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News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
A CHARITY football tournament is to take place in Edinburgh as part of last-ditch bid to raise enough money to fund this year's Homeless World Cup in Milan.
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The Rag Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
John Kraintz (top), who is homeless, was part of the procession that began at Loaves & Fishes in Sacramento. Photo by Lezlie Sterling / Sacramento Bee. Karen Hersh (below), a homeless woman, carries her belongings at the tent city in Sacramento. She and hundreds of other residents living in the tent city along the American River were issued notices of eviction by Sacramento police. Photo by
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Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
On July 3rd, a busy pre-holiday afternoon in downtown Santa Cruz, numerous stores were displaying a declaration printed by local homeless rights advocates. The pledge reads, "This business does not discriminate. We support Human Rights for the homeless community, including the right to sleep at night--not anywhere and everywhere--but somewhere." Since around mid-June, homeless rights advocates,...
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West Seattle Blog... (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
We reported earlier this week that the camp at 2nd SW/West Marginal had been told to clear out by Monday. Now, spokesperson Revel Smith just sent word they’ve been given two extra weeks: The Washington State Department of Transportation says Nickelsville can stay at its present site until July 20th Michael Ramos, Executive Director of the [...]
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
The homeless man made his first emergency call to police at 6 a.m. yesterday. From a call box in the below-ground concourse of the Municipal Services Building, he kept calling - and hanging up.
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Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
The number of homeless schoolchildren is now equivalent to the population of Fountain Hills.
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Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
The number of homeless schoolchildren in Arizona has surpassed 25,000 - equivalent to the population of Fountain Hills.
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New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009
TEXAS - A Texas teenager has been sentenced to life in prison for beating a homeless man to death in a trash bin. Sixteen-year-old Michael Martinez Jr. of Abilene was tried as an adult in the 2007 death of 48-year-old Eric McMahon. Martinez...
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StarTribune.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Investigators were combing through the remains of a house in Hudson Township, Wis., today to determine the cause of a fire that left a family of five and their dog homeless.
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
The homeless man made his first emergency call to police at 6 a.m. Friday.
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Jamaia Star (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is moving to address the issue of homeless persons using the entrance of the Mandeville Courthouse as shelter.
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
Two police officers shot and killed a homeless man who lunged at one of them with a utility knife near City Hall this morning, authorities said.
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TREND HUNTER Magazine (Free subscription) | yesterday
(TrendHunter.com) It’s a sad reality that there are people living on the streets, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a sense of humor about their situation. It seems homeless people understand as well as businesses do…
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IOL (Free subscription) | yesterday
About 100 shacks have been gutted by a fire in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg, leaving hundreds of residents without shelter and basic amenities.
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kellya | 25/03/2009
The rate of tuberculosis in San Francisco has been dropping over the last decade, but health officials say they are seeing a new type of TB patient, someone who isn't poor or homeless or a newly arrived immigrant.
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ilikecats | 26/09/2008
Betsy, as she has been named, became a minor celebrity when London's only cat vet posted videos of her on the Internet in an attempt to find her owners. However, it was an article in a local newspaper describing her as "old, homeless and [with] a tendency to lash out unexpectedly" that ultimately led to her re-homing. Since being rescued by Kitten to Cat in June, Betsy became a star attraction with...