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Poverty
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Bob Brady Begins His Week-Long ‘Food Stamp Challenge’The Congressman will attempt to subsist on just $5 of food a day.
By Collin Keefe
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Dreary Census Data Show 1 in 2 Are Poor or Low-IncomeThe census findings paint a bleak picture for lower-income citizens.
By Brett Smiley
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Nonprofits Struggle to Keep the Poor and Hungry Fed; Pregnant Beyonce CravesPlus: Bloggers change the face of food reviews; and Mediterranean cuisine is having a moment, all in our morning news roundup.
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Supermarkets
What Good Is a Grocery Gift Card in the Middle of a Food Desert?The exchange program rewards those who turn in weapons with grocery store gift cards.
By Collin Keefe
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Struggling to Get By, Even With a JobNearly a third of American households qualify as low-income.
By Bryan Hood
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South Bronx Is America’s Poorest DistrictThirty-eight percent of residents live in poverty.
By Josh Duboff
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the wail of the 1%
Vice President at ‘Top-Tier Bank’ Doesn’t Know How to Get By on a Million a Year“I don’t mean to sound like a snob or anything but I do have a housekeeper, babysitters, gym memberships, therapists for me and my wife, plus our couples therapist.”
By Jessica Pressler
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Sign o’ the Times: One in Seven Americans Lives in PovertyThe overall poverty rate climbed to 14.3 percent, the highest since 1994.
By Nitasha Tiku
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Season of Giving
Food Bank in NeedDonations to the organization are down while more people are in need.
By Daniel Maurer