Week of July 30, 2018 Archives
RCI -
Other Investigations
Monday, July 30
'Honeypot' Hooker Spies in Silicon Valley
Zach Dorfman
,
Politico
Inmates Getting Sick From Prisons Built on Toxic Sites
Michael Waters
,
The Outline
When an Online Commenter Decides to Destroy Your Life
Kashmir Hill,
Gizmodo
How Opioid Makers Used the OxyContin Panic to Cash In
Fred Schulte
,
Kaiser Health
Nascent Movement to Change U.S. Constitution
Sanya Mansoor
,
Center/Public Integrity
When 'Progressive' Men Use Kinky Sex to Abuse
Chelsea G. Summers
,
Longreads
How Robot Hands Are Evolving to Do What Ours Can
Ryan et al.,
New York Times
Pension Hole for U.S. States, Cities the Size of Japan's Economy
Sarah Krouse
,
WSJ
Tuesday, July 31
TSA Is Tracking Regular Travelers Like Terrorists
Jana Winter,
Boston Globe
Documents: 3M Knew of Dangers of Chemicals for Decades
Sharon Lerner
,
Intercept
Report: Marines Lead Services in Binge Drinking, Sex
Andrew Dyer, SD
Union-Tribune
Noncitizens Find It Easy to Register to Vote, Cast Ballots
S.A. Miller
,
WashTimes
Military Contractor Wanted to Use Jetpacks in Vietnam War
Matt Novak
,
Paleofuture
How Gun Control and Gay Rights Are Selling Jeans
Elizabeth Segran
,
Fast Company
Wednesday, August 1
Google Still Plans 'Smart City' Despite Privacy Concerns
Bianca Wylie
,
Motherboard
Documents: Google to Launch Censored Searches in China
Ryan Gallagher
,
Intercept
Bioengineers Are Closer Than Ever to Lab-Grown Lungs
Robbie Gonzalez
,
Wired
Documents Reveal Death, Life of NY Yankee Thurman Munson
David Waldstein
,
NYT
Thursday, August 2
Streaming TV Viewing More Than Doubled Since Last Year
Sarah
Perez
,
TechCrunch
Google Glass Offers Hope to Kids With Autism
Avichai Scher,
NBC News
The Strange Life of a Murderer Turned Crime Blogger
Kenneth R. Rosen
,
Wired
Analysts: Hackers Breached U.S. Electric Utilities
Morgan Chalfant
,
The Hill
NYT Stands By New Hire After Racist Tweets Surface
Brian Flood
,
Fox News
What It Takes to Be a Trial Lawyer If You're Not a Man
Lara Bazelon
,
Atlantic
Army Using Drug Waivers, $200M in Bonuses to Fill Ranks
Lolita C. Baldor
,
AP
Scientists Find Earth-Like Planets Beyond Solar System
Lauren Meier,
Axios
Friday, August 3
Why Zuckerberg Personal Security Costs $10 Million a Year
Anders Melin
,
B'berg
How Tech-Rich Hack Their Taxes With This Charity Loophole
David Gelles
,
NY Times
Drug Firms Take Token Measures to Placate Trump
Karlin-Smith et al.
,
Politico
FDA Failed to Curb Risky Fentanyl Prescriptions
Emily Baumgaertner
,
New York Times
Saturday, August 4
Hammacher Schlemmer: Why Does It Still Exist?
Nick Greene,
Chicago Magazine
The Killer Who Spared My Mother, and Haunts Me
Diana Whitney
,
Longreads
Our Fat Pets
Susan Jenks
,
New York Times