Across America, US|News|
Employers Illegally Used FB To Keep Women, Older Workers From Seeing Job Ads
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled that companies violated civil rights law through their use of Facebook’s targeting ads.
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White House, US|News|
U.S. Companies Using Depression-Era Law To Escape Trump’s Tariffs
And it's costing them.
White House, US|News|
Inside Trump Admin’s Chaotic Dismantling Of Federal Land Agency
The Bureau of Land Management discussed a Trump administration plan that would force 200 people to uproot their lives or find other jobs.
Chicago|News|
What To Expect From Chicago City Council’s Ticket Reform
Chicago became the largest U.S. city to enact major reforms to its system of parking fines and fees.
Cambridge, MA|News|
MIT Media Lab Kept Regulators In Dark, Dumped Chemicals In Excess Of Legal Limit
Documents and interviews show the Media Lab, already under fire for accepting contributions from Jeffrey Epstein, is being investigated.
Across America, US|News|
1000s Of Poor Patients Face Lawsuits From Nonprofit U.S. Hospitals That Trap Them In Debt
Across the country, low-income patients are overcoming stigmas surrounding poverty to speak out about nonprofit hospitals that sue them.
Tysons Corner, VA|News|
VA Report On Election Security Gains Attention — And A Sharp Rebuke
A cybersecurity company based in Tysons Corner, Virginia, has asserted many states were vulnerable to election system intrusions.
Champaign, IL|News|
Assaults, Bullying, Rape: Lawsuit Against IL Prof Claims University Didn’t Stop Him
Former University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign professor Gary Gang Xu assaulted and threatened students, a lawsuit says.
Anchorage, AK|News|
Justice Dept. To Fund More Prosecutors, Jails, Cops In Rural Alaska
Alaska Native advocates want long-term reforms to increase their role in local justice systems as well.
White House, US|News|
Trump’s NLRB, Trying To Cut Protections For Temps And Fast-Food Workers, Trips Up Again
The labor-relations board’s attempt to kill an Obama rule protecting third-party employees fizzled once before.
White House, US|News|
Podcast: Welcome To The New Trump, Inc.
This week, ProPublica's podcast with WNYC looks at how Trump has taken his way of doing business to the government.
Across America, US|News|
Millions Of Americans’ Medical Images, Data Available On Internet
Anyone can take a peek.
Across Connecticut, CT|News|
CT Sen. Demands Answers From Amazon On Delivery Crashes, Contract Drivers
Sen. Richard Blumenthal blasts Amazon for “evasive practices and moves to cut regulatory corners.”
Across America, US|News|
New Target Enables Ransomware Hackers To Paralyze Dozens Of Towns, Businesses At Once
Cybercriminals are zeroing in on the managed service providers that handle computer systems for local governments and medical clinics.
Across Mississippi, MS|News|
Mississippi Officials And A Gang Have Shared Goal: Prison Reform
Following ProPublica reporting, top Republicans and Democrats want to take a closer look at Mississippi’s prison system.
Los Angeles, CA|News|
Asked If Health Insurance Companies Care About Fraud, CA Prosecutors Laugh
California is so rife with health care scams that the feds based a Medicare Fraud Strike Force in its ground zero for schemes: Los Angeles.
Across America, US|News|
Data Touted By OxyContin Maker To Fight Lawsuits Doesn’t Tell Whole Story
Purdue Pharma has embraced a federal statistic showing it was a minor player in the pain pill market.
Chicago|News|
A Chicago Truck Delivering Holiday Packages; A Crash; A Family Never The Same
Two weeks shy of her 85th birthday, Telesfora Escamilla was struck and killed by a van delivering Amazon packages in Chicago.
Across America, US|News|
Netflix Series Explores Costs Of Not Believing Rape Victims
The series, “Unbelievable,” draws from ProPublica's award-winning reporting with The Marshall Project and “This American Life."
White House, US|News|
Everything You Need To Play Baseball Is Getting Hit By Trump’s Tariffs
Baseball is America’s pastime, but prices on its China-made gear are about to rise as the trade war escalates.
