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Makayla Maree Harris was only 18 when she was killed in what was likely a gang-related shooting in downtown Portland last summer. She is not believed to have been the intended target, but rather someone who had the misfortune of simply being present at what quickly became a crime scene.
FAIRMONT — While most of us are sitting down to enjoy a tasty Thanksgiving dinner, dozens of volunteers around Fairmont are helping those who otherwise wouldn’t have a meal.
‘Housing first’ has become good practice in ending homelessness, in various European countries, especially for those with complex needs.
“I like working with associations because I feel it is important. If they can't find owners who are willing to rent out their apartments, many people find themselves on the streets,” says Denise (...)
BBC News By Oliver Wright image copyrightGetty Images/BBC It's exactly 12 months since medics were summoned to what became the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in the UK. A year on, the BBC has spoken to the people who found themselves at the centre of the drama. It was a Wednesday afternoon when a 23-year-old Chinese national called the NHS 111 phone line from his hotel room in York city centre. The University of York student, known in medical journals only as "B", was suffering with a fever, a dry cough and muscle pain. His 50-year-old mother, "A" - who had flown to the UK from Wuhan, in Hu...