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Politics

5 states to ban soda, candy, other snacks from SNAP recipients under MAHA food-stamp push

By Jonel Aleccia and The Associated Press
December 31, 2025
RFK Jr. push leads to 5 states restricting what you can buy with SNAP benefits: Experts warn it’s a ‘disaster waiting to happen’
Politics

RFK Jr. push leads to 5 states restricting what you can buy with SNAP benefits: Experts warn it’s a ‘disaster waiting to happen’

By Jonel Aleccia and The Associated Press
December 30, 2025
Dianna Tompkins sits on a stair in front of her home in Demotte, Ind., Dec. 17, 2025.
Arts & Entertainment

When SNAP payments stopped, a fast-moving nonprofit program rushed in with $12 million—and kept families fed

By James Pollard and The Associated Press
December 24, 2025
A woman takes a bag of groceries during a free food distribution for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) organized by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office and The Jewish Federation at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, on November 9, 2025.
Politics

Trump vows to fight ‘fraud’ in SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans

By Geoff Mulvihill and The Associated Press
December 15, 2025
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Law

Meet a 73-year-old cafeteria worker who expects to serve 700 free Thanksgiving meals this year: ‘I just feel like this is a time to step it up a little bit’

By Jeff Roberson and The Associated Press
November 27, 2025
High school cafeteria worker Shirley Mease, right, stops to hug her granddaughter Teagan Porter as they shop for supplies to prepare 700 free Thanksgiving meals for community members in Missouri on Tuesday.
Personal Finance

Families struggle to catch up after the shutdown hit SNAP, with some hitting up food banks and skipping Thanksgiving

By Adam Geller and The Associated Press
November 26, 2025
People receive free food boxes at a large-scale food distribution, in response to the federal government shutdown and SNAP/CalFresh food benefits delays, on November 11, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. The event was hosted by the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and the office of L.A. County Supervisor Holly Mitchell.
Law

Getting $190 apiece to 42 million Americans has state officials in a post-shutdown SNAP scramble

By Geoff Mulvihill, David A. Lieb and The Associated Press
November 14, 2025
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Retail

Grocer who once sold Trump popcorn rips ‘inhumane’ shutdown: ‘You can’t take away from the most needy people in the country’

By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
November 12, 2025
People in need wait in line to receive groceries from Curley's House Food Bank days before the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits may expire due to the Federal government shutdown on October 30, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
Law

Trump’s unprecedented move to withhold SNAP benefits has nation’s largest food charity despairing: ‘The situation is catastrophic’

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November 8, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives at the White House on November 2, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Politics

Trump says he ‘won’t be extorted’ as the shutdown is about to become the longest ever—and millions could soon lose food aid

By Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated Press
November 3, 2025
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has adjourned the Senate until Monday, at which point negotiations to resolve the government shutdown will resume.
Economy

The government shutdown won’t be completely recouped—and it could cost the economy up to $14 billion, estimates say

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October 31, 2025
Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, co-founder of Binance, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on April 22, 2025. (Photo: Samsul Said/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
Newsletters

As he builds a crypto capital, Trump pardons a crypto captain

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October 24, 2025
Amazon's Vulcan robot uses an arm with a camera and a suction cup to pick items from the retailer's warehouse storage pods. (Photo courtesy Amazon)
Newsletters

Amazon just might replace 500,000 humans with robots

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October 22, 2025
A robot arm from ABB on display at Automatica 2023 in Munich. (Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa/Getty Images)
Newsletters

SoftBank will acquire ABB’s robotics business

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October 9, 2025
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Law

Single mother sues — and beats — Kentucky for kicking her off food stamps because she bought food at the store where she worked

By Sylvia Goodman and The Associated Press
September 30, 2025

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