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Wednesday

A photo illustration with a black and white photograph of the exterior of a prison in the background with red rectangles overlaying it. In the middle is a semi-circle with the typewritten text from several phrases, including “tortured for 18 hours with an..” and “I began to feel a sharp pain on the left side of my chest.” Below the text is a photo of an officer's hands on the wrist of a man in handcuffs.
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News

Dozens of prisoners allege a culture of violence by guards at federal facility in Virginia

At a federal prison in rural Virginia, more than 50 prisoners say they've been abused. But when they try to file a complaint — they're stopped, often by the same guards they say are abusing them.

USP LEE

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Tuesday

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Wang Jingyu speaks during an interview in a safe house in the Ukraine on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. He and his fiancee on the run from the threat of extradition to China, and is now in the Netherlands seeking asylum. Beijing had sought Wang over his online comments about a deadly confrontation between Chinese and Indian forces in 2000.

Wang Jingyu speaks during an interview in 2021. At least 10 news organizations have amended or retracted stories that used him as a source. AP/AP hide caption

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Is a high-profile critic of the Chinese Communist Party a con man?

NPR investigation of a Chinese celebrity dissident leads news orgs to retract stories

At least ten news organizations have retracted or amended their stories after an NPR investigation showed that a man they featured as a bold Chinese dissident was accused of being a conman.

News orgs retract stories featuring Chinese celebrity dissident after NPR probe

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Sunday

Trapped in a Social Safety Net
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Trapped in a Social Safety Net

In 1972, the federal government launched a program to support the poorest disabled and elderly Americans. Supplemental Security Income, run by the Social Security Administration, provides monthly checks that are a lifeline for some of the most vulnerable people in this country.

Trapped in a Social Safety Net

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Friday

Friday

In this photo, Gaia Ferrency, 17, is holding a metal sword and is wearing black pants and a black T-shirt while attending a long-sword tournament. Several swords hang on the wall in the background.

Gaia Ferrency, 17, of Swissvale, Pa., waits to participate in a long-sword tournament as part of Friday Night Fights, hosted by Pittsburgh Sword Fighters, on Oct. 4 at a former Catholic church northeast of Pittsburgh. Justin Merriman for NPR hide caption

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Seeking Common Ground

You can sword-fight at this club. But no politics allowed

At the Pittsburgh Sword Fighters club, members are asked to leave their politics at the door, a rule that has led to closer relationships and more learning from one another.

You can sword-fight at this club. But no politics allowed

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Thursday

President-elect Donald Trump greets supporters on election night. Trump has repeatedly threatened his perceived enemies.

President-elect Donald Trump greets supporters on election night. Trump has repeatedly threatened his perceived enemies. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Targets of Trump's threats brace for the new administration

President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly promised to investigate, prosecute, imprison or otherwise punish his perceived enemies during his campaign. Now, some of his targets are preparing.

TRUMP RETALIATION

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Monday

Tulsa, OK - OCT 17: Natalie Donaldson, an Army veteran, poses for a portrait at her home on October 17, 2024, in Tulsa, OK. Donaldson is currently dealing with Veteran Affairs forbearance policy changes that resulted in her monthly payments jumping 50%. (Michael Noble, Jr. for NPR)

Tulsa, OK - OCT 17: Natalie Donaldson, an Army veteran, poses for a portrait at her home on October 17, 2024, in Tulsa, OK. Donaldson is currently dealing with Veteran Affairs forbearance policy changes that resulted in her monthly payments jumping 50%. (Michael Noble, Jr. for NPR) Michael Noble Jr./For NPR hide caption

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It's Veterans Day. The VA says it can't help thousands of vets it left stranded

An NPR investigation finds thousands of veterans were pushed into high-cost mortgages by a program that was meant to help them. A rescue plan being rolled out by the Department of Veterans Affairs is excluding many vets who need help.

VA Home Loan fix leaves out thousands

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Thursday

Jake Lang, center, and other Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Jake Lang, center, and other Trump supporters clash with police and security forces on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Lang is one of many rioters who hope for a pardon under a new Trump administration. Brent Stirton/Getty Images hide caption

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Jan. 6 defendants celebrate Trump's win and anticipate pardons

People convicted for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol are celebrating Donald Trump's election win and hoping Trump fulfills his promise to issue pardons to the rioters.

JAN 6 RIOTERS CELEBRATE

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Friday

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell spoke at an event in Boston, Mass., on Jan. 15.

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National

Hundreds of zombies killed by Massachusetts AG — zombie loans, that is

The Massachusetts AG is cracking down on a company collecting on "zombie second mortgages" — old loans that homeowners thought were dead but rise from the grave. People are losing houses over them.

Massachusetts is going after a company collecting on 'zombie second mortgages'

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A warden faced discipline over abuse at a prison. Now he runs a prison training site

Investigators said warden Andrew Ciolli should have stopped abuse of prisoners. He faced disciplinary action. Now he's the director of a federal center that teaches others how to run prisons.

Prison Warden Reassigned Again

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Tuesday

Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021.

Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Donald Trump calls Jan. 6 a "day of love." Here are the facts. 

Donald Trump often misrepresents what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, even referring to convicted rioters as "hostages.

A fact-check about what Trump and Harris are saying about Jan. 6

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Wednesday

This photo shows former President Donald Trump on a camera monitor as he speaks to the press in February outside Manhattan Criminal Court. He's wearing a blue suit jacket, a red tie and a white shirt. Many people in suits and law enforcement uniforms stand behind him.

Former President Donald Trump, on a camera monitor, speaks to the press as he arrives at Manhattan Criminal Court on Feb. 15 for a hearing in his case of paying hush money to cover up extramarital affairs. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Media

Jailed reporters, silenced networks: What Trump says he'd do to the media if elected

On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump has threatened to jail reporters who won't give up the sources of leaks and to strip networks of their broadcast licenses for fact-checking him.

media execs say that’s an effort to intimidate press;

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