Farmers markets boost nutrition subsidies gain health and farming ties
An idea links higher food stamp benefits to purchases of fresh produce at markets to aid low income families. Local pilots and national programs show subsidies help diets, farming, and community health, though funding challenges remain and expansion varies by state.
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Fair Food Network
Michigan
Hill
Takoma Park
Washington, D.C
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Hyde
Crossroads Farmers Market
National Watermelon Promotion Board
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Lehi Onak
Fox
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Ypsilanti
YES Magazine
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Washington
Forsyth Farmers’ Market
Savannah
Georgia
Greensboro
North Carolina
Rhode Island Public Health Institute
New Orleans
Circle Foods
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Cokie Roberts
Stevecokie
Gmail
Supreme Court curbs part of three strikes federal law
The Supreme Court in a rare 8 1 decision struck down the part of the Armed Career Criminal Act that lengthens sentences for repeat offenders. The ruling affects about 7 000 ACCA cases while preserving state three strikes laws. Justice Scalia wrote the majority opinion, citing vagueness and arbitrary enforcement risks.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Samuel Alito
Samuel James Johnson
Aryan Liberation Group
FBI
Johnson
U.S
Justice Scalia
Congress
Missouri
Clinton emails show banality and hints of personality
Newly released emails from Hillary Clinton reveal mundane daily concerns such as scheduling and snow days, with brief notes on a Kissinger interview and presidential access. Time and The New York Times portray a more human, less sensational side, contrasting public caricatures of Clinton.
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State Department
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New York Times
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Times
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Richard M. Nixon
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Potus
Nixon
United States
the Times
Washington Press Corps
Time Magazine
Angioplasty not best for ministrokes in brain disease
A reader asks if angioplasty can open brain arteries after ministrokes. Experts note TIAs warn of stroke, most brain artery studies show worse outcomes with angioplasty versus medical therapy, with higher brain hemorrhage and stroke/TIA rates in the first year.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
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