Books & the Arts / August 21, 2023 Tens of Millions The persistence of American poverty. The Persistence of American Poverty “We could afford to end poverty,” Matthew Desmond tells us. That we don’t is a choice. Marcia Chatelain Ad Policy Abandoned buildings in The Bronx. (Owen Franken / Getty) This article appears in the…
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Economy / August 21, 2023 Republicans Are Gaslighting Us on Poverty Claims that poverty in America has been eliminated, and that “idleness” is the only barrier to a life of middle-class comfort, would be funny—if they weren’t so dangerous. Brad Swanson Ad Policy Former senator Phil Gramm (R-Tex.) as his hero, Ebenezer Scrooge. (A Christmas…
Women’s World Cup 2023: Record attendance of almost two million By Neil JohnstonBBC Sport Last updated on 1 hour ago1 hour ago.From the section Women’s World Cup Almost two million fans attended the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand – up by more than 600,000 on the previous record. The tournament, which Spain…
32 minutes ago About sharing King Charles recently celebrated 40 years of the charity The Metropolitan Police is to take no further action after investigating allegations involving a charity set up by King Charles as Prince of Wales. The decision followed prosecutors’ advice and consideration of information so far received, the force said. The investigation…
1 hour ago About sharing Just one of the £1 children’s meals on offer to families struggling with money By Nathan Bevan BBC News A chip shop owner who offers £1 children’s meals to struggling families said she has been overwhelmed by demand. Mel’s Chippy in Penygroes, Carmarthenshire, has run the offer since the start…
11 hours ago About sharing By Sanchia Berg BBC News The family of a black man murdered in 1959 is demanding access to the police file on his unsolved killing. Kelso Cochrane was stabbed to death on a west London street, in what’s believed to have been a racist attack. Nobody was ever charged with…
World Athletics Championships 2023: Katarina Johnson-Thompson & Zharnel Hughes star for GB By Harry PooleBBC Sport at National Athletics Centre, Budapest Last updated on 20 August 202320 August 2023.From the section Athletics Katarina Johnson-Thompson is back on top of the world and Zharnel Hughes earned a breakthrough 100m bronze on a stellar night for GB…
20 minutes ago About sharing Grays, on the Thames estuary, is the administrative capital of the Thurrock borough, which has a population of about 176,000 people By Pilar Tomas and Paul Lynch BBC Shared Data Unit A black hole in local authority budgets continues to grow, a BBC investigation reveals, prompting fears some will not…
52 minutes ago About sharing Ethiopian migrants say they were shot when they tried to cross from Yemen into Saudi Arabia By Paul Adams Diplomatic correspondent Saudi border guards are accused of the mass killing of migrants along the Yemeni border in a new report by Human Rights Watch. The report says hundreds of people,…