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Supreme Court Won’t Take Up R.J. Reynolds Age Discrimination Case
The decision in a case involving the nation’s second-largest tobacco company gives employers new ways to shield themselves from charges of bias against older applicants.
Despite Exposés and Embarrassments, Hundreds of Judges Preside in New York Without Law Degrees
A review of the work of the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct chronicles the costs of a tradition resistant to change.
Nursing Home Workers Still Posting Nude and Vulgar Photos of Residents on Snapchat
Federal and state officials have increased their focus on the problem, but ProPublica found 18 incidents in the last year in which employees at nursing homes and assisted living facilities posted unauthorized photos and videos of residents on social media platforms.
Inappropriate Social Media Posts by Nursing Home Workers, Detailed
Here are details of 65 incidents since 2012 in which workers at nursing homes and assisted-living centers shared photos or videos of residents on social media networks. The details come from government inspection reports, court cases and media reports.
Many ‘Rent-Stabilized’ NYC Apartments Are Not Really Stabilized. See Where They Are.
The units are supposed to be protected from steep rent hikes. But thanks to a loophole, owners can seek big rent increases anyway. Our analysis shows some of the city’s poorest areas are most at risk.
Preferential Rents in NYC
Newly released data shows ZIP codes where rents could suddenly jump for rent-stabilized apartments.
More Than 100 Federal Agencies Fail to Report Hate Crimes to the FBI’s National Database
The gaps in data damage efforts to understand the nature and scope of violence driven by racial and religious hatred.
Suspected Texas Serial Killer Charged With Death of Second Baby
Decades after prosecutors convicted Genene Jones of killing a single infant, a Texas grand jury has indicted the former nurse on a second new charge of murder. Prosecutors hope to prevent Jones’ release from prison, which is scheduled for next year.
How Two Common Medications Became One $455 Million Specialty Pill
After I was prescribed a brand-name drug I didn’t need and given a coupon to cover the out-of-pocket costs, I discovered another reason Americans pay too much for health care.
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Wasted Medicine
Tracking your squandered health care dollars
How Two Common Medications Became One $455 Million Specialty Pill
After I was prescribed a brand-name drug I didn’t need and given a coupon to cover the out-of-pocket costs, I discovered another reason Americans pay too much for health care.
Documenting Hate
More Than 100 Federal Agencies Fail to Report Hate Crimes to the FBI’s National Database
The gaps in data damage efforts to understand the nature and scope of violence driven by racial and religious hatred.
The Rent Racket
How landlords sidestep tenant protections in New York City.
Many ‘Rent-Stabilized’ NYC Apartments Are Not Really Stabilized. See Where They Are.
The units are supposed to be protected from steep rent hikes. But thanks to a loophole, owners can seek big rent increases anyway. Our analysis shows some of the city’s poorest areas are most at risk.
Nuisance Abatement
How New York City police are using little-known laws to kick people out of their homes, even if they haven’t been charged with a crime.
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New York City Set to Pass Sweeping Nuisance Abatement Reforms
Immigration
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He Was About To Pick Up His Newborn Son After Surgery When He Was Arrested By ICE
Machine Bias
Algorithmic injustice and the formulas that increasingly influence our lives.
We’re investigating algorithmic injustice and the formulas that increasingly influence our lives.
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California to Investigate Racial Discrimination in Auto Insurance Premiums
Reliving Agent Orange
ProPublica and The Virginian-Pilot are exploring the effects of the chemical mixture Agent Orange on Vietnam veterans and their families, as well as their fight for benefits.
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Veterans Affairs Official Downplays Agent Orange Risks, Questions Critics
Hell and High Water
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the country. It’s home to the nation’s largest refining and petrochemical complex, where billions of gallons of oil and dangerous chemicals are stored. And it’s a sitting duck for the next big hurricane. Why isn’t Texas ready?
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Obama Signs Bill That May Boost Texas Hurricane Protection Study
Busted
Tens of thousands of people every year are sent to jail based on the results of a $2 roadside drug test. Widespread evidence shows that these tests routinely produce false positives. Why are police departments and prosecutors still using them?
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Texas Panel on Wrongful Convictions Calls for Ending Use of Unverified Drug Field Tests
The Breakdown
How politics and government really work, and why they don’t.
Our series seeks to show how politics and government really work, and why they don’t.
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