The federal government is spending more of your tax dollars defending yet another lawsuit for its unlawful response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. According to watchdog The Center for Public Integrity: “The Center for Public Integrity [yesterday] filed […]
NBC’s Kerry Sanders finds lingering problems and scorched earth five years after BP’s oil spill. [button link=”https://www.today.com/video/has-gulf-recovered-5-years-after-bp-oil-spill-430694979703″]Watch NBC’s BP Oil Spill Report[/button] See some of my previous reporting on BP. The first report is a reminder of how difficult it was
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ProPublica has a thorough, new investigation on the blockbuster asthma drug Advair, used by millions of Americans. Reporter Jeff Gerth writes that “recent federal research suggests that a significant percentage of asthma patients begin using Advair inappropriately, taking on what
This is John Oliver’s comedic but effective treatment explaining “native advertising,” or the trend toward lack of separation between advertising and news. Keep in mind that native advertising incorporated in news stories is not always disclosed as an ad. I
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My new Sunday morning program, with a focus on accountability reporting, will debut Oct. 4 on Sinclair Broadcasting’s ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox affiliates nationwide. I’m please to announce the team, including former CBS News executive Batt Humphreys as Executive
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[Above image: Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference] Donald Trump appears to have gotten under the skin of not only Democrats, but also fellow Republicans and the news media. Has that subjected Trump, a
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Today, the House Benghazi Committee released its subpoena of Hillary Clinton. In a statement, the Committee explained that it issued the subpoena in March but had not made it public. Why now? According to committee Chairman Trey Gowdy, R-South Carolina:
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One of the biggest promoted drugs in history, the HPV cervical cancer vaccine, is a multi-billion dollar blockbuster. But it’s also faced criticism — some of it from a scientist who helped develop it — Â amid concerns about safety and
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