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SNAP funding is set to lapse on Nov. 1. Here's what to know.
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CBS News
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The prolonged U.S. government shutdown is putting millions of Americans at risk of missing their November food stamp benefits, a vital lifeline for low-income households. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the Supplemental...
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Texas Ranks Second-to-Last in Job Satisfaction, says iSelect
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Ram Page - Texas
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New research from iSelect has revealed the U.S. states with the best and worst employee benefits in 2025, ranking all 50 states based on wage fairness, health plan affordability, working hours and paid time off (PTO) policies. Texas Ranks Second...
Grassley urges investigation into state use of taxpayer funds for immigrant health care
Sen. Chuck Grassley - US Senator for Iowa | Official U.S. House headshotSen. Chuck Grassley - US Senator for Iowa | Official U.S. House headshot Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee,...
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Taking the kids: Affordable family snow vacations
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The Arizona Daily Star
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Eileen Ogintz, Tribune Content Agency Snow bunny or adrenaline junkie? Maybe you want to indulge at a slopeside spa, cozy up by the fire with a new novel while the kids are in ski school, or include a cultural experience overseas off the slopes....
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New California Shield Law Protects Abortion Pill Patients, Prescribers and Pharmacists
California just gave medication abortion providers—including mail-order pharmacies—and patients a powerful new tool: privacy. An abortion-rights activist holds a box of mifepristone during a rally in front of the Supreme Court on March 26, 2024....
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CNBC ranks Vermont as top state in terms of quality of life in 2025
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The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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Vermont was named the best state for quality of life in CNBC's "Top States for Business" study this year. CNBC ranks each U.S. state annually from a business standpoint. The states are given scores in 10 categories: Economy, Infrastructure,...
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Meet mayoral candidate John Meyer
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The MSU Exponent - Montana
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On the front porch of his home, John Meyer told the Exponent why he moved to Montana in 1999. “I came for the mountains and stayed for the people,” he said. Meyer is running for mayor in Bozeman’s upcoming election. A first-generation college...
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Vermont Conversation: A field report from Vermont’s historic ‘No Kings’ rallies
Signs at the No Kings rally in Montpelier on Saturday, Oct. 18. Photo by Jeb Wallace-Brodeur/VTDigger The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a VTDigger podcast that features in-depth interviews on local and national issues. Listen below...
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Democrats Setting Themselves Up To Cave Twice In Two Weeks On The Same C.R.
Earlier in the week, I revisited the idea of the Senate GOP contemplating a step they do not want to take, but might have to in order to be the adult party and reopen government. If you missed it, it's a nifty little gimmick where you'd use the...
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Vermont college student has been missing for 5 days
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United Press International (UPI)
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Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Police in Vermont are continuing to search for a missing college student who hasn't been seen in five days. On Sunday afternoon, Lia Smith, 21, a senior at Middlebury College, was reported missing to the Middlebury Police...
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Overwhelmed by the NYC mayor’s race between Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo? A guide for the perplexed
Mayoral candidates, Independent nominee former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa and Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani participate in a mayoral debate on October 16, 2025. Photo by Angelina Katsanis-Pool/Getty Images By...
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States sue USDA over halted SNAP benefits in shutdown
Summary Dana Nessel and 22 attorneys general sue USDA over halted SNAP funds. Lawsuit claims USDA has billions in contingency funds available. Coalition argues suspension harms millions relying on food assistance. Three governors also joined the...
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New York declares state of emergency to award food banks $65m amid shutdown
New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, on Thursday declared a state of emergency to free up funds so that she could issue $65m in assistance to food banks because federal funding for the national food stamp program is set to lapse on 1 November....
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Vermont college student missing for nearly a week: Police
Posted/updated on: October 22, 2025 at 1:15 pm Police in Middlebury, Vermont, released this photo of Lia Smith. Middlebury Police Department(MIDDLEBURY, Vt.) -- Police in Vermont said they are searching for a missing college student who hasn't...
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Medical Journal Screed Decries All Fetal Personhood Laws
Fetal personhood is a controversial issue that deserves respectful debate. But the New England Journal of Medicine just published a screed by two Ph.D.s associating its advocates with past slave-holding racists and — by strong implication —...
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Health insurance sticker shock begins as shutdown battle over subsidies rages Millions of Americans are already seeing their health insurance costs soar for 2026 as Congress remains deadlocked over extending COVID-19-era subsidies for premiums. Read…
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Yahoo News
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Millions of Americans are already seeing their health insurance costs soar for 2026 as Congress remains deadlocked over extending covid-era subsidies for premiums. The bitter fight sparked a government shutdown at the start of October. Democrats...
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Body found in search for missing Vermont college student athlete Lia Smith
By WILKO MARTÍNEZ-CACHERO, US REPORTER Published: 23:32 EDT, 24 October 2025 | Updated: 23:32 EDT, 24 October 2025 A body was discovered in the search for missing a 21-year-old transgender athlete at a Vermont college, according to authorities....
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Pawpaws flourish in Canterbury: custardy, sweet, rare and ripe for only a short season
Sign up for the Concord Monitor's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Laurie Lockwood scored a widthwise seam across the center of a pawpaw, cupping the fruit gingerly in the palm of one hand and clutching a serrated knife with the...
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Health insurance sticker shock begins as shutdown battle over subsidies rages
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The Detroit News - Michigan
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Millions of Americans are already seeing their health insurance costs soar for 2026 as Congress remains deadlocked over extending covid-era subsidies for premiums. The bitter fight sparked a government shutdown at the start of October. Democrats...
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Vermont: Veterinary companies were the least FDA inspected companies in Vermont in Q3
In the third quarter of 2025, two Veterinary companies received two FDA inspections in Vermont, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This was the lowest number of inspections per type of company made by the FDA in Vermont,...
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