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New York Court Officials Complete Rare Review of Cases Handled by Judge Forced Into Retirement by Dementia

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by Joe Sexton In August, New York court officials made a sad and surprising announcement: ShawnDya Simpson, a 54-year-old judge,...

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He Has a Developmental Disability and Needs a Caretaker. The State Suggested Diapers Instead.

3 weeks ago Pro Publica

by Amy Silverman for Arizona Daily Star Drew Bolender is a grown man who likes weightlifting, video games, and...

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Judge Orders the Release of Data on Emergency Loans for Small Businesses

3 weeks ago Pro Publica

by Lydia DePillis After a monthslong legal fight over the transparency of one of the federal government’s largest coronavirus relief...

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Robocalls Told at Least 800,000 Swing State Residents to “Stay Home” on Election Day. The FBI Is Investigating.

3 weeks ago Pro Publica

by Jack Gillum, ProPublica, and Jeremy B. Merrill for ProPublica ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power....

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‘The Social Dilemma’ Will Freak You Out—But There’s More to the Story

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Is social media ruining the world? Dramatic political polarization. Rising anxiety and depression. An uptick in teen suicide rates. Misinformation...

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Four Types of Scandals Utility Companies Get Into With Money From Your Electric Bills

2 months ago Pro Publica

by Patrick Wilson, Richmond Times-Dispatch Across the country, electric utilities have worked the levers of power to win favorable treatment...

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Trump’s Vaccine Czar Refuses to Give Up Stock in Drug Company Involved in His Government Role

2 months ago Pro Publica

by Isaac Arnsdorf The former pharmaceutical executive tapped by President Donald Trump to lead the administration’s race to a COVID-19...

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Poorly Protected Postal Workers Are Catching COVID-19 by the Thousands. It’s One More Threat to Voting by Mail.

2 months ago Pro Publica

by Maryam Jameel and Ryan McCarthy For months, one postal worker had been doing all she could to protect herself...

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Mobilizing the National Guard Doesn’t Mean Your State Is Under Martial Law. Usually.

2 months ago Pro Publica

by Logan Jaffe I’ve been curious about the National Guard for months. It started in March, after a video that...

New York Court Officials Complete Rare Review of Cases Handled by Judge Forced Into Retirement by Dementia

He Has a Developmental Disability and Needs a Caretaker. The State Suggested Diapers Instead.

Judge Orders the Release of Data on Emergency Loans for Small Businesses

Robocalls Told at Least 800,000 Swing State Residents to “Stay Home” on Election Day. The FBI Is Investigating.

‘The Social Dilemma’ Will Freak You Out—But There’s More to the Story

Four Types of Scandals Utility Companies Get Into With Money From Your Electric Bills

Trump’s Vaccine Czar Refuses to Give Up Stock in Drug Company Involved in His Government Role

Poorly Protected Postal Workers Are Catching COVID-19 by the Thousands. It’s One More Threat to Voting by Mail.

Mobilizing the National Guard Doesn’t Mean Your State Is Under Martial Law. Usually.

Modulation of Perceptual-motor Awareness and Visuomotor Performance by Mindfulness Meditation

Measuring Information Integration

An Information Integration Theory of Consciousness

Georgia Senator David Perdue Privately Pushed for a Tax Break for Rich Sports Teamowners

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