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The FDA Is Forcing the CDC to Waste Time Double Testing Some Coronavirus Cases

The FDA’s strict guidance on test confirmations is one of several obstacles that has slowed the federal government’s response to COVID-19. The FDA could change its rules to speed things up, but hasn’t.

by Lydia DePillis and Caroline Chen

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Should I Quarantine Because of Coronavirus? It Depends on Who You Ask.

Agencies, local authorities and national governments do not agree on who should be quarantined or what that should actually look like. Here’s what we do know.

by Maya Miller, Caroline Chen and Joshua Kaplan

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Trump’s Company Paid Bribes to Reduce Property Taxes, Assessors Say

Five former city employees and a former Trump Organization employee say the company used middlemen to pay New York City tax assessors to lower building assessments and pay less taxes in the 1980s and 1990s.

by Heather Vogell, ProPublica and Katherine Sullivan, WNYC

Docenas de sacerdotes católicos con acusaciones creíbles de abuso encontraron trabajo en el extranjero, algunos con la bendición de la Iglesia

La Iglesia Católica permitió que más de cincuenta clérigos basados en los Estados Unidos se mudaran al extranjero tras enfrentar acusaciones creíbles de abuso sexual. Algunos de ellos siguieron trabajando con menores.

por Katie Zavadski, Topher Sanders, ProPublica, y Nicole Hensley, Houston Chronicle

A Little-Known State Law Says Felons Must Carry a Special ID or Go to Jail

Alabama is the only state where people with multiple felony convictions are required to register with law enforcement and carry special ID cards, legal experts say. When felons are caught without them, they can be arrested and fined or jailed.

by Connor Sheets, AL.com

Are You in Coronavirus Quarantine? Tell Us What Authorities Told You So We Can Make Sure It’s Right.

We’re collecting and fact-checking instructions state and local health departments have given about coronavirus quarantines. Help us hear from every state and city.

by Maya Miller, Moiz Syed, Ken Schwencke, Ariana Tobin, Caroline Chen and Charles Ornstein

Thousands of Foster Children Were Sent Out of State to Mental Health Facilities Where Some Faced Abuse and Neglect

State officials are supposed to send foster children to out-of-state facilities only as a last resort, but in Illinois alone, it has happened dozens of times. In many cases, officials failed to adequately monitor their treatment and well-being.

by David Jackson, Chicago Tribune, and Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica Illinois

Why a Mental Health Institute for Foster Children Became Known as “The Misery Mill”

Children who stayed at Millcreek Behavioral Health in Arkansas have come forward to say they were mistreated or neglected.

by David Jackson, Chicago Tribune

As Commerce Dept. Starts Regulating Some Gun Exports, Experts Worry It Doesn’t Have All the Info It Needs

Commerce is taking over some responsibility from the State Department, but it does not yet have access to the watchlist that State has spent years building.

by Sean Campbell

Members of Congress Have a New Strategy for Ethics Investigations: Stonewalling

The Office of Congressional Ethics does not have subpoena power, so lawmakers have increasingly decided that not cooperating is the better approach.

by Robert Faturechi

Alexis Stephens Named ProPublica’s Public Relations Director

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He Sexually Assaulted Her After They Met on Bumble. Then She Saw Him on Tinder. Then Hinge.

Dating apps and the companies that own them talk a lot about caring about users’ safety. But when the users we talked to reported their attackers on platforms, they often heard nothing in return. And their attackers profiles stayed active.

by Elizabeth Naismith Picciani, Columbia Journalism Investigations

How to Report a Sexual Assault to a Dating App

Readers told us it was confusing and difficult to report sexual assault, rape or abuse to popular dating apps. Here’s what you need to know.

by Keith Cousins and Brian Edwards, Columbia Journalism Investigations

Convicted Based on Lies

These 10 men went to prison after prosecutors relied on the dubious accounts of jailhouse informants. Years later, each of them was exonerated.

by Pamela Colloff and Katie Zavadski

You Might Be Buying a Hand Sanitizer That Won’t Work for Coronavirus

Sanitizers that don’t contain the CDC’s recommended minimum of 60% alcohol are flying off store shelves and listed by sellers on Amazon for outrageous prices. Here is what you need to know.

by Marshall Allen and Lisa Song

A Liar Put Him on Death Row. His Co-Defendant Could Help Set Him Free. Why Won’t He?

Reversing course, a key witness who could help James Dailey stays silent in a Florida case that was built on dubious jailhouse informant testimony. Dailey could face execution.

by Pamela Colloff

Dozens of Catholic Priests Credibly Accused of Abuse Found Work Abroad, Some With the Church’s Blessing

The Catholic Church allowed more than 50 U.S.-based clergy to move abroad after facing credible accusations of sexual abuse. Some continued to work with children.

by Katie Zavadski, Topher Sanders, ProPublica, and Nicole Hensley, Houston Chronicle

What Other States Can Learn From What Happened in Illinois After It Legalized Gambling

Attention: Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, Mississippi and Pennsylvania. Accel Entertainment became the largest video gambling operator in Illinois. Now it has its eyes on you.

by Jason Grotto and Logan Jaffe

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