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- This photo provided by Daniel Esteban Paez shows Tortuguita, left, with their nephew in 2020 in Charleston, S.C. Officials have said officers fatally shot Tortuguita in self-defense after the protester shot a trooper Jan. 18, 2023, but activists argue it was a state-sanctioned murder of a beloved community member who was renowned for having a big heart. (Daniel Esteban Paez via AP)
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Protesters: 'Cop City' activist's killing doesn't make sense
By R.J. RICO - Associated Press
Sun,01/29/23-7:18AM , 418 Reads
ATLANTA (AP) — Tortuguita’s cautious voice rang out from a platform amid the tall pines the first time Vienna met them: “Who goes there?” she remembers them calling.
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- A burned police car sits on the street following a violent protest, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, in Atlanta, in the wake of the death of an environmental activist killed after authorities said the 26-year-old shot a state trooper. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz)
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Violent protest in downtown Atlanta over killing of activist
By R.J. RICO - Associated Press
Sat,01/21/23-7:23PM , 955 Reads
ATLANTA (AP) — A protest turned violent in downtown Atlanta on Saturday night in the wake of the death of an environmental activist who was killed by authorities this week after officials said the 26-year-old shot a state trooper.
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- Kate Needham, a veteran who co-founded the nonprofit Armed Forces Housing Advocates, looks on in a housing complex, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in San Diego. Needham's group supplies microgrants to military families in need, some of whom have resorted to food banks because their salaries do not cover such basics. “I don’t think civilians really understand — they might think we’re living in free housing and just having a great time, making lots of money. And that’s not the case at all.” (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Military families' housing benefits lag as rents explode
By R.J. RICO
Sat,08/20/22-11:32AM , 461 Reads
Associated Press (AP) — When Kristin Martin found out her husband was being transferred to Naval Base San Diego, securing housing for their family of five quickly took over her life.

On-base housing wasn’t an option — the waitlist for a four-bedroom home in the neighborhoods they qualified for was 14 to 16 months.
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- In this photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, housing for service members is shown at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Amid record-breaking spikes in rent, service members and housing activists say the Department of Defense has not adequately increased housing allowances, thereby neglecting its commitment to military families. (1st Lt. Daniel Barnhorst/U.S. Air Force via AP)
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Military families' housing benefits lag as rents explode
By R.J. RICO - Associated Press
Sat,08/20/22-11:27AM , 489 Reads
When Kristin Martin found out her husband was being transferred to Naval Base San Diego, securing housing for their family of five quickly took over her life.

On-base housing wasn’t an option — the waitlist for a four-bedroom home in the neighborhoods they qualified for was 14 to 16 months.
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