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Ciji Graham’s is the seventh case ProPublica has investigated in which a pregnant woman died after she was unable to access standard care in a state that has significantly restricted abortion.

Read her story: https://propub.li/4r4VQr4

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📽️ WATCH: Andry Omar Blanco Bonilla, one of the men Trump sent to CECOT, told our reporters he was beaten the moment the plane landed.

He says when he regained consciousness and saw the polished concrete floor, the bright lights, the men in uniform, he just asked God: What am I doing here? Why?

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📽️ WATCH: Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland.

Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit: https://propub.li/3I6nTFk

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📽️ WATCH: Epidemiologist Erin McCanlies spent much of the past 20 years studying how parents’ exposure to toxic chemicals affects the chances that they will have an autistic child.

RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua

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📽️ Listen to our reporter Eli Hager, who spoke with former acting commissioner Leland Dudek for 15 hours and interviewed dozens of Social Security insiders, explain the untold saga of what happened when DOGE stormed Social Security.

Read more: https://propub.li/3KUBsIL

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🎥 WATCH: The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive any “medical intervention.”

Those behind the law have stressed that their goals are bodily autonomy. But they do not take that stance when it comes to abortion.

➡️ More: https://propub.li/3JgEGWQ

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Sofi thought she was being offered the American dream with an H-2A farmworker visa. She wound up in a nightmare that authorities say almost got her killed.

@maxblau.bsky.social on Sofi’s harrowing experience & why it’s vital to understand the perils H-2A workers face: https://propub.li/4jp9SAH

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📽️ WATCH: When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider.

Here's what you should know: https://propub.li/48KUw5Z

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📽️ WATCH: As her health declined during a high-risk pregnancy, Tierra Walker asked doctors for an abortion. They assured her she didn’t need to worry. Then she died of preeclampsia.

Listen to her aunt Latanya Walker recount Tierra's story. More: https://propub.li/3MkJs6L

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📽️ WATCH: Our reporting has shown that recent policy changes at the VA are having an impact on working conditions and on patient care, but we need your help to understand the full picture.

If you recently left the VA, here’s how you can reach us:
https://propub.li/4oz9bWL

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And one more of my latest for @propublica.org

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Another one of my latest videos for @propublica.org

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My latest video for @propublica.org

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Idaho Banned Vaccine Mandates. Activists Want to Make It a Model for the Country. The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” ...

Idaho lawmakers and advocates like Manookian have stressed that their goals are bodily autonomy and informed choice.

But they do not take that stance when it comes to abortion.

Read @audreydutton.bsky.social’s story ⬇️

#idaho #medicalfreedom #maha #rfk

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In April, the #Idaho Medical Freedom Act became law, making it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive any “medical intervention.”

#LeslieManookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country.

My latest 🎥 for @propublica.org

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WATCH: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.

➡️ Read more: https://propub.li/4odsKnn

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Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived. ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

The cuts amounted to $500 million in funds. Thousands of planned deliveries were canceled without warning in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.

The #USDA did not respond to questions or requests for comment.

Read the story by Ruth Talbot and @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social.

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ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the #Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.

My latest video for @propublica.org.

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My latest video for @propublica.org.

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RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That. While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...

RFK Jr. has touted the new Autism Data Science Initiative, $50 million in research grants. But some experts fear the initiative will manipulate data to blame the condition on vaccines.
 
RFK Jr. did not respond to requests for an interview.

The original story by @fastlerner.bsky.social 👇

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HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants to find the causes of #autism by September.

Erin McCanlies has spent the past 20yrs studying how parents’ exposure to chemicals at work affects the chance that they will have a child with the condition.

RFK Jr. cut her entire lab.

My latest video for @propublica.org

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Fair Contract Now for ProPublica Guild We, the workers of ProPublica, provide our readers with deeply researched, unbiased news that holds power to account. This work is more important now than ever, but our staff can’t properly contribute...

We can’t produce fearless investigative journalism without job security and a fair contract. After almost two years of bargaining, we need your help.

Show your support for @propublica.org workers by adding your name to our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

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DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family. Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U...

Halimi worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland through his work with the U.S. Institute of Peace. But DOGE members falsely suggested that Halimi was part of a scheme where federal funds went to the Taliban.

Story by: Avi Asher-Schapiro and @chrisbing.bsky.social

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Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi’s family members were taken by the Taliban and beaten after DOGE and Elon Musk exposed his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit.

The White House and Elon Musk did not respond to requests for comment.

My latest video for @propublica.org.

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Some States Restrict the Oil Industry From Taking Mineral Owners’ Earnings. Not North Dakota. At least seven states limit the costs oil and gas companies can pass on to the people they lease drilling rights from. Here’s how North Dakota differs when it comes to protecting the interests of mine...

Millions of Americans own the rights to oil and gas underground.

Other states like #CO, #KS, #MI, #NV, #OK, #WV and #WY have taken action to restrict the costs that can be deducted from mineral owners’s checks.

North Dakota is not one of them.

www.propublica.org/article/nort...

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They Can’t Get Answers From the Oil Industry. North Dakota’s Oversight Program Hasn’t Helped. Frustrated by oil companies mysteriously withholding large amounts of royalties, North Dakota mineral owners lobbied for change. Instead, lawmakers provided an oversight program that, owners say, fail...

State lawmakers did create a royalty oversight program to address conflicts btw mineral owners and companies.

The program solved some concerns but it has failed to address what mineral owners say is their biggest concern: transparency about deductions.

www.propublica.org/article/nort...

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“You Feel Like You’re Being Cheated”: Oil Companies Unfairly Take Millions, North Dakota Mineral Owners Say Oil companies are holding back a large portion of revenue payments to the people they lease drilling rights from, often with little explanation. But the industry has an outsize influence in the state,...

The majority of North Dakota's oil and gas is privately owned by about 300,000 individuals.

Lawmakers have rejected efforts to rein in deductions for individuals while safeguarding state-owned royalties since 1979.

The original stories by Jacob Orledge ⬇️

www.propublica.org/article/nort...

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Oil companies in #NorthDakota are unfairly taking $millions in royalties for the oil and gas extracted from their lands, mineral owners say. @propublica.org and @northdakotamonitor.com saw statements showing deductions as high as 50%!

My latest video ⬇️

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Help ProPublica and The Texas Tribune Report on Education Texas’ education landscape is changing. Help our reporters understand what’s happening across the state.

We’re going to continue reporting on Texas’ changing education landscape. If you are a teacher, parent, student or taxpayer, we want to hear about it.

Go to this link to securely reach our reporters or contact us on Signal: 816-898-5462.

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Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money. An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...

Such practices typically violate state laws governing public and charter schools and could result in fines, removal from office or even state felony charges. But private schools operate largely outside these rules.

The original story:

www.propublica.org/article/texa...

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