Homelessness

Los Angeles Police Warn Of Killer Preying On Sleeping Homeless People

"Do not sleep alone tonight," Mayor Karen Bass told the city's homeless population.
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Eric Adams Has Bizarre Reaction To Person Heckling Him On Homeless People

“She said I’m messing with homeless people ... One should be happy if someone wants to make love to them,” said the New York City mayor, chuckling.
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LAPD Postpones Encampment Sweep After 'Hush Hush' Email Leaked

“Everyone will be arrested and all their belongings will be taken away by sanitation,” said the email from a Los Angeles Police Department senior officer.
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Breathless Story About Migrants And Homeless Vets Was A Scam: Reports

A group reportedly rounded up 15 homeless men and let them order whatever they liked from a diner in exchange for posing as mistreated veterans.
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New Yorkers Protest Killing Of Jordan Neely

Another passenger put the 30-year-old Black homeless man in a chokehold on the subway on Monday, killing him.
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NYC's Involuntary Hospitalization Plan Can Proceed, A Judge Rules

The decision comes a few months after the controversial plan was introduced by Mayor Eric Adams.
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Cops Accused Of Kidnapping Homeless Man, Beating Him Unconscious In Woods

The two now-former Hialeah police officers face up to life in prison if convicted on felony armed kidnapping charges, the Miami-Dade state attorney said.
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San Francisco Man Arrested For Spraying Homeless Woman With Hose

The man, arrested for battery, was filmed spraying the woman while ordering her to get off the sidewalk.
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British Prime Minister Asks Homeless Man If He Works In Business

The U.K. leader caught flak for his "clueless" conversation at a homeless shelter.
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Advocates Fear The Impact Of NYC’s Involuntary Hospitalization Plan

Disability and mental health experts told HuffPost that the plan echoes historical legislation that has left homeless and disabled communities isolated in the past.
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