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US House passes Fetterman bill that would allow SNAP to cover hot rotisserie chicken
On Thursday, the U.S. House voted 384-35 in support of an amendment to the Farm Bill, which would modify the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to law to allow the purchase of hot rotisserie chicken for SNAP beneficiaries.
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California is looking at $6 a gallon gas; Southwest also sees increases
California consistently has had the nation's highest gas average for several years, and that remained the case on Thursday as the entire country deals with spikes in prices during the Mideast conflict.
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Two largest teacher unions spent over $1B on on political activity and advocacy since 2015
“When you tie in money coming from the state and local level and the political game plan of teacher unions, it's just one giant political machine that is trying to take control of everything,” Staley said.
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Federal Reserve responds to coronavirus, cuts benchmark rate by half a point
In a rare inter-meeting move, the Fed unanimously agreed to cut the benchmark rate
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Senators continue push for information on Google's 'Project Nightingale'
Following an initial letter in November, a bipartisan group of senators has requested further information about the immense data-gathering project
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Dow drops again on opening Friday, amid continued coronavirus market waves
Opening 500 points down, the Dow continues to fall after having a record bad Thursday
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Border Patrol captures previously deported child sex offender after he re-enters U.S.
He's not the only previously deported sex offender caught in the U.S. this February
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Harvey Weinstein convicted on rape and criminal sexual assault
The disgraced media mogul was acquitted of predatory sexual assault and first-degree rape
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The Boy Scouts file for bankruptcy after outpouring of sex abuse suits
The 110 year-old organization files for Chapter 11 protection to ease the financial strain of multitude of sexual abuse lawsuits
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Inmate Releases, Rearrests in Orange County Rising Under California Sanctuary Law
Releases and rearrests of inmates with active ICE detainers are rising in Orange County, California amid fears the state's sanctuary law SB 54 has triggered a crime surge.
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Hate in Lower Hudson Valley: Hasids targeted by a new anti-Semitism
Shocking rise in violent crimes of bias against Jews in New York area accompanied by unsettling rationalizations
