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<p>Guards have taken away crayons, colored pencils and paper during recent room searches at Dilley, according to detainees and others.</p><p>After one inspection, the children just “cried and cried and cried,” a mother said. The facility denies the claims.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/dilley-detention-center-kids-art-removal?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/dilley-detention-center-kids-art-removal?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dil</span><span class="invisible">ley-detention-center-kids-art-removal?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#DHS</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#Immigrants</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a></p>

<p>Faith Family Academy is one of eight Texas charter school districts on track to be shut down at the end of the year after receiving an “F” rating.</p><p>Board members paid its superintendent a peak annual compensation of $560,000 in recent years.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-charter-superintendent-pay-performance?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/texas-charter-superintendent-pay-performance?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tex</span><span class="invisible">as-charter-superintendent-pay-performance?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a> <a href="/tags/parents/" rel="tag">#Parents</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/charterschool/" rel="tag">#CharterSchool</a> <a href="/tags/superintendent/" rel="tag">#Superintendent</a></p>

<p>NEW: Programs for <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#Students</a> With Hearing and Vision Loss Harmed by Trump’s Anti-Diversity Push<br>==</p><p>Federal funding for organizations that help students with hearing and vision loss across eight states will stop at the end of the month, according to letters sent by a top <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> Dept. official and obtained by ProPublica.</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/kids/" rel="tag">#kids</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/dei/" rel="tag">#DEI</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dei-students-education-deaf-blind-grant-funding?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&amp;utm_content=9-10" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-dei-students-education-deaf-blind-grant-funding?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&amp;utm_content=9-10"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-dei-students-education-deaf-blind-grant-funding?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&amp;utm_content=9-10</span></a></p>

<p>Little Bits: Issue <a href="/tags/31/" rel="tag">#31</a> For November 2025</p><p>Road blocks may have delayed this release, but it is still full of endless little bits to explore along with a message of gratitude and positivity.</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little-bits-issue-31/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little-bits-issue-31/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little</span><span class="invisible">-bits-issue-31/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/freesoftware/" rel="tag">#FreeSoftware</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/linkdump/" rel="tag">#LinkDump</a></p>

<p>“Just Let Me Die”: After Insurance Repeatedly Denied a Couple’s Claims, One Psychiatrist Was Their Last Hope<br>---</p><p>After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic. But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necessary.”<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/mental-health-suicide-highmark-bcbs-insurance-denials?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/mental-health-suicide-highmark-bcbs-insurance-denials?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/men</span><span class="invisible">tal-health-suicide-highmark-bcbs-insurance-denials?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="/tags/psychiatry/" rel="tag">#Psychiatry</a> <a href="/tags/insurance/" rel="tag">#Insurance</a></p>

<p>In response to our investigation that raised questions about the effectiveness of Boring’s pitch to build tunnels to ease Houston flooding, Musk said tunnels can be added if more floodwater needs to be moved. Engineers said it is not that simple.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fact-checking-elon-musk-response-boring-houston-tunnels?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fact-checking-elon-musk-response-boring-houston-tunnels?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fac</span><span class="invisible">t-checking-elon-musk-response-boring-houston-tunnels?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/houston/" rel="tag">#Houston</a> <a href="/tags/flood/" rel="tag">#Flood</a> <a href="/tags/infrastructure/" rel="tag">#Infrastructure</a> <a href="/tags/engineering/" rel="tag">#Engineering</a></p>

<p>After a lung transplant, Hannah Goetz’s life depended on the generic version of tacrolimus, a critical drug to prevent organ rejection.</p><p>It was supposed to be equivalent to the brand-name medication — but the FDA doesn’t always ensure that’s the case.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-generic-drug-equivalents-tacrolimus?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fda-generic-drug-equivalents-tacrolimus?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fda</span><span class="invisible">-generic-drug-equivalents-tacrolimus?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/medication/" rel="tag">#Medication</a></p>

<p>Javier Sanchez Mendoza Jr. helped Sofi secure an H-2A visa, promising a job on a Georgia blueberry farm.</p><p>When she arrived, she was not sent out to work in the fields like the others. She was forced to live at his house and sign a marriage license.<br><a href="https://projects.propublica.org/h2a-visa-farmworkers-operation-blooming-onion/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="projects.propublica.org/h2a-visa-farmworkers-operation-blooming-onion/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">projects.propublica.org/h2a-vi</span><span class="invisible">sa-farmworkers-operation-blooming-onion/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#Immigrants</a> <a href="/tags/farming/" rel="tag">#Farming</a> <a href="/tags/agriculture/" rel="tag">#Agriculture</a> <a href="/tags/labor/" rel="tag">#Labor</a> <a href="/tags/visa/" rel="tag">#Visa</a></p>

<p>A County’s Move to Protect Domestic Violence Victims Is Spreading Across Tennessee After Legislative Delay<br>---</p><p>Judges across Tennessee are now demanding greater accountability from people who have been ordered to give up their guns, a shift aimed at strengthening protections for domestic violence victims.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-guns-dispossession-domestic-violence-impact?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-guns-dispossession-domestic-violence-impact?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ten</span><span class="invisible">nessee-guns-dispossession-domestic-violence-impact?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/tennessee/" rel="tag">#Tennessee</a> <a href="/tags/domesticviolence/" rel="tag">#DomesticViolence</a> <a href="/tags/violence/" rel="tag">#Violence</a> <a href="/tags/guns/" rel="tag">#Guns</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>

<p>Citing concerns about DEI, the U.S. Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states.</p><p>“How low can you go?” one advocate asked. “How can you do this to children?”<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dei-students-education-deaf-blind-grant-funding?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-dei-students-education-deaf-blind-grant-funding?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-dei-students-education-deaf-blind-grant-funding?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/diversity/" rel="tag">#Diversity</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/disability/" rel="tag">#Disability</a> <a href="/tags/disabled/" rel="tag">#Disabled</a> <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#Students</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>

<p>Firefighters Wore Gear Containing “Forever Chemicals.” The Forest Service Knew and Stayed Silent for Years.<br>---</p><p>As early as 2021, government officials were alerted to the presence of potentially dangerous chemicals known as PFAS in pants used by wildland firefighters, according to emails obtained by ProPublica.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/forest-service-forever-chemical-firefighter-pfas?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/forest-service-forever-chemical-firefighter-pfas?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/for</span><span class="invisible">est-service-forever-chemical-firefighter-pfas?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/pfas/" rel="tag">#PFAS</a> <a href="/tags/fire/" rel="tag">#Fire</a> <a href="/tags/wildfires/" rel="tag">#WIldfires</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/chemicals/" rel="tag">#Chemicals</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a></p>

<p>After 17 Years, DNA Tied a Man to Her Rape. Under Massachusetts Law, It Was Too Late.<br>---</p><p>Massachusetts has one of the strictest deadlines in the country for prosecuting rape. After the 15-year mark, no DNA match, testimony or even confession can give a rape victim a chance of facing their attacker in court.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/massachusetts-statute-of-limitations-rape?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/massachusetts-statute-of-limitations-rape?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/mas</span><span class="invisible">sachusetts-statute-of-limitations-rape?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/rape/" rel="tag">#Rape</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#Police</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/dna/" rel="tag">#DNA</a></p>

<p>Meat from ‘critically endangered’ sharks being sold in supermarkets</p><p>A new study has found that shark meat sold in U.S. grocery stores, seafood markets, and online vendors…<br><a href="/tags/newsbeep/" rel="tag">#NewsBeep</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a> <a href="/tags/pound/" rel="tag">#pound</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/sharks/" rel="tag">#Sharks</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#UK</a> <a href="/tags/unitedkingdom/" rel="tag">#UnitedKingdom</a><br><a href="https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/137635/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.newsbeep.com/uk/137635/</a></p>

<p>We Investigated How Oil Companies Take Millions From Mineral Owners. Now, Some Lawmakers Push for Change.<br>---</p><p>For years, North Dakota legislators rejected proposals to protect mineral owners from oil and gas companies withholding their earnings. “Something has to be done,” one lawmaker now says.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/north-dakota-lawmakers-oil-gas-royalty-proposals?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/north-dakota-lawmakers-oil-gas-royalty-proposals?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/nor</span><span class="invisible">th-dakota-lawmakers-oil-gas-royalty-proposals?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/northdakota/" rel="tag">#NorthDakota</a> <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#Oil</a> <a href="/tags/gas/" rel="tag">#Gas</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>

<p>Bad Evidence Got Him Indicted for Murder. He Waited 7 Years to Walk Free.<br>---</p><p>Justine Paul was accused of killing his girlfriend, Eunice Whitman. In Alaska’s slow-motion criminal justice system, he was kept behind bars even as the evidence against him fell apart.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-murder-pretrial-delays-justine-paul?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/alaska-murder-pretrial-delays-justine-paul?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ala</span><span class="invisible">ska-murder-pretrial-delays-justine-paul?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/alaska/" rel="tag">#Alaska</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/murder/" rel="tag">#Murder</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/criminaljustice/" rel="tag">#CriminalJustice</a> <a href="/tags/justice/" rel="tag">#Justice</a></p>

<p>Trump Wants to Crack Down on “Debanking,” but He’s Dismantling a Regulator That Was Doing Just That<br>---</p><p>An executive order seeking to stop banks from discriminating against customers could be undermined by the administration’s gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which had been investigating the practice.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-debanking-executive-order-cfpb-discrimination-banking?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-debanking-executive-order-cfpb-discrimination-banking?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-debanking-executive-order-cfpb-discrimination-banking?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/banks/" rel="tag">#Banks</a> <a href="/tags/consumer/" rel="tag">#Consumer</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a></p>

Nicki Minaj surprises conservatives with praise for Trump, Vance at Arizona event <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.world/post/40531483">See Original Page</a> </small>

<p>Inside the North Carolina GOP’s Decade-Long Push to Seize Power From the State’s Democratic Governors<br>---</p><p>For almost a decade, North Carolina’s majority-Republican legislature tried six times to strip Democratic governors of control over the board overseeing the swing state’s elections. This year, it finally succeeded.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-governor-power-transfers-gop?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-governor-power-transfers-gop?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/nor</span><span class="invisible">th-carolina-governor-power-transfers-gop?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/northcarolina/" rel="tag">#NorthCarolina</a> <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/elections/" rel="tag">#Elections</a> <a href="/tags/power/" rel="tag">#Power</a></p>

<p>The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did<br>---</p><p>Billions of prescriptions for generic drugs are filled in the U.S. annually. The FDA tests only a few dozen of them every year, its own records show, and it has largely dismissed warnings about contaminants, irregularities and other issues.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-generic-drug-testing?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fda-generic-drug-testing?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fda</span><span class="invisible">-generic-drug-testing?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/testing/" rel="tag">#Testing</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/medication/" rel="tag">#Medication</a></p>

<p>&quot;Only ten percent [of over 5,000 US adults] said they were &quot;more excited than concerned,&quot; indicating that most Americans simply do not share the extremely optimistic views of tech leaders selling AI products.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://futurism.com/new-poll-americans-loathe-ai" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="futurism.com/new-poll-americans-loathe-ai"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">futurism.com/new-poll-american</span><span class="invisible">s-loathe-ai</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/technews/" rel="tag">#TechNews</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/survey/" rel="tag">#survey</a></p>

<p>Pentagon Bans Tech Vendors From Using China-Based Personnel After ProPublica Investigation<br>---</p><p>The Defense Department has tightened cybersecurity requirements for its cloud services providers. The changes come after ProPublica revealed how Microsoft’s use of China-based engineers left sensitive government data vulnerable to hacking.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/pentagon-dod-microsoft-digital-escorts-china-ban-cybersecurity?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/pentagon-dod-microsoft-digital-escorts-china-ban-cybersecurity?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/pen</span><span class="invisible">tagon-dod-microsoft-digital-escorts-china-ban-cybersecurity?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/dod/" rel="tag">#DOD</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/microsoft/" rel="tag">#Microsoft</a> <a href="/tags/pentagon/" rel="tag">#Pentagon</a> <a href="/tags/cybersecurity/" rel="tag">#Cybersecurity</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#China</a></p>

<p>Senators Demand Names of Foreign Drugmakers Skirting FDA Import Bans<br>---</p><p>Citing a recent ProPublica investigation, Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said they had “urgent concerns” about the agency’s oversight of foreign drugmakers and whether medications coming into the U.S. are safe.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/senators-letter-fda-drug-import-bans?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/senators-letter-fda-drug-import-bans?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/sen</span><span class="invisible">ators-letter-fda-drug-import-bans?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/pharmaceuticals/" rel="tag">#Pharmaceuticals</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>

<p>“This is beyond my dreams,” children&#x27;s hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman told ProPublica in a call minutes after he was freed from an Ohio jail where he’d been detained since the spring. “I’m still overwhelmed by the surprise.”</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ayman-soliman-dhs-deportation-free-ohio?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/ayman-soliman-dhs-deportation-free-ohio?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/aym</span><span class="invisible">an-soliman-dhs-deportation-free-ohio?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/ohio/" rel="tag">#Ohio</a> <a href="/tags/cincinnati/" rel="tag">#Cincinnati</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#DHS</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/deportation/" rel="tag">#Deportation</a> <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#Immigrants</a></p>

<p>The H-2A visa program has failed to protect migrant farmworkers from wage theft, forced labor, violence and death.</p><p>Here’s what experts, lawyers and advocates think would make the program safer.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/h-2a-farmworker-visa-safety-suggestions-experts?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/h-2a-farmworker-visa-safety-suggestions-experts?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/h-2</span><span class="invisible">a-farmworker-visa-safety-suggestions-experts?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/farming/" rel="tag">#Farming</a> <a href="/tags/agriculture/" rel="tag">#Agriculture</a> <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#Immigrants</a> <a href="/tags/visa/" rel="tag">#Visa</a> <a href="/tags/labor/" rel="tag">#Labor</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a></p>

<p>A Florida Home Insurer Was Allowed to Bypass the Courts During Claim Disputes. It Won More Than 90% of the Time.<br>---</p><p>State legislators and executives at Citizens Property Insurance touted mandatory arbitration as advantageous for both consumers and insurers. In practice, homeowners were left with few avenues for recourse when their claims were denied.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/citizens-property-insurance-florida-arbitration-cases?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/citizens-property-insurance-florida-arbitration-cases?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/cit</span><span class="invisible">izens-property-insurance-florida-arbitration-cases?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/florida/" rel="tag">#Florida</a> <a href="/tags/home/" rel="tag">#Home</a> <a href="/tags/insurance/" rel="tag">#Insurance</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/property/" rel="tag">#Property</a> <a href="/tags/homeowners/" rel="tag">#Homeowners</a></p>