Tag: Poverty
Biden unveils caregiver plan, says Trump ‘quit’ on country
NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) - Joe Biden offered a massive plan on Tuesday to create 3 million jobs and improve care for children and...
In French Guiana, virus exposes inequality, colonial legacy
PARIS (AP) - When white doctors walked into Camopi, a majority Indigenous town in French Guiana near the border with Brazil, townspeople felt worry...
Stress rises for unemployed as extra $600 benefit nears end
WASHINGTON (AP) - A major source of income for roughly 30 million unemployed people is set to end, threatening their ability to meet rent...
Berkeley moves toward removing police from traffic stops
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After hours of emotional public testimony and a middle-of-the-night vote by Berkeley leaders, the progressive California city is moving forward...
Pandemic leads 7-Eleven to forgo free Slurpees on 7-11
DALLAS (AP) - The coronavirus pandemic has taken away another summertime tradition in the U.S.: There will be no free Slurpees at 7-Elevens on...
Amazon’s homeless shelter faces Seattle crisis, criticism
SEATTLE (AP) - A homeless shelter built on Amazon’s perfectly manicured urban Seattle campus is a major civic contribution that pushes the company to...
House approves $1.5T plan to fix crumbling infrastructure
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Democratic-controlled House approved a $1.5 trillion plan Wednesday to rebuild the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, pouring hundreds of billions of dollars...
House approves $1.5T plan to fix crumbling infrastructure
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Democratic-controlled House approved a $1.5 trillion plan Wednesday to rebuild the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, pouring hundreds of billions of dollars...
Dem climate plan would end greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats have unveiled a plan to address climate change that would set a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by...
Virus pushes millions into hunger; UN seeks more food funds
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Millions of people have been pushed into hunger by the coronavirus pandemic, the U.N. World Food Program said Monday as it...