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Florida Food Banks Brace For SNAP Cuts While Eyeing Federal Farm Bill

TALLAHASSEE (The News Service of Florida) — Florida's food programs are bracing for cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that kick…

The 19-year-old rapper Desiigner, whose song "Panda" is one of the year's biggest hits, on stage at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn in July.

In The Race For The Song Of The Summer, 'Panda' Runs On A New Track

In 2016, the fact that one of the biggest pop hits of the year owes its success almost entirely to the Internet is no longer a surprise.

Steve Gagner fills one of the first barrels of bourbon from Danger Close Craft Distilling in St. Albans, Vt.

Veterans-Turned-Brewers Help Others Who Served Develop New Skills

Vermont veterans cook up a brewery and a bourbon distillery that not only lifts spirits, but gives back to the community and creates a model that may encourage other vets to try entrepreneurship.

Relations Between Washington And Tech Industry Are Frosty

This week's congressional hearings on social media, data mining and politics are shaping up as a watershed moment in the touchy relationships between Washington and Silicon Valley.

Andy Ruiz Jr. Defeats Anthony Joshua To Become Heavyweight World Champion

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Roberto Andrade Franco about Andy Ruiz Jr. becoming the first heavyweight boxing champ of Mexican descent after one of the sport's biggest upsets.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds a press conference with former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, left, and Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., to introduce legislation on expanding background checks for gun sales at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Tuesday.

House Democrats Pledge Passage Of Expanded Gun Background Checks Bill

Democrats unveiled new legislation to enhance background checks on the eighth anniversary of the Tucson shooting that injured former Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Ariz. But the gun lobby vows to oppose it.

Special forces protect people at the scene of an explosion at a hotel complex in Nairobi on on Tuesday. The attack has been claimed by Al-Shabab, a Somalia-based terrorist group.

American Among Those Killed As Explosions, Gunfire Rock Nairobi Hotel

The attacks took place at an upscale complex in Kenya's capital. An explosion tore through a bank, then a suicide bomb detonated in a hotel lobby before attackers entered the building, shooting.

Randy Fine, chairman of the House Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, wants to look into giving the Legislature more control over the higher education budget and training for university officials who oversee school finances.

Lawmakers Eye ‘Systematic Problem' On University Spending

As financial scandals cloud three state universities, two powerful House Republicans say legislative action, geared toward fixing structural and...

As Florida tries to recruit teachers, Governor Ron DeSantis is proposing a plan to increase performance-based bonuses.

DeSantis Is Proposing Larger Teacher Bonuses, But Will They Cure Florida's Teacher Shortage?

Governor Ron DeSantis is proposing changes to the state’s Best and Brightest program that he says will result in sizable bonuses for highly rated...

Trucks pass along a border wall as they get into position to cross into the United States at the border in Tijuana, Mexico, on Friday. Companies had been rushing to ship as many goods as possible out of Mexico to get ahead of possible tariffs threatened by President Trump.

Trump: U.S., Mexico Reach Deal To Avoid New Tariffs

Mexican officials have "agreed to take strong measures to stem the tide of Migration" as part of the agreement, the president tweeted on Friday. The tariffs were to begin on Monday.

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