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8:58pm, 14th March, 2019

Southern Poverty Law Center fires its co-founder, chief litigator

The Southern Poverty Law Center, the civil rights organization best known for tracking U.S. hate groups, said on Thursday it fired its chief litigator Morris Dees, who co-founded the nonprofit nearly 50 years ago to fight racial injustice.

UK child poverty rose last year as welfare cuts bite - thinktank

2:43am, 24th July, 2018

UK

UK child poverty rose last year as welfare cuts bite - thinktank

The number of children living in poverty in Britain rose last year as the poorest families saw their incomes hit by welfare cuts, a think tank said, underscoring the challenge for the government as it tries to balance the public finances.

California city fights poverty with guaranteed income

5:30am, 4th June, 2018

US

California city fights poverty with guaranteed income

STOCKTON, Calif. (Reuters) - Michael Tubbs, the 27-year-old mayor of Stockton, California, has a radical plan to combat poverty in his cash-strapped city: a "no strings" guaranteed basic income of $500 a month for its residents.

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