Archive for poverty
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012
Over the last ten years, an increase in the number of children living below the poverty level has increased by 5.8 percent. In 2012, the U.S. has experienced child poverty rates not seen since 1975. According to a recent study by the Foundation for Child Development, one in five children in America are currently living ... read more »
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Thursday, September 27th, 2012
Two toddlers, ages two and three, were found by a woman in Utah after she saw the kids going through an apartment dumpster on Tuesday. Nacole Eaton, told KDSK News that she witnessed the little girl rummaging through the giant dumpster with only pants on, no diaper. Eaton also said that neither child had shoes or socks ... read more »
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Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
Experts are calling a little known but deadly illness caused by blood sucking insects the new AIDS of the Americas. A new study on the parasitic illness called Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, claims that the illness has similarities to the early spread of HIV. Experts writing in the journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases ... read more »
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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
Thirteen-year-old Kamaran Khan of Shahbqadar, Pakistan was a bright student who excelled in academics. He was given his school’s version of a scholarship when the school offered him free books and tuition, something any child would be proud of in an area which has been left with little. The boy was offered the help by ... read more »
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Monday, March 21st, 2011
Justin Bieber opened up today about his humble and poverty stricken beginnings to The Sun. He revealed that his former, younger childhood self lived in a rodent infested dwelling. He said that they had only modest amounts of food t o live on and that their flat was, “Really dirty.” Justin’s father, Jeremy Bieber reportedly ... read more »
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
A severe drought in Indonesia’s West Timor — which officials there are claiming was brought on by climate change — is having the biggest impact on the children there. Maria’s labored breath echoes within the walls of her family’s mud hut. Her tiny, bony hands open and close in slow claw-like motions. She’s 15 months ... read more »
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