After ignoring signs that shelters were filling quickly, agencies are scrambling to get thousands of kids out of Border Patrol jails. But new “emergency” facilities skirt safety standards, while facilities accused of abuse are still getting grants. US investigative newsroom ProPublica reports.
Almost a year into the pandemic, supply shortages remain so severe that nurse Kristen Cline reuses her mask for several shifts while her hospital buckles, patients suffer and folks nearby socialize maskless as if the pandemic were already over, reports US investigative newsroom ProPublica.
California may be a global leader on combating climate change, but state regulators have allowed companies like Chevron to make millions from inland oil spills that can endanger workers and damage the environment, reports online US investigative magazine ProPublica.
New York and New England have the most COVID-19 cases but received the second-lowest funding of any region. As nonprofit investigative newsroom ProPublica reports here, Maine can’t get any shipments because none of the selected contractors serve the state.
The consulting giant, which likes to compare itself to the Marines and the Catholic Church, has a habit of disregarding rules and norms in its government work, writes Ian MacDougall of US nonprofit newsroom ProPublica.
Most sex workers are trying to feed their families and avoid homelessness. New York city’s preferred solution, counselling sessions, didn’t help them, and New York Police Department’s “crackdown” conveniently resulted in very few white people being arrested, writes Stephen Engelberg, editor-in-chief of US investigative website ProPublica.
US states with fewer restrictions to contain the spread of the coronavirus are attracting shoppers and students from stricter neighbours — and sending back Covid-19 cases. The imbalance underscores the lack of a national policy, reports US investigative newsroom ProPublica.
Physicians Premier ER charged Dr. Zachary Sussman’s insurance $10,984 for his Covid-19 antibody test even though Sussman worked for the chain and knows the testing materials only cost about $8. Even more surprising, reports online US investigative magazine ProPublica., the insurer paid in full.
Trump administration officials have been cited 13 times for violating the Hatch Act, a New Deal-era law prohibiting government officials from engaging in campaigning, co-reports online US investigative news magazine ProPublica and WNYC radio.
The US federal government is essentially providing seed money to PPE startups, including some run by people accused of fraud. Mask brokers describe a simple blueprint for buying masks from China to get rich, reveals US investigative online magazine ProPublica.
