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How officer complaints are investigated: a case study of Philadelphia police

How officer complaints are investigated: a case study of Philadelphia police

The Pudding — Alternatively, when the police department decides there is evidence to support a complaint, the investigation yields a sustained finding. Sustained outcomes are uncommon, occuring in just 16.6 percent of investigations. This aligns with findings from other police departments, where the sustained rate can range from 5 to 20 percent.
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River Runner

River Runner

samlearner.com — Watch the path of a raindrop from anywhere in the contiguous United States
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Which 2020 Candidates Shared Donors?

Which 2020 Candidates Shared Donors?

samlearner.com — Nearly $7 billion went to federal election candidates during the 2020 campaign cycle from millions of donors. The increasingly popular ActBlue and WinRed fundraising platforms have made small-dollar donation data public, allowing us to understand much better than in previous cycles not only where money is going, but also who it is coming from.
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What Campaign Donor Zipcodes Tell Us About Demographic Divides in Political Parties

What Campaign Donor Zipcodes Tell Us About Demographic Divides in Political Parties

samlearner.com — Note that Republican campaigns are grouped more to the right side, indicating that their donors draw more heavily from majority-white zipcodes. While Democratic campaigns draw less frequently from these zipcodes, they also span a wider range. Residents in majority-white zipcode comprise less than two-thirds of donors for some Democrats, and nearly 90% for others.
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Pittsburgh Steps

Pittsburgh Steps

samlearner.com — A visual exploration of the hundreds of public staircases across Pittsburgh.
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Cleveland Eviction Mapping

Cleveland Eviction Mapping

samlearner.com — Ten years of eviction filings in the Cleveland Municipal Housing Court are mapped by neighborhood below. While not every eviction reaches the courtroom, these filings can offer a representative picture of the neighborhoods most affected. Demographic and property-value data, from the U.S. Census and Zillow are mapped on the right for comparison purposes.
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River Runner

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A Spelling Quiz, From the Pages of The Times

A Spelling Quiz, From the Pages of The Times

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We're Having a Holiday Gathering. Are We Nuts?

We're Having a Holiday Gathering. Are We Nuts?

The New York Times — After nearly two years of pandemic living, we're all ready to spend more time with friends and family. And most public health experts agree that it's OK to make holiday plans with your favorite people, as long as you're taking precautions.
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River Runner Global

River Runner Global

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Is Pluto a Planet? What's a Planet, Anyway?

Is Pluto a Planet? What's a Planet, Anyway?

The New York Times — This debate about the icy world that used to be the ninth planet of the solar system is as much linguistics as science, and it is not a question with simple answers.
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How Russia's war in Ukraine upended the breadbasket of Europe

How Russia's war in Ukraine upended the breadbasket of Europe

Financial Times — In the village of Semypolky, north-east of Kyiv, green shoots of winter wheat are sprouting in Mykola Gordiychuk's field. But no one has been working the soil. "These fields should have been filled with machinery" at this time of year, he says. "But it's been empty. No one has been here."
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How Russia's mistakes and Ukrainian resistance altered Putin's war

How Russia's mistakes and Ukrainian resistance altered Putin's war

Financial Times — The snarled up 65km Russian convoy that was stuck for days outside Kyiv neatly illustrated Moscow's misplaced belief that it could achieve a lightning-fast victory in Ukraine. Western military analysts say Russia's leadership initially thought its "special military operation" would reach the capital and other big Ukrainian cities in days, forcing Volodymyr Zelensky's government to capitulate and allow a puppet administration to be installed.
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How Russia's mistakes and Ukrainian resistance altered Putin's war

How Russia's mistakes and Ukrainian resistance altered Putin's war

Financial Times — The snarled up 65km Russian convoy that was stuck for days outside Kyiv neatly illustrated Moscow's misplaced belief that it could achieve a lightning-fast victory in Ukraine. Western military analysts say Russia's leadership initially thought its "special military operation" would reach the capital and other big Ukrainian cities in days, forcing Volodymyr Zelensky's government to capitulate and allow a puppet administration to be installed.
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Rebuilding one street in Ukraine

Rebuilding one street in Ukraine

Financial Times — Before the war, Irpin was a desirable place to live for Kyiv's middle class - a relaxed and affordable commuter town. Now Irpin has become a symbol of the destruction of Ukraine's towns and cities. According to the Kyiv School of Economics, the Russian invasion has already caused at least $95.5bn in damage to Ukraine's infrastructure.
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The 90km journey that changed the course of the war in Ukraine

The 90km journey that changed the course of the war in Ukraine

Financial Times — How Ukraine's counteroffensive in the north-east dramatically turned the tide of the seven-month-long invasion
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