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Lauren Kirchner
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Thousands were convicted in criminal cases in New York, using a DNA technique that is now disputed
New York City’s crime lab has been a pioneer nationally in analysing especially difficult DNA samples. But there are now questions about accuracy.
Lauren Kirchner
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Investigation: Leading US tech companies are helping White extremist sites make money
Firms such as PayPal and Amazon may have failed to establish the monitoring processes needed to weed out hate sites.
Julia Angwin,, Lauren Kirchner, Jeff Larson & Madeleine Varner, ProPublica
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Stop-and-spit: In some US cities, police are collecting the DNA of even those not charged with crime
Police in Florida and other states are building up private DNA databases, in part by collecting voluntary samples even from those not suspected of a crime.
Lauren Kirchner
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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