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Larry Fink Says Social Security Doesn't Support Wealth Creation, Pushes Trump Accounts for Young US Adults

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warns that while Social Security prevents poverty, it fails to build long-term wealth for Americans. He proposes a shift toward the Thrift Savings Plan model to combat the 2032 insolvency crisis. Fink also threw his weight behind 'Trump Accounts' (530A) to provide $1,000 in seed money…

International Business Times UK

New figures show 13 million in poverty in UK including four million children

Households where income is less than 60% of the median national average, after housing costs, are considered to be living in poverty.

Evening Standard

New figures could show fewer living in poverty than previously reported

Households where income is less than 60% of the median national average, after housing costs, are considered to be living in poverty.

Evening Standard

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Mr Motivator urges government to treat ’bed poverty’ as a national crisis

As Iran war threatens to exacerbate living costs, children’s beds have become ‘like a luxury item’, says Barnardo’s

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s Iran war stirs anger in Maga country Kentucky

In Appalachia, a deeply red region hit by poverty and cuts, some ask why billions are going to war instead of home

The Guardian - US

UK prioritising poverty reduction over self-interest during aid cuts, minister claims

The UK position marks a notable contrast to that of the US, which has used aid as leverage for deals around trade and critical minerals

The Independent UK

Voices: Ministers are trying to bury the consequences of UK aid cuts. But what we know is catastrophic

COMMENT: From more small boats crossing the channel to families in poverty across Africa being hit hard, the truth is clear, writes Sarah Champion, chair of parliament's International Development Select Committee

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“I Couldn’t Stop Crying in Bihar” : What This Foreigner Experienced Shocked Everyone

Travel often promises discovery. New places, new cultures, new perspectives. But sometimes, a journey goes deeper than sightseeing. It unsettles you, moves you, and quietly changes something within you. That is exactly what happened when a foreign tourist visited Bihar and found herself overwhelmed with emotion, unable to stop crying.…

Times Life

As GOP senators grapple with cost concerns, Democrats see opening

Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith appeared to downplay a question about rising beef prices last month by saying Americans have “so many proteins to choose from.” Fellow Republican Sen. Jon Husted of Ohio told a conservative podcaster last week that people living in poverty lack the experience to handle the “real…

Roll Call

5 Temples Where Lord Hanuman & Lord Ram Are Still Seen Even Today

There are places people visit for architecture, history, or ritual. And then there are places where people go because they do not want information, they want presence. When devotees say Lord Ram or Hanuman are still seen even today, they are not always speaking about eyesight. They are speaking about…

Times Life

Judge orders Texas to extend school voucher deadline in response to lawsuit from Islamic schools

The application period, set to close Tuesday night, must now remain open until March 31, according to an attorney representing Islamic schools.

The Texas Tribune

Mental health laws ignore traditional care in Africa: insights from 5 countries

When Idoko, a 23-year-old man living in rural Benue State, north central Nigeria, began hearing voices, withdrawing from family and speaking incoherently, his family’s first call was not to a psychiatrist. They took him to a local faith-based prayer group, where members pray over people believed to be afflicted by…

The Conversation

Human traffickers are using football dreams to lure young Ghanaian men to Nigeria – how to stop it

For a young man growing up in Ghana or Nigeria, few dreams burn brighter than becoming a professional footballer. Icons like Michael Essien (Ghana), Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria) and Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria) didn’t just win trophies. They escaped poverty, provided for their families, and earned the respect of entire communities.

The Conversation

2 Ohio pastors emerge as faithful allies for Haitian migrants during Trump's crackdown

One grew up in rural Haiti amid the poverty and violence

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The Guardian - AU

The kill line v Chinamaxxing: a window into how China and the US see each other

In China, one social media trend hangs on the idea that a life in the US is always one step from disaster, while another in the US has teenagers revelling in Chinese lifestyle hacks

The Conversation

Federal benefits cuts are looming – here’s how Colorado is trying to protect families with children

Childhood poverty in the U.S. fell to its lowest level in history in 2021. The fall was largely due to the expanded child tax credit and other COVID-19 pandemic supports that put cash directly in the hands of parents and lifted millions of children out of poverty.

MyLifeXP

Why Zakir Khan Says One Person Can Change a Family

Success stories often sound glamorous.But behind every successful person lies a chapter filled with struggle, doubt, and silent effort. One such voice comes from Zakir Khan, one of India’s most loved comedians. Known for his humor and honest storytelling, Zakir often shares something deeper than jokes. In one powerful message…

Evening Standard

Voters can judge me in 2031 if I miss child poverty target – Swinney

The First Minister has made tackling poverty a key focus of his Government.

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The Conversation

Measuring poverty on a spectrum instead of an arbitrary line conveys a more accurate picture of inequality

Michael W. Green, a Wall Street investor, created a buzz in late 2025 by arguing that the U.S. poverty line should be jacked up to US$140,000 for a family of four. Currently, a family of that size has to be eking by on $33,000 a year to qualify as poor…

The Guardian - UK

Global economy must stop pandering to ‘frivolous desires of ultra-rich’, says UN expert

Olivier De Schutter says new economic agenda needed to tackle crises of rising inequality and ecological collapse

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Critics blast the 1950s ‘success sequence’ fantasy that GOP lawmakers are trying to make schools teach as a method to avoid poverty

Their vision looks like the white-picket-fence dream.

Times Life

India Was the World’s Richest Country for 1,000 Years. What Exactly Changed?

For much of recorded history, India was one of the largest economic powers in the world. This is not a cultural claim. It is supported by long term economic research. Economic historian Angus Maddison, whose global GDP reconstructions are widely cited in academic circles, estimated that: Around 1 AD, India…

The Independent UK

Gordon Brown warns Nigel Farage will drag UK back into ‘Tory poverty years’

Gordon Brown hit out at Reform’s plan to reinstate the two child benefit cap

The Times of India

Pakistan poverty explodes, inequality at 27-year high as economic crisis deepens

Pakistan's poverty has surged to an 11-year high of 29%, with 70 million people now in extreme poverty. Income inequality has also reached a 27-year peak of 32.7. These increases are attributed to IMF stabilization policies, natural disasters, and weak growth, leading to a 12% fall in real household income…

The Independent UK

Freezing weather caused 2,500 UK deaths as pensioners struggle to heat homes

Winter fuel payment debacle was ‘deadly’ campaigner says, as figures show hundreds died from cold weather

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