Over half a million Americans are currently homeless. After a period of progress and decline, the U.S. homeless population has increased slightly by two percent according to a report from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. It now stands a…

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released its latest report into homelessness in the United States, finding that some 580,000 Americans were sleeping rough in 2020. Last year, levels of homelessness climbed for the fourth consec…

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Numbers by the Federal Student Aid office show that even a forgiveness of $10,000 would free 15 million Americans of their federal student loan debt completely. A forgiveness amount of $20,000 would render more than 24 million former students debt-free…

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While all attention in Westminster is currently on the Greensill Capital lobbying scandal, a survey by YouGov reveals that the story has failed to grab the attention of the British public so far. Despite three separate committees of MPs saying they wou…

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According to website CoinMarketCap, the market cap of cryptocurrencies exceeded 2 trillion U.S. dollars as of April 15, 2021. Bitcoin – by far the biggest cryptocurrency – makes up around half of that, while the next biggest coin, Ethereum, accounts fo…

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With the whole world still battling the Covid-19 pandemic, each country has its own unique story to tell. While differing government responses and strategies had direct and sometimes devastating effects on the human toll of the crisis, the manner in wh…

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In many countries, the capital city region is the beating heart of the entire economy. That’s probably hardly surprising, given that a capital is usually the most populous city in a country, as well as the centre of a nation’s political and economic amb…

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The use of Johnson & Johnson‘s coronavirus vaccine has temporarily been suspended in the United States after federal health agencies recommended a pause while reviewing six instances of a rare blood-clotting disorder that occurred within days of receiv…

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After weeks of speculation, Apple finally announced its first product event for 2021. The virtual event, taglined “Spring Loaded” will be held on April 20 and is widely expected to feature new iPad Pro models and other rumored product announcements. Wh…

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25 Chinese warplanes few into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), the largest incursion since the island first started reporting such activity in September 2020. The aircraft involved were 14 J-16 fighter jets, 4 J-10 fighter jets, 4 H-6K …

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