Fuel as Before.
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NW Natural told Oregonians it had a new source of clean energy: renewable natural gas. Industry documents obtained by ProPublica reveal how the company has, for years, perpetuated its core fossil fuel business while painting a picture of going green.
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by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/mac-funk">McKenzie Funk</a>, <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-09-13EDT05:00">Sept. 13, 5 a.m. EDT</time>
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Trump Company CEO’s Unexplained Meeting With Balkans Leader Raises Specter of New Conflict
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Devin Nunes, the former congressman who runs the company behind Truth Social, traveled to North Macedonia as former President Trump vies to once again shape U.S. foreign policy.
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by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/justin-elliott">Justin Elliott</a>, <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/robert-faturechi">Robert Faturechi</a> and <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/alex-mierjeski">Alex Mierjeski</a>, <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-09-12EDT06:00">Sept. 12, 6 a.m. EDT</time>
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<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/auto-loan-calculator-with-extensions">
What No One Tells You About Car Loan Deferments
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<p class="story-card__dek" >
When you defer a car payment, you’ll likely end up owing more at the end of your loan. Our free auto loan calculator tool was built to help borrowers figure out their final payment amount and understand how car loan extensions work.
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by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/byard-duncan">Byard Duncan</a>, <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/ryan-gabrielson">Ryan Gabrielson</a> and <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/lucas-waldron">Lucas Waldron</a>, <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-09-12EDT05:05">Sept. 12, 5:05 a.m. EDT</time>
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<a class="aspect-1-1" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/exeter-finance-skip-payments-debt">
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<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/exeter-finance-skip-payments-debt">
One of the Nation’s Largest Auto Lenders Told Customers, “We’re Here to Help.” Then It Took Their Money and Their Cars.
</a>
</h3>
<p class="story-card__dek" >
CarMax partner Exeter Finance makes high-interest loans to people with troubled financial histories. It allows borrowers to skip payments but often adds thousands of dollars in new charges — costs that customers say Exeter didn’t tell them about.
</p>
<p class="story-card__byline">
by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/ryan-gabrielson">Ryan Gabrielson</a> and <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/byard-duncan">Byard Duncan</a>, <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-09-12EDT05:00">Sept. 12, 5 a.m. EDT</time>
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<a class="aspect-1-1" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/nypd-tossed-out-police-misconduct-discipline-cases-edward-caban">
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<a class="story-card__series" href="https://www.propublica.org/series/the-nypd-files">The NYPD Files</a>
<h3 class="story-card__hed" >
<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/nypd-tossed-out-police-misconduct-discipline-cases-edward-caban">
The NYPD Is Tossing Out Hundreds of Misconduct Cases — Including Stop-and-Frisks — Without Even Looking at Them
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</h3>
<p class="story-card__dek" >
The department has killed more than 400 cases of alleged misconduct this year that an oversight board had investigated and substantiated. It’s part of a lax attitude toward discipline under the current police commissioner, Edward Caban, critics say.
</p>
<p class="story-card__byline">
by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/eric-umansky">Eric Umansky</a>, <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-09-11EDT12:35">Sept. 11, 12:35 p.m. EDT</time>
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At Least Two Saudi Officials May Have Deliberately Assisted 9/11 Hijackers, New Evidence Suggests
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Newly revealed information also raises questions about whether the FBI and CIA mishandled or downplayed evidence of the kingdom’s possible ties to the plotters.
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The former Nashville medical examiner has recanted his testimony that Russell Maze’s son had died of shaken baby syndrome, joining the DA’s office in now saying a crime never occurred. Yet Maze could still spend the rest of his life in prison.
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Arizona suspended scores of behavioral health providers as authorities investigated them for defrauding the American Indian Health Program. The state’s actions left patients homeless and without treatment.
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