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Judge rules government can't stop SNAP dollars from buying candy and sugary drinks
The federal government can’t block benefits from the nation’s largest food aid program from being used to buy candy, soda and other sugary drinks, a judge ruled. Monday’s ruling scuttles restrictions…
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5mUS Senator warns of administration plan to hastily remove over 500 unaccompanied migrant children
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic U.S. senator warns the Trump administration is getting ready to round up 500 immigrant children in a hasty effort to remove them from the country, bypassing legal protections. It would be their second attempt after a federal court intervened last year in an overnight plan to fly out hundreds of […]
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5mFederal judge halts Trump’s election executive order seeking to create a federal voter list
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday halted President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani, who was nominated by Democratic President Barack Obama, sided with a coalition of nearly two dozen states that challenged […]
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6mAI is plowing through the workplace. This new group wants to help people adapt and have jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) — America has been rushing into an artificial intelligence future without much of a plan to stop what could be catastrophic job losses. Critics warn of doomsday scenarios out of a sci-fi thriller, while backers say AI will generate so much new wealth that no one should worry too much about millions of […]
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3mMan convicted of fatally stabbing his wife set to be ninth person executed this year in Florida
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of fatally stabbing his wife decades ago is set to be executed Thursday evening. Dusty Ray Spencer, 74, is scheduled to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke for the 1992 stabbing death of his wife Karen. If carried out, […]
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1mBlood Cancer United
Blood Cancer United convenes on June 25th, 2026, to foster community support and share vital developments in the treatment and awareness of various blood-related malignancies.