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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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(Newser) - More than 32 million people in the US are now receiving food stamps—a full tenth of the population, Reuters reports. The record enrollment in January marks the third time in 5 months the total has increased. Numbers rose in all but four states. Recipients got an average of $112.... More »

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United States • unemployment • poverty • economic stimulus package • food stamps • public assistance

(Newser) - While world leaders waste bicker, the global economic crisis hurts more than your 401(k), Nicholas Kristof writes in the New York Times. The crisis will cause another 22 children to die every hour in 2009—and that’s the World Bank’s best-case scenario. So it’s really discouraging when... More »

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global economy • poverty • World hunger • bailout • G20

 Bombed-Out 
 US Economy 
 Blasts Globe 
 Into Recession 

Developing nations hit especially hard in first world recession since World War II

Mar 9, 09 4:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world economy is plunging into its first global recession since World War II, and sending 46 million people in developing countries back into poverty, warns a World Bank report. The global lender is urging leading nations to pledge a portion of their stimulus packages to stem the mounting crisis... More »

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World Bank • International Monetary Fund • recession • poverty • developing countries • developing world

(Newser) - Children broke into Bollywood dance numbers in the narrow lanes of a teeming Mumbai slum today, as they gathered to watch Slumdog Millionaire's domination of the Oscars. Two of Slumdog's child actors, Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, hail from this desperately poor neighborhood, and their every appearance elicited squeals... More »

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Academy Awards • India • poverty • Mumbai • Slumdog Millionaire • Best Picture

 Poor Kids 
 Missing Out 
 on Multivitamins 

Well-heeled kids take them, poor need them

Feb 5, 09 6:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Vitamin supplements can combat kids' dietary deficiencies, but tend to be taken by those who least need them, reports Time. A five-year study found that a third of US children take supplements—but those kids are much more likely to be white, with higher incomes, healthier diets, and better health... More »

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health care • health insurance • children • vitamins • diet • National Health Service • poverty • health study • dietary supplement

OBITUARY

Co-Founder
of Habitat for Humanity Dies

Fuller and his wife dumped riches to live out Christian values

Feb 3, 09 11:28 AM CST
(AP) - Millard Fuller, the millionaire entrepreneur who gave it all away to help found the Christian house-building charity Habitat for Humanity, has died at 74. His wife Linda says her husband was complaining of chest pains, headache, and difficulty swallowing before his death early today. A global 100-house "blitz build"... More »

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Jimmy Carter • obituary • housing • charity • poverty • Habitat for Humanity • Christian values • Millard Fuller

Kenya Mourns Double Tragedy That Killed 136

Grieving kin blame
poor emergency
response in 2 fires

Feb 2, 09 6:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Kenyans are blaming the government for poor public safety and emergency response as they mourn the loss of 136 people in back-to-back fires at a Nairobi supermarket and on a rural highway. Emergency crews were slow to respond to yesterday's fuel tanker explosion, which came as they were still searching... More »

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Africa • Kenya • oil • death • explosion • poverty • Raila Odinga • fire • mourning • public safety

 Slumdog Makers Say 
 Kids Weren't Exploited 

Filmmakers deny they underpaid children

Jan 30, 09 10:08 AM CST
(Newser) - The creators of Slumdog Millionaire are taking the offensive to rebut accusations that the young Indian actors in their film were exploited, People reports. Claims surfaced earlier this week that two of the child actors, still living in the slums of Mumbai, got a raw deal. But director Danny Boyle... More »

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child actors • India • salary • poverty • Mumbai • child star • controversy • Slumdog Millionaire

OPINION

 Slumdog an Evasive Fantasy 

Fairy-tale film's take on 'real India' has 'conveniently fluid notion of reality'

Jan 27, 09 3:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Slumdog Millionaire wants to be a portrait of the “real India” and a fairy tale at the same time, but director Danny Boyle’s combination is “dissonant to the point of incoherence,” writes Dennis Lim in Slate. It portrays life in the slums in brilliant color, and... More »

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film • India • poverty • Mumbai • Danny Boyle • Slumdog Millionaire

Falling Interest Rates Whack Legal Aid Groups

Funds tied to Fed's benchmark rate

Jan 19, 09 1:11 PM CST
(Newser) - There’s been some collateral damage from the Federal Reserve’s slashing of interest rates: legal aid societies. These groups, which aim to help the poor in civil cases, such as unemployment or foreclosure disputes, have long relied on little-known programs to draw interest from short-term deposits from clients. With... More »

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Federal Reserve • poverty • Fed funds rate • legal defense • financial crisis • legal aid

OPINION

Developing World Needs
More Sweatshops: Kristof

Yes, they're ugly by US standards, but many nations' poor toil in much uglier conditions

Jan 15, 09 12:41 PM CST
(Newser) - Before Barack Obama follows through on tough talk about global “labor standards,” Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times wants to take him to a certain garbage heap in Cambodia. Here, where families live in shacks, scavenging in the hot sun, a sweatshop job is “a cherished... More »

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Asia • labor • Cambodia • poverty • developing world • sweatshop • President Obama

Afghans Infuriated by
Gaping Wealth Divide

Corruption fuels scattered elite class

Jan 12, 09 9:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world—but while many are forced to beg for change, scattered neighbors are living in mansions, having mysteriously accumulated vast wealth, the Washington Post reports. Stories of drug trafficking, smuggling, and abuse of international aid abound. “All the jobs and... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • wealth • Hamid Karzai • corruption • poverty

Nutritionists Fear We'll Pack On 'Recession Pounds'

Obesity rate linked to poverty

Jan 11, 09 4:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Health professionals fear that Americans' lighter wallets will lead to bigger bellies. During tight times, consumers tend to pick cheap, high-calorie foods over healthy items such as lean meats and fresh produce, Reuters reports. "Obesity is a toxic result of a failing economic environment," said one nutritionist. When... More »

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obesity • diet • recession • poverty • healthy eating • recession depression

 Imagine 
 That: 
 Lennon's  
 Back in 
 TV Ad  

Yoko Ono approves
spot for One Laptop
per Child

Dec 27, 08 4:46 PM CST
(Newser) - John Lennon is starring in a new television commercial for charity 28 years after his death, the Telegraph reports. Thanks to digital technology, the Beatles legend's voice can be heard urging Americans to purchase low-cost computers for the world’s poorest children in the ad for One Laptop per Child.... More »

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children • John Lennon • poverty • Beatles • One Laptop Per Child

(Newser) - The Big Three automakers are broke and begging for cash, but that's typical when you're from Detroit, Matt Labash writes in The Weekly Standard. He prepped for his visit to Dysfunction Junction by reading nightmarish stats: The city has 10,000 unsolved murders; its deficit is as high as... More »

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Detroit • debt • poverty • Big Three • auto bailout

OPINION

Ethical Gifts Ease Western Guilt, Not Third World Poverty

Condescending gifts will not eradicate poverty

Dec 25, 08 12:30 PM CST
(Newser) - The trend of giving ethical holiday gifts couldn't be more pompous, writes Nathalie Rothschild for Spiked. "Rather than lifting people out of poverty, Oxfam and the rest are helping to sustain underdevelopment," she argues. And occupying a higher level of condescension is the organization Animal Aid, which opposes... More »

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ethics • UNICEF • charity • poverty • OXFAM • Third World • presents • Animal Aid

(Newser) - A select group of homeless people in Los Angeles now have some relatively decent digs, the Los Angeles Times reports. The EDAR, which stands for for Everyone Deserves a Roof, is a portable shelter that can be used to transport belongings by day. At night it unfolds into a... More »

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philanthropy • California • Los Angeles • homeless • shelter • poverty • Peter Samuelson

Poverty May Be a Brain Drain

Low-income kids respond less to visual data; researchers point to talk at home

Dec 6, 08 5:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Children from poor families absorb information less effectively than their wealthier peers, the BBC reports. Using brain scans, scientists measured the cerebral activity of 9- and 10-year-olds after briefly showing them images. “The low socioeconomic kids were not detecting or processing the visual stimuli as well,” said one... More »

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wealth • children • research • poverty • prefrontal cortex • brain scans • low-income families

Food Stamp
Use Nears
Record High

Rising unemployment set to push benefit numbers past 30M

Nov 26, 08 6:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Rising unemployment is expected to push the number of Americans on food stamps to an all-time high of more than 30 million this month, the Washington Post reports. Food pantries say they are also experiencing a surge in demand and a hunger hotline in Washington DC says its calls have... More »

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hunger • poverty • Federal aid • food banks • economic stimulus package • food stamps

 Healthiest US City Gets Moving 

Burlington, Vt., tops list due to active citizens; Huntington, W.Va., is unhealthiest

Nov 17, 08 2:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Burlington, Vt., is America's healthiest city, with 92% of residents reporting that they're in good or great health. A number of factors account for the gap between Burlington and Huntington, W.Va., which brought up the rear in the CDC's healthy-city rankings, the AP reports. Burlington's residents are younger on... More »

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obesity • health • diabetes • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • obesity epidemic • diet • fast food • poverty • Burlington, Vermont • economy • Huntington West Virginia • Lake Champlain • health food

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