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11-18-2024 11:24 pm • PDX and SEA Weather
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Peer advocate Anthony Hardnett assists a person at the Hospitality House in San Francisco (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging voters to approve a ballot initiative that he says is needed to tackle the state’s homelessness crisis. Mental health advocates say the change would threaten the programs that keep people from becoming homeless and could result in more coerced treatment.
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Over the past 20 years, people living with HIV in the United States have seen a drastic improvement in their overall quality of life. But the medical achievements that have made those lives better and created longer life expectancies have not benefited all communities.
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The Obesity Bill of Rights is the culmination of a yearlong, meticulous fact-finding effort involving experts and communities, marking a crucial turning point in the battle against the United States’ most pervasive and expensive chronic disease.
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Former NASA astronaut Ed Dwight poses for a portrait to promote the National Geographic documentary film "The Space Race" during the Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, at The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
An accomplished Air Force pilot, Dwight was groomed by John F. Kennedy's White House to be the first Black astronaut. But in training, he faced discrimination that detoured his path.
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Stockton, Calif. Mayor Kevin Lincoln (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Rep. Richard Hudson, the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, recently listed for reporters a slew of candidates that he described as fitting the "formula” for the GOP expanding their ranks in November.
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Washington coach Tyrone Willingham (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
With Moore and Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman following similar paths, there is excitement that having Black faces in the most visible position at blue blood programs is becoming normalized and that young Black coaches finally are being viewed as the rising stars.
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Monique Gant (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Monthly rent has outpaced income across the U.S., and forced many to make tough decisions between everyday necessities and a home. In turn, a record number of people are becoming homeless and evictions filings have ratcheted up as pandemic-era eviction moratoriums and federal assistance ends.
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Arian Simone of the Fearless Fund (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Foundations and major donors are mobilizing to respond to court cases like the Supreme Court’s June decision ending affirmative action at universities. Some nonprofits are financially supporting lawsuits targeting corporate diversity, equity and inclusion programs. That's while others are ready to offer legal assistance to nonprofits being sued.
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Brittany Gilliam (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Lawyer David Lane confirmed the settlement involving a confrontation with police, who mistakenly believed the car Gilliam was driving was stolen. The scene of the family lying facedown in handcuffs caused outrage following racial injustice protests nationwide.
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President Barack Obama's Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (Photo courtesy of NNPA)
And on January 29, the anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the Biden-Harris Administration unveiled comprehensive measures to tackle persistent gender and racial wage gaps in the United States.
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