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Pandemic sends hunger rising in US, and children bear the brunt
Dec 12, 2020 11:30Increasing numbers of children are going hungry in the United States as it weathers the world’s worst coronavirus outbreak, which has killed around 280,000 people and caused a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
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American States with lax COVID-19 restrictions are spreading the virus to their neighbors
Dec 11, 2020 17:18The incongruous approaches and the lack of national standards in the US have created confusion, conflict and a muddled public health message, likely hampering efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus
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UN warns 1 billion more people headed for extreme poverty by 2030 amid pandemic
Dec 10, 2020 17:32According to the findings of the new study by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the “severe long-term effects” of the global pandemic could push an additional 207 million people into extreme poverty over the next decade.
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Millions of Californians put under strict COVID lockdown
Dec 10, 2020 16:49More than three-quarters of California’s population are now living under the harshest lockdowns in the US, as COVID-19 cases hit record levels in the country’s most populous state.
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Pandemic, the so-called ‘Great Reset’ and resistance
Dec 09, 2020 10:42According to the latest International Labor Organization reports, as job losses escalate due to lockdowns aimed at slowing the spread of Covid-19, nearly half of the global workforce is at risk of losing livelihoods, access to food and the ability to survive. The World Economic Forum (WEF) has stated, “With some 2.6 billion people around the world in some kind of lockdown, we are conducting arguably the largest psychological experiment ever.”
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New US data show income of top 0.1% soared 345% while that of bottom 90% stagnated over past 40 years
Dec 09, 2020 10:31U.S. wage data released recently reveal the continuation of a trend that began at the end of the 1970s, and which has given the United States the dubious distinction of having the worst income inequality among most-developed countries. While U.S. income inequality is the worst among most-developed nations, its wealth inequality is even more egregious.
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With rent freezes about to expire, Mnuchin lobbies for more Wall Street bailouts
Dec 09, 2020 10:20The United States Treasury Department keeps a stash of taxpayer money and uses it for currency speculation. The massive profits from the secret market activities can be used for things like funding foreign governments and many other applications at the discretion of the presiding administration.
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Immigrants detained by ICE say they were punished for requesting COVID-19 tests
Dec 08, 2020 17:40When detainees at an Alabama jail got sick — or simply asked to be tested — they were put in solitary confinement.
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Study says weight gain, anxiety levels have increased during the coronavirus pandemic
Dec 08, 2020 06:20Not surprisingly, stress levels shot up during the pandemic, with reported anxiety scores nearly doubling because of COVID-19 and stay-at-home orders. In addition, 20 percent reported that their anxiety was severe enough to affect their daily routines.
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UN says right decisions on COVID-19 now will secure a life of dignity for all
Dec 08, 2020 06:07Globally, more than 64 million cases of COVID-19 have been recorded, with nearly 1.5 million deaths. World Health Organization’s Director of Emergencies, Dr. Michael Ryan, speaking from Geneva during the first dialogue said even with vaccines on the horizon, “we are still in a very, very dangerous and difficult situation.”