Lois Norder
@gainvestigate.bsky.social
Investigations editor in Atlanta. The devil's in the details.
Latest: A federal judge ruled Monday that the U of Florida must reinstate the law student who had been expelled over a post calling for the abolishment of Jews. The judge wrote the student cannot be punished for stating a view. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Latest: A federal judge ruled Monday that the U of Florida must reinstate the law student who had been expelled over a post calling for the abolishment of Jews. The judge wrote the student cannot be punished for stating a view. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough.
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
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Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
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Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough.
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Opinion piece by Jamie Dupree: www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Canary in the coal mine or just a GOP loudmouth?
Marjorie Taylor Greene's decision to leave Congress could spell larger trouble for Republicans.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Opinion piece by Jamie Dupree: www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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The erosion and erasure of government data by the Trump Administration threaten both public safety and the economy, says former US chief data scientist Denice Ross on the @washingtonmonthly.com podcast.
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Federal Data Are Disappearing
Former U.S. chief data scientist warns that Trump is suppressing, altering, and dismantling data essential to public safety and the economy.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The erosion and erasure of government data by the Trump Administration threaten both public safety and the economy, says former US chief data scientist Denice Ross on the @washingtonmonthly.com podcast.
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/11/26/f...
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OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 AM
OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
Fact check: Trump said there haven’t been any homicides in DC in the past 6 months, after his deployment of National Guard troops there. Police statistics show there have been 62 homicides in that time. apnews.com/article/fact...
FACT FOCUS: Trump gets it wrong claiming no murders in DC for the last six months
In addition to pardoning two North Carolina turkeys at the annual White House ceremony, President Donald Trump discussed his crime-fighting efforts in Washington, D.C., claiming that it’s been six mon...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Fact check: Trump said there haven’t been any homicides in DC in the past 6 months, after his deployment of National Guard troops there. Police statistics show there have been 62 homicides in that time. apnews.com/article/fact...
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EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Whose interests was Witkoff representing? A Republican member of Congress says the call shows Witkoff favors Russia. Trump says this Is standard negotiating procedure. apnews.com/article/trum...
Report: US envoy coached Putin aide on how Russian leader should pitch Trump on Ukraine peace plan
President Donald Trump’s chief interlocutor with the Russian government last month advised a senior aide to Vladimir Putin on how the Russian leader should go about pitching the U.S. president on a Uk...
apnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Whose interests was Witkoff representing? A Republican member of Congress says the call shows Witkoff favors Russia. Trump says this Is standard negotiating procedure. apnews.com/article/trum...
During the pandemic, he promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin. Now he has quietly been installed in the No. 2 slot at CDC. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Louisiana official who called Covid-19 vaccines ‘dangerous’ given key CDC post
Ralph Abraham appointed deputy director as RFK Jr continues to reshape US federal health leadership
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
During the pandemic, he promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin. Now he has quietly been installed in the No. 2 slot at CDC. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
In the 1990s, police and FBI investigated him for a number of crimes but he was never charged or convicted. At the time of his death, he was seeking to overturn his conviction in the 2000 killing of a Fulton County deputy sheriff. www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
Civil rights activist, convicted in killing of Fulton deputy, dies in federal prison
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown, has died in prison still fighting conviction in the killing of a Fulton County deputy. He was 82 and suffered cancer.
www.ajc.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
In the 1990s, police and FBI investigated him for a number of crimes but he was never charged or convicted. At the time of his death, he was seeking to overturn his conviction in the 2000 killing of a Fulton County deputy sheriff. www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
A college entrance exam tied to conservative groups like the Heritage Foundation could usurp the ACT and SAT at Georgia colleges. Test founder says he hopes to put "Catholic intellectual tradition front and center" and so change K-12 education. www.ajc.com/education/20...
Georgia colleges consider controversial test as option to SAT
A contentious standardized college admissions test designed to usurp the SAT and ACT — and reshape the American education system — is gaining traction in conservative states.
www.ajc.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
A college entrance exam tied to conservative groups like the Heritage Foundation could usurp the ACT and SAT at Georgia colleges. Test founder says he hopes to put "Catholic intellectual tradition front and center" and so change K-12 education. www.ajc.com/education/20...
Average stays in federal custody’s for children is six months under Trump, compared with one month under Biden. flip.it/VBNqGg
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Average stays in federal custody’s for children is six months under Trump, compared with one month under Biden. flip.it/VBNqGg
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‘This is devastating.’ Nurses react to Trump administration excluding nursing as a ‘professional’ degree program | CNN
CNN News Central’s Sara Sidner speaks with Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, President of the American Nurses Association, about the impact of the Trump administration excluding nursing from “professional” deg...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Questions surround no-bid contract.
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Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The demands for an investigation come after a ProPublica story revealed that the Noem-connected Strategy Group was secretly a subcontractor on the ad campaign.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Questions surround no-bid contract.
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A name I hadn’t heard for decades but familiar to all who grew up in the 60s. In 2000, he shot and killed a Fulton County, Georgia deputy sheriff. flip.it/BER1JC
Former Black Panther leader H. Rap Brown dies in prison hospital at 82 | CNN
H. Rap Brown, one of the most vocal leaders of the Black Power movement, has died in a prison hospital while serving a life sentence for the killing of a Georgia sheriff’s deputy. He was 82.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
A name I hadn’t heard for decades but familiar to all who grew up in the 60s. In 2000, he shot and killed a Fulton County, Georgia deputy sheriff. flip.it/BER1JC
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US President Donald Trump criticised Ukraine's government on Sunday, claiming it had shown "zero gratitude" for American support.
Hours after Trump's statement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X that Russia bore sole responsibility for the war.
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Hours after Trump's statement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X that Russia bore sole responsibility for the war.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/UX4I
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
US President Donald Trump criticised Ukraine's government on Sunday, claiming it had shown "zero gratitude" for American support.
Hours after Trump's statement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X that Russia bore sole responsibility for the war.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/UX4I
Hours after Trump's statement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X that Russia bore sole responsibility for the war.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/UX4I
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⚡️Russian military reportedly executes 5 Ukrainian POWs.
Five Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were executed by Russian soldiers, Ukrainian mapping and analytical organization DeepState reported on Nov. 22.
Five Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were executed by Russian soldiers, Ukrainian mapping and analytical organization DeepState reported on Nov. 22.
Russian military reportedly executes 5 Ukrainian POWs
Five Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were executed by Russian soldiers, Ukrainian mapping and analytical organization DeepState reported on Nov. 22.
kyivindependent.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
⚡️Russian military reportedly executes 5 Ukrainian POWs.
Five Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were executed by Russian soldiers, Ukrainian mapping and analytical organization DeepState reported on Nov. 22.
Five Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were executed by Russian soldiers, Ukrainian mapping and analytical organization DeepState reported on Nov. 22.
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BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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BREAKING: The indictment of Comey has been DISMISSED because Halligan was unlawfully appointed. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#213 in United States v. Comey (E.D. Va., 1:25-cr-00272) – CourtListener.com
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: (1) The appointment of Ms. Halligan as Interim U.S. Attorney violated 28 U.S.C. § 546 and the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution. (2) All actions flowing fro...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
BREAKING: The indictment of Comey has been DISMISSED because Halligan was unlawfully appointed. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Among his latest construction projects: apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump teaming up with Jack Nicklaus to revamp 'president's golf course' at Joint Base Andrews
President Donald Trump says he's teaming up with legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus to revamp the golf courses at Joint Base Andrews.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Among his latest construction projects: apnews.com/article/trum...