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Luang Prabang's Tourism Boom: A Contrast to Laos's Economic Challenges
Luang Prabang, Laos, saw a 162% rise in tourism by April 2025, generating over \$560 million in revenue and lifting 98.3% of its population out of poverty; however, this contrasts with Laos's overall poverty and high public debt.
Luang Prabang's Tourism Boom: A Contrast to Laos's Economic Challenges
Luang Prabang, Laos, saw a 162% rise in tourism by April 2025, generating over \$560 million in revenue and lifting 98.3% of its population out of poverty; however, this contrasts with Laos's overall poverty and high public debt.
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40% Bias Score
U.S. True Unemployment Rate at 24.3%, Exceeding Official Data
A new study by the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP) reveals a true unemployment rate of 24.3% in the U.S., far exceeding the official 4.2% rate, due to a broader definition encompassing underemployed and low-wage workers.
U.S. True Unemployment Rate at 24.3%, Exceeding Official Data
A new study by the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP) reveals a true unemployment rate of 24.3% in the U.S., far exceeding the official 4.2% rate, due to a broader definition encompassing underemployed and low-wage workers.
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56% Bias Score
The Emperor of Joy": Addiction, Community, and the American Dream
Ocean Vuong's "The Emperor of Joy" follows Hai, a 19-year-old Vietnamese-American struggling with addiction in 2009 Connecticut, who finds unexpected community and purpose while working at a fast-food restaurant and caring for a demented elderly woman.
The Emperor of Joy": Addiction, Community, and the American Dream
Ocean Vuong's "The Emperor of Joy" follows Hai, a 19-year-old Vietnamese-American struggling with addiction in 2009 Connecticut, who finds unexpected community and purpose while working at a fast-food restaurant and caring for a demented elderly woman.
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28% Bias Score
House Bill Cuts Food Stamps, Affecting Millions
The House-passed bill cuts the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by \$286 billion over 10 years, impacting 3.2 million people monthly on average, due to stricter work requirements and reduced state flexibility. The CBO analysis doesn't include overlapping impacts.
House Bill Cuts Food Stamps, Affecting Millions
The House-passed bill cuts the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by \$286 billion over 10 years, impacting 3.2 million people monthly on average, due to stricter work requirements and reduced state flexibility. The CBO analysis doesn't include overlapping impacts.
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40% Bias Score
Food Insecurity Persists in Colombia Despite Slight Improvement
A new report reveals that 25.5% of Colombian households faced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2024, despite a slight decrease from the previous year; this is largely due to climate change, armed conflict, and inefficient food distribution, with the poorest departments and vulnerable population...
Food Insecurity Persists in Colombia Despite Slight Improvement
A new report reveals that 25.5% of Colombian households faced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2024, despite a slight decrease from the previous year; this is largely due to climate change, armed conflict, and inefficient food distribution, with the poorest departments and vulnerable population...
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44% Bias Score
Dutch Red Cross Food Aid Program Expands Amidst Deepening Poverty Crisis
Five years after launching domestic food aid, the Dutch Red Cross struggles to reduce its program due to rising inflation and systemic poverty; despite decreasing numbers below the poverty line, the intensity is growing, requiring 6.5 million euros annually in grocery cards and additional school lun...
Dutch Red Cross Food Aid Program Expands Amidst Deepening Poverty Crisis
Five years after launching domestic food aid, the Dutch Red Cross struggles to reduce its program due to rising inflation and systemic poverty; despite decreasing numbers below the poverty line, the intensity is growing, requiring 6.5 million euros annually in grocery cards and additional school lun...
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44% Bias Score
Proposed SNAP Cuts in "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" to Harm Millions
The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" proposes $267 billion in SNAP cuts over the next decade, expanding work requirements, shifting costs to states, and limiting benefit increases, impacting 42 million Americans, with severe consequences for low-income families and children.
Proposed SNAP Cuts in "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" to Harm Millions
The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" proposes $267 billion in SNAP cuts over the next decade, expanding work requirements, shifting costs to states, and limiting benefit increases, impacting 42 million Americans, with severe consequences for low-income families and children.
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68% Bias Score
Netherlands Food Bank Usage Down 20 Percent, but Food Insecurity Persists
The number of people using food banks in the Netherlands decreased by 20 percent in 2024 to 144,750, due to government measures, but food banks distributed 2 million more products (68 million total), highlighting the continuing need for food aid despite economic improvements and concerns about futur...
Netherlands Food Bank Usage Down 20 Percent, but Food Insecurity Persists
The number of people using food banks in the Netherlands decreased by 20 percent in 2024 to 144,750, due to government measures, but food banks distributed 2 million more products (68 million total), highlighting the continuing need for food aid despite economic improvements and concerns about futur...
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40% Bias Score
Northern Ireland Food Bank Usage Surges 71%
Food bank usage in Northern Ireland has increased by 71% in the past year, with over 77,000 emergency food parcels distributed, equivalent to one parcel every seven minutes; this surge disproportionately affects families with children, highlighting the urgent need for systemic change.
Northern Ireland Food Bank Usage Surges 71%
Food bank usage in Northern Ireland has increased by 71% in the past year, with over 77,000 emergency food parcels distributed, equivalent to one parcel every seven minutes; this surge disproportionately affects families with children, highlighting the urgent need for systemic change.
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56% Bias Score
Dutch Rent Freeze Backfires: Increased Inequality and Housing Shortages
The Dutch government's social rent freeze, initially hailed as a success, has caused rent increases for 500,000 renters with private landlords and reduced housing construction due to lower corporate income, highlighting the policy's unintended consequences and sparking parliamentary criticism.
Dutch Rent Freeze Backfires: Increased Inequality and Housing Shortages
The Dutch government's social rent freeze, initially hailed as a success, has caused rent increases for 500,000 renters with private landlords and reduced housing construction due to lower corporate income, highlighting the policy's unintended consequences and sparking parliamentary criticism.
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56% Bias Score
House GOP Cuts Could Strip Millions of Food Stamp Benefits
The House Republicans' proposed tax and spending cuts would slash roughly $286 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) over the next decade, impacting millions of low-income Americans, including 800,000 with children aged 7 and older, by expanding work requirements and redu...
House GOP Cuts Could Strip Millions of Food Stamp Benefits
The House Republicans' proposed tax and spending cuts would slash roughly $286 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) over the next decade, impacting millions of low-income Americans, including 800,000 with children aged 7 and older, by expanding work requirements and redu...
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44% Bias Score
In-Work Poverty in Spain: 17.1% of Families with Children Affected
A Save the Children report reveals that 17.1% of Spanish families with children and at least one working parent are in in-work poverty, with higher rates for single-parent (32%) and large families (35.5%), due to factors like part-time work, low wages, and lack of family support, disproportionately ...
In-Work Poverty in Spain: 17.1% of Families with Children Affected
A Save the Children report reveals that 17.1% of Spanish families with children and at least one working parent are in in-work poverty, with higher rates for single-parent (32%) and large families (35.5%), due to factors like part-time work, low wages, and lack of family support, disproportionately ...
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56% Bias Score
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