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A Reuters investigation into the Iranian supreme leader’s $95 billion economic empire—which was partly built on confiscating family property from ordinary citizens: Several other Iranians whose family properties were taken over by Setad described in interviews how men showed up and threatened to use violence if the owners didn’t leave the premises at once. One…
Read MoreMillions have crossed through the fence from Mexico to America, both legally and illegally, making Hidalgo County, Texas, one of the fastest-growing places in America. “El Futuro” is what some residents have begun calling the area, and here the future is unfolding in a cycle of cascading extremes. The country’s hungriest region is also its most overweight,…
Read MoreThe ethanol era has proven far more damaging to the environment than politicians promised and much worse than the government admits today. Farmers have wiped out millions of acres of conservation land, destroyed habitat and contaminated water supplies, an Associated Press investigation found. Five million acres of land set aside for conservation have been converted.…
Read MoreA KIRO 7 investigation finds that some at Seattle’s schools may be violating the HR policy by paying overtime to select district managers who aren’t entitled to make extra money. A months-long investigation reveals a radio station supervisor is the exempt manager making the most OT, banking about $70,000 in the last 2 ½ years.…
Read MoreThe Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the online files from the Minnesota agency charged with tracking candidate and campaign fundraising are riddled with inaccuracies, leading to errors that total as much as $20 million over the past decade, according to an analysis. About 7,000 records of donations between Minnesota groups are incorrect — an error…
Read MoreWe’ve got a great opportunity on the IRE staff for someone who’s ready to take the lead on running our website. We’re looking for candidates with a passion for investigative and watchdog journalism, who are interested in developing online training sessions and playing a leading role in keeping our site innovative. Our site features coverage…
Read MoreTune in here at 11 a.m. CST to view award winning data journalists Jennifer LaFleur, from the Center for Investigative Reporting, David Donald, of the Center for Public Integrity and Tom Hargrove of the Scripps-Howard News Service as they talk about their best practices for great data reporting. They’ll also be touching on the stories that won…
Read MoreLast year, 25 percent of nursing home beds in Louisiana were empty. Yet the state paid $23 million for them. In the third part of a series on the topic, Fox 8 News and NOLA.com investigated how and why the state has dished out millions of dollars for services that aren’t being used in.
Read MoreThe National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting received more than 20 submissions for its annual T-shirt contest, and voting is now open! Voting will stay open for one week, ending Friday, Nov. 15 at midnight. The proposal with the most votes will be sold as a T-shirt at the upcoming CAR Conference, Feb. 27 to March 2,…
Read MoreIn September, Lynne Spalding checked into San Francisco General Hospital for a bladder infection. Soon after, she went missing. No one ordered a full search for Spalding until nine days after she disappeared. In that time, Lynne Spalding Ford’s family scoured the city and passed out thousands of fliers — only to find out she was dead in…
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