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‘We’re at a crisis:’ Asheville service workers demand action on unaffordable rent prices

By Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story     BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Service workers from Asheville’s tourism industry spoke before the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority Board Wednesday, Jan. 25. Those who spoke Wednesday shared personal examples of the inability to afford a decent place to live, echoing what many Ashevillians

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When a teen boy developed an eating disorder, his family felt they’d ‘lost him.’ Now, he’s sharing his story

By Natasha O’Neill, CTVNews.ca Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — Warning: This article contains descriptions of disordered eating, including behaviours associated with anorexia nervosa. Reader discretion is advised. Emil Bernstein enjoys playing sports and hanging out with his friends in Montreal. The 14-year-old doesn’t mind school and prefers some subjects

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Minneapolis to impose single-side street parking ordinance; St. Paul won’t … for now

By WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Public Works Director Margaret Anderson Kelliher announced that starting tomorrow — Thursday, Jan. 26 at 9 p.m. — Minneapolis will go to one-sided parking. The heavy snow accumulation has narrowed city streets, which pose a safety hazard when emergency vehicles cannot

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LGBTQ advocates protested in St. Louis and Jefferson City over proposed legislation they say targets that specific demographic.

Advocates protest ‘anti-LGBTQ’ bills in Missouri legislature

By Deion Broxton Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — LGBTQ advocates protested in St. Louis and Jefferson City over proposed legislation they say targets that specific demographic. On Tuesday, several LGBTQ rights advocates rallied through The Grove over several bills limiting LGBTQ exposure in Missouri. The ACLU reported Missouri

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A program that's diverted dozens of mentally-ill people away from Hawaii's prison system has been largely successful. And now lawmakers want to expand that program to include those who commit non-violent misdemeanors.

Hawaii legislators want to expand program to keep mentally ill charged with minor crimes out of jail

By Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story     HONOLULU (KITV) — A program that’s diverted dozens of mentally-ill people away from Hawaii’s prison system has been largely successful. And now lawmakers want to expand that program to include those who commit non-violent misdemeanors. Act 26 started in 2020, redirecting people with serious mental

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