For New Delhi, monkeys are a minor problem compared with poverty and pollution, but the government doesn’t want them stealing the spotlight when world leaders arrive.
Tag: Poverty
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Wrestling With Inequality, Some Conservatives Redraw Economic Blueprint
A growing number of Republican politicians and theorists are challenging party orthodoxy on pocketbook issues, corporate power and government’s role.
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In Detroit, a Tiny Home Generates a Big Controversy
A program that rents homes to low-income residents, and helps them build equity as homeowners, was rocked when one of the initial participants was evicted.
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In Spain, Illegal Pot Farms Are Being Blamed for Blackouts
Spain’s largest electricity company says daily power outages are caused by illegal indoor marijuana farms that overload the grid. “Easy excuse,” residents reply.
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Officials Knew of Problems at Building That Caught Fire in South Africa
An extensive paper trail reveals that the authorities in Johannesburg were warned repeatedly about the dangers in the derelict building where 76 people died in a fire this week.