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Interim Investigations Editor at @gbhnews, Boston’s local NPR. Two-time national Murrow winner; Pulitzer finalist. She/her. Se habla español; français aussi.

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Trafficking victims of Backpage.com have until March 31 to file for financial help

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By Jenifer McKim Verified
| GBH News (Boston, MA) Verified
December 22, 2025 Anti-trafficking advocates and survivors are encouraging victims of Backpage.com — a former online marketplace that advertised the sale of sex across the country — to seek compensation for the damage the site caused them. Survivors have until March 31 to apply for a portion of the roughly $200 million that was forfeited in 2018, after the government seized the operation.
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Pet debt is on the rise. It's landing more people in court.

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By Jenifer McKim Verified, Alexi Cohan Verified
| New Hampshire Public Radio Verified
This story was originally published by our news partners at GBH. We are republishing it through the New England News Collaborative. Yvette Ramos raised her right hand and swore to tell the truth in a West Roxbury courtroom on a recent fall day. The Canton single mother was facing a civil lawsuit in small claims court for $471, a debt she owed to Angell Animal Medical Center in Jamaica Plain to care for her two dogs.
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Pet debt is on the rise. It’s landing more people in court.

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By Jenifer McKim Verified
| GBH News (Boston, MA) Verified
December 15, 2025 Yvette Ramos raised her right hand and swore to tell the truth in a West Roxbury courtroom on a recent fall day. The Canton single mother was facing a civil lawsuit in small claims court for $471, a debt she owed to Angell Animal Medical Center in Jamaica Plain to care for her two dogs. At the informal trial, Ramos told a clerk magistrate that an attorney for the hospital had just offered to help her set up a payment plan — but she simply couldn’t afford to pay.
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