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San Antonio Gave 12,000 Citations To Homeless People In Less Than 2 Years:...
San Antonio has no qualms with issuing hefty fines to its poorest residents. The city's police department gave out more than 12,000 citations to homeless people between January 2013 and early October...
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Brothers Bike Across U.S. To Fight Hunger, Discover Pains Of Going Without...
The idea of a grueling 3,700-mile bike trip, with nights spent sleeping under picnic tables and 4 a.m. wake-up calls, might sound miserable to most people. For the Gagnon brothers, it was an adventure...
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Every Time You Walk Your Dog With This App, Your Favorite Animal Shelter Gets...
You give your dog a treat every time the two of you go on a walk. Why not give the local animal shelter a treat, too? That's the premise of Walk for a Dog, a smartphone app that donates money to an...
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Polyenso's '17 New Years' Just Created Your New Favorite Genre Of Music
It's late on a Wednesday in September, and the boys of Polyenso -- Alex Schultz, Brennan Taulbee and Denny Agosto -- are headed to The Bends, one of their favorite bars in St. Petersburg, Florida. The...
View ArticleCalifornia's Young Voter Problem Requires a Social Solution
Monday was the last day for Californians to register to vote in November's general election and for the next two weeks, we'll be inundated with political and advocacy groups' most heated rhetoric of...
View ArticleFamilies Speak on How Hosting International Students Changed Their Lives
American Councils for International Education works with high school students ages 15-18 in over 50 different countries and connects them with host families in the US. The students come from a variety...
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An Interview With Make-A-Wish President & CEO David Williams
David A. Williams President & Chief Executive Officer As president and chief executive officer, David Williams leads the national staff and 62 chapters of the Make-A-Wish Foundation® in its...
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Every time I look into the eyes of a victim of domestic violence and listen to her or his story, I can see and hear how important it is for them to speak safely about what they've endured. In the...
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How Cancer Survivors Are Giving Back
Over the years, I have met so many fierce people who have courageously won their battle against cancer. Their stories of perseverance and survival are both moving and inspiring. Cancer is a word no...
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Town Holds Early Halloween, Christmas For Boy With Cancer Who Has Just Weeks...
This town made a bit of a change to their yearly holiday routine for one very special little boy. Ethan Van Leuven, a 4-year-old from West Jordan, Utah, has been battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia,...
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Craniofacial Acceptance Month: Read This Boy's Amazing Letter to His Classmates
For many children, the start of the school year at a brand new school can be scary and anxiety-filled. Kids worry about new teachers, forming friendships, getting taunted and bullied -- there's so much...
View ArticleScaling Up: What It Takes to Create Responsible Practices on a Global Scale
The complexity -- and potential for good -- of global reach. Companies that are the largest in their industry, such as Unilever or Nike, face a unique challenge each time they make a move in...
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Kaiser Permanente Is Failing Its Mental Health Patients
In September, after more than a year of stonewalling its patients and employees, Kaiser Permanente finally paid a $4-million fine levied against it by state regulators because of the HMO's chronic,...
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5 Solutions To The Youth Unemployment Crisis You Probably Haven't Thought Of
Youth unemployment is an urgent problem that affects nearly a quarter of the world's 15- to 24-year-olds. While fixing the problem in the long term may require large-scale interventions, such as...
View ArticleGay Activists Charged For Kissing At Anti-Gay Protest
Two Italian gay rights activists have been charged with a public order offense for kissing at a protest in Perugia, Italy. Irish news outlet The Journal reports that the men were among six LGBT...
View ArticleOver 100,000 Rohingya Muslims Have Fled Violence In Myanmar: Expert
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A growing sense of desperation is fueling a mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims from western Myanmar, with the number who have fled by boat since communal violence broke out two...
View ArticleIs Boko Haram Able To Make Peace?
Every week, The WorldPost asks an expert to shed light on a topic driving headlines around the world. Today, we look at how Nigerian militant group Boko Haram is structured and what this means for...
View ArticleThe Extraordinary Life Of A Flight Paramedic In The Canadian Arctic
Flight Paramedic Hugh Gilmour works in the furthest reaches of the Canadian Arctic, evacuating patients from remote communities to hospitals in southern Canada. He is also an amateur photographer and...
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A New Twist on the Get-Out-the-Vote Message
Tuesday, November 4, is Election Day in America. We all know that voting is the bedrock of democracy. In fact, the word itself means "people power," from the Greek: demos meaning "the people" and...
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