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New Census Bureau proposes new poverty guidelines

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The Census Bureau has proposed a change to the way it measures poverty in America. This would mean that nine million more Americans lived below the poverty last year than the year before.

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Americans struggle as poverty rises

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Cantaloupes cause worst food-borne illness outbreak in a decade

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Your Take: Does America Care About Its Poor?

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Why are poor people poor?

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