Complex sentence: The financial crisis of 2008 and subsequent nationwide recession stifled optimism; in November 2011 the PBS Newshour reported that Reading was officially the poorest city in the nation with 49% of inhabitants living below the poverty line.
Split into simpler sentences: The financial crisis of 2008 and subsequent nationwide recession stifled optimism. In November 2011, the PBS Newshour reported that Reading was officially the poorest city in the nation with 49% of inhabitants living below the poverty line.