Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients Who Need Urgent Care. The Facilities Face Few Consequences. --- Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t honoring the law — and the government isn’t following up. #News #Health #Law #Hospital #MentalHealth #Psychiatry #Medicine
“This is beyond my dreams,” children's hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman told ProPublica in a call minutes after he was freed from an Ohio jail where he’d been detained since the spring. “I’m still overwhelmed by the surprise.” #News #Ohio #Cincinnati #DHS #Immigration #Deportation #Immigrants
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Senators Demand Names of Foreign Drugmakers Skirting FDA Import Bans --- Citing a recent ProPublica investigation, Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said they had “urgent concerns” about the agency’s oversight of foreign drugmakers and whether medications coming into the U.S. are safe. #News #Health #FDA #Drugs #Pharmaceuticals #Government
Pentagon Bans Tech Vendors From Using China-Based Personnel After ProPublica Investigation --- The Defense Department has tightened cybersecurity requirements for its cloud services providers. The changes come after ProPublica revealed how Microsoft’s use of China-based engineers left sensitive government data vulnerable to hacking. #News #DOD #Tech #Microsoft #Pentagon #Cybersecurity #Technology #China
Amid Rise of RFK Jr., Officials Waver on Drinking Water Fluoridation — Even in the State Where It Started --- As federal agencies review their guidance on fluoridation and the nation’s top health official calls fluoride “industrial waste,” state and local governments are pulling back on the practice, upending a decadeslong public health success story. #News #Health #RFKJr #PublicHealth #Michigan #Water #Government
ProPublica and Other News Organizations Fight to Unseal Texas AG Ken Paxton’s Divorce Records -- A group of eight state and national media organizations are arguing that the records are of public interest, especially in light of Paxton’s bid for a U.S. Senate seat. #News #Media #Journalism #Texas #KenPaxton #Government
Before and after the 2024 election, Elon Musk made it clear he disliked environmental regulations and considered them a barrier to innovation. His companies, from Boring Co. to xAI, have been accused of finding ways to sidestep regulations. Here's what to know: #ElonMusk #Environment #Regulation #Business #SpaceX #Tesla #Musk
Who owns ProPublica? In today’s media landscape, there are so many questions about who’s pulling the strings in a newsroom — is it wealthy owners, advertisers, politicians? Not here. (1/3)
The U.S. government is trying to deport Ohio children’s hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman, alleging tenuous connections to terrorism. If DHS succeeds, experts say it could hand the Trump admin. a “sledgehammer” to use on mass deportations. ➡️ Read the full story: #Ohio #Cincinnati #Immigration #Trump #DHS #Deportation image