Topic: Homelessness
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Domestic Violence Survivors Who Call the Cops Risk Eviction in Some Places
Some cities require landlords to evict tenants who call 911 3 times within 4 months. The rule puts women in grave danger.
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Photos
How Much Would You Pay to Live Like a Homeless Person?
Sleep on a park bench or under a train track for just $16 a night.
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A Crazy Concept for Floating Shelters
Lightweight parasitic domiciles that hack into the electrical grid? What could go wrong?
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The Big Fix
Why Homelessness Is a Transportation Issue
What happens when government agencies least prepared to provide assistance wind up as the first responders?
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Postcard
Homeless Guides Highlight a Part of Prague Most Tourists Never See
Rather than castles and squares, guides offer personal anecdotes of what it's like to live on the streets.
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How One Homeless Teenage Mother Broke the Cycle of Poverty
For a young single parent with no place to live, it can be nearly impossible to get off the streets, let alone go to college. Here's how one woman did both.
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The Hidden Cost of Counting the Homeless
A professor criticizes the "culture of quantification," arguing that we don't do enough with the data we collect.
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Videos
A Most Unusual Panhandling Scam
This subway beggar can't be for real.
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How Facebook and Twitter Are Helping the Homeless
Connecting through social networks can make it easier to be homeless and easier to escape homelessness.
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Olympics 2012
Cardiff Shopkeepers Worry the City's Homeless Will Leave a Bad Impression
Retailers in the Welsh capital have asked local police to enforce an 1824 law that bans sleeping or begging on public streets.
