Argentina’s soccer club opens its doors to the homeless

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A cold snap hit Buenos Aires this week — temperatures dropped below 40 degrees Fahrenheit.  That’s the coldest the country has seen this year. A 52-year-old Argentine homeless man died of hypothermia. River Plate, Argentina’s largest soccer club, decided to open its doors to people living on the streets. Host Marco Werman speaks with journalist Macarena Gagliardi in Buenos Aires about homelessness there.

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