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The UN says a quarter of the world’s children under 5 have severe food poverty. Many are in Africa
WJET - WFXP Erie· 2 days agoKALTUNGO, Nigeria (AP) — The 9-month-old twins cried nonstop and tugged at their mother, seeking...
The Rise of Poverty Inc.
The Atlantic· 7 days agoIn 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared “unconditional war on poverty,” and since then, federal spending on anti-poverty initiatives has steadily ...
Could putting more low-income Pasco students in one high school harm their learning?
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSimilarly, poor students in mixed-income schools showed 30% more growth in test scores over their...
Infant mortality gap between poorest and wealthiest areas ‘widest in 12 years’
Press Association News via AOL· 5 days agoExperts warned that an increasing number of pregnant women are facing “social complexities” that are...
UN report says 27% of children under 5 live in severe food poverty, many in Africa
Fox News· 2 days agoA report by the U.N. children's agency UNICEF says 181 million children younger than 5 live in...
Walking theme for homeless charity's campaign
BBC via AOL· 6 days ago"In Granada in the 16th Century, St John of God worked with people who were homeless, in poverty and in poor health, inspiring a legacy ...
Penguins Are Key Indicators of the Ocean's Health
Time via Yahoo News· 1 day agoRural communities, smallholder farmers and the extremely poor are hit hardest. The way we produce and consume food is driving over 80 % of biodiversity...
Missed care, fewer patients: Rural families and clinics feel Medicaid cuts
The Columbian· 6 days agoRural children and families are having to skip vital health treatments and even ending up in the emergency room, while already struggling rural clinics are losing more patients ...
New Colorado tax credit could lift 50,000 children out of poverty, is latest to tap TABOR surplus
Denver Post· 7 days ago“What we’re really trying to do there is make sure...stacking together, work differently: Coloradans...
1984: How did the Isle ofJura shape George Orwell's masterpiece?
BBC News· 6 hours ago1984: How did the Isle of Jura help shape Orwell's masterpiece? George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four was published 75 years ago on Saturday. It is the story of Winston Smith, an obedient citizen ...