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Philips Agrees to Pay $1 Billion to #Patients Who Say They Were Injured by Breathing Machines

The proposed settlement will effectively end more than 700 #lawsuits filed after the 2021 recall of millions of the company’s widely used sleep apnea devices and ventilators.

#HealthCare #Health #Recalls

https://www.propublica.org/article/philips-lawsuit-settlement-cpap-breathing-machine-recall

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Here’s what you need to know about the Philips recall — including how to seek a refund:

https://www.propublica.org/article/philips-respironics-cpap-recall-faqs

ProPublica, to Health
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States Across the Country Are Reforming #Guardianship. #NewYork Is Not One of Them.

New York’s system for caring for the #sick and #elderly is in shambles, experts say.

But while lawmakers in other states are overhauling their approaches to guardianship, New York only budgeted $1 million to address its deep-seated problems.

#Health #HealthCare #News

https://www.propublica.org/article/new-york-guardianship-reform-pennsylvania-illinois

ProPublica, to Health
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A #Doctor at Cigna Said Her Bosses Pressured Her to Review Patients’ Cases Too Quickly.

#Cigna Threatened to Fire Her.

Cigna tracks every minute that its staff #doctors spend deciding whether to pay for #HealthCare.

Dr. Debby Day said her bosses cared more about being fast than being right: “Deny, deny, deny. That’s how you hit your numbers,” Day said.

#Health #Insurance #News #Business

https://www.propublica.org/article/cigna-medical-director-doctor-patient-preapproval-denials-insurance?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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#Texas Appeals Court Throws Out Defamation Lawsuit Against ProPublica, Houston Chronicle

The news outlets’ 2018 investigation into famed #Houston heart surgeon Bud Frazier provided a “fair, true, and impartial account,” the court said in its ruling, potentially bringing a close to the nearly six-year legal battle.

#News #Law #Journalism

https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-appeals-court-dismisses-defamation-suit-propublica-houston-chronicle-frazier

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FYI, you can read the full 2018 investigation here:
https://www.propublica.org/article/bud-frazier-heart-surgeon-baylor-st-lukes-medical-center-conflicts-of-interest-poor-outcomes

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#Texas School Districts Violated a #Law Intended to Add Transparency to Local #Elections

ProPublica and The Texas Tribune analyzed 35 Texas #school districts that held trustee elections last fall and found none that posted all of the required campaign finance records.

https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-school-districts-violated-a-law-intended-to-add-transparency-to-local-elections

ProPublica, to Atlanta
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Movie Studio Executive Apologizes After Sending , Texts

Ryan Millsap’s apology for his messages, which were revealed by a ProPublica and Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation, comes as influential and officials said they were disappointed by his derogatory rhetoric.

https://www.propublica.org/article/ryan-millsap-atlanta-movie-executive-apologizes-texts

ProPublica,
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Read our original report on Milsap's racist messages here:
https://www.propublica.org/article/ryan-millsap-movie-executive-racist-antisemitic-texts

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10 Times as Much of This #Toxic Pesticide Could End Up on Your #Tomatoes and Celery Under a New #EPA Proposal

Against the guidance of scientific advisory panels, the EPA is relying on industry-backed tests to relax regulations on acephate, which has been linked to neurodevelopmental disorders.

“It’s exactly what we recommended against,” one panelist said.

https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-acephate-pesticide-adhd-autism-regulations

ProPublica, to news
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New Legislation Would Expand Access to Disaster Relief, Provide Help With Titles for Large Number of #Black Landowners

The bills come after ProPublica’s reporting on land passed down informally within #families, known as heirs’ property.

Representing about one-third of Black-owned land in the #South, it can be ineligible for aid and vulnerable to forced sales.

#News #Property #RealEstate #Race #Law

https://www.propublica.org/article/heirs-property-black-land-loss-disaster-relief-legislation-fletcher

ProPublica,
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Black landowners are disproportionately vulnerable to laws and discriminatory practices that allow speculators and developers to acquire their property.

Read all our previous coverage here:

https://www.propublica.org/series/dispossessed

ProPublica, to Virginia
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The Family That Helped Us Investigate How a University Displaced a Community

A longtime resident of the Shoe Lane area in chronicled the life of his community as it was demolished by Christopher Newport University.

His photographs helped a reporter seek .

https://www.propublica.org/article/family-photos-of-shoe-lane-destruction

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Read our full "Uprooted" series — investigating how Virginia colleges expanded by displacing Black communities — here:

https://www.propublica.org/series/uprooted

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Senate Veterans’ Affairs Chair Calls for More Mental Health Care Providers in #Rural Areas

Citing ProPublica’s reporting on the barriers faced by veterans in crisis, Sen. Jon Tester asked VA Secretary Denis McDonough to increase the number of providers and ensure they are “in locations where #veterans need them most.”

#MentalHealth #Health #HealthCare #Hospitals #California #News #Government

https://www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-mental-health-chico-tester-mcdonough

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#Oil Companies Must Set Aside More Money to Plug Wells, a New Rule Says. But It Won’t Be Enough.

The new Bureau of Land Management #regulation, which applies to nearly 90,000 wells on federal public land, is hampered by math errors and overly optimistic cost projections.

#Environment #Government #News #Pollution

https://www.propublica.org/article/oil-companies-must-set-aside-more-money-to-plug-wells-a-new-rule-says-but-it-wont-be-enough

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#Netanyahu Resists U.S. Plan to Bring Sanctions Against Israeli #Military Unit

After months of inaction, Secretary of State Antony #Blinken is poised to bar U.S. aid to an #Israeli unit accused of human rights abuses.

#News #Israel #Gaza #War #Palestine #HumanRights #Law

https://www.propublica.org/article/netanyahu-resists-blinken-plan-sanction-against-israeli-military-unit

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Last week, we revealed that Blinken had, for months, been sitting on recommendations from a special State Dept. panel that the US bring sanctions against certain Israeli units linked to a variety of abuses:
https://www.propublica.org/article/israel-gaza-blinken-leahy-sanctions-human-rights-violations

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#Soldiers Charged With Violent #Crimes Will Now Face More Scrutiny Before They Can Simply Leave the #Army

The change comes after reporting from ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Military Times revealed that hundreds of soldiers charged with offenses like sexual assault and domestic violence left the Army without facing courts-martial.

https://www.propublica.org/article/us-army-soldiers-violent-crimes?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

ProPublica,
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Read the original 2023 investigation that exposed how hundreds of soldiers charged with violent crimes were administratively discharged instead of facing a court martial:
https://www.propublica.org/article/military-army-administrative-separation

ProPublica, to random
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ICMYI: The incidents under review mostly took place in the West Bank and occurred before Oct. 7. They include reports of extrajudicial killings by Israeli Border Police; an incident in which a battalion gagged, handcuffed and left an elderly Palestinian American man for dead; and an allegation that interrogators tortured and raped a teen who had been accused of throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails.

https://www.propublica.org/article/israel-gaza-blinken-leahy-sanctions-human-rights-violations

ProPublica, to Atlanta
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A Powerful Executive Praised for His Efforts Shared Racist, Antisemitic Sentiments in Texts

Ryan Millsap has built important relationships with Black leaders and Jewish colleagues.

But his private communications, copies of which were filed in court, exhibit derogatory views toward those communities.

https://www.propublica.org/article/ryan-millsap-movie-executive-racist-antisemitic-texts?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

ProPublica, to Israel
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BREAKING: Secretary of State Is Sitting on Staff Recommendations to Sanction Israeli Military Units Linked to Killings or Rapes

A special State Department panel told Blinken that the U.S. should restrict arms sales to military units that have been credibly accused of human rights abuses. He has not taken any action.

https://www.propublica.org/article/israel-gaza-blinken-leahy-sanctions-human-rights-violations

ProPublica, to Tennessee
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#Tennessee Is Ramping Up Penalties for #Student Threats.
Research Shows That’s Not the Best Way to Keep #Schools Safe.

Zero-tolerance measures can counteract what some experts consider a crucial tool for protecting #students and the larger community.

#Safety #News #Education #Kids #Teachers

https://www.propublica.org/article/how-schools-should-handle-student-threats?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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The Has Done Nearly Everything It Can to Clean Up This Town. It Hasn’t Worked.

Despite years of air monitoring, inspections and millions in penalties for petrochemical plants, the air in Calvert City, , remains polluted.

The EPA’s inability to fix it is an indictment of the laws governing clean air, experts say.

https://www.propublica.org/article/calvert-city-kentucky-epa-pollution-westlake-sacrifice-zones?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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