Laura Sullivan
Stories
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National
Historical markers in America: the good, the bad and the quirky
More than 180,000 historical markers dot the U.S. in a fractured and confused telling of America — where offensive lies live with impunity, history is distorted and errors are both strange and funny.
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National
A century-long effort to recast the Civil War
Most corners of the country harbor old or erroneous markers of some kind. An NPR investigation examines the proliferation of Confederate markers and a century-long effort to recast the Civil War.
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Historical markers are everywhere in America. Some get history wrong
The nation's historical markers delight, distort and, sometimes, just get the story wrong.
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National
Congress tightens U.S. manufacturing rules after battery technology ends up in China
The Department of Energy allowed a taxpayer-funded breakthrough in batteries to transfer overseas with little oversight
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World
The U.S. made a breakthrough battery discovery — then gave the technology to China
Taxpayers spent $15 million on research to build a breakthrough battery. Then the U.S. government gave it to China.
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National
California is investigating Big Oil for allegedly misleading the public on recycling
California's attorney general is investigating oil and gas companies for allegedly deceiving the public that most plastic can be recycled, citing NPR and PBS Frontline's investigation of the industry.
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National
Biden Declassifies Secret FBI Report Detailing Saudi Nationals' Connections To 9/11
The families of 9/11 victims say the FBI document validates their claim that Saudi Arabia played a role in the attacks.
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National
How Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled
An NPR and PBS Frontline investigation reveals how the oil and gas industry used the promise of recycling to sell more plastic, even when they knew it would never work on a large scale.
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Here's How The Small Business Loan Program Went Wrong In Just 4 Weeks
Not-so-small companies like Shake Shack and organizations like the LA Lakers were able to get loans that were meant for suffering small businesses. What happened?
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National
Plastic Wars: Industry Spent Millions Selling Recycling — To Sell More Plastic
An investigation from NPR and the PBS show Frontline found oil and gas companies had serious doubts that plastic recycling was viable, but promoted it to keep profits high and plastic bans at bay.