8 d. ago Trump administration seeks to block full SNAP payments for November

The court wrangling prolonged weeks of uncertainty for the food program that serves about 1 in 8 Americans, mostly with lower incomes. The post Trump administration seeks to block full SNAP payments for November appeared first on Boston.com.

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1 week ago 2 lawsuits filed in Mass. challenge new rule limiting student loan forgiveness for public servants

The administration announced a rule last week that would curtail the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and restrict the types of workers and fields eligible for the benefit. The post 2 lawsuits filed in Mass. challenge new rule limiting student loan forgiveness for public servants appeared first on Boston.com.

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1 week ago Seattle Restaurant Week’s “Give a Meal” program helps feed the hungry

Seattle Restaurant Week’s “Give a Meal” program helps feed the hungry  Yahoo

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2 w. ago VIDEO: Seattle Restaurant Week's Give a Meal program during shutdown

VIDEO: Seattle Restaurant Week's Give a Meal program during shutdown  KIRO 7 News Seattle

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2 w. ago Speaker Johnson: SNAP Benefits Drying Up As Democrats Vote to Keep Government Shut Down 14 Times

Benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are drying up this weekend as Democrats have voted to keep the government shut down 14 times, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said during Friday's press conference on day 31 of the shutdown. The post Speaker Johnson: SNAP Benefits Drying Up As Democrats Vote to Keep Government Shut Down 14 Times appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Trump Administration Overhauls Biden's DEI Broadband Program that Connected Zero Households in 4 Years

Trump’s Assistant Secretary of Commerce and administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Arielle Roth, outlined the Administration’s policies for reforming the wasteful Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program in a speech at the Hudson Institute this week. According to Roth, "For years, BEAD was weighed down by red tape and extralegal conditions that slowed down states, deterred providers, and sidelined innovative technologies." The post Trump Administration Overhauls Biden’s DEI Broadband Program that Connected Zero Households in 4 Years appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 w. ago AI startups are leasing luxury apartments in San Francisco for staff and offering large rent stipends to attract talent

AI startups are leasing luxury apartments in San Francisco for staff and offering large rent stipends to attract talent  Fortune

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4 w. ago Camp Mystic Security Guard Saved Dozens Amid Deadly Flooding

In interviews with The New York Times, the guard, Glenn Juenke, offered the most detailed firsthand account yet of what staff members did as floodwaters rose at the Texas camp in July.

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4 w. ago SK Telecom’s AI unit offers staff voluntary retirement program just weeks after launch

All staff employed by SK Telecom's new AI division are being offered a voluntary retirement program as part of a broader effort to bring together its various AI-related divisions, the company confirmed to TechCrunch.

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