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New study reveals Americans have less than $1,000 saved for retirement

Most workers who aren’t saving for retirement through their employers aren’t saving at all, the study found

The Independent UK

Rangbhari Ekadasi 2026: Date, Vrat Katha, Rituals & Significance

Rangbhari Ekadasi a religiously significant festival in Varanasi and many other temples throughout North India. According to the Hindu spiritual calendar, the date of this important festival falls on the eleventh day during moon’s waxing phase in the month of Phalgun. The traditional belief is that, this is the day…

Times Life

What our teeth reveal about the growing gap between rich and poor

Teeth are one of the most visible markers of poverty: structural circumstances that are individually borne.

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MPs warn of ‘catastrophic’ consequences if UK does not pause aid cuts

In a report contributed to by The Independent, parliament’s international development select committee says the planned cuts are too deep and being pushed through too quickly

The Independent UK

Kindergarten readiness varies widely by income, new data shows. Cities are stepping in to help

San Antonio offers a free preschool program for infants and toddlers, helping set them up for success in elementary school

The Independent UK

Why cheaper power alone isn’t enough to end energy poverty in summer

Australia is an energy superpower. We have abundant natural resources, high average incomes and one of the highest per-capita rates of rooftop solar uptake in the world.

The Conversation

Millions remain trapped in child poverty with only 10% fall predicted by next election

The assessment takes into account the decision to scrap the two-child benefit cap

The Independent UK

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Anti-poverty programmes can change how people see the state and each other

When floodwaters washed away Woudou Oumar’s home in northern Cameroon, he and his family lost not only shelter but hope. Then a government-supported cash transfer arrived. “The money transfer was a real boost for me and my family,” he says, explaining how he rebuilt his house, bought seeds for farming,…

The Conversation

Texas families can now apply for private school vouchers. Here’s what to know.

Families filed applications for more than 100,000 students by mid-February. The application period will close March 17.

The Texas Tribune

MPs resoundingly vote to scrap two-child benefit cap

It will be further scrutinised by MPs and peers before it can become law, but the Government has said it wants to ditch the two-child limit from April

The Independent UK

Two-child benefit cap closer to being scrapped as MPs vote to ditch policy

The policy currently restricts child tax credit and universal credit to the first two children in most households.

Evening Standard

"Iʼm not doing it out of guilt. Even if I didnʼt do it, the poverty would still be there." How getting stuck in a "rut", some tempting by Bob Geldof and the most A-list bill in history helped Queen pull off the greatest rock set of all time

Queen's Live Aid performance has become the stuff of legend – we look back at how the iconic set really happened

Louder

Nigel Farage clashes with Government over scrapping the two-child benefit cap

Reform UK would use savings from not lifting the two-child cap to fund a rescue package for pubs

Evening Standard

Chanakya Niti: 8 Lessons Most People Learn Too Late in Life

Most people don’t fail because they lack talent. They fail because they understand life too late. Chanakya understood this centuries ago. He wasn’t teaching morality for applause or spirituality for comfort. He was teaching survival, clarity, and power in a world that rarely plays fair. His guidance was not about…

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MPs to vote on lifting two-child benefit cap after Reeves Budget pledge

Children’s doctors, teachers, health visitors and anti-poverty charities have called on MPs to vote in support of ending the policy

The Independent UK

50,000 families to gain nothing despite end of two child benefit cap, DWP’s own analysis reveals

A further 20,000 will only see limited gains, official assessment confirms

The Guardian - UK

We have allowed poverty to become normalised in our country

Letters: Readers respond to deepening poverty in the UK and ways to address it

The Conversation

Grammys’ AI rules aim to keep music human, but large gray area leaves questions about authenticity and authorship

At its best, artificial intelligence can assist people in analyzing data, automating tasks and developing solutions to big problems: fighting cancer, hunger, poverty and climate change. At its worst, AI can assist people in exploiting other humans, damaging the environment, taking away jobs and eventually making ourselves lazy and less…

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Labour’s new welfare changes are practical and compassionate – so why not loudly say so?

Universal credit to rise faster than inflation, benefit hurdles eased, extra help for children and young people … I bet you had no idea, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Texas Tribune

Yes, it’s more expensive to live in Texas, census finds

Incomes and education attainment among Texans have increased, while poverty has declined.

The Guardian - UK

Even British teenagers want tighter laws around social media – but let’s make it part of a broader vision for children

We need an honest reckoning with other factors that threaten young people’s wellbeing, from poverty to academic stress, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Times of India

‘Very bad choice’: Trump warns US will end support for Iraq if Nouri al-Maliki returns as prime minister

US President Donald Trump warned that the U.S. would cease all support for Iraq if ex-prime minister Nouri al-Maliki returns to power. Trump cited Maliki's previous tenure, which he claims led to poverty and chaos, as a reason for this stance. This intervention follows similar concerns raised by Secretary of…

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on deepening poverty in the UK: a catastrophic Tory legacy has cut millions adrift

Editorial: A new Joseph Rowntree report underlines the corrosive impact of years of anti-welfare rhetoric. A reframing of the debate is urgently needed

Fortune

Warren Buffett’s son signals a huge change for philanthropy as he prepares to give away $150 billion

Howard Buffett says taking “rule of law” into consideration when making donations is of paramount importance for philanthropists seeking to alleviate poverty.

Euronews

Number of people in 'very deep poverty' in UK hits record high, research shows

About 6.8 million people — almost half of all of those in poverty — are living in "very deep poverty" in the UK, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation warns.

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