Billy Long, Trump’s Nominee to Lead the IRS, Touts a Credential that #Tax Experts Say is Dubious — The former Congressman from #Missouri, who once pushed to abolish the #IRS, has marketed himself as a Certified Tax and Business Advisor after attending only a three-day seminar. #News #Trump #Government #USPolitics #Accounting
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Billy Long, Trump’s Nominee to Lead the IRS, Touts a Credential That Tax Experts Say Is Dubious
The former representative from Missouri, who once pushed to abolish the IRS, has marketed himself as a certified tax and business advisor after att...
“I Thought He Was Helping Me”: Patient Endured 9 Years of Chemotherapy for #Cancer He Never Had — Anthony Olson was told that he’d die without the treatment and to ignore a negative biopsy. He’s one of many patients who, court records show, received harmful or unnecessary treatments from Montana oncologist Dr. Thomas C. Weiner. #News #Doctors #Hospital #Health #Patients #Healthcare
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“I Thought He Was Helping Me”: Patient Endured 9 Years of Chemotherapy for Cancer He Never Had
Anthony Olson was told that he’d die without the treatment and to ignore a negative biopsy. He’s one of many patients who may have received har...
The #CDC Hasn’t Asked States to Track Deaths Linked to #Abortion Bans — Maternal mortality review committees consider factors including obesity, mental health issues, substance use, homicide and suicide. But more than two years after Roe v. Wade fell, they still aren’t considering how abortion bans factor into deaths. #News #Biden #Government #Health #Healthcare #Women #Pregnancy #ReproductiveRights
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The CDC Hasn’t Asked States to Track Deaths Linked to Abortion Bans
The Biden administration hasn’t delivered on its goals of measuring the public health impact of abortion bans. Experts say it’s a missed opport...
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Report: Hospitals Rarely Advise #Doctors on How to Treat Patients Under #Abortion Bans — Doctors described #hospital lawyers who “refused to meet” with them for months, were hard to reach during “life or death” situations and offered little help beyond “regurgitating” the law, according to a Senate Finance Committee #report. #News #Health #Law #USPolitics #Government #Healthcare #Pregnancy #Patients
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Report: Hospitals Rarely Advise Doctors on How to Treat Patients Under Abortion Bans
Doctors described hospital lawyers who “refused to meet” with them for months, were hard to reach during “life or death” situations and off...
The Story of One #Mississippi County Shows How Private Schools Are Exacerbating #Segregation — A new ProPublica analysis shows a stark pattern across states in the Deep South: Alongside majority-Black public school districts, a separate web of private academies are filled almost entirely with white students. #News #Education #School #Students #BlackHistory #CivilRights #Teacher #Parents
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The Story of One Mississippi County Shows How Private Schools Are Exacerbating Segregation
A new ProPublica analysis shows a stark pattern across states in the Deep South: Alongside majority-Black public school districts, a separate web o...
If You’re #Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life — #Women experiencing #pregnancy loss in states with #abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position. #News #Health #Healthcare #Doctors #Miscarriage
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If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves...
U.S. Senator Urges #EPA to Release “Science-Based” Report on Formaldehyde #Health Risks — Citing a ProPublica investigation that found formaldehyde causes far more #cancer than any other toxic air pollutant, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said in a letter that “the agency has an obligation to protect the public from the chemical.” #News #Government #Science #Environment #Pollution
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U.S. Senator Urges EPA to Release “Science-Based” Report on Formaldehyde Health Risks
Citing a ProPublica investigation that found formaldehyde causes far more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Con...
Changing Laws and Changing Lives: Why ProPublica Is Dedicated to Local Investigations — Managing Editor Charles Ornstein explains the many ways ProPublica is trying to help fill the void left by local newsrooms shrinking and closing across the country. #News #Journalism #LocalNews #Research #Local #Community #Engagement
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Changing Laws and Changing Lives: Why ProPublica Is Dedicated to Local Investigations
Managing Editor Charles Ornstein explains the many ways ProPublica is trying to help fill the void left by local newsrooms shrinking and closing ac...
How #Billionaires Have Sidestepped a #Tax Aimed at the #Rich — Wall Street financiers were a clear target of the tax, but some, on questionable legal grounds, have claimed their outsized profits were exempt, sometimes avoiding hundreds of millions in taxes. #News #WallStreet #Law #Government #Finance #Business #IRS #Medicare #TaxEvasion
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How Billionaires Sidestepped a Tax Aimed at the Rich
Wall Street financiers were a clear target of the tax, but some, on questionable legal grounds, have claimed their outsized profits were exempt, so...