NewsBeat SocialTag: poverty
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Gwyneth Paltrow Takes On Food Stamp Challenge
04/14/15 3:28 PM PST
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is trying to bring awareness to families living on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by living on food that cost just $29 for one week, but she's facing some vocal criticism
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Puerto Rico Attempts to Crackdown on Childhood Obesity
03/12/15 1:20 PM PST
Puerto Rico's Senator Gilbert Rodriguez Valle has introduced a bill that would fine parents of obese children if their child doesn't lose weight
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World Bank Claims Philippines Can Eradicate Poverty in 1 Generation
01/22/15 4:07 PM PST
With sustained and inclusive growth, the Philippines can eradicate poverty in the country in just one generation
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Chinese Police Rescue 37 Babies, 3-Year-Old from Child Traffickers
01/19/15 2:13 PM PST
More than one hundred people, including mothers, were arrested in a raid that exposed the operations of a child trafficking group
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Study: Employer Violations Mean Workers Lose $1 Billion Each Year in Just 2 States
12/11/14 9:34 AM PST
Report finds taxpayers assume $50M burden as employers short-change California and New York's lowest-paid workers
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Obama to UN: 'We Gain More From Cooperation Than Conquest'
09/25/14 3:09 PM PST
President Obama commits America to lend a hand in addressing developing world challenges, while resolutely denouncing divisive violence of Russia, terrorism
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46% of Girls in South Asia Marry Before 18
09/14/14 3:28 PM PST
UNICEF reports that despite improvements, child marriages continue to be widespread across South Asia
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Poverty Declines in Latin America, Caribbean
08/28/14 12:09 PM PST
56 million people have been lifted out of poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean region according to a recent report by the United Nations Development Program
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20-Year-Old Hockey Player Commits Suicide In India
08/12/14 3:19 PM PST
A state-level woman hockey player, committed suicide by jumping before a train because her family was not able to finance her studies
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Education Department Aims to Put Quality Teachers in Every School
07/15/14 12:17 PM PST
Education Secretary Arne Duncan unveiled the Educator Equity for All Initiative, a states-up approach to even the playing field by providing schools with low-income and minority students with a fair share of quality teachers
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Madonna Pledges Funding to Help Poverty in Detroit
07/02/14 1:39 PM PST
Madonna opens her wallet for the Downtown Youth Boxing Gym, Detroit Achievement Academy and the Empowerment Plan to help improve conditions in her hometown of Detroit, Michigan
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Minimum Wage Hike Voted Down in Senate
05/01/14 11:39 AM PST
All but one Republican senator voted against a bill to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 over three years