Week of July 16, 2018 Archives
RCI -
Other Investigations
Monday, July 16
Cryptocurrency Hacks Are Easy
Eun-Young Jeong
&
Steven Russolillo
,
Wall Street Journal
Lost Stanley Kubrick Screenplay Found
Dalya Alberge
,
Observer
Lost at the Marriott: Plutonium
R. Jeffrey Smith
&
Patrick Malone
,
Center for Public Integrity
With Fewer Refugees, Resettlement Agencies Re-Brand
Jaweed Kaleem
,
LA Times
How Sacha Baron Cohen Fooled the Nation's Leaders
Ben Schreckinger
,
Politico
U.S. Pays for Many Unused Migrant Detention Centers
Stephen Dinan
,
WashTimes
Starbucks' Plastic-Straw Ban Means Using More Plastic
Christian Britschgi
,
Reason
Tuesday, July 17
Deadly Global Superbug Yeast 'More Infectious Than Ebola'
Marin McKenna,
Wired
Vendor Admits Its Voting Machines Have Remote Access
Kim Zetter
,
Motherboard
Damage and Mutations Found in CRISPR Gene Editing
Peter Dockrill
,
Science Alert
Psychology Itself Under Scrutiny for Irreproducible Research
Benedict Carey
,
NYT
Ad Man Identified as Anti-Right Media Boycott Organizer
Peter Hasson
,
Daily Caller
Shadow Politics: Meet the Digital Sleuth Exposing Fake News
Issie Lapowsky
,
Wired
Wednesday, July 18
Death Penalty Prosecutors' Misconduct
Brooke Williams
&
Shawn Musgrave
,
Intercept
If Extreme Heat Doesn't Kill You, Lack of AC Might
Umair Irfan
,
Vox
Voice-Activated Speakers Favor Elite, White Accents
Drew Harwell
,
Washington Post
Thursday, July 19
Speaking Out for Workers Exposed to Toxins Used on Poultry
Eyal Press
,
Intercept
Researchers: Omega-3s No Protection Against Heart Attack
Sarah Boseley,
Guardian
Health Insurers Are Vacuuming Up Details About You
Marshall Allen
,
ProPublica
Medicaid, Under the Influence of Drugmakers
Whyte
et al.,
Center/Public Integrity, NPR
Malls Use License Plate Scanners to Spy for ICE Contractor
Dave Maass
,
EFF
How Scientists Can Use Sewers to Track Opioids
Justin Chen
,
STAT
On Amazon, Fake Products Plague Smaller Brands
Laura Stevens
,
Wall Street Journal
Anti-Anxiety Pills Loom as Next Drug OD Epidemic
Christine Vestal
,
Pew
Friday, July 20
American Mom Who Lived Under ISIS May Be Prosecuted
Sarah Childress
,
Frontline
Saturday, July 21
Immigrant Shelters Drug Traumatized Teens
Jess Ramirez
&
Caroline Chen
,
ProPublica
Marijuana Bills Increasingly Focus on 'Social Justice'
Sophie Quinton
,
Stateline
The Con Queen of Hollywood
Scott Johnson
,
Hollywood Reporter
The Painstaking Hunt for War Criminals in the U.S.
Eric Lichtblau
,
New Yorker
Wife Plots Boxing Trainer's Death, So He Fakes It
Tisha Thompson. Kevin Shaw
,
ESPN