WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department moved again this week to cut spending on food stamps, this time proposing changes that would slice $4.5 billion from the program over five years, trimming monthly benefits by as much as $75 for one in five struggling families on nutrition assistance. The latest plan would cut benefits for 19 […]
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Mr. Trump and his advisers have begun looking for ways to find a compromise with China that would forestall another round of tariffs on Chinese goods that are scheduled for later this year, and perhaps roll back some of the existing tariffs, people with knowledge of the White House’s strategy said. The United States has
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The National Theatre has around three dozen corporate partners and members in total The National Theatre is to end funding from oil giant Shell after declaring a climate emergency. Shell was one of 19 companies holding a corporate gold membership, meaning it contributed between £15,000-£30,000 per year to the
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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on the nation to work towards ending the use of plastic. It comes after India shelved a blanket ban on single-use plastics saying it was too disruptive during an economic slowdown – the proposal had already spooked businesses and manufacturers. Video by Jaltson AC, Pritam Roy, Aakriti Thapar,
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SAN FRANCISCO — PayPal said on Friday that it had pulled out of the coalition of companies involved in a Facebook-backed cryptocurrency initiative, in the latest headache for the social network’s effort. The proposed cryptocurrency, Libra, has been in the works at Facebook for more than a year and was announced to much fanfare in
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The Los Angeles Sparks fired general manager Penny Toler on Friday, a move that followed a postgame tirade when the team lost Game 2 in the second round of the WNBA playoffs. The team said Eric Holoman, the team’s managing partner and governor, will replace Toler as GM and executive vice president on an interim
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Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts fired her national organizing director after “multiple complaints regarding inappropriate behavior,” according to a statement released Friday by her communications director. The campaign hired the staff member, Richard McDaniel, earlier this year to head the national field operations, a job that involved spearheading the campaign’s organizing structure and outreach programs.
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Microsoft said Friday that hackers linked to the Iranian government targeted a U.S. presidential campaign, as well as government officials, media targets and prominent expatriate Iranians. Overall, the hackers attempted to penetrate 241 accounts — four successfully — though none of those penetrated was associated with presidential campaigns or current or past U.S. officials, Microsoft
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35 Of The Most Beautiful Dresses At Paris Fashion Week | HuffPost Life Part of HuffPost Style & Beauty. ©2019 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. You might think the biggest excitement from Paris Fashion Week happened on the Chanel runway, when a runway crasher snuck her way onto the dreamy Parisian rooftop set before being
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption A card by the company involved in the trademark dispute with Banksy A greeting cards company has denied it attempted to “take custody” of the graffiti artist Banksy name to sell “fake” merchandise of his art. Full Colour Black, which is involved in a trademark legal row, said the
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