#Thailand Bans #Advertising for Toddler Milk — With new rules, Thailand joins three dozen countries that have taken steps to regulate toddler milk ads. The action follows a ProPublica investigation that detailed how the U.S. helped the formula industry fight regulation in 2017. #News #Regulation #Baby #Children #Parenting #Milk
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A #NorthCarolina Supreme Court Candidate’s Bid to Overturn His Loss Is Based on Theory Election Deniers Deemed Extreme — Republican Jefferson Griffin narrowly lost his race for a seat on the state #SupremeCourt. Now he’s asking that 60,000 ballots be thrown out based on a theory that an election denier said amounted to “voter suppression.” #News #Law #USPolitics #Government #Election #Vote
Nonprofit Explorer Adds Powerful Tools to Help You Research Organizations’ Financials — ProPublica has added the ability to find nonprofit organizations that auditors have flagged as having serious financial or control deficiencies. We also added the ability to search for organizations that have reported significant #theft. #Journalism #Nonprofit #Charity #Tax #Data #Research #Giving #Donate
Trump’s Pick to Lead Federal Housing Agency Has Opposed Efforts to Aid the Poor — As #HUD secretary, Scott Turner would oversee billions in housing aid, but as a #Texas state legislator he voted against protections for poor tenants and has called government assistance “one of the most destructive things for the family.” #News #Housing #Poverty #Government #USPolitics #Trump
The Tribal Lending Industry Offers Quick Cash Online at Outrageous Interest Rates. Here’s How It’s Survived. — Despite lawsuits, prosecutions and federal crackdown attempts, the tribal lending industry has adapted for over a decade, providing exorbitant #loans to millions of financially vulnerable consumers. #News #Government #Regulation #Congress #Finance #Business #USPolitics #Law
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After being diagnosed with a cancer that he didn’t actually have, Olson dropped out of college, moved back in with his parents and began his doctor's prescribed regimen: four straight days on chemo, four weeks off. Olson endured this for nine years. #News #Health #Patients #Healthcare #Cancer #Doctors #Hospital #Montana
In more than 700 cases over five years, #Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing. #News #FosterCare #Children #Family #Parents #Housing #Poverty (Published Jan. 2024)
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