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Tiniest Crack In The Wall: Senate Votes To Dump Trump’s Vindictive Brazil Tariffs

1 month 3 weeks ago
For the first time in ten months of near-total congressional capitulation to Trump, five Republican Senators broke ranks on Tuesday, siding with Democrats to block the nonsense tariffs Trump unilaterally declared on Brazil as punishment for their treatment of Trump buddy Jair Bolsonaro. The US Senate on Tuesday approved a measure that would terminate Donald […]
Mike Masnick

Daily Deal: 1 Year Sam’s Club Plus Membership with Auto-Renew

1 month 3 weeks ago
Sam’s Club is a membership warehouse club, a limited-item business model that offers members quality products at an exceptional value unmatched by traditional retail. From groceries and kitchen supplies to electronics and furniture, Sam’s Club has great deals on the items you want! By redeeming and signing up as a member, you’ll be paying just […]
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Shutdown double whammy: SNAP food benefits ending and federal workers go unpaid

1 month 3 weeks ago
HYATTSVILLE, Maryland — Ginette Young lined up with hundreds of furloughed federal workers ahead of a special food bank distribution on Tuesday in a suburb just outside the District of Columbia. Ginette Young, a 61-year-old auditor for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, waits in line for a special Capital Area Food Bank distribution to furloughed […]
Ashley Murray

Trump claims immunity, seeks to erase felon status with appeal in NY court

1 month 3 weeks ago
President Donald Trump sought to remove his status as the only felon to be elected president by appealing his conviction on 34 New York state charges just before midnight Tuesday, arguing, in part, that the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 ruling giving the president broad immunity invalidated the conviction. In a 96-page appeal nearly 18 months after […]
Jacob Fischler

Missouri auditor adds intrigue to agency’s work through ‘World’s Greatest Audit Podcast’

1 month 3 weeks ago
If a podcast episode titled “The audit of Ray County and the mystery of the 76 hams” seems worth listening to, then Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has succeeded. Unbeknownst to many, “The World’s Greatest Audit Podcast,” is recorded here in the Show-Me State. “Well, you know, it’s a low bar,” said Fitzpatrick, whose team’s […]
Tyler Kirwan

Wednesday, Oct. 29 - Homes needed for Missouri foster kids

1 month 3 weeks ago
Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri has a new foster care director. Herman Thomas Junior has over 20 years of experience serving vulnerable youth and families and most recently spent a decade at the Family Juvenile Court of St. Louis. Thomas sat down with St. Louis Public Radio’s Lacretia Wimbley to discuss how the May 16th tornado impacted foster families and why kids are staying in the system longer than they should.