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USDA Rule Would End Food Aid for 6.3 Million People
The Trump administration has proposed a rule that would remove about 6.3 million people from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the largest federal food aid program.
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NBA Tips Off Tonight With Tripleheader as Knicks Raise First Banner in 53 Years
The 2026-27 NBA regular season tips off tonight with an opening-day tripleheader, headlined by the New York Knicks raising their first championship banner in…
World
Stationary Noreaster Refuses to Budge as Worst Tides Still Ahead for Outer Banks
A powerful, slow-moving autumn nor’easter continues to batter the North Carolina coast, and forecasters warn the worst may still be ahead as the stationary…
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Slow-Moving Noreaster to Batter East Coast for Days With Flooding Surf and High Winds
Slow-Moving Noreaster to Batter East Coast for Days With Flooding Surf and High Winds A developing nor’easter off the North Carolina coast is set…
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Social Security Checks Get a 3.6% Boost in 2027, the Biggest COLA in Four Years
More than 76 million Americans will see larger Social Security and Supplemental Security Income checks next year.
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New Zealand Jobless Rate Hits 5.7 Percent, Highest Since 2015
New Zealand jobless rate climbed to 5.7 percent, its highest since 2015, in a labour market warning that will shape the central bank next decision.
Politics
Iowa Democrat Wins State House Race Despite Suspending Campaign
An Iowa Democrat won a state House race despite suspending the campaign, in one of the strangest results of a midterm night full of surprises.
Business
Nasdaq Futures Fall as Nvidia Turmoil Unsettles AI Stocks
Nasdaq futures led Wall Street lower on Thursday after Nvidia shares plunged on reports its board was weighing the ouster of chief executive Jensen Huang.
Technology
Apple’s ‘Welcome Home’ Event Today: Smart Home Hub, New Apple TV and HomePod Mini Expected
Apple is expected to unveil a smart home hub, a refreshed Apple TV 4K and a new HomePod mini at its Welcome Home event in New York today.
Sports
From Expectation to Record: How the Parade Crowd Doubled the Forecast
Organisers prepared for 400,000 fans at the Brewers parade, police estimated more than 750,000, and the gap between forecast and turnout is itself a story about first championships.
Entertainment
Jailer 2 Is Now the 4th Biggest Tamil Film Ever, and Leo Is Next
Jailer 2 has destroyed Coolie to become the fourth highest grossing Tamil film in history, and Rajinikanth’s juggernaut is now chasing down Leo and…
Health
Breast Cancer Before 40: New Study Finds Younger Patients Face Higher Risk of Delayed Diagnosis
A Dana-Farber study in the journal Cancer finds women diagnosed with breast cancer before 40 face higher odds of delays — and urges better awareness.
Science
95 Gigahertz: The Physics of the Pentagon’s ‘Heat Ray’
The Pentagon's "heat ray," the Active Denial System now on a seven-month loan to the Department of Homeland Security, is a case study in applied physics.
