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Half of US kids will get food stamps, study says
CHICAGO - Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current recession could push those numbers even higher, researchers say.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-11-02
Social Security freeze means seniors must scrimp
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. - If her check were bigger, 76-year-old Agnes Conti might be able to spring for a better cut of meat for her pot roast. She could afford to send her nine grandchildren more than $20 for their birthdays and Christmas. She'd be able to buy some nice new clothes, like she sees on QVC, not what she settles for at Walmart.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-16
NY graffiti underworld writes its future
NEW YORK (AFP) - Artists usually crave light. Robert, 25, chose the dead of night. "It's safer that way," he said.
Nations:U.S. People:Michael Bloomberg Source:(AFP)
2009-09-07
Study: Parental Stress Increases Kids' Risk of Asthma
Asthma is one of the most common ailments of young childhood - rates among children under age 5 have risen 160% from 1980 to 1994 in the U.S. But while the list of triggers that set off bouts of wheezing and shortness of breath (allergies, pollution or strenuous exercise, for example) are well known, it's still not clear exactly how the various factors that cause asthma - including genes, environment and exposure to pollution - contribute to children's chances of developing the disease.
Source:(Time)
2009-07-23
'Angela's Ashes' author McCourt dies in NYC at 78
NEW YORK - Frank McCourt, the beloved raconteur and former public school teacher who enjoyed post-retirement fame as the author of "Angela's Ashes," the Pulitzer Prize-winning "epic of woe" about his impoverished Irish childhood, died Sunday of cancer.
Nations:U.S. Ireland People:Frank McCourt Source:(AP)
2009-07-19
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- Half of US kids will get food stamps, study says 2009-11-02
- Social Security freeze means seniors must scrimp 2009-10-16
- NY graffiti underworld writes its future 2009-09-07
- Study: Parental Stress Increases Kids' Risk of Asthma 2009-07-23
- 'Angela's Ashes' author McCourt dies in NYC at 78 2009-07-19
- Poverty hampering access to vaccine: WHO chief 2009-07-14
- "Slumdog" child star moves into new Mumbai home 2009-07-05
- New Report Reveals the Depth of German Poverty 2009-06-23
- Fashion heiress, economist push foreign aid plan 2009-05-24
- Asia urged to rethink growth policies amid crisis 2009-05-03
- Pope condemns sorcery, urges Angolans to convert 2009-03-21
- Stimulus bill offers workers, businesses tax cuts 2009-02-12
- America abortion debate reaches into African slums 2009-02-01
- Inaugural Pastor: The Two Faces of Rick Warren 2009-01-19
- New York mayor vows to keep recession-hit city safe 2009-01-15
- Mississippi has highest teen birth rate, CDC says 2009-01-07
- Too sick to work? Need health care? Take a number 2008-12-23
- As hunger rises in US, so do creative ways to help 2008-12-22
- In tough times more students feed on free lunches 2008-12-11
- Encouraging dip in rate of new cancers, deaths 2008-11-26
- Study: Math teachers a chapter ahead of students 2008-11-25
- Left Out of the Bailout: The Poor 2008-11-25
- Where Would You Relocate for a Job? 2008-11-21
- W. Virginia town shrugs at poorest health ranking 2008-11-16
- Mexico violence overtakes fiction: Fuentes 2008-11-11
- Social workers boosting expertise on money woes 2008-11-09
- Green spaces narrow health gap between rich and poor 2008-11-07
- Egyptian president pledges to push reform 2008-11-01
- Inequality in major U.S. cities rivals Africa: U.N. 2008-10-23
- Severe economic crisis threatens Pakistan's stability 2008-10-14
- Aid agencies: world's poor will be biggest victims 2008-10-14
- Nearly 3 billion dollars pledged for malaria control 2008-09-25
- Heart Attack Care Often Delayed for the Poor 2008-09-23
- In hard times, tent cities rise across the country 2008-09-18
- Armed killings cost nations billions of dollars 2008-09-12
- Census: Income rose, middle class grew in 2007 2008-08-27
- Number of uninsured drops; poverty holds steady 2008-08-26
- Edwards' future political impact lost with affair 2008-08-12
- Mandela's B-Day message: Rich should help poor 2008-07-18
- Jury: Black neighborhood was denied water service 2008-07-11
- G-8 leaders face rising expectations at summit 2008-07-06
- Investors boost the 'missing middle' 2008-06-29
- Expert says worms and parasites drain U.S. poor 2008-06-24
- Bill Gates foundation to prioritise women farmers in Africa and Asia 2008-06-24
- Hazard of old mobile phones under spotlight at UN meet 2008-06-23
- Eyeing tourism, Haiti battles its violent reputation 2008-06-21
- As food demand soars, S. American production jumps 2008-06-21
- Surging prices may force more people from homes: UNHCR 2008-06-20
- Food Prices: Hunger Strikes 2008-06-11
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