Tag: Poverty
UN experts say South Sudan divisions widen, new war possible
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. experts are warning that political, military and ethnic divisions in South Sudan are widening, leading to multiple violent incidents between...
3D printing’s new challenge: Solving the US housing shortage
A new generation of startups wants to disrupt the way houses are built by automating production with industrial 3D printers.
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Biden expanding summer food program for 34M schoolchildren
The Biden administration is expanding a program to feed as many as 34 million schoolchildren during the summer months, using funds from the coronavirus...
Among the Oscar winners: 2 foundations that serve the needy
Two foundations that serve the needy achieved the kind of spotlight at Sunday’s night’s Academy Awards telecast that any nonprofit yearns for: A shout-out...
More action, less talk, distinguish Biden’s 100-day sprint
WASHINGTON — The card tucked in President Joe Biden’s right jacket pocket must weigh a ton. You can see the weight of it on...
‘Look after my babies’: In Ethiopia, a Tigray family’s quest
Gunfire crackled near the straw-woven home of Abraha Kinfe Gebremariam. He hoped it drowned out the cries of his wife, curled up in pain,...
Venezuela’s Maduro begins allowing aid against hunger, virus
CARACAS, Venezuela — For a second time this month, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has reached an agreement with the sort of global aid agencies...
Miami women surprise homeless teen with magical quinceanera
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Entering her magical quinceanera on by her father’s arm, her tiara sparkling and her fuchsia ballgown trimmed with ruffles to...
Miami women surprise homeless teen with magical quinceanera
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Entering her magical quinceanera on by her father’s arm, her tiara sparkling and her fuchsia ballgown trimmed with ruffles to...
Housing agency ends Trump-era anti-transgender shelter rule
WASHINGTON — The Department of Housing and Urban Development is withdrawing a Trump-era policy that would have allowed taxpayer-funded homeless shelters to deny access...
