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You, more than anyone,...<\/div>\n     \n                   \n                         \n                                              \n      <\/div>                      \n                            \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_adccfab_item2\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/ar\/news_events\/homeless-camping-ban-appears-to-die-in-nc-general-assembly-for-now\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/North-Carolina_205600096-1920x1037-1.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/North-Carolina_205600096-1920x1037-1.jpg\" alt=\"North-Carolina_205600096-1920x1037\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1037\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n                \n                            \n        <div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/ar\/news_events\/homeless-camping-ban-appears-to-die-in-nc-general-assembly-for-now\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">Homeless Camping Ban Appears To Die in NC General Assembly, for Now<\/div><\/a><\/div>\t\n                 \n          <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \t    \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n        \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed cities and states to ban camping and sleeping in public....<\/div>\n     \n                   \n                         \n                                              \n      <\/div>                      \n                            \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_adccfab_item3\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/ar\/news_events\/street-homelessness-is-the-great-public-safety-crisis-of-our-time-an-interview-with-cicero-institute\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/qtq80-VTH6WW-2048x1372.jpeg\"  src=\"https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/qtq80-VTH6WW-2048x1372.jpeg\" alt=\"qtq80-VTH6WW\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1372\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n                \n                            \n        <div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/ar\/news_events\/street-homelessness-is-the-great-public-safety-crisis-of-our-time-an-interview-with-cicero-institute\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">\u201cStreet Homelessness is the Great Public Safety Crisis of Our Time\u201d<\/div><\/a><\/div>\t\n                 \n          <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \t    \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n        \t<div class=\"uc_post_text\">Homelessness is on the rise in America. 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">America Has A Birthing Problem\u2014Let\u2019s Make Maternal Care More Accessible<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c056fa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c056fa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>02\/14\/2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e93f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57e93f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddbe1da elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ddbe1da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" 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>\n\n  \n  <div class=\"uc-select-filter__select-wrapper\">\n    <select class=\"uc-select-filter__select select-uc_ue_select_post_filter_elementor_0c7ca69\" aria-label=\"Filter\">\n\n                        <option value=\"\" class=\"uc-select-filter__option  uc-filter-item-hidden  uc-item-all uc-selected\"   selected>\n              <span  class=\"uc-select-filter__name\">Events<\/span>\n                        <\/option>  \n                                <option value=\"28\" class=\"uc-select-filter__option  uc-filter-item-hidden \"  data-id=\"28\" data-type=\"term\" data-slug=\"debates-on-amending-the-u-s-constitution\" data-taxonomy=\"events\" data-title=\"Debates on Amending the U.S. Constitution\" data-key=\"term|events|debates-on-amending-the-u-s-constitution\"  >\n              <span  class=\"uc-select-filter__name\">Debates on Amending the U.S. Constitution<\/span>\n                        <\/option>  \n                                <option value=\"27\" class=\"uc-select-filter__option  uc-filter-item-hidden \"  data-id=\"27\" data-type=\"term\" data-slug=\"digital-access-for-special-needs-students-in-the-u-s\" data-taxonomy=\"events\" data-title=\"Digital Access for Special Needs Students in the U.S.\" data-key=\"term|events|digital-access-for-special-needs-students-in-the-u-s\"  >\n              <span  class=\"uc-select-filter__name\">Digital Access for Special Needs Students in the U.S.<\/span>\n                        <\/option>  \n                                <option value=\"29\" class=\"uc-select-filter__option  uc-filter-item-hidden \"  data-id=\"29\" data-type=\"term\" data-slug=\"the-foreign-extortion-prevention-act\" data-taxonomy=\"events\" data-title=\"The Foreign Extortion Prevention Act\" data-key=\"term|events|the-foreign-extortion-prevention-act\"  >\n              <span  class=\"uc-select-filter__name\">The Foreign Extortion Prevention Act<\/span>\n                        <\/option>  \n              \n    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unset;\n}\n\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_fb4b64f_item9 [href=\"javascript:void(0)\"]{\n  cursor: unset;\n}\n\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_fb4b64f_item10 [href=\"javascript:void(0)\"]{\n  cursor: unset;\n}\n\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_fb4b64f_item11 [href=\"javascript:void(0)\"]{\n  cursor: unset;\n}\n\n\n#uc_post_grid_elementor_fb4b64f_item12 [href=\"javascript:void(0)\"]{\n  cursor: unset;\n}\n\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one uc-filterable-grid \" id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_fb4b64f\"  data-ajax='true'  data-filterbehave='ajax'  data-filtergroup='group1'  querydata='{&quot;count_posts&quot;:12,&quot;total_posts&quot;:15,&quot;page&quot;:1,&quot;num_pages&quot;:2,&quot;orderby&quot;:&quot;parent&quot;}' >\n  \t\n  <div class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_wrap ue_post_grid uc-items-wrapper ue-woo-grid\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_fb4b64f_item1\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/ar\/news_events\/fy-2025-hud-notice-of-funding-opportunity\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HUD_729676850_Editorial_Use_Only.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HUD_729676850_Editorial_Use_Only.jpg\" alt=\"HUD_729676850_Editorial_Use_Only\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n                \n                            \n        <div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/ar\/news_events\/fy-2025-hud-notice-of-funding-opportunity\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">FY 2025 HUD Notice of Funding Opportunity<\/div><\/a><\/div>\t\n                 \n          <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \t    \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n             \n                   \n                         \n                                              \n      <\/div>                      \n                            \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_fb4b64f_item2\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/ar\/news_events\/homeless-camping-ban-appears-to-die-in-nc-general-assembly-for-now\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/North-Carolina_205600096-1920x1037-1.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/North-Carolina_205600096-1920x1037-1.jpg\" alt=\"North-Carolina_205600096-1920x1037\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1037\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n                \n                            \n        <div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/ar\/news_events\/homeless-camping-ban-appears-to-die-in-nc-general-assembly-for-now\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">Homeless Camping Ban Appears To Die in NC General Assembly, for Now<\/div><\/a><\/div>\t\n                 \n          <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \t    \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n             \n                   \n                         \n                                              \n      <\/div>                      \n                            \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_fb4b64f_item3\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/ar\/news_events\/street-homelessness-is-the-great-public-safety-crisis-of-our-time-an-interview-with-cicero-institute\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/qtq80-VTH6WW-2048x1372.jpeg\"  src=\"https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/qtq80-VTH6WW-2048x1372.jpeg\" alt=\"qtq80-VTH6WW\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1372\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n                \n                            \n        <div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/ar\/news_events\/street-homelessness-is-the-great-public-safety-crisis-of-our-time-an-interview-with-cicero-institute\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">\u201cStreet Homelessness is the Great Public Safety Crisis of Our Time\u201d<\/div><\/a><\/div>\t\n                 \n          <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \t    \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n             \n                   \n                         \n                                              \n      <\/div>                      \n                            \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_fb4b64f_item4\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/ar\/news_events\/stop-funding-the-woke-and-the-stupid\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rectangle-135-2048x1297.png\"  src=\"https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rectangle-135-2048x1297.png\" alt=\"Rectangle 135\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1297\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n                \n                            \n        <div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/ar\/news_events\/stop-funding-the-woke-and-the-stupid\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">Stop Funding the Woke and the Stupid<\/div><\/a><\/div>\t\n                 \n          <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            \n                \t    \n                \n        \n\t\n                \n                \n                \n                \n    \t\t\t\n      \n            \n  <\/div>\t\n             \n                   \n                         \n                                              \n      <\/div>                      \n                            \n \t<\/div>  <\/div>      \n        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_fb4b64f_item5\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/ar\/news_events\/heres-one-way-americas-many-pro-worker\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n       <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/qtq80-ZQXJVC-2048x1363.jpeg\"  src=\"https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/qtq80-ZQXJVC-2048x1363.jpeg\" alt=\"qtq80-ZQXJVC\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1363\">\n       <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div class=\"uc_content_inner\">\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n                \n                            \n        <div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/americanmiddleeastcouncil.org\/ar\/news_events\/heres-one-way-americas-many-pro-worker\/' target=\"_self\"><div 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