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"Food assistance benefits set to expire this week." Views expressed in this World and US News update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 28 October 2025, 1423 UTC. Content and Source:  "NPR-up first."  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQcqbVqWnzSTrWDkfxjJnJvtpDt URL--https://www.npr.org. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). View this email online by  Brittney Melton October 28, 2025 Good morning. The perfect fright for Americans who love cars and haunted houses is popping up all across the country just in time for Halloween:  haunted car washes . Here’s the news we’re following today: More than 40 million Americans will soon be without federal food assistance.  The Trump administration says there will be no money for SNAP benefits starting Nov. 1. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it...

"Millions of federal workers go without pay today." Views expressed in this World and US News update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 24 October 2025, 1425 UTC. Content and Source:  "NPR-up first."  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQcqRCkNfRcCwrtVGRMHhlgHrJC URL--https://www.npr.org. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). View this email online by  Brittney Melton October 24, 2025 Good morning. As chocolate prices get frighteningly high, Halloween shoppers are  turning to an alternative : chewy, fruity candies. Here’s the news we’re following today:  Close to a million and a half federal workers across the U.S. are going without pay today  as the government enters day 24 of the shutdown. Yesterday, the Senate  blocked dueling bills  to pay federal employees. The Republican bill woul...