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Trial And Error: A Man Convicted of Murder Wins Release, and Questions of Responsibility Linger
It turns out Brooklyn prosecutors for years hid the evidence Ruddy Quezada had sought to win a new trial. Who should pay?
Q&A: Can a Divided Europe Handle the Refugee Crisis?
Deaths at sea and a chaotic refugee influx reflect the failure of European Union leaders to settle on a common immigration policy, one of Italy’s top elected officials tells ProPublica.
Colleges Flush With Cash Saddle Poorest Students With Debt
A ProPublica analysis of newly available federal data shows that some of the nation’s wealthiest colleges are leaving their poorest students with plenty of debt.
A Pension Bond Reality Check
The stock market retreat highlights the risk for states that weighed borrowing to cover billions of dollars in pension obligations.
40 Years After Vietnam, Blue Water Navy Vets Still Fighting for Agent Orange Compensation
Though most didn’t step foot in Vietnam, some 90,000 Navy vets who served offshore may have been exposed to the chemical brew and seek benefits. The battle is playing out in the courts and in Congress. It boils down to a comma.
Blue Water Veterans Share Their Agent Orange Stories
U.S. Navy veterans describe their Vietnam tours, their Agent Orange concerns and their fight for VA benefits.
First Library to Support Anonymous Internet Browsing Effort Stops After DHS Email
A library in a small New Hampshire town started to help Internet users around the world surf anonymously using Tor. Until the Department of Homeland Security raised a red flag.
Passing the Test
Is Mayor Bill de Blasio’s universal pre-K the best way to allocate education dollars?
Congressional Leaders Ask FDA About Coumadin Safety
The move follows a ProPublica analysis showing mistakes involving the drug resulted in injuries and deaths of nursing home residents.
Nowhere to Run
A Roundup of Reporting on the Refugee Crisis in Europe
Taxpayers Fund Yet Another Unneeded Building in Afghanistan
The U.S. military shelled out millions before deciding the project was unnecessary, bringing the total for unused buildings spotted by the Inspector General for Afghanistan to nearly $42 million.
When Big Data Becomes Bad Data
Corporations are increasingly relying on algorithms to make business decisions and that raises new legal questions.
