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News Articles: Investigations

Rescuers scour the crash site and wreckage of a passenger plane in Pokhara, Nepal, Monday, Jan.16, 2023. Nepal began a national day of mourning Monday a day after the plane crashed while attempting to land.

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  • World

Flight data, voice recorders retrieved from Nepal crash site

A spokesman for Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority says a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder have been retrieved from the site of the crash that killed at least 68.

January 16, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
An NPR analysis of data released Jan. 8 by the Small Business Administration shows the vast majority of Paycheck Protection Program loans have been forgiven, despite rampant fraud in the program.

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  • Investigations

How the Paycheck Protection Program went from good intentions to a huge free-for-all

An NPR analysis of data released by the Small Business Administration shows the vast majority of Paycheck Protection Program loans have been forgiven, even though the program was rampant with fraud.

January 09, 2023
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By:
  • Sacha Pfeiffer and
  • Austin Fast
The detention center on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana, where at least three people have died since 2016. Congress is now directing a federal watchdog to examine the Bureau of Indian Affairs' tribal jails program.

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  • Investigations

Congress tasks a federal watchdog to examine Indian Affairs' troubled tribal jails

The jails program has come under fire for numerous deaths. NPR and Mountain West found a previous review was managed by a retired official who oversaw the facilities when some of the deaths occurred.

December 24, 2022
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By:
  • Nate Hegyi
A freelance producer for ABC News also gathered dirt on critics of a consulting firm's powerful clients.

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  • Media

She was an ABC News producer. She also was a corporate operative

An ABC News freelance producer confronted critics of a consulting firm's powerful clients. Her actions confirm people's worst suspicions about the news media, says a former network news president.

December 21, 2022
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By:
  • Miranda Green,
  • Mario Ariza,
  • and 1 more
An investigation of more than 500 U.S. hospitals show that many use aggressive practices to collect on unpaid medical bills. More than two-thirds have policies that allow them to sue patients or take other legal actions against them, such as garnishing wages.This includes high-profile medical centers such as the Mayo Clinic.

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  • Health

Investigation: Many U.S. hospitals sue patients for debts or threaten their credit

An examination of billing policies and practices at more than 500 hospitals across the country shows widespread reliance on aggressive collection tactics.

December 21, 2022
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By:
  • Noam Levey
Two regional utilities, Alabama Power and Florida Power & Light, hired the consulting firm Matrix to help shape their fortunes. Matrix paid six news sites that attacked officials who challenged the companies.

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  • Media

In the Southeast, power company money flows to news sites that attack their critics

Alabama Power and Florida Power & Light hired the consulting firm Matrix to help shape their fortunes. Matrix funded six sites that covered politics, filling a void left by the decline of local news.

December 21, 2022
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By:
  • David Folkenflik,
  • Mario Ariza,
  • and 1 more
Oleksandr Breus, a Ukrainian and onetime French legionnaire, was killed next to his car during the Russian invasion. Oleksandr Holod, who says he witnessed it from his window, describes events as he rides his bike past the charred remains of the vehicle near Nova Basan, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine on June 28.

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  • Investigations

There have been 50,000 alleged war crimes in Ukraine. We worked to solve one

Investigators in Ukraine have opened more than 50,000 inquiries into alleged Russian war crimes since the war began. NPR looked into the death of one man to show the challenges investigators face.

December 12, 2022
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  • Tim Mak
A congressional report found financial technology companies, or fintechs, largely fueled PPP loan fraud. Bluevine, a fintech noted in the report, told NPR it adapted to threats of fraud better than other companies mentioned.

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  • Investigations

A congressional report says financial technology companies fueled rampant PPP fraud

Fraud in the Paycheck Protection Program, which gave potentially forgivable loans to small businesses during the pandemic, was largely due to financial technology companies, according to a new report.

December 08, 2022
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By:
  • Austin Fast and
  • Sacha Pfeiffer
This "100" on a fence marks the site of the 100th victim of femicide in France in 2019.

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  • Investigations

Mexican authorities are investigating Shanquella Robinson's death as a femicide

It's the latest development in a homicide case that continues to capture attention both in the U.S. and abroad.

December 04, 2022
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By:
  • Giulia Heyward
Nic Grzecka, owner of Club Q, stands outside the business after a news conference in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022.

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  • National

Club Q owner in Colorado says he will reopen the LGBTQ club after mass shooting

Club Q owner Nic Grzecka told NPR he and his staff are working on a yet-to-be-determined temporary solution. The Nov. 20 shooting killed 5 people and wounded another 17. A suspect has been arrested.

November 30, 2022
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By:
  • Ivy Winfrey
Investigators enter the headquarters of major advertising company Dentsu in Tokyo Friday, Nov. 25, 2022 as the investigation into corruption related to the Tokyo Olympics widened. (Kyodo News via AP)

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  • World

Japan investigators raid Dentsu in widening Olympic probe

Japanese prosecutors raided the headquarters of advertising company Dentsu as the investigation into corruption related to the Tokyo Olympics widened. Dentsu helped land the 2020 Games for Tokyo.

November 25, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Former DOJ Prosecutor Jack Smith at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers court in The Hague, Netherlands, Nov. 9, 2020. Attorney General Merrick Garland named Smith a special counsel on Friday to oversee two investigations involving Donald Trump.

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  • Investigations

Who is DOJ Special Counsel Jack Smith?

Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a former Justice Department prosecutor to investigate two criminal cases involved former-President Donald Trump.

November 18, 2022
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Clockwise from upper left: Holly Sox, Catarino Escobar, Frank Thompson, Bill Breeden, Craig Baxley and Ron McAndrew have all been affected by work related to executions.

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  • Investigations

Carrying out executions took a secret toll on workers — then changed their politics

NPR spoke with 26 people who were involved with more than 200 executions across the country. Most said their health suffered and they had little support to help them cope with their unusual jobs.

November 18, 2022
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By:
  • Chiara Eisner
A man wearing American flag pants casts his ballot at a voting station in Los Angeles on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the LA County district attorney dropped charges against the CEO of Konnech, which makes scheduling software for poll workers.

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  • Investigations

LA County drops charges against election software executive, citing 'potential bias'

The abrupt reversal of charges marks the end of a case that prominent election deniers cited as evidence of foul play in American elections.

November 10, 2022
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By:
  • Juma Sei
Voters cast their ballots on Election Day in Columbus, Ohio on Nov. 3, 2020. Several Democratic state lawmakers have proposed bills to make Election Day a holiday. Republican lawmakers are proposing similar legislation, some influenced by prominent election deniers.

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  • Investigations

Should voting day be a holiday? Some election deniers say yes

Republicans have proposed seven bills in the last two years to give voters the day off to cast their ballot. The legislation often comes with measures drawn from election denier talking points.

November 08, 2022
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By:
  • Allison Mollenkamp
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