Homeless

There’s a small silver lining in hotels, arenas and convention centers recently closing over the coronavirus: Those places are now being converted into temporary shelters for homeless people. From California to Kentucky, city and state officials are taking actions to temporarily shelter people in spaces that only a few weeks…

Los Angeles (AFP) - Officials in California are scrambling to protect the state's huge homeless population from COVID-19 amid warnings that should the virus spread within that community it could prove impossible to contain."I think there's considerable fear and anxiety, especially for those of us who have a deep caring…

Graphic: Elena Scotti (Photos: Getty Images)Sick DaysWelcome to Sick Days, a collection of stories from readers on how the current covid-19 health crisis is changing the way they work and the futures they can expect in these uncertain times.This is the first edition of Sick Days, a new series documenting…

(Bloomberg) -- California lawmakers approved an emergency $500 million spending package to help combat the coronavirus pandemic.The money will be used to lease two hospitals, finance equipment and assist clinics, nursing homes and other facilities. Some of the funds will pay for cleaning daycare centers so they can remain open…

A few weeks ago, David Perez’s brother handed him a package of face masks and warnings about a new coronavirus spreading around the United States. Perez had heard about Covid-19, the disease caused by the virus, but he wasn’t sure how serious it was, so he started doing some research.…

42 Pages Posted: 2 Mar 2020 Date Written: January 31, 2020 Abstract In May 2018, in response to protests, Starbucks changed its policies nationwide to allow anybody to sit in their stores and use the bathroom without making a purchase. Using a large panel of anonymized cellphone location data, we…

San Francisco is poised to pass a controversial proposition that would almost certainly limit further office space development in the city, perhaps pushing more tech companies and startups to set up their HQs elsewhere. Prop E‘s passing, which seemed likely Wednesday afternoon following Tuesday’s election, ties office development approval to…

When it comes to improving productivity, going digital is mission-critical, and it's easier (and cheaper) than you think.Document productivity vendor Nitro Software's recent study of 1,183 knowledge workers found that 97% believe their organization could improve the way it handles documents.Fortunately, the changes workers feel would be most beneficial are…

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Relisha Rudd, then 8 years old, went missing in Washington, D.C., in 2014.February 28, 2020, 4:45 PM6 min read Six years after 8-year-old Relisha Rudd vanished in Washington, D.C., the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has released a new age-progression image for what she may look now at…