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Voting rights groups sue over US demand for state voter rolls
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (464+ words) April 21 (Reuters) " Voting rights activists accused the Trump administration in a lawsuit on Tuesday of laying the groundwork for voter purges that could illegally remove eligible voters ahead of tightly contested U. S. midterm elections in November. The lawsuit "asks a Washington,…...
Peoria International Airport accepting donations for TSA officers
3+ week, 6+ day ago (112+ words) PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria International Airport says it's accepting donations for TSA officers affected by the partial government shutdown. In a Facebook. .. PEORIA, Ill. " Peoria International Airport says it's accepting donations for TSA officers affected by the partial government shutdown. In a Facebook…...
US farm agency allows six more states to bar some items from food aid
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (279+ words) By Leah Douglas and Christy Santhosh WASHINGTON -The U. S. Department of Agriculture on Monday allowed six additional states to bar participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program from using their benefits to buy certain processed foods, such as sodas and candy....
Walmart is cutting hundreds of store-support roles, Bloomberg News reports
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (264+ words) (Reuters) -Walmart is cutting hundreds of store-support roles, in its latest move to simply its structure, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing a memo. The U. S. retail bellwether is eliminating the market coordinator job that supports some managers, the report said....
GM-backed Energy X buys lithium-rich acreage in US Smackover formation
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (442+ words) (Reuters) -Energy X, the lithium technology startup backed by General Motors, has bought 35, 000 acres in the Smackover formation from Pantera Lithium, the latest deal for access to the U. S. brine formation teeming with supplies of the battery metal. The deal boosts…...
Louisiana's Ten Commandments law struck down by US appeals court
10+ mon, 16+ hour ago (598+ words) (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Friday blocked Louisiana from enforcing a law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in all classrooms of the state's public schools and universities. Calling the law "plainly unconstitutional," a three-judge panel of the…...
US farm agency to allow three more states to bar some items from food aid
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (250+ words) By Ahmed Aboulenein and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U. S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Tuesday signed waivers allowing Arkansas, Idaho and Utah to bar participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program from using their benefits to buy certain processed foods like…...
ISP backs bill expanding its mission to investigate internet crimes against children
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (395+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) " While Illinois State Police has long investigated child sex crimes, a new measure would explicitly name addressing internet crimes against children as a core mission of its criminal division. House Bill 2586, also called Alicia's Law, would…...
Express Scripts sues to block Arkansas law barring PBM ownership of pharmacies
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (376+ words) By Diana Novak Jones CHICAGO (Reuters) -Express Scripts and several of its affiliated pharmacies filed a lawsuit on Thursday asking an Arkansas federal judge to overturn a state law set to go into effect next year that would ban pharmacy…...
US farm agency to allow Iowa, Indiana to bar junk food and soda from food aid
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (97+ words) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U. S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Thursday that she had signed waivers from Iowa and Indiana that would restrict some processed foods and sugary drinks from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. (Rep. .. US farm agency to allow Iowa,…...