Washington state spent over $700,000 on giant boulders to deter homeless encampments

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A bus passes overhead on Interstate 5 in Seattle as a shelter of tents, tarps and wood sits below in May 2016.
A bus passes overhead on Interstate 5 in Seattle as a shelter of tents, tarps and wood sits below in May 2016.

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Younger baby boomers are facing a homelessness crisis as rents skyrocket and outpace Social Security

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Jeffrey Snow, a former math teacher who lacks housing, sits under the I-95 expressway in Miami.
Jeffrey Snow, a former math teacher who lacks housing, sits under the I-95 expressway in Miami.

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Homelessness among American veterans increased this year by its largest margin since the US started tracking

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A man claiming to be an Iraq War veteran begs for money on a pedestrian walkway in Las Vegas, Nevada in July 2022.
A man who says he is an Iraq War veteran begs for money on a pedestrian walkway in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Montreal libraries will soon be able to kick people out for smelling bad. Critics say the rule could target the homeless and the poor.

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Books on shelf in library.
Books on shelf in library.

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A Texas group that feeds the homeless has racked up 80 citations from city officials. But they say they're not backing down.

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A stock photo of someone giving out food.

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2 participants in Denver's basic-income experiment say it's helped them buy a car, rent an apartment, and turn their lives around

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Dia Broncucia and Justin Searls both were participants in the Denver Basic Income Project.
Dia Broncucia and Justin Searls both are participants in the Denver Basic Income Project.

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This woman pays $450 a month to live by the side of the road

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Left, Liberty Justice; Right, RV rented by Justice
Liberty Justice lives in a van she rents from a vanlord.

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Oregon lawmakers want to decriminalize homeless camps and allow unhoused people to sue if they are forced to leave

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A couple sleeps on the street in downtown Portland.

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Churches are building tiny homes across the US to help house the homeless

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Nathaniel "Pee Wee" Lee lives in a unit at the Episcopal Church of the Advocate in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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