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Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan and his wife Natasha Dalal have donated Rs 1 lakh for the relief of the fire victims of Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap and Longding districts. The actor handed over the amount to the Lower Subansiri Deputy commissioner Somcha Lowang. Around two weeks back, a major fire broke…

Los Angeles City Council member Mike Bonin has proposed sheltering the city’s growing homeless populations in facilities at local beaches on the Pacific Ocean, provoking the ire of local residents who rely on the beaches for recreation. Touting what he calls an “everything in” approach to homelessness, Bonin posted his…

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"The cause of the fire has not been determined, however it is not considered suspicious." Author of the article: Brockville Recorder Firefighters battle a blaze that left nine people homeless and destroyed two businesses in Spencerville early Friday. Photo by Handout photo BROCKVILLE — Fire officials were still investigating Saturday…

When Mike Bush was 12, all knees and soft eyes, he won a scholarship to attend youth classes at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. It was the summer of 1968, hot and angry and hopeful, and while it would end with young anti-war protesters getting beaten with…

Brandon Elliot, the man charged in the brutal attack on an elderly Asian American woman, was homeless and living in a New York hotel that was being used to house the homeless. Elliot, 38, was charged with assault as a hate crime, attempted assault as a hate crime, assault and…

Last March, before the coronavirus was declared an emergency in the state, New York City seemed to be on the cusp of a gorgeous seasonal change. Thousands of hotel rooms across the boroughs had been booked for business trips, spring break sojourns, and weekend holidays. By the end of the…

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People look on at the aftermath of a large fire that broke out in an informal settlement in Susan’s Bay, Freetown on March 25, 2021. The fire burned down hundreds of informal buildings, effecting thousands of people. Saidu BAH / AFP Sierra Leone’s disaster-management agency requested aid on Monday after…

An ordinance finally putting an end to squatting and renting in Manila BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno I am at a loss for words and highly-elated after signing before  the weekend Ordinance No. 8730 containing the implementing rules and regulations pertaining to the Manila local government’s in-city housing program. My deepest…