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The House approved the latest COVID-19 relief plan on Saturday. The bill comes with a higher minimum wage, direct checks, and bigger child tax credits. The package is now headed to the Senate.  Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. House Democrats passed the latest coronavirus aid package…

Author of the article: Taylor Campbell Publishing date: Feb 22, 2021  •  February 22, 2021  •  5 minute read  •  8 Comments A sign on the Downtown Mission regarding a Covid-19 outbreak is shown on Monday, February 22, 2021 in Windsor, ON. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star The local…

In the face of rising homelessness, increasing crime and inadequate public transit in San Francisco, many tech influencers are pulling up stakes to geographies that offer a seemingly more welcome climate to conduct business and make investments. But the ongoing disaster in Texas makes one cold truth very clear: No…

Author of the article: Jonny Wakefield Publishing date: Feb 21, 2021  •  February 21, 2021  •  3 minute read  •  20 Comments A video circulating social media shows Edmonton police telling a group receiving help from a local homeless service provider to leave the Central LRT station. (SCREENSHOT/FACEBOOK) Edmonton’s police…

A new project will hopefully go a tiny way to helping solve the homeless crisis in Winnipeg. The Village Project is a 22-unit, communal village aiming to create immediate, safe and private housing for individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Winnipeg. The project was developed after consultation with people living in…

Alex Trebek's wardrobe from "Jeopardy!" is being donated to a nonprofit where men who've struggled with homelessness, incarceration or addiction can suit up for a shot at redemption. Adriana Diaz has more. Read More

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2020, file photo, investigators work in front of Hotel Miramar in San Clemente, Calif., after an Orange County sheriff's deputy shot and killed a Black man after he allegedly tried to grab one of their guns during a struggle, authorities said. (Mindy Schauer/The Orange…

NEW DELHI — A low-cost school that is easy to build and dismantle can meet the educational needs of migrants and those living in informal settlements across India, its designer said, urging cities to do more to remove the constant threat of eviction. ModSkool was designed for the children of farmers…

I MUST thank those who came out in support of the idea I wrote about in my recent column, for a RM10 monthly contribution for at least three months from the 1.6 million civil servants, to bring relief to Malaysians whose livelihoods have been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic.…

A Time magazine cover shot on iPhone features footballer Marcus Rashford as one of the 100 most influential people. Rashford is honored for his advocacy work on homelessness and child hunger. He became a household name in the UK beyond footballing circles when he took the British government to task…