Tiny footprints. A blue blanket.
The autopsy reports of babies who died after not receiving a vitamin K shot at birth included heartbreaking details about how small the babies were — and what items they had with them when they died.
https://www.propublica.org/article/vitamin-k-baby-autopsy-reports?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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An Oklahoma family was forced to abandon their home after it filled with slick, black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels.
Despite ample evidence of oil and gas pollution, state regulators say they cannot help.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-regulators-fort-gibson-meredith-family?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
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Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of public schools as we know them.
https://www.propublica.org/article/education-department-public-schools-activists-linda-mcmahon-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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Cutting federal funding. Weakening civil rights protections. Injecting God into the classroom.
Here are some of the ways Trump’s Department of Education could upend public schools.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-department-of-education-changing-public-schools?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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Her Parenting Time Was Restricted After a Positive Drug Test. By Federal Standards, It Would've Been Negative.
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Child welfare systems vary widely in what they count as a positive drug test. One state’s level is so low that Air Force pilots can fly with up to 400 times more opiates in their system.
https://www.propublica.org/article/drug-testing-thresholds-child-welfare?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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#nokings: in the #Netherlands, the King is not the problem, he is neutral, he's just a symbol.
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WATCH: More than 80% of U.S. children attend public schools.
Some of the Education Department’s ultraconservative advisers, led by Secretary Linda McMahon, want to change that.
Here’s an inside look at their dismantling of public education: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NYq_N6fO-w
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“In my two decades as a reporter, I’ve sat at many kitchen tables with grieving mothers,” ProPublica reporter Megan Rose writes.
“Talking with Holly, though, was the first time I’d done so as a mother myself. Her sorrow hit me differently.”
#Journalism #Media #Mother #Children #Family #Health #FDA #Medicine
After Sowing Distrust in Fluoridated Water, Kennedy and Skeptics Turn to Obstructing Other Fluoride Sources
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Florida and Utah have banned fluoridation, with multiple other states looking to do the same. Critics of fluoride in drinking water point to other fluoride sources as an alternative, but many are creating barriers to these very products.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fluoride-supplements-fda-rfk-jr-ken-paxton-restrictions?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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More Than 100,000 American Kids Have Had a Parent Detained in Immigration Sweeps, Report Estimates
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Far more American children have likely been separated from their parents during immigration sweeps than previously understood, according to a new Brookings report.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-immigration-child-parent-separation-estimates-brookings?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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A Black Teen Died Over a $12 Shoplifting Attempt. 13 Years Later, Two Men Plead Guilty in His Killing.
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16-year-old Corey Stingley died from asphyxiation after being pinned down by customers in a convenience store. Under a special agreement, the family of the teen finally feels that “truth, understanding and a measure of healing” has taken place.
At least 11 people died and more than 1,400 residents sought emergency care for carbon monoxide poisonings during the 2021 winter storm in Texas.
Here’s what you should know about keeping your family and home safe, especially during power outages.
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-to-prevent-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-in-your-home?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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New York Homeless Families Placed in Hotels Weren’t Guaranteed Social Services. New Regulations Could Change That.
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The proposal follows a ProPublica and New York Focus investigation that found counties had placed thousands of adults and children in often-dilapidated hotels as the main response to homelessness.
https://www.propublica.org/article/new-york-homeless-families-hotels-update?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
It’s been over a decade since Alaska significantly increased its funding for public education.
Two school districts are now suing the state for what they say is a long-running failure to give students a “sound basic education.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-public-education-funding-failure-lawsuit?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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An Idaho advisory panel is developing a bill to require autopsies in circumstances including unexplained child deaths.
The state would help fund autopsies for coroners who get national certification, to address underfunding and bolster standards.
https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-coroner-system-legislation-impact?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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Roughly 5,000 North Carolina homeowners affected by Hurricane Helene are awaiting help from the state.
But records show problems like rigid rules and insufficient staffing, which occurred in a previous rebuilding program, are starting to surface.
https://www.propublica.org/article/hurricane-helene-housing-recovery-program-lessons?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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9-year-old Maria Antonia was supposed to go to Disney World.
Instead, immigration agents sent her to Dilley, Texas.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-dilley-maria-antonia-guerra-story?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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WATCH: “Keep the family healthy.” Those were some of the last words Clifford Thomas’ mother said to him.
But in Albany, a town with a health care monopoly and no Medicaid expansion, staying healthy is a luxury that many are priced out of.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOgCsj9nDZQ
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Lead Contamination Is Still a Problem in Omaha. Why Is the City Cleaning Up Some Yards and Not Others?
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After our tests showed many yards still contain toxic lead after remediation, the city’s response to residents has been inconsistent. Some received additional testing and cleanup, while others were denied.
https://www.propublica.org/article/omaha-nebraska-lead-superfund-epa-retesting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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NEW: The EPA hasn’t reevaluated its cleanup guidelines for homes in a residential Superfund site in Omaha, Nebraska, in 17 years, despite research showing that even small amounts of lead can cause IQ loss in children and heart attacks in adults.
https://www.propublica.org/article/lead-remediation-epa-standards-omaha-nebraska?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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This week, the average daily population at Dilley dropped to 100 people, compared with over 900 in January.
The shift follows weeks of mounting public pressure generated in part by the widespread publication of letters written by detained children.
https://www.propublica.org/article/families-detained-at-dilley-plummets?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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Trump Has Detained the Parents of More Than 11,000 U.S. Citizen Kids
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A ProPublica analysis of new ICE data shows that Trump has detained parents of U.S. citizen children at about twice the rate that Biden did, and moms have been deported four times as often.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-family-deportations-ice-citizen-kids?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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