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Higher education
fromESPN.com
1 week ago

VUL's Newman keeps drawing complaints and controversy

Virginia University of Lynchburg's football program faces allegations of deceptive recruiting, unpaid promised salaries, unmet scholarships and poor housing and medical care.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Former Fine Gael election candidate ordered to pay family 4,015 over issues with 'mould, fleas and heating'

Stephanie Regan and her husband were ordered to pay €4,015 in damages after tenants alleged mould, fleas, and no heating for six months.
New York Islanders
fromNew York Daily News
1 week ago

Troubled teen shot in Queens home died in cousin's arms

An 18-year-old autistic teen, Jonathan Adams, was fatally shot in a deteriorating South Jamaica apartment while staying with a cousin; police questioned six people, no arrests yet.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Faulty lifts 'force residents to sleep in lobby'

Disabled residents living in temporary accommodation have said broken lifts forced them to sleep in the lobby. The Waterloo Hub Hotel (WHH) on Kennington Road, near Lambeth North station, houses dozens of people, some with limited mobility, under the care of Camden and Westminster councils. Wheelchair-user Michael said he was told by the council "to walk up the stairs", but "I am disabled".
UK news
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Nothing prepared me for the child poverty I see in Britain. November's budget can and must halt its inexorable rise | Gordon Brown

Millions of British children live in deep poverty, lacking basic essentials, safe housing, stability, and access to everyday household necessities.
fromMission Local
2 months ago

Mayor Lurie makes marathon visits to S.F. low-income housing. But what can he do?

At the top of " The Hill," Bayview's steep enclave of largely low-income, subsidized apartments overlooking the western half of San Francisco, residents driving by or sitting on stoops on an uncharacteristically warm Tuesday afternoon got a bit of a surprise: There was Mayor Daniel Lurie, clambering up the steep slope, followed by a band of his security, staff, organizers and residents going unit to unit.
San Francisco
#affordable-housing
fromMission Local
3 months ago
San Francisco

S.F. public housing tenants rally at City Hall, urging Mayor Lurie to step up

Tenants demanded accountability from the mayor regarding unsafe living conditions in public housing.
fromsfist.com
5 months ago
Mission District

Tenants of Fillmore District Housing Complex Complain of Unsafe Conditions, Long-Deferred Maintenance Issues

Residents at Thomas Paine Square Apartments face poor living conditions and report negligence from their landlord and property managers.
fromsfist.com
5 months ago
Mission District

Tenants of Fillmore District Housing Complex Complain of Unsafe Conditions, Long-Deferred Maintenance Issues

Women
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

The fans just circulate hot air': how indoor heat is making life unbearable in India's sweltering cities

Low-income families in slums face severe heat challenges with inadequate housing and no effective escape from extreme indoor temperatures.
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