living conditions
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Soaring food prices hit the world’s poor
Global food prices reached a record high in January, with the rising cost of food pushing some 44 million people…
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Government lets homelessness prevention program run out of money
Experiencing high demand, a program that assists tenants with their rent is almost completely out of money—and without a militant…
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Politicians shut off families’ heat to protect the rich
The proposed 2012 federal budget will leave working families out in the cold—literally. An estimated 3.5 million households receiving federal…
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Veterans unable to find jobs after leaving military
Job opportunities are so rare for returning vets who have spent their days, months and years in war zones that…
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Census shows widespread poverty
According to a report published by the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2009 15.7 percent of people in the United States…
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Cuba achieves record low infant mortality rate
Cuba has attained the lowest infant mortality rate in its history, recording only 4.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in…
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Gas prices highest since the beginning of the economic crisis
Even as unemployment, foreclosure rates and poverty remain stunningly high, gasoline prices now average $3.07 per gallon—a level unseen since…
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Food stamp aid slated to drop when stimulus funding ends
According to U.S. Census data, one-third of working families are struggling to meet their basic needs. Now, in a time…
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LA has largest homeless population in the country
Behind the glamour and fame that surrounds Hollywood, there is a growing population of homeless youth never discussed in the…
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Gentrification of park threatens homeless and poor people
Poor people in Richmond often gather in Monroe Park to receive free meals from groups, but the city government and…
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