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Investigations

Tuesday

A 1992 analysis by Duke University and EPA researchers found that children in a home with a gas stove have about a 20% increased risk of developing respiratory illness. A 2022 analysis showed 12.7% of childhood asthma cases in the U.S. can be attributed to gas stove use in homes. Getty Images hide caption

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How gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations

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Friday

At a top Florida news site, politicians, lobbyists and consultants say they pay to secure flattering coverage. Now the founder of the site, Florida Politics, is expanding to states throughout the southeast. Tracy J. Lee for NPR hide caption

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Politicians say this Florida news site lets them buy coverage. Is your state next?

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Sunday

A photo taken on Oct. 27, 2019 shows the inside of the burned-out van that Barakat Ahmad Barakat and two other men were in when it was targeted by U.S. forces the night of the raid on ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's compound. OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Saturday

Horseshoe crabs are bled alive at a facility in Charleston, S.C., in June 2014. Ariane Müller hide caption

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Vaccines are still tested with horseshoe crab blood. The industry is finally changing

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A photo of Jeffrey Ramirez is seen at his parents' home in Vista, California. He was diagnosed with cancer while in prison and died at age 41. Ariana Drehsler for NPR hide caption

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1 in 4 inmate deaths happens in the same federal prison. Why?

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Friday

Margarita Ramirez stands in front of an altar in her home that honors her son Jeffrey, who died earlier this year. He was diagnosed with cancer while in prison and died at age 41. Ariana Drehsler for NPR hide caption

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Why Are So Many Inmates at This Federal Prison Dying?

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Monday

Emanuel "Chris" Welch, the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, said that Democrats in the Illinois House would no longer work with the public relations firm SKDK due to revelations of a "glaring conflict of interest" in a sexual harassment and retaliation case. Ted Schurter/AP hide caption

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Wednesday

Anita Dunn (left) speaks onstage with Hilary Rosen (right) at an event titled "Women Rule" in June 2018. That summer, Dunn and her communications firm began providing crisis communications for the then-Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives regarding allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images hide caption

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A corruption trial revealed a #MeToo ethics entanglement for a top Biden adviser

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Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) waits to speak during a news conference following a closed-door lunch meeting with Senate Democrats at the U.S. Capitol March 22, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Sen. Mark Kelly says Biden impeachment talks are 'a distraction and a waste of time'

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Tuesday

Justin Kasieta, who is 22 now, was just 13 when his father died and he was thrust into a role looking after his four younger siblings. In college, he interned in the state legislature and the U.S. Congress. Benjamin Levitt hide caption

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These kids used to get the bill for their own foster care. Now that's changing

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Thursday

Immigrants in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) use the phones at a detention center in California in 2019. Secret government reports obtained by NPR described "negligent," "barbaric" and "filthy" conditions in ICE detention. Chris Carlson/AP hide caption

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Last spring, Eckart Hoyt said Winnie only got about 30 minutes a week with the eye gaze at school, due to staffing. She regularly took her daughter out of school to practice with a specialist at a local clinic. Beth Nakamura for NPR hide caption

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Students could get millions more in Medicaid healthcare dollars. Why aren't they?

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Monday

This photo, purported to be of the Loch Ness Monster, was taken near Inverness, Scotland in 1934. One of the participants revealed on his deathbed that the pictures were staged. Keystone/Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

Jenna Ellis, right, is seen with other members of former President Donald Trump's legal team, including Rudy Giuliani, left, and Sidney Powell, back, at a Republican National Committee news conference on Nov. 19, 2020. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

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