## 40 percent of people helped by Los Angeles mayor’s $300M homeless project have returned to the streets, report finds

Authored by independent.co.uk

A project in Los Angeles designed to address homelessness has seen a sizable portion of its participants returning to the streets, according to a new report.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive order in December 2022 launching the Inside Safe program, which helps provide interim housing, typically in the form of motel rooms, to people experiencing homelessness.

“Each Inside Safe site is overseen by a nonprofit service provider that administers comprehensive case management, housing navigation, and meals,” the city’s website states.

The $300 million project has helped move some 5,800 people into interim housing, but data from December revealed about 40 percent of them have returned to the streets, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Los Angeles' Inside Safe program was launched by Mayor Karen Bass in 2022 ( Getty Images ).

When reached for comment, Bass spokesperson Kolby Lee highlighted her work to address homelessness in Los Angeles.

“Despite this reality, Los Angeles is defying the national trend and making tangible progress that is saving lives, reuniting families, and making our neighborhoods safer.”. »

### Woman Diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease at 2 Months Old Wakes Up with No Pain for the First Time in Her Life After New Treatment

Authored by aol.com

Tatyana Thompson was diagnosed with sickle cell disease when she was 2 months old and endured intense pain throughout her life.

After years of extreme pain, Thompson was able to participate in Johns Hopkins research for sickle cell treatment, and was eventually cured.

A mother who was diagnosed with sickle cell disease at just two months old has been cured of the condition after undergoing an "experimental" treatment at Johns Hopkins University. »

### Amazon to slap a 3.5% surcharge on third-party sellers as war drives up fuel prices

Authored by abcnews.com

Amazon is slapping a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on third-party sellers that sell on its platform starting later this month amid a spike in fuel prices since the war in Iran.

Amazon to slap a 3.5% surcharge on third-party sellers as war drives up fuel prices.

NEW YORK -- Amazon is slapping a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on third-party sellers using its platform starting later this month amid a spike in fuel prices since the war in Iran started. »

### Beijing Concludes Trump Faces a Strategic Iran Trap as Allies Dwindle

Authored by orfonline.org

Both sides remain engaged in mutual attacks despite rising financial and human costs, as the world faces recessionary pressures.

Second, Iran seems increasingly isolated and battered, maintaining a fragile control over a shrinking, though still damaging, capacity for retaliation.

For Trump, the short campaign has become a strategic trap: military strikes yield decreasing benefits, while regime change and a clear exit plan remain out of reach. »

### The Real Intelligence Failure in Iran

Authored by theatlantic.com

If a similar panel of experts scrutinized the run-up to the current war in Iran, their assessment might go something like this:.

There’s a failure of intelligence there too—just not the kind we’re used to seeing.

He’ll know the war in Iran is over, he recently told an interviewer, “when I feel it, feel it in my bones.”. »

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