Graham Smith
Stories
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Pentagon shifts toward maintaining ties to Scouting
Months after NPR reported on the Pentagon's efforts to sever ties with Scouting America, efforts to maintain the partnership have new momentum
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U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
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State Department slashes its annual reports on human rights
Required by Congress, the reports no longer single out things like rigged elections or sexual violence against children as human rights violations.
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NPR obtained documents showing major upcoming changes that could limit human rights
Each year the State Department releases its Country Reports on Human Rights. NPR has obtained internal State department documents that show major changes coming this year
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The State Department is changing its mind about what it calls human rights
The agency's annual human rights reports are being purged of references to prison conditions, political corruption and other abuses.
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Senator wants Marines to explain why wounded troops weren't told the truth
Three people died and nearly a dozen were injured in a deadly accident that the military initially lied about, then buried
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A fatal mistake: The truth behind a Marine Corps lie and broken promises
A mortar blast killed two Marines in Iraq almost 20 years ago. But families weren't told for years it was "friendly fire," a tragic accident, despite regulations. Some of the wounded were never told.
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Fighting to survive: Ukraine's cancer patients' struggle to find care while fleeing
Supplies are running low at Lviv's regional cancer hospital in Ukraine. The patient load has doubled and supplies in Kyiv are inaccessible. But hospital staff choose the duty of care over safety.
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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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A Month After Emergency Declaration, Trump's Promises Largely Unfulfilled
On March 13, President Trump promised to mobilize private and public resources to respond to the coronavirus. NPR followed up on each promise and found little action had been taken.
