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2.5 million lose food aid as Republicans slash SNAP as part of GOP megabill
At least 2.5 million low-income people quickly lost help affording groceries under a Republican-passed law that added new requirements for the nation’s largest nutrition program and shifted hundreds of millions of dollars in costs from the federal government to states, according to a study the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities published Wednesday. Some 6%
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MS NOW Strikes Partnership Deals to Boost Investigative, Local Reporting
MS NOW revealed a series of new and expanded partnership deals with three nonprofit organizations — the Pulitzer Center, States Newsroom and the Marshall Project – on Thursday in a bid to boost the newly independent cable news network’s newsgathering operation. “On Local News Day, we are excited to share three new and expanded partnerships with leading
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Video shows Israel bombing Al Jazeera journalist accused of being Hamas terrorist
Dramatic video shows the moment Israel blew up a car in Gaza that it says was carrying “a Hamas terrorist operating under the guise of an Al Jazeera journalist.” Muhammad Washah, who was a correspondent for the outlet in Gaza, was one of two people killed in a targeted strike on the vehicle as it
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Shohei Ohtani matches Ichiro’s on-base mark and adds to another impressive streak
TORONTO — Shohei Ohtani acknowledged he wasn’t feeling his best Wednesday. In the Dodgers’ 4-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, it took him 22 pitches to navigate a scoreless first inning. But he escaped unscathed. “Made some adjustments and finished strong at the end,” Ohtani said through Japanese interpreter Will Ireton, after pitching six innings and
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‘Big Mistakes’ Review: Dan Levy Returns With Chaotically Fun Netflix Comedy
We’ve been waiting patiently for what Dan Levy’s real follow-up to “Schitt’s Creek” would look like after he signed his overall deal with Netflix back in 2021. There was his tepidly received “Good Grief” film back in 2023, but this dark comedy co-created with Rachel Sennott is finally his real grand return to television. “Big
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Inside the Pro-Iran Meme Machine Trolling Trump With AI Lego Cartoons
Minutes after President Donald Trump announced that he would not wipe out “a whole civilization” on Tuesday evening, a team of self-described young Iranian activists jumped into action. Members of the group known as Explosive Media were putting the finishing touches on their latest AI-generated, LEGO Movie-inspired Trump video. The video features a Trump figurine
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You can still find the one in your 40s — and other lessons from the first L.A. Affairs Live
Dating in Los Angeles is intense. That was the common thread among 10 stories shared at the first L.A. Affairs Live, a storytelling competition that brought the popular Times romance column to a Hollywood stage on Friday. Riffing on the theme of “Starting Fresh,” there were not one, but three stories from Los Angeles daters
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Data expert delivers ‘absolutely awful’ news to Melania Trump: ‘People don’t care’
First lady Melania Trump got some bad news on Thursday, courtesy of CNN data analyst Harry Enten: the American people dislike her more than any other first lady since polling on the topic began. “What are you seeing about Melania Trump and how her polling is shifting?” asked anchor Kate Bolduan. “Yeah, I would say
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Hollywood Knows Diverse Films Make More Money. So Why Are Black Filmmakers Still Being Told to Wait?
In June 2025, Black filmmaker Nina Lee wrapped production on her first feature film, “That’s Her.” The romantic comedy starring Coco Jones, Kountry Wayne and Emmy Raver-Lampman follows Chance, an aspiring comedian with a stressful day job torn between two women: Favor, a temp worker at his office who dreams of launching her own music
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This pharma company makes a miracle HIV drug, but is blocking access for millions of low-income people
By most accounts, the HIV drug lenacapavir is so effective in preventing infection and treating HIV-positive patients that it could revolutionize the fight against AIDS. “Lenacapavir could be transformative,” says Peter Maybarduk, director of the access to medicines program at the nonprofit organization Public Citizen, “if people can get it.” What’s the main obstacle? It’s