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Where this paper gets its information
134 primary sources and 52 secondary, by beat
News Unc reports from the record: each story links to the agency, court, legislature or organization that published the fact, with wire services and established outlets as cross-checks. Opinion and advocacy are labeled when cited.
U.S. 5 primary · 3 secondary
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Every federal agency's official site.
Federal disaster declarations by state.
Outbreaks and public-health guidance.
Federal investigations and arrests.
Consumer protection and competition cases.
Politics & government 7 primary · 3 secondary
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Bills, votes and the text of every law.
New federal rules and proposals, with comment deadlines.
The administration's own announcements.
Nonpartisan cost estimates of legislation.
Nonpartisan audits of federal programs.
Links to every state's official election office.
Campaign finance filings.
Courts 4 primary · 2 secondary
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Opinions, orders, argument calendars and transcripts.
The federal judiciary's official site.
Free searchable federal and state court dockets and opinions.
Federal prosecutions and settlements.
World 15 primary · 5 secondary
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UN agencies, Security Council and General Assembly.
Humanitarian situation reports for crises and disasters.
Displacement and refugee figures.
Food crises and hunger emergencies.
Official U.S. travel warnings by country.
Alliance decisions and statements.
European Commission decisions.
Nuclear safety and inspections.
Monthly world food prices (cereals, oils, dairy, meat, sugar).
UN and EU disaster alerts worldwide, with population affected.
Each country's hunger, drinking water and electricity access.
Near-real-time food insecurity estimates by country.
The official famine and food-crisis classifications.
Food security outlooks for crisis countries.
Each country's grain and food stocks, production and trade.
Economy & business 13 primary · 2 secondary
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Trade disputes, rulings and global trade forecasts.
World Economic Outlook forecasts and country programs.
Global growth outlooks and development finance.
Economic outlooks for advanced economies.
Trade and investment data, especially for developing countries.
Tariff actions and trade agreements.
Monthly U.S. trade balance.
Rate decisions and statements.
Jobs, inflation and wages.
GDP, income and spending.
Euro-area rate decisions.
U.K. rate decisions.
Japan's rate decisions.
Health 10 primary · 2 secondary
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Global outbreaks, emergencies and health guidance.
Official notices of outbreaks worldwide.
U.S. outbreaks, vaccines and health data.
Drug approvals, recalls and safety warnings.
Federal medical research.
Outbreaks and health threats in Europe.
Outbreaks across Africa.
Health threats in the Americas.
Coverage rules, open enrollment and premiums.
ACA marketplace dates and plans.
Science & tech 8 primary · 2 secondary
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Missions, launches and research.
Oceans, climate and weather science.
Earthquakes, volcanoes and water.
Federally funded research.
Telecom, broadband and spectrum rules.
Official alerts on hacks and vulnerabilities.
Peer-reviewed research news.
Peer-reviewed research news.
Weather & climate 7 primary · 2 secondary
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Official U.S. watches, warnings and forecasts.
Atlantic and eastern Pacific storms.
Real-time earthquake reports.
Major U.S. wildfire incidents.
Disaster declarations and aid.
Global weather and climate records.
Monthly U.S. and global climate reports.
World: national governments 65 primary · 31 secondary
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India's disaster response agency.