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Changes to SNAP in debt bill would cost money, not the savings envisioned by GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Republican attempt to expand work requirements for federal food aid in debt legislation moving through Congress would increase federal spending by $2.1 billion over 10 years. That'...
Jody Heemstra May 31, 2023
Car seats and baby formula are regulated. Is social media next?
UNDATED (AP)- The U.S. surgeon general is warning there is not enough evidence to show that social media is safe for young people. Dr. Vivek Murthy is calling on tech companies, parents and caregivers...
Jody Heemstra May 28, 2023 Blogtrepreneur / CC
On Illinois highway, blinding dust, then 'crash after crash'
DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) - Fiery crashes that killed six people and injured almost 40 along a stretch of interstate highway in central Illinois came as high spring winds kicked up dust while farmers were b...
Jody Heemstra May 03, 2023
Rail whistleblowers fired for voicing safety concerns despite efforts to end practice of retaliation
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Hours before a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio and erupted in fire in February 2023, a judge ruled a former railroad employee could proceed with a lawsuit claiming he had be...
Jody Heemstra Aug 21, 2023
Is it a 'skip' or a 'pause'? Federal Reserve won't likely raise rates next week but maybe next month
WASHINGTON (AP) - When the Federal Reserve meets next week, Chair Jerome Powell will need to forge a consensus. One group of officials would like to pause their rate increases after 10 straight hikes ...
Jody Heemstra Jun 08, 2023 Federalreserve
More states-- including South Dakota-- legalize fentanyl test strips to help combat surging opioid deaths
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A growing number of states are decriminalizing fentanyl testing strips, seeking to protect people who use drugs from unwitting exposure to the highly potent synthetic opioid rava...
Jody Heemstra Jun 08, 2023
Tornado damages Pfizer plant in North Carolina as scorching heat and floods sock other parts of US
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A tornado has heavily damaged a major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina - the latest in a string of extreme weather events plaguing the U.S. Torrential rains flooded c...
Jody Heemstra Jul 20, 2023
Were your holiday deliveries stolen? What to know about porch piracy and what you can do about it
NEW YORK (AP) - You found the perfect holiday gift online. You ordered it. A notification arrived on your phone, showing the package had arrived. But when you open your doors, the parcel is nowhere to...
Jody Heemstra Dec 23, 2023 John Brooks / CC
Love it or hate it, self-checkout is here to stay. But it's going through a reckoning
NEW YORK (AP) - The promise of self-checkout has meant that customers can avoid long lines by scanning and bagging their own items, workers can be freed of doing those monotonous tasks themselves and ...
Jody Heemstra Dec 18, 2023 pin add / CC
What's Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2023? Hint: Be true to yourself
NEW YORK (AP) - Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2023 is "authentic." Editor at large Peter Sokolowski told The Associated Press ahead of Monday's announcement that lookups for the wor...
Jody Heemstra Nov 27, 2023