Laura Sullivan
Stories
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National
Reexamining the one-sided history depicted on markers in the U.S.
Historical markers from the Atlantic through the Midwest tell a classic American tale of innocent white settlers killed by Native Americans. Many of the markers only tell half the story.
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National
A historical marker in Alabama unearths a long-forgotten cold case
Historical Markers in the US are fascinating, sometimes wrong, sometimes offensive and cruel. But they also have the power to unlock secrets, like those of a long forgotten Civil Rights cold case.
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Arts & Life
Historical markers in America: the good, the bad and the quirky
More than 180,000 historical markers dot the U.S. in a fractured and confused telling of America — where offensive lies live with impunity, history is distorted and errors are both strange and funny.
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National
A century-long effort to recast the Civil War
Most corners of the country harbor old or erroneous markers of some kind. An NPR investigation examines the proliferation of Confederate markers and a century-long effort to recast the Civil War.
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Historical markers are everywhere in America. Some get history wrong
The nation's historical markers delight, distort and, sometimes, just get the story wrong.
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National
Congress tightens U.S. manufacturing rules after battery technology ends up in China
The Department of Energy allowed a taxpayer-funded breakthrough in batteries to transfer overseas with little oversight
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Business
The U.S. made a breakthrough battery discovery — then gave the technology to China
Taxpayers spent $15 million on research to build a breakthrough battery. Then the U.S. government gave it to China.
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Environment
California is investigating Big Oil for allegedly misleading the public on recycling
California's attorney general is investigating oil and gas companies for allegedly deceiving the public that most plastic can be recycled, citing NPR and PBS Frontline's investigation of the industry.
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National
Biden Declassifies Secret FBI Report Detailing Saudi Nationals' Connections To 9/11
The families of 9/11 victims say the FBI document validates their claim that Saudi Arabia played a role in the attacks.
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Environment
How Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled
An NPR and PBS Frontline investigation reveals how the oil and gas industry used the promise of recycling to sell more plastic, even when they knew it would never work on a large scale.