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Twitter Billionaire Jack Dorsey Gives US Mayors $15 Million To Fund Basic Income

The mayors will distribute the money as no-strings-attached cash payments to hundreds of residents in their cities.
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An Unprecedented 14 Million Children Are Going Hungry Due To The COVID Crisis

Three in 10 Black families are struggling to feed their children, and there's no sign of relief in sight.
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Lack Of Accessible Child Care Is Keeping Many Brazilian Women In Poverty

Women may be forced to leave work to take care of their kids, sometimes waiting years for spots to open up in local schools.
By Andrea Martinelli, Ana Beatriz Rosa and Marcella Fernandes, HuffPost Brazil