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The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did --- Billions of prescriptions for generic drugs are filled in the U.S. annually. The FDA tests only a few dozen of them every year, its own records show, and it has largely dismissed warnings about contaminants, irregularities and other issues. #News #FDA #Safety #Research #Testing #Health #Drugs #Medicine #Medication
Inside the North Carolina GOP’s Decade-Long Push to Seize Power From the State’s Democratic Governors --- For almost a decade, North Carolina’s majority-Republican legislature tried six times to strip Democratic governors of control over the board overseeing the swing state’s elections. This year, it finally succeeded. #News #NorthCarolina #GOP #USPolitics #Elections #Power
Top DOJ Official Shut Down Enforcement Against Crypto Companies While Holding More Than $150,000 in Crypto Investments --- The second-highest official at the DOJ, Todd Blanche rose to prominence as Trump’s personal defense attorney. His actions violated the federal conflicts of interest law and his ethics agreement, experts told ProPublica. #News #DOJ #Ethics #Crypto #Law #Transparency #Stocks #Trump #USPolitics
Bad Evidence Got Him Indicted for Murder. He Waited 7 Years to Walk Free. --- Justine Paul was accused of killing his girlfriend, Eunice Whitman. In Alaska’s slow-motion criminal justice system, he was kept behind bars even as the evidence against him fell apart. #News #Alaska #Crime #Murder #Law #CriminalJustice #Justice
A County’s Move to Protect Domestic Violence Victims Is Spreading Across Tennessee After Legislative Delay --- Judges across Tennessee are now demanding greater accountability from people who have been ordered to give up their guns, a shift aimed at strengthening protections for domestic violence victims. #News #Tennessee #DomesticViolence #Violence #Guns #Safety #Women #Law
I Started Covering the COVID-19 Crisis in Albany, Georgia. This Moment Made Me Realize There Was a Bigger Story to Tell. --- The virus had killed about 38 people, most of them Black, by April 2020. But when a white judge died, local officials made sure to announce her name. #Journalism #BlackMastodon #Georgia #COVID #Health #Healthcare
After a lung transplant, Hannah Goetz’s life depended on the generic version of tacrolimus, a critical drug to prevent organ rejection. It was supposed to be equivalent to the brand-name medication — but the FDA doesn’t always ensure that’s the case. #News #FDA #Health #Safety #Medicine #Drugs #Medication