In New York, FEMA granted the Mamaroneck Beach & Yacht Club's request to be remapped from the high-risk flood zone in August 2012 - just two months before the club was damaged and its outbuildings destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, which stacked up yachts at its docks like pick-up sticks. Bill Dedman augustbeachclub share on social
ABC forbids political activity by journalists. Bill Dedman abcactivityforbid Change image and share on social
The Secret Service once watched for people who fit the popular profile of dangerousness: the lunatic, the loner, the threatener, the hater. Bill Dedman dangerousnessfithater Change image and share on social
The scientific effort to inform the public about landslide risks often runs head-on into powerful economic interests. Bill Dedman economicefforthead Change image and share on social
NBC News found that FEMA has redrawn maps even for properties that have repeatedly filed claims for flood losses from previous storms. At least some of the properties are on the secret 'repetitive loss list' that FEMA sends to communities to alert them to problem properties. Bill Dedman alertclaimcommunity share on social
Nine of 10 whites in Chicago borrow from top-drawer banks and mortgage companies, which the industry calls prime lenders. They lend to people with A credit ratings, making loans at competitive rates. Bill Dedman bankborrowcall Change image and share on social
In Atlanta, with a large African-American population, Sosa is often considered a black man. In Miami and Los Angeles, with larger Hispanic populations, he is a Latino man, and the black label is rejected as robbing Hispanics of a hero. Bill Dedman africanamericanangeles share on social
New York state ethics rules prohibit lawyers from soliciting gifts from clients 'for the benefit of the lawyer or a person related to the lawyer.' Bill Dedman benefitclientethic Change image and share on social
Fans love McGwire for his powerful physique, for his on-field hugs of his son, the part-time bat boy. He is Big Mac, or Paul Bunyan in Cardinals red with a white-ash bat instead of an ax. Bill Dedman ashbatbig Change image and share on social
Though some student activists of the 1960s may have idolized Alinsky, he didn't particularly idolize them. Bill Dedman 1960sactivistalinsky Change image and share on social
