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National

NPR Probe: Even Before Pandemic, Authorities Lost Track Of Sex Offenders

5:46am September 08, 2020

by Cheryl W. Thompson

The coronavirus has forced jurisdictions nationwide to close in-person sex offender registration offices. That has made it tougher for law enforcement to verify and track offender whereabouts.

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Moderna, based in Cambridge, Mass., has reached phase three trials for its coronavirus vaccine. At the same time, its executives have sold tens of millions of dollars worth of stock, which has led to intense criticism of the company.

'Bad Optics' Or Something More? Moderna Executives' Stock Sales Raise Concerns

11:35am September 04, 2020

by Tom Dreisbach

Moderna is currently developing a promising, yet still unproven, vaccine against the coronavirus. But Moderna executives have already sold tens of millions of dollars worth of stock in the company.

José spent three months in the hospital being treated for COVID-19. "All of the nurses clapped for me as I was leaving the hospital," he says. But now he faces a long recovery at home.

Undocumented With COVID-19: Many Face A Long Recovery, Largely On Their Own

10:52am September 01, 2020

by Joseph Shapiro

People can spend months recovering from COVID-19 and sometimes have lasting disabilities. That is especially hard for undocumented people, who often are in high-risk jobs without health insurance.

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Retired NFL player Jack Brewer, seen here in 2015, has been sued by the Securities And Exchange Commission for alleged insider trading. Brewer is a prominent supporter of Donald Trump's reelection campaign and is set to speak at the Republican National Co

Politics & Government

RNC Speaker Facing Federal Charges Of Insider Trading

10:31pm August 25, 2020

by Tom Dreisbach

Earlier this month, Jack Brewer, a former NFL player and a supporter of President Trump's reelection, was charged with insider trading. Now, he's set to speak at the Republican National Convention.

Kristen Trogler was unable to find on a sex offender registry the man who sexually abused her when she was 5 years old.

National

Sex Offender Registries Often Fail Those They Are Designed To Protect

5:00am August 25, 2020

by Cheryl W. Thompson

NPR reviewed sex offender registry databases nationwide and found a system with myriad problems, including tens of thousands of convicted offenders who law enforcement have lost track of.

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy arrives at an Aug. 5 meeting at the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Who Is Louis DeJoy? U.S. Postmaster General In Spotlight Ahead Of 2020 Election

1:42pm August 21, 2020

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a longtime Republican donor, controls the U.S. Postal Service at a time when mail-in voting is central to the presidential election.

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Politics & Government

Postmaster General Testifies, Says USPS Will Prioritize Mailed Ballots

1:23pm August 21, 2020

by Kelsey Snell

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said before the Senate he believes the Postal Service can accommodate the expected volume of mailed ballots this year ahead of Election Day, despite internal slowdowns.

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President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a joint press conference after a July 2018 meeting in Helsinki.

Senate Report: Former Trump Aide Paul Manafort Shared Campaign Info With Russia

2:51pm August 18, 2020

by Tim Mak

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort shared information with Russian intelligence during the last presidential campaign, a bipartisan Senate report on Russian 2016 election interference shows.

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A purge at the U.S. Agency for Global Media has fueled concerns that broadcasters like Radio Free Europe will be turned into distributors of propaganda on behalf of the Trump administration.

Purge Of Senior Officials At Foreign Broadcast Agency Stirs Fear And Outrage

2:50pm August 15, 2020

by David Welna

Half a dozen top executives at the U.S. Agency for Global Media were ousted this week, the latest in a shake-up that started with the arrival of a conservative filmmaker as the agency's new chief.

Jay Clayton, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, testifies during a hearing on Capitol Hill in May 2019. At his 2017 confirmation hearing, Clayton pledged "zero room for bad actors in our capital markets," but enforcement of insider tradin

Under Trump, SEC Enforcement Of Insider Trading Dropped To Lowest Point In Decades

5:00pm August 14, 2020

by Tom Dreisbach

Kodak and Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., are facing high-profile insider trading investigations, but data show the Securities and Exchange Commission pursued far fewer insider trading cases last year.