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Nick Penzenstadler

Nick Penzenstadler

Investigative Reporter at USA Today

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Nick Penzenstadler
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These 5 gun ads are alarming critics, changing laws

Could gun ads go the way of Joe Camel from the cigarette industry? Gun safety groups say now is the time to restrict content for firearm marketing.
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Nursing home chain exposed by USA TODAY for high COVID-19 death rat...

American Healthcare REIT, exposed for high COVID-19 death rates by a USA TODAY investigation, plans to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Congress examines ‘horrors’ at for-profit nursing homes, blames poo...

A Congressional committee says staffing shortages, pressure to fill shifts led to deficient care at nursing homes during the pandemic.
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Q&A: What hundreds of records show — and don’t — about fatal Peace ...

USA TODAY reporters have interviewed 60 people and filed 42 records requested to find out what happened with Peace Corps worker John Peterson.
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5 scandals that have put the Peace Corps in a negative light

In its 61-year history, the Peace Corps has faced numerous scandals including volunteer deaths and an employee killing a woman in Africa.
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Pandemic relief fraud report says online financial company CEOs, fa...

A congressional subcommittee issued its final report into COVID-19 lending fraud indicating companies facilitated rampant fraud in PPP loans.
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Alleged identity theft scammer back in jail after USA TODAY story -...

Lashawnda Scales, 29, the alleged identity theft scammer is back behind bars.

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Congressional travel derided as junkets back on the rise - USA TODAY

Taxpayers saved big bucks during the pandemic for Congressional travel, but your representatives are jet-setting again.
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How much money has the U.S. given to Ukraine? The numbers ... - USA...

A breakdown of the roughly $76 billion in U.S. aid sent to Ukraine from humanitarian to military gear.
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Bea Heiderman's family to get $750K from Peace Corps for malaria .....

Bea Heiderman, a 24-year old Peace Corps volunteer died of undiagnosed malaria in 2018. The agency settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $750,000.
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How did 'hot' radioactive material end up in a Houston scrap yard? ...

Material federal officials fear could be used in a ‘dirty bomb’ was found in Texas. The office tasked with preventing them is on the chopping block.
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Conspiracy theories abound as ATF sets sights on DIY gun silencers ...

The ATF is cracking down on homemade silencer kits sold as “solvent traps” the agency says are illegal to possess without proper licensing.
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A 9-year-old AR-15 salesman? New gun influencers are shockingly you...

A burgeoning group of kid influencers have gun control group concerned their content is reaching users who can’t discern ads from entertainment.
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NRA's Wayne LaPierre announces he'll resign - USA TODAY

The 74-year-old NRA leader announced his resignation days before he’s due in court on allegations he oversaw a corrupt regime at the gun group.
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911 audio of Lloyd Austin Jan. 1 call shows effort to keep move qui...

USA TODAY obtained audio of the call Lloyd Austin’s security detail made ahead of his Jan. 1 hospitalization. They requested the ambulance approach his house in a subtle way.
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Gun shops selling crime guns under ATF scrutiny in obscure program ...

An obscure regulatory program at ATF reveals which gun shops sell the most firearms used in crime.
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Is your local gun shop selling crime guns? These are targeted by AT...

Gun violence prevention groups say small business practices can help prevent illegal firearm trafficking.
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Commander, Biden's banished German shepherd, had at least 25 biting...

The United States Secret Service released more information about at least 25 incidents where Commander bit people at the White House and elsewhere.
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Joe Biden's dog Commander's biting incidents, tracked - USA TODAY

Newly released records from the Secret Service reveal the aggressive and now-banished dog was involved in more bite incidents than had been known.
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Online ammo sales without age checks give kids dangerously easy acc...

A new undercover action by Everytown for Gun Safety exposed a lack of age verification on popular ammo retailers online.
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Biden, DOJ take big step on guns with new rules on unlicensed deale...

The Department of Justice will publish new rules defining who needs to become a licensed firearm dealer and conduct background checks for gun sales.