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Spiegel and Kerr Fund Erasure of $550 Million in California Medical Debt

The gift lets Undue Medical Debt buy bundled bills for pennies on the dollar, triggering mail notices to roughly 261,000 Californians starting in mid-July.

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G7 Declares Shift From Aid to Private Investment in New Development Finance Plan

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Berlin Donor Summit Pledges Over €1.3 Billion for Sudan as War Enters Fourth Year

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Benin Votes for Successor as Finance Chief Leads Race

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Louisiana House Panel Kills Bid to Set $12 State Minimum Wage

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French Assembly Set to Approve Tougher Anti-Fraud Bill in First Reading

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Argentina Reports 28.2% Poverty as Critics Challenge INDEC’s Measurement

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Parker Unveils $7 Billion Philadelphia Budget With Rideshare and Delivery Fees, Hotel Tax Increase

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Supermarket Basket Hits Up to ARS 950,000 in February, With Provincial Gap Above ARS 115,000

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Pakistan Poverty Jumps to 28.9% as Government Releases 2024–25 Survey

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Ramaphosa Set to Answer MPs After Fiery SONA Debate Focused on Jobs, Crime

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Ramaphosa’s SONA Pivots to Consolidation With R156bn Water Plan and SANDF Backing for Crime Fight

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Mexico’s Remittances Fall 4.6% in 2025, Ending 11-Year Growth Streak

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Gunfire Near Conakry’s Central Prison Prompts Heavy Security Response

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Bolivia Faces General Strike as Paz Holds Line on Fuel Subsidy Repeal

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Brazil's Senate Panel Backs Workweek Cut, Sending 6x1 Repeal to Plenary

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New Global and French Data Spotlight Extreme Wealth Concentration and Fuel Tax Debate

Economic Inequality

Spiegel and Kerr Fund Erasure of $550 Million in California Medical Debt

G7 Declares Shift From Aid to Private Investment in New Development Finance Plan

Mexico Food Costs Climb Again as Anpec Warns of Stagflation Risk

Global Public Debt Tops $100 Trillion as Global South Faces Steepest Payments

Mamdani Details Working Ties With Trump as Tax Fight Escalates

Berlin Donor Summit Pledges Over €1.3 Billion for Sudan as War Enters Fourth Year

Benin Votes for Successor as Finance Chief Leads Race

Louisiana House Panel Kills Bid to Set $12 State Minimum Wage

French Assembly Set to Approve Tougher Anti-Fraud Bill in First Reading

Argentina Reports 28.2% Poverty as Critics Challenge INDEC’s Measurement

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Economic Inequality

Parker Unveils $7 Billion Philadelphia Budget With Rideshare and Delivery Fees, Hotel Tax Increase

Supermarket Basket Hits Up to ARS 950,000 in February, With Provincial Gap Above ARS 115,000

Pakistan Poverty Jumps to 28.9% as Government Releases 2024–25 Survey

Ramaphosa Set to Answer MPs After Fiery SONA Debate Focused on Jobs, Crime

Ramaphosa’s SONA Pivots to Consolidation With R156bn Water Plan and SANDF Backing for Crime Fight

Mexico’s Remittances Fall 4.6% in 2025, Ending 11-Year Growth Streak

Gunfire Near Conakry’s Central Prison Prompts Heavy Security Response

Bolivia Faces General Strike as Paz Holds Line on Fuel Subsidy Repeal

Brazil's Senate Panel Backs Workweek Cut, Sending 6x1 Repeal to Plenary

New Global and French Data Spotlight Extreme Wealth Concentration and Fuel Tax Debate

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Economic Inequality