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TRENDING TOPICS, MOST CREDIBLE STORIES | | #1 in U.S. News • 68 articles Where will the impact of the eviction moratorium expiration be felt most? |  | |
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The national ban on evictions expires today. Here's who's most at risk.
CNBC (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 81% • 3 min read
Some 11 million Americans continue to be behind on their rent and could be at risk of eviction come August. Nearly 25% of renters are in arrears in Georgia, compared with just 6% in Idaho. And generally, hardship rates are worse in the South: The six counties with the highest share of renters behind are all in South Carolina, [where] many as 1 in 3 renters may be behind in these places.
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"Most states in the South haven't adopted Medicaid expansion, so you also see huge shares of the population without adequate health care if they get sick," [Aaron Dibner-Dunlap, researcher at Surgo Ventures] said. "Research consistently shows that large shocks in one area — like a huge medical expense — can send people into a financial tailspin."
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As a result, a historic wave of evictions could make it harder for the country to pull out of the pandemic. A study from last year found that more than 400,000 Covid cases and some 10,000 deaths could be tied to people being forced out of their homes.
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House fails to rush through bill extending eviction ban after President Biden request.
Washington Examiner (Moderate Right) • Factual Grade 79% • 2 min read - Top long-read
America is designed to have a housing crisis.
ABC News (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 80% • 5 min read
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| | | 624 votes, 75 comments Context: DOJ issues opinion stating Congress is justified in asking for President Trump's tax returns. HIGHLIGHTED COMMENTS " Yes - Allowing the public to see every person's tax return who runs for office should be required by law. It's an easy way to learn past and present associations and the honesty of the person running for office and those who just retired or were voted out of office. Requiring the release of tax returns would also discourage the dishonest from running for office. " " No - I'm not a fan of Trump, the man, but as Biden would say, "C'mon Man!", the Democrats won the election. Move on. We all kno..." " Unsure - Remember, the Dems will not hold a Congressional majority forever. Will a GOP-led ..." | | | #2 in U.S. News • 14 articles How widespread was the hacking of US Attorney's offices? | 
The department said 80% of Microsoft email accounts used by employees in the four U.S. attorney offices in New York were breached. All tol...
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| | #1 in World News • 13 articles How are Turkey and neighboring countries battling wildfires? |
More than 70 wildfires have broken out this week in provinces on Turkey's Aegean and Mediterranean coasts as well as inland areas, President Tayyip E...
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| | #2 in World News • 11 articles Why is the Philippines rejoining a key US military agreement? |
[President Rodrigo] Duterte's decision was announced Friday by defense secretary Delfin Lorenzana in a joint news conference with visiting US counterpart [Secretary] Lloyd Austin in Manila. It was a...
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| | #1 in Health News • 6 articles Why are Covid-19 vaccination rates in Africa low? |
In recent weeks, Africa has seen its worst spike yet in recorded cases, in an overwhelmingly unvaccinated population. New cases of infection on the continent as a whol...
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