October 27, 2025 - Page 2

USDA Halts SNAP Benefits Nov. 1 Amid Government Shutdown

By Kevin Shalvey, Megan Forrester, Ivan Pereira, and Alexandra Hutzler The Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website warning that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits won’t be issued on Nov. 1. “Bottom line, the well has run dry,” reads the notice, which also blames Democrats for the second-longest shutdown in U.S. history. Republican and

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USDA Reinstates 1890 Scholars Program to Support HBCUs

By SAbroad In a big growth for larger schooling funding and assist for Traditionally Black Faculties and Universities (HBCUs), the U.S. Division of Agriculture has reinstated the 1890 Students Program. This determination not solely assures ongoing monetary help for college students attending HBCUs but additionally underscores the federal authorities’s dedication to enhancing academic alternatives in

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Bernie Sanders, AOC Rally for Zohran Mamdani in NYC Race

By Allan Smith New York mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani and two of his most prominent backers, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, framed his election as a one-on-one battle versus President Donald Trump and his administration at a raucous rally in Queens on Sunday, Speaker after speaker at Sunday’s rally, which drew thousands to a

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Hurricane Melissa Nears Jamaica With ‘Catastrophic’ Floods

By Kate Reilly, George Solis and Dennis Romero Jamaican officials warned Sunday that some communities may not survive “catastrophic” flash floods as Hurricane Melissa, a powerful Category 4 storm, inched slowly toward the island. Melissa was packing maximum sustained winds of 145 mph and moving west at 5 mph, the National Hurricane Center said in its 11 p.m. ET

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