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You don't always get what you pay for at the pump

In this project by the Scripps Howard News Service, reporter Isaac Wolf investigates the chemical makeup of national gasoline brands. An independent lab test of five different national brands reveals […]
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Analysis of aviation data reveals frequent safety problems

"A six-month examination of more than 150,000 reports filed by pilots and others in the aviation industry over the past 20 years reveals surprising and sometimes shocking safety breaches and […]
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Derailed series

A a four-part investigation of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (BNSF) by the Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.) with ProPublica reveals a troubled railroad company.  "Over the past decade, court […]
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Breakdown: Traveling dangerously in America series

A 23-story package investigates the state of travel in America uncovering a breakdown of safety systems across the board. Safety recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board are taking over […]
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Secretive corporate culture contributed to Toyota's woes

A report by Kate Linebaugh, Dionne Searcey and Norihiko Shirouzu of  The Wall Street Journal reveals that a "secretive corporate culture" at Toyota kept the company from reporting and addressing […]
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Safety inspectors nearly hit by train during Metro inspection

In The Washington Post's continuing investigative series on lapses in subway safety, the paper reported that independent safety inspectors — banned from Metro tracks until a Post exposé in November […]
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$11 million in FAA funds budgeted for unnecessary airstrip

A report by Dave Tobin of The Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) shows how the Federal Aviation Administration plans to spend $11 million on a rural airstrip. Eight miles from the planned […]
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Tugboat apprentice pilots, accidents rise

The Associated Press reviewed Coast Guard records and discovered more and more tugboat captains in the United States have less than one year of piloting experience. According to the article […]
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Analysis shows Boeing 737 cockpit alarm often ignored by pilots

An "analysis of NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) has revealed that pilots flying Boeing 737s, the world's most widely deployed passenger aircraft, have frequently been ignoring an onboard alarm […]
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Documents detail complaints that FDA managers are too lenient with industry

Internal Food and Drug Administration documents indicate that an FDA official overruled agency scientists and approved the sale of an imaging device for breast cancer after receiving a phone call […]
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