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Judges order the Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdown
BOSTON (AP) — Two federal judge have ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the SNAP food aid program using contingency funds during the government shutdown. The rulings Friday came a day before the payments were due to be halted. SNAP is used by 1 in 8 Americans to buy groceries and is a major piece of the nation's social safety net. The administration has said it can't fund SNAP with the government shuttered. Democratic state officials challenged the plan to freeze SNAP payments starting Nov. 1, saying there's a legal obligation to keep providing the assistance for low-income people. Judges agreed, but gave the administration some leeway on the details.
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Piedmont Triad International Airport is rallying community support for TSA officers and air traffic controllers missing paychecks amid the ongoing government shutdown. -
The gatherings at a Winston-Salem funeral home are part of a global movement to make talking about death less taboo. -
The link between plant-based foods and a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease has been well documented. A&T Distinguished Professor Shengmin Sang will research how it works and which populations receive the most benefits. The NIH recently awarded him and his team $1.4 million for his new study. -
The closures could impact roughly 4,500 children in the state — many in rural counties where other child care options are limited, or nonexistent.
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