The Trump administration drove him back to China, where he invented a fast coronavirus test ~science Article 6270 words 4 votes
Inside the pro-Donald Trump Facebook group where first responders call coronavirus a hoax ~tech facebook social media Article 1351 words 10 votes
A group of agents rose through the ranks to lead the US Border Patrol, and now they’re retiring and leaving it in crisis ~life work Article 6086 words, published Feb 10 2020 5 votes
When medical debt collectors decide who gets arrested ~life Article 3543 words, published Oct 16 2019 5 votes
TurboTax and others charged at least fourteen million Americans for tax prep that should have been free, audit finds ~finance Article 1046 words 19 votes
Many Kentucky jails prop up their budgets by selling e-cigarettes to inmates. Some jailers, or their friends and family, are making money while jails overlook the health concerns of vaping products. ~health Article 2760 words 5 votes
For years, Microsoft has moved billions in profits to Puerto Rico to avoid taxes. When the IRS pushed it to pay, Microsoft aggressively fought back in court, lobbied Congress and changed the law. ~finance business Article 7164 words 21 votes
When the USS John S. McCain crashed in the Pacific, the Navy blamed the destroyer’s crew for the loss of ten sailors. The truth is the Navy’s flawed technology set the McCain up for disaster ~humanities.history Article 5696 words 9 votes
Paul Skalnik is a liar, a con artist and a snitch. The state of Florida is planning to execute a man based largely on his word. ~life Article 14 291 words 13 votes
The new debtor's prisons: High-interest loan companies are using Utah’s small claims courts to arrest borrowers and take their bail money ~finance Article 5416 words 15 votes
How McKinsey helped the Trump administration carry out its immigration policies ~misc politics Article 1962 words 7 votes
Match Group, which owns most major online dating services, screens for sexual predators on Match.com — but not on Tinder, OkCupid or PlentyofFish ~tech Article 7554 words 10 votes
South Carolina's system for magistrate judges is unlike any state in the country: judges can have less training than barbers but still decide thousands of cases each year ~life Article 4869 words 4 votes
Blame over justice: The human toll of the US Navy’s relentless push to punish one of its own ~life Article 5624 words 5 votes
Welcome to “Cancer Alley” in Louisiana, where toxic air is about to get worse ~enviro pollution.air Article 4393 words 5 votes
PG&E’s rolling blackouts probably don’t eliminate fire risk, and they actually could make responding to fires harder. What they largely do is shift responsibility away from the company. ~enviro energy Article 982 words 10 votes
Inside TurboTax’s twenty-year fight to stop Americans from filing their taxes for free ~finance Article 7022 words 16 votes
An unseen victim of the college admissions scandal: The high school tennis champion aced out by a billionaire family ~life education.higher Article 7095 words 9 votes
IRS: Sorry, but it’s just easier and cheaper to audit the poor ~finance Article 527 words, published Oct 2 2019 17 votes
The hedge fund billionaire’s guide to buying your kids a better shot at not just one elite college, but lots of them ~humanities education.higher Article 4546 words, published Sep 28 2019 11 votes
Inmates suffering heart attacks or brutalized in jail beatings have been released so sheriffs wouldn’t have to pay for their medical care. Some were rearrested once they had recovered. ~life Article 6 votes
The deadly race: How Amazon hooked America on fast delivery while avoiding responsibility for crashes ~finance business Article 5155 words 12 votes
The extortion economy: How insurance companies are fueling a rise in ransomware attacks ~tech security.cyber Article 3888 words 12 votes
Transgender and gender nonconforming people say they have been pressured to expose their genitals during TSA searches at airports ~lgbt transgender Article 4293 words 14 votes
Gov. Jim Justice is West Virginia’s richest man and owns its most storied resort. When lobbyists and state agencies book there, he profits. ~misc politics Article 5791 words 9 votes
“We are essentially the ships that the Navy forgot”: As tensions heat up in the Persian Gulf, the US Navy’s minesweeping fleet may be too old and broken to do their job ~news usa Article 2592 words 9 votes
The child abuse contrarian: A renowned scientist turned expert witness relies on his own controversial theory to help alleged abusers avoid prison ~health healthcare Article 7679 words, published Sep 26 2018 9 votes
Asylum seekers that followed Trump rule now don’t qualify because of new Trump rule ~news usa politics Article 1836 words 8 votes
A US Border Patrol agent reveals what it’s really like to guard migrant children ~life Article 2724 words, published Jul 16 2019 15 votes
US Border Patrol agents are passing around a commemorative coin mocking care for migrant kids ~news usa politics Article 1331 words 10 votes
In response to mass shootings, some schools and hospitals are installing microphones equipped with algorithms ~tech Article 1964 words 12 votes
How Teach for America evolved into an arm of the charter school movement ~humanities education Article 5421 words 6 votes
An (even more) inconvenient truth: Why carbon credits for forest preservation may be worse than nothing ~enviro climate change Article 5587 words, published May 22 2019 7 votes
Separated by design: How some of America’s richest towns fight affordable housing ~design urban planning Article 5420 words, published May 22 2019 6 votes
TurboTax uses a “military discount” to trick US troops into paying to file their taxes ~finance Article 1675 words 12 votes
Soon you may not even have to click on a website contract to be bound by its terms ~tech internet Article 1696 words 7 votes
At least one in three Alaska villages has no local law enforcement. Sexual abuse runs rampant, public safety resources are scarce, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants to cut the budget. ~misc politics Article 5645 words 18 votes
The trade secret - Firms that promised high-tech ransomware solutions almost always just pay the hackers ~tech security.cyber Article 9166 words 9 votes
New York regulator launches investigation into TurboTax maker Intuit and H&R Block ~finance business Article 423 words 6 votes
The birth-tissue profiteers - How well-meaning donations end up fueling an unproven, virtually unregulated $2 billion stem cell industry ~science biology medicine Article 6868 words, published May 7 2019 8 votes
Once defiant, all four white supremacists charged in Charlottesville violence plead guilty ~news usa.va.charlottesville Article 892 words 13 votes
Saudi fugitives accused of serious crimes get help to flee while US officials look the other way ~misc politics Article 4758 words 4 votes
Many people are too broke for bankruptcy. A new report suggests some fixes. ~finance economics Article 619 words 6 votes
US Appeals Court rules key anti-age discrimination protections don’t apply to job seekers, only employees ~life work Article 1020 words 10 votes
Death and valor on a warship doomed by its own Navy - An investigation into the crash of the USS Fitzgerald ~humanities.history Article 6 votes
OxyContin maker explored expansion into “attractive” anti-addiction market ~health medicine Article 2460 words 7 votes
Facebook moves to block ad transparency tools- including ours ~tech facebook social media privacy Article 1337 words 8 votes