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Police in small, rural towns EXPLOITING the poor, funding departments with exorbitant fines

Police in small, rural towns EXPLOITING the poor, funding departments with exorbitant fines

Investigative reporters for The Real News, Taya Graham and Stephen Janis, break down their reporting on a disturbing trend of overpolicing in small town America. About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. … Read more

What is fuel poverty and how is it defined? Price hike could leave another 1.1m UK households fuel poor

What is fuel poverty and how is it defined? Price hike could leave another 1.1m UK households fuel poor

With household energy bills set to soar in April, there are fears that the sudden hike could plunge millions of people into fuel poverty. Energy industry regulator Ofgem announced today (February 3) that it would increase its energy price cap from £1,277 a year to £1,971. the End Fuel Poverty Coalition says this could tip … Read more

Poor planning led to ‘botched’ Afghan evacuation effort: Senate GOP report

Poor planning led to ‘botched’ Afghan evacuation effort: Senate GOP report

tens of thousands Afghans who worked for the US government left behind in Afghanistan because the Biden administration failed to properly plan a large-scale evacuation, according to a forthcoming report by Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “From August 15 to 31, the United States completed its largest air evacuation. However, this evacuation was … Read more

Coronavirus lockdown: Govt unveils Rs 1.7-trillion package for the poor

Nirmala Sitharaman

A few days after the three-week national lockdown came into effect, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a 1.7 trillion rupee food security and income transfer program for the urban and rural poor. Package includes free food for 800 million people for three months, insurance coverage for essential service providers, front-loading PM Kisan payments and … Read more