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Poverty fell in California during the COVID pandemic, recent data shows, largely due to state and national safety net programs, especially the expansion of federal child tax credits. But a deadline to file for those tax credits expires November 17, prompting advocates in California and a few state lawmakers to sound alarms. “If...
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If you’re a fan of local TV news, there’s a good chance you’ve seen a segment about so-called “rage rooms.” These are businesses – often in strip mall storefronts or office parks – where people pay to don a pair of safety glasses, grab a baseball bat and smash...
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In California, the lawsuits are mounting — middle-aged men, saying they were sexually assaulted as children by a Boy Scout leader or a priest. A woman, now in her late 30s, detailing how she was allegedly assaulted in a center for foster children. A man who said he was...
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NUEVA YORK – Muchos neoyorquinos que reciben SNAP y Pandemic EBT pronto obtendrán aumentos en sus beneficios. Se estima que 29 millones de adultos y al menos ocho millones de niños en todo el país están experimentando inseguridad alimentaria debido a la pandemia. El viernes pasado, el presidente Joe...
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NEW YORK — Many New Yorkers receiving SNAP and Pandemic EBT will soon get increases in their benefits. An estimated 29 million adults and at least eight million children nationwide are experiencing food insecurity because of the pandemic. On Friday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order directing the Agriculture Department...