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Inequality in South Africa: 'Wealthiest 10 percent receive 70 percent of the total income
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Inequality in South Africa: 'Wealthiest 10 percent receive 70 percent of the total income'
Despite numerous policy interventions since apartheid, South Africa remains the world's most unequal nation, with racial discrimination still driving significant income and wealth disparities, as reve...
iol.co.za
December 24, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Inequality in South Africa: 'Wealthiest 10 percent receive 70 percent of the total income
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iol.co.za/news/south-a...
Why Tracking Racial Disparities in Special Education Still Matters
Decades of data show persistent inequities for Black and Brown students with disabilities — and federal rollbacks could make them worse
wordinblack.com/2025/12/trac...
Decades of data show persistent inequities for Black and Brown students with disabilities — and federal rollbacks could make them worse
wordinblack.com/2025/12/trac...
Why Tracking Racial Disparities in Special Education Still Matters
Decades of data show persistent inequities for Black and Brown students.
wordinblack.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Why Tracking Racial Disparities in Special Education Still Matters
Decades of data show persistent inequities for Black and Brown students with disabilities — and federal rollbacks could make them worse
wordinblack.com/2025/12/trac...
Decades of data show persistent inequities for Black and Brown students with disabilities — and federal rollbacks could make them worse
wordinblack.com/2025/12/trac...
Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live.
www.nbcnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
1/4 of American families overwhelmed by medical expenses: ~27% of US residents faced high medical expenses or skipped needed health care because they couldn't afford it between 2018 & 2022
53% of people who died during that period racked up overwhelming medical bills www.upi.com/Health_News/...
53% of people who died during that period racked up overwhelming medical bills www.upi.com/Health_News/...
1/4 of American families overwhelmed by medical expenses - UPI.com
Nearly 27% of U.S. residents faced high medical expenses or skipped needed health care because they couldn't afford it between 2018 and 2022.
www.upi.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:14 AM
1/4 of American families overwhelmed by medical expenses: ~27% of US residents faced high medical expenses or skipped needed health care because they couldn't afford it between 2018 & 2022
53% of people who died during that period racked up overwhelming medical bills www.upi.com/Health_News/...
53% of people who died during that period racked up overwhelming medical bills www.upi.com/Health_News/...
“We knew it was coming: we didn’t act” perspectives from people who use drugs and substance use workforce on the impact of delays in implementation of the supervised injection facility and drug checking interventions link.springer.com/article/10.1...
December 24, 2025 at 5:13 AM
“We knew it was coming: we didn’t act” perspectives from people who use drugs and substance use workforce on the impact of delays in implementation of the supervised injection facility and drug checking interventions link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The Trump administration’s top child welfare official demands the “complete universe” of data identifying residents who participate in federally funded foster care, early learning, housing and financial assistance programs imprintnews.org/youth-servic...
Trump Admin Seeks Names, Data on MN Social Service Recipients
Trump’s top child welfare official has sent letters to Minnesota officials asking for citizenship data on assistance program participants.
imprintnews.org
December 24, 2025 at 5:11 AM
The Trump administration’s top child welfare official demands the “complete universe” of data identifying residents who participate in federally funded foster care, early learning, housing and financial assistance programs imprintnews.org/youth-servic...
Recent increases in crack injection and associated risk factors among people who inject psychoactive drugs in England and Wales www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 24, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Recent increases in crack injection and associated risk factors among people who inject psychoactive drugs in England and Wales www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New report highlights challenges facing kinship families in Indigenous communities www.boisestatepublicradio.org/news/2025-12...
New report highlights challenges facing kinship families in Indigenous communities
The report finds children raised by grandparents face higher rates of poverty and limited access to support services.
www.boisestatepublicradio.org
December 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM
New report highlights challenges facing kinship families in Indigenous communities www.boisestatepublicradio.org/news/2025-12...
Four DC theaters to participate in National Day of Theater Readings for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives dctheaterarts.org/2025/12/23/f...
Four DC theaters to participate in National Day of Theater Readings for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives
Arena Stage, Mosaic Theater Company, Theater Alliance, and Woolly Mammoth to join in readings of plays by Native American writers that address the crisis of violence facing Indigenous people in the Am...
dctheaterarts.org
December 24, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Four DC theaters to participate in National Day of Theater Readings for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives dctheaterarts.org/2025/12/23/f...
UK - Children face punishment because of unaffordable school uniforms, new poll reveals phys.org/news/2025-12...
Children face punishment because of unaffordable school uniforms, new poll reveals
Thousands of children are being unfairly punished and excluded from education activities because their families cannot afford expensive school uniforms, according to new research conducted by Dr. Matt...
phys.org
December 24, 2025 at 5:07 AM
UK - Children face punishment because of unaffordable school uniforms, new poll reveals phys.org/news/2025-12...
ASU students explore Indigenous foodways through community engagement
Local Indigenous chef teaches cultural heritage, food traditions and agricultural sustainability news.asu.edu/b/20251223-a...
Local Indigenous chef teaches cultural heritage, food traditions and agricultural sustainability news.asu.edu/b/20251223-a...
December 24, 2025 at 5:04 AM
ASU students explore Indigenous foodways through community engagement
Local Indigenous chef teaches cultural heritage, food traditions and agricultural sustainability news.asu.edu/b/20251223-a...
Local Indigenous chef teaches cultural heritage, food traditions and agricultural sustainability news.asu.edu/b/20251223-a...
Oil, gold and rare earth elements: the backdrop to US political tension with Venezuela
The country’s enormous energy and mineral resources are consolidating as a key factor in the geopolitical dispute and in Venezuela’s institutional collapse english.elpais.com/internationa...
The country’s enormous energy and mineral resources are consolidating as a key factor in the geopolitical dispute and in Venezuela’s institutional collapse english.elpais.com/internationa...
Oil, gold and rare earth elements: the backdrop to US political tension with Venezuela
The country’s enormous energy and mineral resources are consolidating as a key factor in the geopolitical dispute and in Venezuela’s institutional collapse
english.elpais.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Oil, gold and rare earth elements: the backdrop to US political tension with Venezuela
The country’s enormous energy and mineral resources are consolidating as a key factor in the geopolitical dispute and in Venezuela’s institutional collapse english.elpais.com/internationa...
The country’s enormous energy and mineral resources are consolidating as a key factor in the geopolitical dispute and in Venezuela’s institutional collapse english.elpais.com/internationa...
Trump Issues New Warning To Venezuela's Maduro: 'If He Plays Tough, It'll Be The Last Time He's Ever Able To'
"We're going to find out," Trump added www.latintimes.com/trump-issues...
"We're going to find out," Trump added www.latintimes.com/trump-issues...
Trump Issues New Warning To Venezuela's Maduro: 'If He Plays Tough, It'll Be The Last Time He's Ever Able To'
President Donald Trump issued a new warning to Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, saying it would be "smart" for him to leave power and, if he "plays tough," it will "be the last time...
www.latintimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Trump Issues New Warning To Venezuela's Maduro: 'If He Plays Tough, It'll Be The Last Time He's Ever Able To'
"We're going to find out," Trump added www.latintimes.com/trump-issues...
"We're going to find out," Trump added www.latintimes.com/trump-issues...
Tips for Safer Use: Crack and Cocaine www.substanceusephilly.com/library/tips...
December 24, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Tips for Safer Use: Crack and Cocaine www.substanceusephilly.com/library/tips...
Naloxone Use, Carrying Practices, Prior Training, and Confidence in Overdose Response Among Attendees of a 4-Day Music Festival in Colorado [abstract] journals.lww.com/journaladdic...
December 24, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Naloxone Use, Carrying Practices, Prior Training, and Confidence in Overdose Response Among Attendees of a 4-Day Music Festival in Colorado [abstract] journals.lww.com/journaladdic...
Section of Michigan highway to honor Native American Civil War sharpshooters radio.wcmu.org/local-region...
Section of Michigan highway to honor Native American Civil War sharpshooters
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill into law Tuesday that will name the stretch of highway after Company K, a group of Native American soldiers who fought for Michigan in the Union Army during the Ame...
radio.wcmu.org
December 24, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Section of Michigan highway to honor Native American Civil War sharpshooters radio.wcmu.org/local-region...
Crack Pipes Distribution in People Who Use Drugs Attending a Harm Reduction Service in Bologna, Northern Italy
Evaluation of a Project of Crack Pipes Distribution in People Who Use Crack-Cocaine in Northern Italy www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/...
Evaluation of a Project of Crack Pipes Distribution in People Who Use Crack-Cocaine in Northern Italy www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/...
December 24, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Crack Pipes Distribution in People Who Use Drugs Attending a Harm Reduction Service in Bologna, Northern Italy
Evaluation of a Project of Crack Pipes Distribution in People Who Use Crack-Cocaine in Northern Italy www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/...
Evaluation of a Project of Crack Pipes Distribution in People Who Use Crack-Cocaine in Northern Italy www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/...
Why shoppers buy fast fashion even if they disagree with it phys.org/news/2025-12...
Why shoppers buy fast fashion even if they disagree with it
Every December, many shoppers plan to buy fewer things and choose more sustainable options. Yet as the month goes on, spending rises and fast fashion becomes hard to resist. Christmas has become a mom...
phys.org
December 24, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Why shoppers buy fast fashion even if they disagree with it phys.org/news/2025-12...
Study shows the 2008 recession caused people to identify with a lower class phys.org/news/2025-12...
Study shows the 2008 recession caused people to identify with a lower class
Class identity, which is how individuals view their economic and social positions in relation to others, has wide-ranging effects on people's well-being, thoughts, and behavior. Previous studies have ...
phys.org
December 24, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Study shows the 2008 recession caused people to identify with a lower class phys.org/news/2025-12...
Fla. — Sanford Police Officer Ronny Neal was arrested on Tuesday on 79 counts of official misconduct and one count of organized fraud after an investigation into discrepancies in unpaid vendor accounts related to off-duty details. www.wesh.com/article/flor...
Central Florida police officer charged with fraud and 79 counts of misconduct
Sanford Police Officer Ronny Neal faces multiple charges of official misconduct and organized fraud following an investigation into unpaid vendor accounts.
www.wesh.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Fla. — Sanford Police Officer Ronny Neal was arrested on Tuesday on 79 counts of official misconduct and one count of organized fraud after an investigation into discrepancies in unpaid vendor accounts related to off-duty details. www.wesh.com/article/flor...
California - The city of Berkeley’s director of police accountability filed a legal complaint against Berkeley’s chief of police for allegedly withholding records from a potential police misconduct investigation www.dailycal.org/news/city/be...
Berkeley police chief sued for allegedly withholding records in misconduct investigation
The city of Berkeley’s director of police accountability filed a legal complaint against Berkeley’s chief of police for allegedly withholding records from a potential police misconduct investigation, ...
www.dailycal.org
December 24, 2025 at 4:40 AM
California - The city of Berkeley’s director of police accountability filed a legal complaint against Berkeley’s chief of police for allegedly withholding records from a potential police misconduct investigation www.dailycal.org/news/city/be...
Calif. - The City of Antioch, whose police department came under national scrutiny after it was revealed that some officers shared racist and sexist texts, used excessive force and falsified records has reached a settlement agreement to implement a series of reforms abc7news.com/post/major-r...
Major reform coming to Antioch PD after $4.6M settlement in civil rights lawsuit over misconduct
A civil rights lawsuit involving 45 officers filed against the city of Antioch related to a widespread misconduct scandal is being resolved with a $4.6 million settlement agreement that also includes ...
abc7news.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Calif. - The City of Antioch, whose police department came under national scrutiny after it was revealed that some officers shared racist and sexist texts, used excessive force and falsified records has reached a settlement agreement to implement a series of reforms abc7news.com/post/major-r...
The Illinois Supreme Court is set to weigh in next year on whether serious Chicago Police Department misconduct cases must be heard publicly. news.wttw.com/2025/12/23/b...
Battle Over Chicago Police Discipline Heads to State Supreme Court, Sparking Debate on Serious Misconduct Hearings
The Illinois Supreme Court is set to weigh in next year on whether serious Chicago Police Department misconduct cases must be heard publicly.
news.wttw.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:36 AM
The Illinois Supreme Court is set to weigh in next year on whether serious Chicago Police Department misconduct cases must be heard publicly. news.wttw.com/2025/12/23/b...
Tenn. — A metro police officer has been decommissioned and has multiple charges placed against him after hitting another vehicle and crashing into a wall, reportedly under the influence of alcohol. www.newschannel5.com/news/metro-p...
Metro police officer arrested, decommissioned after reported DUI crash
Metro police officer Chetan Babbar, 38, has been decommissioned and has multiple charges placed against him after hitting another vehicle and crashing into a wall, reportedly under the influence.
www.newschannel5.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Tenn. — A metro police officer has been decommissioned and has multiple charges placed against him after hitting another vehicle and crashing into a wall, reportedly under the influence of alcohol. www.newschannel5.com/news/metro-p...
Beyond Stereotypes: Indigenous Youth, Substance Use, and Strengths-Based Research www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GNx...
"Beyond Stereotypes: Indigenous Youth, Substance Use, and Strengths-Based Research"
YouTube video by New York Youth Justice Institute YJI
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Beyond Stereotypes: Indigenous Youth, Substance Use, and Strengths-Based Research www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GNx...