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Good morning! Today is Wednesday May 24, 2017.
Here is a sampler of some of the latest investigative news from around the country and across the world.

Obama's NSA Illegally Spied on Americans for Years
Circa
The National Security Agency under former President Obama routinely violated American privacy protections while scouring through overseas intercepts and failed to disclose the extent of the problems until the final days before Donald Trump was elected president last fall, according to once top-secret documents. The normally supportive FISA court called the improper searches a "very serious Fourth Amendment issue."

The Mysterious American Female Spy and JFK's Death
Politico Magazine
John F. Kennedy buffs are awaiting the release of documents on June Cobb, a little-known CIA operative working in Cuba and Mexico around the time of the president's assassination - and who could still be alive today. CIA files say she was "not unattractive" and was reputedly "a former girlfriend of Castro's." She got a job on his senior staff in Havana in 1960.

Flynn Misled Pentagon About Russia Ties, Letter Says
New York Times
Michael Flynn misled Pentagon investigators about his Russian income and contacts when he applied for a top-secret clearance last year, according to the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee. His letter was made public hours after Flynn invoked his fifth amendment rights against self-incrimination in refusing a subpoena.

The Childhood Rape by Dad That She Couldn't Recall
Marshall Project
When Katie was a girl, her father was sent to prison for raping her and her brothers. So why couldn't she remember it? How does it feel to know that you sent your father to jail … for a crime you're not sure he committed?

Addicts Are Dollar Signs to Shady California Rehab Centers
Orange County Register
Drug addicts from around the country are flocking to Southern California to get clean. But when they arrive, they're landing in unscrupulous drug rehab centers that don't provide the help they need.

India: As Modi Rises, so Does a Yoga Tycoon
Reuters
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India rose to power on a message of Hindu nationalism, economic reform and ethics in government - with a little help from his friends. Foremost among those is yogi and consumer products tycoon Baba Randev, whose star also continues to rise.

Asbestos Dangers in Detroit's Big Demolition Push
Detroit Free Press
Environmental inspectors in Detroit have found asbestos violations at more than a hundred properties since 2014, and they're holding both the city and the demolition contractors at fault.

Why Some People Can't Handle Their Weed
Vice
What effect does the world's most widely used illicit drug have on the world's most common mental disorder? When some people smoke marijuana to calm their anxiety, the result might not be what they're hoping for.

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