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A boomer living on $1,680 Social Security and SNAP struggles to afford food: 'It has kept me very isolated.'
Rita, 68, lives in Pekin, Illinois on $1,680 a month in Social Security. Without savings, she strug…
Allie Kelly
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A boomer living on $2,400 a month is waiting 8 years to collect maximum Social Security benefits, even though she's struggling to get by
Diane Williams, 62, struggles to afford basic necessities with her $2,400 monthly paycheck. But she…
Allie Kelly
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A retired couple gets $23 monthly from SNAP and uses credit cards to buy groceries. They worry about going hungry.
Mary Dacus and her husband Stephen receive $23 a month in SNAP benefits. They are one of 40 million…
Allie Kelly,Madison Hoff
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A boomer couple lives on Social Security and receives $23 a month from SNAP for food: 'How are we to survive?'
Mary Dacus and her husband live paycheck to paycheck on their Social Security income. They struggle…
Allie Kelly
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A single mom who made $55,000 last year working 3 jobs says she's struggling to pay the bills but doesn't qualify for SNAP or affordable health insurance
A single mom who made $55,000 last year across three jobs says she can't pay the bills and doesn't …
Jacob Zinkula
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JPMorgan, Snap, and other employers are giving $1,700 Snoos to employees with newborns as part their parental benefits packages
Happiest Baby claims that its Snoo Smart Sleeper can improve the health of employees with infants a…
Aaron Mok
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The debt ceiling deal could lead to 750,000 older Americans losing SNAP benefits
New work-reporting requirements for food assistance in the debt ceiling deal could threaten benefit…
Noah Sheidlower
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Biden and McCarthy's plan to change SNAP work requirements in the debt-ceiling deal could actually expand benefits but not employment
Republican lawmakers have said that stronger work requirements on SNAP would get recipients back to…
Ayelet Sheffey,Madison Hoff
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These states have the most people who could lose SNAP benefits because of the debt ceiling deal's new work requirements
The debt ceiling deal could pose risks for SNAP benefit recipients in New Mexico, Washington D.C., …
Noah Sheidlower
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Budget analysis finds the debt deal would actually expand SNAP benefits, even though the GOP fought for work requirements
The proposed debt ceiling bill may expand SNAP benefits for homeless people and veterans, per a CBO…
Azmi Haroun
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Snapchat's My AI enhances user experience with trivia, gift suggestions, trip planning, and more
At its annual Partner Summit 2023, Snap Inc, the parent company of Snapchat, made waves with exciti…
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Here's what will happen to Social Security payments and SNAP if the government shuts down
A federal government shutdown will happen Saturday if Congress doesn't agree on funding by then. It…
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan
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Veterans benefits, Social Security and Medicare payments, and SNAP could be among the first federal programs at risk if the US defaults in 10 days, a new analysis says
The Bipartisan Policy Center found the US might not be able to afford major federal programs if Con…
Ayelet Sheffey
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4 ways Americans will get hammered with benefit cuts once COVID-19 is no longer deemed an official public health emergency
The Biden administration has assured states they will receive 60 days of advance notice before the …
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Emergency SNAP food benefits are ending at a time when half of US children aren't eating a vegetable a day
As emergency SNAP benefits end this month, data shows an alarming percentage of US children ages 1 …
Katie Balevic
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Biden's about to raise food stamps to $157 a month from $121 - the biggest boost ever
Biden's action permanently gives roughly 42 million Americans an extra 40 cents per meal. It works …
Ben Winck
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Dow snaps losing streak as US stocks jump on strong economic data
Reports on consumer confidence, durable goods order, and new home sales all pointed to a resilient …
Filip De Mott
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Facebook is the most obvious stock to gain exposure to the metaverse, but here are 4 others that are set to benefit from the Web3 revolution
The metaverse may see a total addressable market of over $8 trillion, Morgan Stanley analysts said.
Isabelle Lee
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There's been a spike in Americans skipping meals since the end of pandemic-era benefits
More Americans are eating less, skipping meals, and going to food pantries than six months ago duri…
Noah Sheidlower
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Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren want to make pandemic-era food benefits for college students permanent
"As students take on a mountain of student-loan debt, they shouldn't have to choose between paying …