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When Vermont passed a sweeping bill in 2015 aimed at improving water quality and reducing pollution, lawmakers required a full audit.

That never happened.

As the project lags behind, state officials are now questioning the lack of oversight.
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A Republican member of the election board in Forsyth County, Georgia, challenged dozens of midterm ballots, claiming four were cast by dead people.

@Propublica found all four are alive.

My latest, w/@DougBockClark and @msweetharris: https://t.co/xzHlRaXhHv #gapol

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New: A Republican member of the election board in Forsyth County, Georgia, challenged dozens of midterm ballots, claiming four were cast by dead people. ProPublica found all four are alive. https://t.co/rs6C7alzf6

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Three people died in Ruidoso, New Mexico, last year when floods swept through the area. As the mayor prioritized tourism after the flood recovery, first responders said they weren’t equipped.

Our visual journalist documented the unfolding story.
https://t.co/4cCvACHaFQ

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The discovery is the latest in a series of destructive blunders along the U.S. border.

In April, border wall contractors bulldozed through a well-marked earthen etching, Las Playas Intaglio, that was believed to be at least 6,500 years old.
https://t.co/xXBaBdwuRm

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13/ Veterans and VA workers: If you have something we should know about the VA, we want to hear from you. Reach out to reporter Eric Umansky at [email protected] on Signal at ericumansky.04: https://t.co/AGRPKoVUzb

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1/ By the time veteran John Falchetto made it to his VA hospital, he needed immediate surgery for a burst appendix.

But the OR was closed. A slew of workers had left amid Trump’s overhaul of the VA.

So Falchetto lay there, his life in the balance, for 7 hours… 🧵

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12/ The VA did not make secretary Doug Collins or East Orange leaders available for an interview.

The agency also argued that the watchdog report — titled in part, “Staffing Shortages,” was about shortages of candidates and not actual staffing.

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New: The stories of Evelyn and Marshall Phillips offer a rare view into the Followers of Christ — and reveal both the power and limits of Oregon’s efforts to compel parents to seek medical care for their children. https://t.co/gFVoRGg8SC

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New: Before he died years ago, Walter White led an Oregon offshoot of the Followers of Christ, shaping everything from members’ insular worldview to their sexual practices. No one ever succeeded him, leaving the sect all the more reliant on his teachings. https://t.co/Exnt55K2xs