Sexual abuse survivors grill NFL amid New Orleans Saints church scandal Victim support groups call for investigation into whether Saints flouted NFL’s own commitments to prevent abuse The Guardian - US · Feb 8, 2025
Food security project that helps farm workers springs from ashes of wildfires An Oregon coalition is sourcing food locally and offering it free of charge – with no questions about immigration status The Guardian - US · Feb 8, 2025
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel mocks Mark Zuckerberg on LinkedIn, says he’s the ‘VP of Product @ Meta’ because of all the features Facebook and Instagram have replicated from his app Instagram has made its own versions of the stories and face filters pioneered by Snapchat. Fortune · Feb 6, 2025
Trump’s Budget Director Pick, on Path to Confirmation, Could Hurt Millions of Working-Class Americans Including MAGA Voters Russell Vought has long proposed deep cuts to social programs like Head Start and SNAP that benefit lower-income people, who were key to Trump's election in both red and swing states. Capital & Main · Feb 6, 2025
Stock Index Futures Muted Ahead of U.S. JOLTs Report and Fed Speak, Alphabet Earnings on Tap March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are down -0.01%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are up +0.08% this morning as investors awaited the latest reading on U.S. job openings, comments from Federal Reserve officials, and corporate earnings reports from heavyweight names. Barchart · Feb 4, 2025
Stock Index Futures Slip on Trade War Concerns, U.S. JOLTs Report and Alphabet Earnings on Tap March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are down -0.21%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are down -0.11% this morning as investors adopted a cautious stance after China retaliated to new U.S. tariffs. Barchart · Feb 4, 2025
Trump will change the face of US food policy. These are the players to watch The industry ties and policy backgrounds of these officials and cabinet nominees are varied – and often contradictory The Guardian - US · Jan 31, 2025
RFK Jr’s testimony offers a ‘through the looking glass’ moment for Democratic senators Confirmation hearing was a spectacle as Democrats tried to hold a mirror to the nominee, only for him to step through The Guardian - US · Jan 30, 2025
Marvel Snap Just Signed A Deal To Ensure The TikTok Outage 'Never Happens Again' In the fallout of the TikTok/Bytedance ban, Marvel Snap developer Second Dinner has secured a new publishing deal with the U.S.-based company Skystone Games. Inverse · Jan 29, 2025
Donald Trump’s push to freeze federal funds sparks confusion in Texas Texas cities, counties, higher education institutions and nonprofits clambered Tuesday to gauge the potential fallout from the suspension, later blocked temporarily by a federal judge. The Texas Tribune · Jan 29, 2025
SNAP restrictions won't be beneficial "Over 42.1 million Americans, about 13% of all families, receive SNAP benefits" Salon · Jan 27, 2025
Why government can’t make America ‘healthier’ by micromanaging groceries purchased with SNAP benefits President Donald Trump’s pick for director of the Health and Human Services Department, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has announced a bold plan. He wants to “Make America Healthy Again.” The Conversation · Jan 27, 2025
Microsoft wants to 'recruit your squad' in the latest unbidden Game Pass ad on your Windows Settings homepage. Also, it might crash I love me some more ads in my settings page. PC Gamer · Jan 27, 2025
Brooke Rollins says she'll shield farmers from impacts of Trump's tariffs in ag secretary nomination hearing Rollins previously led the Texas Public Policy Foundation and served under Gov. Rick Perry. The Texas Tribune · Jan 23, 2025
The Conversation · Jan 21, 2025 Agriculture secretary oversees food production, rural life, and nutrition programs that help millions afford healthy diets Two years after President Abraham Lincoln created the Department of Agriculture in 1862, he nicknamed it “the people’s department” because half of all Americans lived on farms at that time. Today, fewer than 2% of Americans farm, but the Agriculture Department still touches people’s lives in many ways.
PC Gamer · Jan 19, 2025 Update: Marvel Snap should be 'fully restored in the next 12 hours' after it became unexpected collateral in the short-lived TikTok ban Marvel Snap developer Second Dinner and publisher Nuverse say they're "actively working" on restoring access.
Top News · Jan 16, 2025 House Republicans Propose Limits On Junk Food Purchases With Food Stamps House Republicans consider new restrictions on food stamps to promote healthier eating habits in America.
Salon · Jan 15, 2025 House GOP plans to cut SNAP benefits The hefty cuts were outlined in a list of spending reform options, first obtained by Politico
T3 · Jan 15, 2025 Forget Meta's Orion, I tried Snap's sci-fi Spectacles and they blew my mind Snap's fifth-gen Spectacles really opened my eyes when I got to try them out – here are my thoughts.
Fortune · Jan 14, 2025 Major Fortune 500 companies including Cisco, Salesforce and Snap describe how they’re showing up for employees during the fire emergency Employers are figuring out how to help workers and their families affected by the wildfires.
Laptop · Jan 13, 2025 This tri-screen portable workstation made me completely rethink my MacBook Pro The Xebec Snap baptized me in the cult of portable workstations and there's no going back
The Texas Tribune · Jan 9, 2025 Texas is silent on whether it will offer summer food assistance for students After the state missed the Jan. 1 deadline, lawmakers still have time to approve administrative costs before applying for $400 million in federal summer meal assistance.
TechRadar · Jan 6, 2025 I can't decide if I love or hate Halliday Smart Glasses with its ultra-tiny display and nosey AI Are we ready for proactive AI?
The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2025 Food stamps, environmental safeguards and denying Ozempic: The ways Republicans could pay for Trump’s tax cuts Incoming administration is expected to cut federal spending to federal programs they don’t prioritize like environmental regulations
International Business Times · Dec 23, 2024 Coke And Pepsi Fight To Keep Sodas In Food-Stamp Program Robert F. Kennedy Jr., president-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the HHS, wants to make sugary drinks ineligible for SNAP benefits.