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Alabama Lawmakers Limit Drug Prosecutions in Pregnancy
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German Finance Minister Cries Foul Over Tax Avoidance Deals
by Cezary Podkul Germany’s top finance official criticized controversial stock loans that allow U.S. and other foreign investors to avoid paying about $1 billion a year in dividend taxes in Germany....
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So Sue Them: What We’ve Learned About the Debt Collection Lawsuit Machine
by Paul Kiel Millions of Americans live with the possibility that, at any moment, their wages or the cash in their bank accounts could be seized over an old debt. It’s an easily ignored part of...
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SRSLY: What the DEA Doesn’t Know Exists Can Definitely Kill You
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Prison Video Visitation, What Happened in Flint and More in MuckReads Weekly
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Q&A: What the Recent Explosion of Health Data Means For Patients
by Charles Ornstein This story was co-published with NPR's Shots blog. Two years ago, when the federal government first released data on how much Medicare paid physicians, the media coverage was...
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How Milwaukee Landlords Figured Out How to Collect Rent and Not Pay Taxes
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Another Study Finds Link Between Pharma Money and Brand-Name Prescribing
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Study Calls On Obama to Withdraw Legal Memo That Allows Faith-based Charities...
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Split Decision on NYPD’s X-ray Vans
by Michael Grabell Updated (May. 10, 2016): This story has been updated to include a quote from the NYCLU. A state appeals court today ordered the New York City Police Department to release...
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How Typography Can Save Your Life
by Lena Groeger This story was co-published with Source. Visual Evidence Data and design in everyday life Lena Groeger After decades of silently shouting at the top of its lungs, the National Weather...
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The Dig: How to Background Your Tinder Dates
by T. Christian Miller The Dig An investigative reporter’s candid advice for uncovering life’s everyday truths T. Christian Miller A brief recap. When last we met, ProPublica had just launched a bunch...
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Prosecutor Targets Commerzbank for Deals That Dodge German Taxes
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Alerted to Danger, New York City Failed to Curb Harm at Group Homes
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Meet the ProPublica Data Institute Class of 2016
We’re thrilled to announce the 12 outstanding journalists who will be joining us for the ProPublica Data Institute this year. Find out more about the Data Institute. Adrian Garcia (@adriandgarcia)...
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An Unintended Side Effect of Transparency
by Stephen Engelberg A Closer Look Examining the news Stephen Engelberg In 2013, ProPublica released Prescriber Checkup, a database that detailed the prescribing habits of hundreds of thousands of...
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As Opioid Epidemic Continues, Steps to Curb It Multiply
by Charles Ornstein 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...
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SRSLY: Excitedly Delirious: Sounds Great If It Didn’t Mean You’re Dead
by David Epstein SRSLY The best reporting you probably missed David Epstein Welcome to SRSLY, an (experimental) newsletter highlighting under-exposed accountability journalism. We'll distill the...
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A Schlupfloch Here, a Schlupfloch There. Now It’s Real Money.
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Abuse of Guest Workers, Internet Inequality and More in MuckReads Weekly
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