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Changes to SNAP benefits take effect in October: What to know
Related video: Explaining Trump administration cuts to SNAP benefits (NEXSTAR) – The federal government may be shut down, but that didn’t stop changes to SNAP benefits from kicking in on the first of the month, which is also the start of the fiscal year. Every October, cost-of-living adjustments are made to the Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program…
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Nanakuli building fire classified ‘ incendiary’; $700K in damage reported
NANAKULI, Hawaii (KHON2) — Honolulu fire investigators have classified the three-alarm building fire in Nanakuli as incendiary. The initial call came in just after 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 7 when flames broke out at a two-story apartment on Helelua Place. Honolulu Fire Department officials said responding firefighters secured a water supply and initiated an…
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Authorities arrest suspect, 29, in connection to deadly Palisades Fire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities in California charged a 29-year-old man with starting a fire that days later erupted into the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles history and destroyed much of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, federal law enforcement officials announced Wednesday. Authorities accused 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht of lighting a fire on New Year’s Day…
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3 tips for selling U.S. property and reinvesting in Canada
With more Canadians owning real estate in the United States considering selling and purchasing a vacation property in Canada instead, a mortgage broker has three tips to make the transaction go as smoothly as possible. Recently, a Royal LePage poll from last month found about 54 per cent of Canadians owning a U.S. property are…
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‘Didn’t mean to scare anyone’: Dolly Parton’s sister clarifies after asking for prayers for country star
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Dolly Parton’s sister attempted to clarify remarks she made concerning Parton’s health, writing Tuesday night on Facebook that she “didn’t mean to scare anyone” with an earlier post. Freida Parton, earlier that day, had said her sister “hasn’t been feeling her best lately,” sparking concern among fans. (Dolly Parton had recently…
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Cenovus Energy sweetens offer for MEG in takeover battle
Cenovus Energy increased its takeover bid for rival MEG Energy one day before MEG investors were to vote, signalling the companies’ original deal didn’t have enough shareholder support. Read More
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Murder suspect dies after being charged in 1973 cold case killing
SUFFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) – George Legere, who in late September was arrested and charged in connection to the 1973 murder of a Connecticut woman, was declared dead after being found unresponsive in his cell last week. Staff members at the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution in Suffield, Connecticut, responded to 77-year-old Legere’s cell at around 11 p.m.…
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Trump says Pritzker, Chicago mayor ‘should be in jail’
(The Hill) – President Trump on Wednesday called for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) to be jailed as the two leaders push back on the Trump administration’s crime crackdown and immigration enforcement raids on the Windy City. “Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect [U.S. Immigration…
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Send in the clowns: Calgary’s Shy Friend is building a community one misfit at a time
In August, the members of Calgary’s Shy Friend put out the call for freaks. Read More
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Flight delays spread to major airports across US
(The Hill) – Flight delays at major airports across the country occurred on Tuesday, as staffing shortages continue amid the ongoing government shutdown. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported shortages at airports in Nashville, Tenn., Boston, Dallas, Chicago and Philadelphia, as well as at air traffic control centers in Atlanta, Houston and the Dallas-Fort Worth…