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"U.S. Prosecutors Regroup For Second Trial In Oregon Occupation" [1]

"U.S. prosecutors on Friday regrouped to strategize for their next trial of armed militants who occupied a wildlife center in Oregon the day after seven others at a related trial were surprisingly acquitted of all charges."

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Source: Reuters [7], 10/31/2016
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"All Seven Defendants Found Not Guilty In Refuge Occupation Trial" [8]

"Ammon and Ryan Bundy have been found not guilty of conspiracy. Their five co-defendants Jeff Banta, Shawna Cox, David Fry, Kenneth Medenbach and Neil Wampler have all been found not guilty as well."

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National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting [12], 10/28/2016
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"Cloak and Jaguar: Following a Cat from Desert to Courtroom" [13]

 

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"Senate: Committee Dominoes Stacked, But Which Way Will They Fall?" [16]

"No matter how next month's historic elections shake out, one thing's for certain in the next Congress: New faces are set to move into leadership positions on key Senate committees."

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Source: Greenwire [17], 10/21/2016
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IG: EPA Action To Protect Flint Residents From Lead Delayed 7 Months [18]

"The Environmental Protection Agency had the authority and information to issue an emergency order protecting residents of Flint, Mich., from lead-tainted water a full seven months before it did so, an EPA internal investigation has concluded."

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Water & Oceans [20]
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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Source: NPR [22], 10/21/2016
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"GAO: Other Cities Face Problems That Led To Flint Crisis" [23]

"Numerous cities face financial problems similar to the ones that led to the Flint, Mich., drinking water crisis, a government watchdog report found."

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Water & Oceans [20]
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National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [24], 10/18/2016
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Reporters Committee, Others Launch FOIA Wiki Beta: Help Is on the Way [25]

A promising new resource has begun helping reporters trying to use the Freedom of Information Act to pry loose government information relevant to their stories. The "FOIA Wiki" is a collaborative and explanatory collection of information meant to help you.

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NFOIC Meets Amid New Open-Government Challenges of Digital Revolution [27]

Investigative journalism is hardly about paper documents anymore. The cutting edge today is more likely to be requests for emails, as well as text messages, chats and other electronic communications such as Slack. This big challenge was front and center at the recent meeting of the National Freedom of Information Coalition.

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CDC Outlines Plan To Fight Zika With $1.1 Billion In New Funding [29]

"The nation’s top health officials on Monday laid out their plans for spending $1.1 billion in newly appropriated federal funds to combat the threat posed by the Zika virus."

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National (U.S.) [6]
Source: LA Times [30], 10/04/2016
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"Yosemite Chief, Facing Staff Claims Of Harassment, To Retire" [31]

"The head of Yosemite National Park will retire after employees complained that he created a hostile workplace by allowing bullying, harassment and other misconduct — allegations that have been made in other national parks, officials said Thursday."

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Source: AP [33], 09/30/2016
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