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AP: Workers say charity gave little money to vets
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The charity also claims that it has housing programs in six chapters, including Tennessee, that aim to provide "sober, subsidized, transitional living for indigent veterans and to offer supportive services to help veterans recover from addiction and/or …
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Bias toward killer's victims led to police failure
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Systemic police prejudice against the poor, drug-addicted sex workers targeted by convicted killer Robert Pickton in Vancouver allowed him to spend years hunting his victims unimpeded by authorities, according to a report …
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