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Schools struggle to address rising student homelessness

Cecilia Sirianni's small office at Massabesic High School can sometimes get a bit messy. Piles of donated clothes and boxes of snacks fill cabinets and shelves — all for students at the rural district in York County, Maine. For more than a decade, a big part of Sirianni's job has ...  Show more

Research says collaboration is needed to address Houston's "food deserts"

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says more than 50 million people across the country live in “food deserts” – low-income communities where it can be hard to find healthy food. According to the last census, in 2010, almost 2 million of those people live in the Houston area alone ...  Show more

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Hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S. are in limbo, after a Texas judge ruled on Friday that former President Barack Obama illegally launched the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in 2012. The ruling does not end legal protections for the roughly 650,000 cu ...  Show more

Comment renouveler ses papiers d'identité plus vite ?
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Vous prévoyez de partir vous prélasser sur une plage en Asie ou visiter les grandes métropoles en Amérique cet été ? Vérifiez bien que vos papiers d’identité - passeport et carte d’identité - soient à jour. Car le renouvellement prend du temps. 66 jours en moyenne en avril 2023 s ...  Show more