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Fentanyl fuels record homeless deaths in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland
2 days, 19 hours ago

Fentanyl fuels record homeless deaths in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Fentanyl fueled a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, according to an annual county report released Friday that officials described as showing the peak of the fentanyl crisis in the area. “The devastating toll fentanyl is taking on our community is starkly apparent in this report and it is …

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'Shame': Homeless woman was in labor and needed care, but was given ticket instead
3 days, 2 hours ago

'Shame': Homeless woman was in labor and needed care, but was given ticket instead

Raw Story  

"I've got to go to the hospital," a pregnant woman filmed by the Louisville Metro Police Department's body cameras in late September told officers, standing near a mattress beneath a busy overpass. The upcoming trial and the video underscore "both the absurdity and cruelty of anti-camping laws in KY and those cropping up nationwide," said Jesse Rabinowitz of the National …

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Rashami Desai Recalls Being Homeless, Having Debt Of Rs 3.5 Cr: 'I Thought It Was Better To Die...'
4 days, 7 hours ago

Rashami Desai Recalls Being Homeless, Having Debt Of Rs 3.5 Cr: 'I Thought It Was Better To Die...'

ABP News  

Rashami Desai recently opened up about her struggle during the peak of her career. Rashami Desai on her massive debts Recalling how her life has never been easy, Rashami shared, "I had bought a house and I had a loan of Rs 2.5 crore, and apart from that I remember having a total debt of around Rs 3.25 to Rs …

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Revealed: A-listers who hid their privileged backgrounds - as Blake Lively is the latest star whose 'working class' upbringing doesn't quite ring true
4 days, 13 hours ago

Revealed: A-listers who hid their privileged backgrounds - as Blake Lively is the latest star whose 'working class' upbringing doesn't quite ring true

Daily Mail  

They live the glamorous life of red carpets, private jets, glitzy parties and never ending wardrobes, however some celebrities like to create the illusion that they are 'just like us' and are in fact ordinary people from modest beginnings. From Posh Spice's Roll's Royce to Ed Sheeran's homeless nights outside Buckingham Palace - the celebrities attempting to whitewash their backgrounds …

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More than 56,000 primary school children in England will be homeless this Christmas
4 days, 14 hours ago

More than 56,000 primary school children in England will be homeless this Christmas

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 56,000 primary school children in England will spend …

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Most homeless people in Amsterdam are EU citizens, study finds
6 days, 14 hours ago

Most homeless people in Amsterdam are EU citizens, study finds

NL Times  

Between 80 and 90 percent of homeless individuals in Amsterdam are EU citizens, according to new research conducted by the city in collaboration with the municipal health service and the Regenboog Groep. In Amsterdam, it is estimated that 100 to 400 homeless EU citizens are eligible for shelter under the Wmo, significantly more than the city projected last summer. “We …

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Cities find a new incentive to close homeless shelters
6 days, 14 hours ago

Cities find a new incentive to close homeless shelters

NPR  

Cities find a new incentive to close homeless shelters A Supreme Court ruling eliminated the requirement of sheltering homeless people in some states. AARON BOLTON, BYLINE: Shortly after the Supreme Court ruling in June, the city council in Kalispell, Montana, started talking about closing the privately-run Flathead Warming Center, a shelter serving one of Montana's biggest population centers. But Eric …

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Winter tents: Delhi homeless get roof but without electricity, clean toilets
1 week ago

Winter tents: Delhi homeless get roof but without electricity, clean toilets

The Hindu  

As the Capital is reeling under a “cold wave conditions” with the minimum temperature reaching 4.5 degrees Celsius earlier this week, night shelter homes have become a refuge for hundreds of homeless who sleep on streets under an open sky. The Hindu visited three such tents and found inhabitants, besides praising the government’s efforts, complained of lack of electricity, clean …

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L.A. to boost pay for nonprofits at its homeless shelters
1 week, 2 days ago

L.A. to boost pay for nonprofits at its homeless shelters

LA Times  

Ramiro Arana-Beserra, 56, checks out a tiny home village in Boyle Heights in February. He told the council that a push to $80 would “exhaust” the pool of state funds used by the city to pay for interim homeless housing during the current budget year. Jerry Jones, who heads the coalition, said homeless service providers have struggled for several years, …

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A man has pleaded guilty to the death of a 5-year-old girl living in their Kansas homeless camp
1 week, 2 days ago

A man has pleaded guilty to the death of a 5-year-old girl living in their Kansas homeless camp

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — A man who lived in a makeshift camp with a homeless 5-year-old Kansas girl and her father pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree murder and rape in connection with the child’s death. Topeka police reports listed him as living at the home of Felix’s mother less than a month before the child’s death, when the girl and her …

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Colac Salvos provide tents for country town's long-term homeless men
1 week, 3 days ago

Colac Salvos provide tents for country town's long-term homeless men

ABC  

Friday is market day at the Colac Salvos. "Once the tent's ripped, your stuff's out in the rain, no dry clothes, can't dry the dog, the dog is shivering, you're cold," Michael said, as he nuzzled Cody. Young, disabled and homeless Michael is the second of Colac's homeless to receive camping gear via Otway TentCare. Salvos' Josiah Van Niekerk says …

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Venice homeless housing development continues in limbo as councilmember declares the project dead
1 week, 3 days ago

Venice homeless housing development continues in limbo as councilmember declares the project dead

LA Times  

A homeless man sleeps on a sidewalk in June in front of a parking lot where the Venice Dell project has been planned at Venice Boulevard and Main Street in Venice. A former staffer for Mayor Karen Bass responsible for expediting affordable housing developments told The Times that his superiors directed him to stop advancing Venice Dell through city bureaucracy …

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Elon Musk calls homelessness a ‘lie’ and ‘propaganda’ — and Trump is listening
1 week, 4 days ago

Elon Musk calls homelessness a ‘lie’ and ‘propaganda’ — and Trump is listening

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Trump, meanwhile, says people experiencing homelessness should be forced into treatment or mental institutions …

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Fact Check: Video Of Bangladesh Volunteer Helping Homeless Man Goes Viral As ‘Forced Conversion Of Sadhu’
1 week, 4 days ago

Fact Check: Video Of Bangladesh Volunteer Helping Homeless Man Goes Viral As ‘Forced Conversion Of Sadhu’

ABP News  

A video going viral on social media claims to show a group of men approaching a homeless man. Fact: The viral video does not show a Hindu sadhu being compelled to convert to Islam in Bangladesh. According to the channel’s description, the content creator runs a voluntary organisation focused on helping homeless and neglected people living on the streets. He …

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Most homeless people in big cities and Almere, fewest in Assen
1 week, 4 days ago

Most homeless people in big cities and Almere, fewest in Assen

NL Times  

The number of homeless people differs strongly per region, Statistics Netherlands discovered when studying the number of people who slept in a shelter location last year. CBS studied the number of registered homeless people in 35 different regions for the first time in connection with the government’s goal for everyone to have a home by 2030. Compared to the number …

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Letters to the Editor: I live in Venice. Put more homeless housing in my neighborhood
1 week, 4 days ago

Letters to the Editor: I live in Venice. Put more homeless housing in my neighborhood

LA Times  

Protesters in Venice on July 13 call on L.A. city leaders to help homeless people who they say are being banished from the Westside. To the editor: One of the main reasons I voted for Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was that she seemed totally committed to ending the homelessness crisis in our city. I find it odd and disappointing …

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Can ordinary citizens solve our toughest problems?
1 week, 4 days ago

Can ordinary citizens solve our toughest problems?

Associated Press  

BEND, OREGON — Eliza Wilson is a little nervous as she draws the microphone close, but she is determined to share her life story. “I first experienced homelessness when I was 5 years old.” Wilson, who’s 36, leads programs focused on unhoused youth. In Colorado’s Montrose County, enacting an assembly’s bold ideas for improving rural day care has been “more …

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Kolkata man takes 24-hour begging challenge to check how much he can earn, video goes viral | WATCH
1 week, 5 days ago

Kolkata man takes 24-hour begging challenge to check how much he can earn, video goes viral | WATCH

India TV News  

Trending News: In a unique social experiment, an Instagram influencer took to the streets of Kolkata to experience life as a beggar for a day. Pantha Deb, the creator behind the video, documented his 24-hour "begging challenge," capturing the experience and its various outcomes for his followers. Reacting to the video, one of the users wrote, "You must look like …

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Editorial: It’s past time for city officials to let Venice Dell homeless housing move ahead
2 weeks ago

Editorial: It’s past time for city officials to let Venice Dell homeless housing move ahead

LA Times  

In Los Angeles, a city desperate for homeless housing, one project that will fill some of that need has been unconscionably delayed for years. On Wednesday, the California Coastal Commission will take up the Venice Dell Community project, which will provide 117 units, including 68 for homeless supportive housing and the remainder for low-income affordable housing, on a city-owned 2.65-acre …

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New figures show more than 15 per cent of homeless people have a job
2 weeks ago

New figures show more than 15 per cent of homeless people have a job

ABC  

Sabra Lane: The latest report card on homelessness has found numbers continue to grow. Stephanie Smail : That daily struggle is mirrored in the latest findings of the Australian Homelessness Monitor, which shows there's been a more than 30 per cent spike in the number of Australians aged over 65 who are homeless in the past six years. Stephanie Smail …

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Congressman plans to give Daniel Penny Congressional Gold Medal
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Congressman plans to give Daniel Penny Congressional Gold Medal

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Arizona congressman plans to award the Congressional Gold Medal, …

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Karnataka government wants poor people to stay homeless, alleges Capt. Brijesh Chowta
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Karnataka government wants poor people to stay homeless, alleges Capt. Brijesh Chowta

The Hindu  

Brijesh Chowta, BJP State Secretary and Dakshina Kannada MP, alleged on Friday that the State government led by the Congress wants poor people to stay homeless. It is because the State government has so far not signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Union government to identify beneficiaries for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban 2.0, he said. “I hereby …

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Who was Glenn Litton? Homeless man opens fire at California school, injures 2 children before fatally shooting himself
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Who was Glenn Litton? Homeless man opens fire at California school, injures 2 children before fatally shooting himself

Hindustan Times  

A gunman in California wounded two children, six and five, at a school before turning the gun on himself. Homeless man opens fire at California school, injures 2 children before fatally shooting himself Butte County, California, Sheriff Kory Honea identified the victims as Roman Mendez, 6, and Elias Wolfard, 5, according to ABC News. Litton, a homeless man who was …

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Lack of night shelters force homeless to sleep out in the open in Cuttack city
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Lack of night shelters force homeless to sleep out in the open in Cuttack city

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK: The homeless people in Cuttack city are forced to spend the winter nights under the open sky, thanks to the inadequate number of shelters to house them. The Cuttack Municipal Corporation had during the 2009-2019 period constructed around six shelters for urban homeless - at Badambadi, Sishu Bhawan, Sati Chaura, Deula Sahi, Mangalabag and Jagatpur - to provide permanent …

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