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ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
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H3 In San Francisco, Hundreds of Homes for the Homeless Sit Vacant
H3 She Said Her Husband Was Abusive. A Judge Took Away Her Kids and Ordered Her Arrest.
H3 How Bots and Fake Accounts Push China’s Vision of Winter Olympic Wonderland
H3 He Donated His Kidney and Received a $13,064 Bill in Return
H3 Featured Reporting on the Crisis
H3 Resources
H3 “Black Snow” Series Wins McElheny Award for Local Science Reporting
H3 Taking Aim at Billionaire Tax Avoiders, Biden Proposes Minimum Tax for Ultrarich
H3 Congressional Chair Asks Google and Apple to Help Stop Fraud on Telegram
H3 Ziva Branstetter to Join ProPublica as Senior Editor
H3 Cuomo Set Out to “Transform” Mental Health Care for Kids. Now They Can’t Get Treatment.
H3 ProPublica and Partners Win Three AHCJ Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism
H3 State Launches Cancer Study After ProPublica Identifies Toxic Air Pollution Hot Spot
H3 The Compounding Trauma of Afghan Children in U.S. Shelters
H3 Official Orders Books Removed From Schools, Targeting Titles About Transgender People.
H3 Congress Opens Investigation Into FDA’s Handling of a Problematic Heart Device
H3 Tracy Weber Named ProPublica Managing Editor
H3 Help Us Investigate Texas Border Security Initiatives
H3 Texas’ Governor Brags About His Border Initiative. The Data Doesn’t Back Him Up.
H3 St. Jude Fights Donors’ Families in Court for Share of Estates
H3 ProPublica and WPLN News Win Al Nakkula Award for Police Reporting
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H3 Flood Insurance Premiums in Louisiana Are Rising. Help Us Investigate.
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H3 New Documentary by Frontline and ProPublica Reveals Origins of the Stolen Election Myth
H3 Filing Taxes Could Be Free and Simple. But H&R Block and Intuit Are Still Lobbying Against It.
H3 Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
H3 The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
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H3 She’s Supposed to Protect Americans From Toxic Chemicals. First, She Just Has to Fix Trump’s Mess and Decades of Neglect. Duplicate text
H3 How Your Shadow Credit Score Could Decide Whether You Get an Apartment
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H3 How the Red Cross Raised Half a Billion Dollars for Haiti and Built Six Homes
H4 Unpacking Shadow Credit Scores
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H4 What’s Holding Up the COVID Vaccines for Children Under 5?
H4 Whatever Happened to Biden’s Pandemic Testing Board?
H4 Coronavirus Contracts: Tracking Federal Purchases to Fight the Pandemic
H4 Tracking PPP Loans: Search Every Company Approved for Federal Loans
H4 What Coronavirus Job Losses Reveal About Racism in America
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