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Food stamps: Direct California SNAP payment worth up to $1,691 to wrap up in five days October 05, 2023 11:22 AM California is set to send final payments for its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for October by next week. The federal SNAP program, called CalFresh in the Golden State, began issuing payments on the 1st

Stimulus update: Direct payment worth $1,312 being sent from Alaska fund today October 05, 2023 11:21 AM Alaska residents who are eligible for the Permanent Fund Dividend will begin to receive their annual payment from the program on Thursday. The first mass disbursement of the dividend will be sent out on Oct. 5, followed by

House Republicans look to shift blame to Democrats for McCarthy removal October 05, 2023 11:15 AM As the House sits at a standstill due to the absence of a permanent speaker, Republicans are seeking to shift some of the blame to their Democratic counterparts for voting to remove former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from his

Drew Barrymore’s co-head writers will not return to show: Report October 05, 2023 11:13 AM Drew Barrymore’s talk show is returning with the writer’s strike ending, but three of her top writers are not. Co-head writers Chelsea White, Cristina Kinon, and Liz Koe have declined return offers to the program, which is slated to resume

Trump says he’ll do ‘whatever is necessary’ to select helpful House speaker October 05, 2023 11:07 AM Former President Donald Trump said he would do “whatever is necessary” to help select the next House speaker in the wake of Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) ouster on Tuesday. Some members of the House GOP have floated Trump

October 05, 2023 11:06 AM ET New York City (NYC) mayor Eric Adams has failed to hire an “extreme weather coordinator” in the last two years, despite yet another major event heading for his citizens, NY Daily News reported. Former mayor Bill de Blasio created the position of “extreme weather coordinator” following the destruction of

October 05, 2023 11:05 AM ET An Ivy League university will now be requiring doctoral applicants to submit a 300-word diversity statement, according to the Brown Daily Herald. Brown University administrators announced changes to Brown University’s Ph.D. admissions process Tuesday in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling banning race-based admissions, as well as changes

Class-action settlement: Deadline to file for $15 million A&W settlement in 13 days October 05, 2023 11:05 AM The deadline to file a claim in a class-action settlement against A&W Concentrate and Keurig Dr Pepper is in 14 days, on Oct. 18. Those who have purchased a root beer or cream soda product from the

Rick Scott uses spending fight to strike out at McConnell October 05, 2023 11:05 AM Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) says that the 45-day continuing resolution passed in the House of Representatives over the weekend was a win and prevented the Senate GOP leadership from caving to Senate Democrats. Scott, in an op-ed for the Wall

October 05, 2023 11:02 AM ET A woman who lured a couple into the Talladega woods in Alabama to rob them pleaded guilty to murder Wednesday after shooting and killing one of the pair in 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Alabama says. Yasmine Marie Hider, 21, pleaded guilty to murder