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Justice Dept. watchdog never probed judges’ NSA concerns
“In response to a FOIA request from USA TODAY, the Justice Department said its ethics office never looked into complaints from two federal judges that they had been misled about NSA surveillance.”
Read MoreUCI doctors downplayed risks of surgical robot
“Two top UC Irvine surgeons have spent a decade working with a California company to promote a $2 million surgical robot despite a lack of reliable scientific evidence showing that it is safe or gives patients better results.”
Read MoreScoring errors jeopardize tests: Poor oversight raises risk
“It can mean the difference between college and a factory job; between scraping by and a chance for more. The former principal is still haunted by the few times he told parents their children wouldn’t receive a high school diploma because they had failed the exams.”
Read MoreMetro Phoenix housing market’s turnaround creates new issues
“More than 100,000 houses stood vacant across metro Phoenix barely three years ago — roughly one of every 10. Today, it’s more like one out of every 100. Where have all the empty houses gone?“
Read MoreLegal problems sent midwife to Utah, where another baby died
“This is not the first time El Halta has been accused of straying beyond her expertise. It is not her first encounter with the law, nor her first delivery that ended with a death. But for decades she has remained committed to natural childbirth, and some clients say she has helped countless women avoid complicated…
Read MoreD.C. Fire Stations Near Navy Yard Understaffed in Shooting
“News4 I-Team has learned some D.C. firehouses were understaffed during Monday morning’s shooting at the Navy Yard. Twelve people were killed and eight others injured when 34-year-old Aaron Alexis opened fire inside Building 197 in Southeast D.C. around 8:30 a.m. Alexis was later shot and killed by police.”
Read MoreInsiders Allege Fraudulent Accounting at SamTrans
“Insiders say they were asked to make changes to the San Mateo County Transit District’s financial records that they believe were illegal; they say SamTrans made up expenses to create the appearance it needed more taxpayer money.”
Read MoreArchdiocese knew of priest’s sexual misbehavior, yet kept him in ministry
“A memo written in 2011 obtained by MPR News from police shows the former vicar general – the top deputy of the archdiocese – did not want parish employees to know about Wehmeyer’s past. ‘At every step of the way, this could have been prevented,’ Haselberger said. ‘This is just failure after failure after failure…
Read MoreCompany Behind Snowden Vetting Did Check on D.C. Shooter
“The U.S. government contractor that vetted Edward Snowden, who leaked information about national surveillance programs, said it also performed a background check on the Washington Navy Yard shooter.”
Read MoreUse only as directed
“About 150 Americans a year die by accidentally taking too much acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol. The toll does not have to be so high.” Read the stories from ProPublica.
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