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    PART OF: Nuevo Laredo's Disappeared

    The Kidnapped American Trump Forgot

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    J. Weston Phippen
    Grantee
    December 19, 2020
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    Education Resource

    Meet Paul Salopek

    Meet two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Salopek, a National Geographic fellow and Pulitzer Center...

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    Pulitzer Center Update

    Pulitzer Center Reporting Raises Awareness About Mental Health

    Mental health awareness was commemorated in May in the United States with initiatives aimed at...

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    Fareed Mostoufi
    Pulitzer Center Staff
    June 4, 2026
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    Our Great Lakes: Awash in Plastic

    Petrochemical conglomerates are moving to dramatically increase the amount of plastics produced in...

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    Michael Hawthorne
    StoryReach U.S. Fellow
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    PART OF: The Next Texas Gold Rush: Data Centers and Their Impacts

    Data Centers Threaten To Change Small Texas County. Local Officials Say They Have No Power To Stop Them.

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    June 2, 2026
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    Sherri Mason, a Gannon University researcher, picks up plastic pellets, pieces barely larger than a grain of rice, that litter the ground where they are transferred from rail cars to trucks and delivered to local manufacturers on May 1, 2026, in Erie, Pennsylvania. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
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    PART OF: Our Great Lakes: Awash in Plastic

    As Plastics Clog the Great Lakes, Industry Presses To Make More and Downplays Dangers, Tribune Analysis Finds

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    Michael Hawthorne
    StoryReach U.S. Fellow
    May 31, 2026
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    Brady Cops

    Illinois officers with histories of misconduct move from one department to another.

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    Max Blaisdell
    StoryReach U.S. Fellow
    READ MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT - Brady Cops
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    PART OF: Deep-Sea Mining’s Race to the Bottom

    How (and Why) We Tracked China’s Deep-Sea Mining Fleet

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    May 29, 2026
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    Dash-camera footage of Illinois State Police Trooper Kevin Bradley (left) arresting Raymond Theus on suspicion of DUI in 2023. Theus’ charges were dropped in April 2026 after inconsistencies between what Bradley alleged in his arrest report and what was captured on camera. Credit: Illinois State Police
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    PART OF: Brady Cops

    Illinois' Top DUI Cop Still on Medical Leave Months After Being Accused of ‘Fabricating Evidence’

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    Max Blaisdell
    StoryReach U.S. Fellow
    May 28, 2026
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    Number 62: Families Rally Amid Cuts to Rare-Diseases Research

    Cuts to special education, Medicare, and scientific research have trickled down to impact the most...

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    Deepa Fernandes
    Grantee
    READ MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT - Number 62: Families Rally Amid Cuts to Rare-Diseases Research
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    PART OF: Number 62: Families Rally Amid Cuts to Rare-Diseases Research

    Families Organize Amid Government Funding Cuts Into Rare Disease Research

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    Deepa Fernandes
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    May 27, 2026
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    Unearthing the Fallen of Past Wars

    Advances in forensic DNA science have transformed the ability to identify degraded and commingled...

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    Ken McLaughlin
    Grantee
    READ MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT - Unearthing the Fallen of Past Wars

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