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Glasgow pupil, 12, who invented solar-powered backpack for the homeless makes Time magazine’s Girls of the Year list | UK News

Glasgow pupil, 12, who invented solar-powered backpack for the homeless makes Time magazine’s Girls of the Year list | UK News

A Glasgow pupil who designed a solar-powered backpack with an electric blanket inside to help homeless people has been named on Time magazine’s first ever Girls of the Year list. Rebecca Young was just 11 when she came up with the idea after becoming concerned about people sleeping on the streets during a freezing Scottish winter. Image: Rebecca Young. Pic: …

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D.C. clears homeless encampment near Kennedy Center – The Washington Post

D.C. clears homeless encampment near Kennedy Center  The Washington Post How Trump’s drive to his golf course shaped homeless crackdown  BBC ‘Chaos, fear and confusion’: Trump-backed crackdown hits DC’s homeless population  CNN Homeless DC senior quotes Bible as crews tear down encampment on Trump’s order  NBC4 Washington DC’s homeless pack up as sweeps are expected. What we know about Trump’s plan to clear encampments  WTOP …

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DC officials clear out homeless encampment near I-66 ramp in Foggy Bottom

DC officials clear out homeless encampment near I-66 ramp in Foggy Bottom

WASHINGTON (7News) — The District is carrying out a homeless “encampment engagement” on Thursday near the Interstate 66 ramp in Foggy Bottom, the mayor’s office confirmed to 7News. RELATED | Shelters or jail: Local leaders concerned for DC’s homeless amid Trump’s federal crackdown Officials said the city will continue offering services and shelter to unhoused residents, adding that the same …

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DC officials clear out homeless encampment near I-66 ramp in Foggy Bottom

DC officials clear out homeless encampment near I-66 ramp in Foggy Bottom

WASHINGTON (7News) — The District is carrying out a homeless “encampment engagement” on Thursday near the Interstate 66 ramp in Foggy Bottom, the mayor’s office confirmed to 7News. RELATED | Shelters or jail: Local leaders concerned for DC’s homeless amid Trump’s federal crackdown Officials said the city will continue offering services and shelter to unhoused residents, adding that the same …

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Homeless people in detention camps? Fears grow about Trump and Olympics

Homeless people in detention camps? Fears grow about Trump and Olympics

Local officials and advocates for the homeless are fearful that President Trump will take draconian action against homeless people, including pushing them into detention camps, when Los Angeles hosts the Olympic Games in 2028. In recent weeks, Trump has appointed himself head of an Olympics task force and has seized control of local policing in Washington, D.C., declaring that homeless …

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D.C.’s homeless begin to see the effects of Trump’s crackdown – The Washington Post

D.C.’s homeless begin to see the effects of Trump’s crackdown  The Washington Post DC Mayor Bowser changes her tone on Trump as crackdown ramps up  CNN The First Hours of Trump’s Federal Deployment in D.C.  The New York Times Trump says he’ll seek ‘long-term’ control of DC police and signals he’ll target other cities next  The Guardian National Guard troops appear in Washington DC …

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