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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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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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Former President Donald Trump is facing charges stemming from an investigation into his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia, led by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Immigrants await processing at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Adelanto, California. By filing a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act, NPR obtained a trove of inspection reports detailing serious problems at this ICE facility and others across the United States. Chris Carlson/AP hide caption

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Government's own experts found 'barbaric' and 'negligent' conditions in ICE detention

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FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2018, file photo, people arrive before the start of a naturalization ceremony at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Miami Field Office in Miami. One supposed feature of the U visa program is a faster track to citizenship. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption

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A visa program created to help law enforcement puts immigrant victims at risk instead

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Wednesday

Lizzo performs at the Governors Ball Music Festival in the Queens borough of New York in June. Andy Kropa/Invision/AP hide caption

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Lizzo says hostile work environment allegations against her are 'unbelievable'

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Friday

A photo taken on October 27, 2019 shows the burnt van that Barakat Ahmad Barakat says he was in when it was targeted by U.S. forces the night of the raid on ISIS leader Baghdadi's compound. Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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NPR Investigation Reveals Flaws In U.S. Claims About Baghdadi Raid Casualties

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Texas A&M University has come under fire for suspending and then investigating a professor who spoke critically of Texas Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick during a lecture on the opioid crisis last March. Dave Einsel/AP hide caption

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This photo, taken Oct. 27, 2019, the day after the raid on ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's compound in Syria, shows the van that was targeted by U.S. airstrikes. Photos of the van prompted questions about who was targeted. Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Pentagon files reveal flaws in U.S. claims about Syrian casualties in Baghdadi raid

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Tuesday

Bank of America, one of the nation's largest banks, is being ordered to pay more than $100 million to customers and $150 million in fines for illegally charging customers for junk fees, fake accounts and withholding rewards. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption

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Thursday

The federal prison complex in Thomson, Ill. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP hide caption

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New accounts of abuse at federal prison prompt renewed calls for investigation

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