Only 17% of targets to improve life around the world are likely to be reached by 2030, UN reports
[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations warned Friday that only 17% of its 169 targets to improve life for
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What to know about the SAVE plan, the income-driven plan to repay student loans
[ad_1] NEW YORK — More than 75 million student loan borrowers have enrolled in the U.S. government’s newest repayment plan
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Head Start preschools aim to fight poverty, but their teachers struggle to make ends meet
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — In some ways, Doris Milton is a Head Start success story. She was a student in one
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Mom given $10,800 in taxpayer-funded program for poor families spent most of it on luxury Miami trip: ‘I wanted to blow it’
[ad_1] A mom of three given nearly $11,000 in a taxpayer-funded program for impoverished families has admitted blowing most of
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Foreign Aid Drops Sharply as Taliban Abuses Jeopardize the Afghan Health System, Group Says
[ad_1] ISLAMABAD (AP) — Human Rights Watch said Monday that Afghanistan’s public health system has been hit hard following a
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New California Senate leader says his priorities are climate change, homelessness and opioid crises
[ad_1] SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When California Sen. Mike McGuire takes over as leader of the state Senate on Monday, it
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Thousands of US cities are predicted to become ghost towns by 2100: New study
[ad_1] A new study using existing trends from over the past 20 years predicted population decline in thousands of American cities over
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Gates Foundation takes on poverty in the U.S. with $100 million commitment
[ad_1] GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska — In recent years, city leaders in Grand Island, Nebraska, observed that many workers and students
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The 10 Best States for Racial Equality in Poverty Rates
[ad_1] Poverty in America is more than purely an economic issue, with researchers recently estimating it was associated with over
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Ahead of Dutch Elections, Food Banks Highlight the Cost-Of-Living Crisis, a Major Campaign Theme
[ad_1] VOORBURG, Netherlands (AP) — Cans of fish, jars of pasta sauce and bags of beans are stacked in blue
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