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53 Problematic Celebs People Forgot Were Horrible Human Beings

John Lennon. Musical talent aside, the way he treated his ex wife and Julian is appalling. And people let him off far too lightly for the break up of the band, blaming it all on Yoko Ono. He was a grown a*s man who could think for himself. Not that…

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Republican Senator Insists Making US the 'Crypto Capital of the World' Is 'Good News for Americans Living in Poverty'

A Republican senator insisted that efforts to make the U.S. the "crypto capital of the world" have positive implications for all Americans.

Latin Times

Number of US white nationalist groups falls as extremist views go mainstream

Slight drop in hate groups does not signify declining influence, Southern Poverty Law Center report says

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‘Cold-blooded cruelty’: Donald Trump doesn’t want to waste time to begin ‘looting’ America

He gloats as he gaslit millions of Americans and got away with it.

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‘Waste collection is green work’: how a pro-poor partnership created jobs and cleaned a city

A cooperative in Pune, India, is diverting waste from the landfill while also alleviating poverty

The Guardian - UK

Southern Poverty Law Center to release its annual report on hate and extremism

The Southern Poverty Law Center is expected to release its annual report on white nationalist, neo-Nazi and anti-government extremist group activity

The Independent UK

Labour could review other benefit cuts after winter fuel U-turn, sources say

Sources say improved economic landscape may lead to two-child benefit cap and health and disability cuts being revisited

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Philanthropy CEO: Silcon Valley entrepreneurs who think they can cure poverty are a red flag

"Work in a place where you don't speak the language, you might actually contribute to something," Jacqueline Novogratz said at Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit.

Fortune

Food bank demand up by half in five years as charity urges Labour to act

“A whole generation” has now grown up in the UK while food banks are the norm, charity chief says

The Independent UK

Food bank usage doubles in five years in London as experts warn of 'generational poverty'

London food bank manager calls for benefit system that is ‘fit for purpose’

Evening Standard

Charity urges action on hardship as food bank demand up by half in five years

The latest figure of 2,885,086 is a 51% rise on 1,909,345 parcels given out in the year to March 2020.

The Independent UK

Surging number of Aussies stuck in 'prison of poverty'

New research highlights the desperation of Australia's most vulnerable people, with more than half of those surveyed admitting to skipping meals.

AAP

10 Money Habits That Are Making You Poor—Here’s How to Change Them

Feeling constantly broke, living under the dark cloud of financial stress, and struggling to make ends meet month after month is a harsh and demoralizing reality for far too many people. While systemic economic factors, wage stagnation, and the rising cost of living undoubtedly play a significant and often overwhelming…

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Voices: Starmer’s EU strategy isn’t a Brexit betrayal – it’s a necessity

COMMENT: No one voted to be worse off in the 2016 EU referendum, writes Femi Oluwole. That’s why seeking a closer relationship with Europe is not disloyalty – it’s a correction

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Charities step up pressure on Keir Starmer to scrap two-child benefit cap

Exclusive: Survey commissioned by children’s charities shows UK voters want to see families prioritised

The Guardian - UK

My gift to Labour: a chance for it to act on child poverty

Letters: Big Issue founder and crossbench peer John Bird on his amendment to the children’s wellbeing and schools bill

The Guardian - UK

It’s not a rich list – it’s gone far beyond that. We need to talk about ‘extreme wealth’

We recognise extreme poverty as ruinous, but this turbo-charged affluence is deeply damaging too. Treat it as such, says Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah of the New Economics Foundation

The Independent UK

‘I had to borrow money from friends and family during my maternity leave – I felt ashamed and humiliated’

Campaigners warn statutory maternity pay is pushing new mothers into poverty

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US safety net helps protect children from abuse and neglect, and some of those programs are threatened by proposed budget cuts

President Donald Trump and Republicans in the House of Representatives have put forward budget proposals that would slash spending by hundreds of millions of dollars over the next decade on several programs that support low-income U.S. families with children.

Euronews

‘Where conflict, poverty and climate collide’: Number of internally displaced people tops 80 million

With climate change displacing more people within the countries they live, here’s what experts say is needed to support them.

Evening Standard

Fewer children able to grip pencils properly as motor skills decline

77% of respondents to a YouGov survey said there had been a deterioration in fine motor skills over the last five years

The Independent UK

Four in five teachers say Government will miss its ‘school ready’ target – poll

The majority of primary school teachers believe a lack of affordable childcare has negatively impacted children being ready for school.

The Guardian - UK

Labour must tackle poverty to hold back Reform UK, says Big Issue founder

Exclusive: John Bird warns government has ‘lost trust of its supporters’ as he tables amendment to schools bill

Evening Standard

Big Issue founder steps up anti-poverty campaign

Lord John Bird is urging the government to do more to tackle poverty.

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Keir Starmer just gave the most appalling response to spiralling inequality

During a fiery session at Prime Minister’s Questions on 7 May, Lib Dem MP Roz Savage put Keir Starmer on the spot over the growing gap between rich and poor

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