“An unarmed Mexican migrant was shot dead on an Arizona ranch. The response revealed widespread support for violence at the border.”
Justice
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The Heiress at Harvard Who Helped Revolutionize Murder Investigations—and the Case She Couldn’t Forget
“Frances Glessner Lee didn’t want to be known as a ‘rich woman who didn’t have enough to do.’ In her 60s, she became a pioneer of forensic science.”
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The Empathy Punishment
“A woman hurled a burrito bowl at a Chipotle employee. Then a judge made her walk in the victim’s shoes.”
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The Eviction Cure
“What happens when a prominent Dallas attorney gets ticked off about thousands of his fellow citizens being thrown out of their homes in violation of the law? Courtroom fireworks, for starters.”
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How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
“Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.”
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A British Nurse Was Found Guilty of Killing Seven Babies. Did She Do It?
“Colleagues reportedly called Lucy Letby an ‘angel of death,’ and the prime minister condemned her. But, in the rush to judgment, serious questions about the evidence were ignored.”
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In This Police Youth Program, a Trail of Sexual Abuse Across the US
“Explorer posts, overseen by the Boy Scouts, are supposed to foster an interest in policing. They have faced nearly 200 allegations of misconduct.”
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Locked In, Priced Out
“The Appeal’s 9-month investigation uncovered prison commissaries’ exploitative, inconsistent systems with inside prices up to five times higher than in the community and markups as high as 600 percent.”
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Nightmare in Mission Hill
“The untold story of the Charles and Carol Stuart shooting.”
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The Killing of Richard Oakes
“Oakes had sparked an iconic 1960s protest, the occupation of Alcatraz Island.”