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Throughout this week, 38 states, the District of Columbia, and territories are rolling out their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to qualifying residents.  SNAP benefits are paid to low- and no-income households in need of financial assistance to pay for groceries. Households qualify for benefits if their net monthly income is at or below 100% […]

Food stamps: 38 states are delivering SNAP benefits worth up to $1,751 June 9-15

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Kianna Writes

FedEx’s Latest Job Cuts: A Necessary Move or a Troubling Sign for Global Trade?. Let's dive into some not-so-great news from the corporate world. FedEx, a name synonymous with parcels and packages, is trimming its workforce—and not just by a few numbers. We're talking about slashing between 1,700 and 2,000 jobs, all in their European back-office operations. This decision isn't just a random cut; it's part of a broader strategy to reduce costs as they face a significant drop in demand for freight services.

2,000 Job Cuts Announced by Major US Company

(CNN) – A first-class forever stamp will soon cost 73 cents, which is a nickel more than the current 68-cent price tag. Prices for other services are also increasing, including postcards and metered letters. The new prices take effect on July 14. The hikes are part of the USPS...

US Postal Service raising stamp prices this month

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WyoFile

Yellowstone National Park rangers shot and killed a person early Thursday morning during an exchange of gunfire that also left a ranger injured, the park announced. The law enforcement ranger was in stable condition and receiving medical care at a nearby regional hospital late Thursday morning. The park’s announcement did not disclose the nature of the ranger’s injuries.

Yellowstone National Park shooting leaves one dead, ranger injured

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Louisiana State

Fortune

The U.S. government is slowly replenishing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. In dozens of underground salt caverns nestled along the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana sit hundreds of millions of barrels of crude oil, America’s “insurance policy” against the volatile nature of the global oil market. Called...

Biden sold off nearly 50% of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Is that a problem?

A Piece of Travel

Looking to move to a state that goes easier on your wallet? In a recent study, Forbes discovered the ten cheapest states to live in. Moving to any of these states could put some hard-earned money back in your pocket.

10 States With the Lowest Cost of Living

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Hawaii State

CBS News

A key indicator for tracking the spread of COVID-19 has officially reached "high" levels across western U.S. states, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now shows. But the agency says it remains too early to say whether this year's summer COVID-19 surge has arrived nationwide.Levels of SARS-CoV-2 virus showing up in wastewater samples are climbing in most parts of the country, according to figures from the agency through June 27. Health authorities have increasingly relied on analyzing samples from sewers to get a sense of COVID-19 trends, now that cases are largely no longer being tested or reported....

COVID trend reaches "high" levels across western U.S.

Georgia State

Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

The Aurora City Council will consider using opioid settlement money Monday to pay for drug treatment for clients of its yet to open homeless services campus. The council will vote during its study session whether to spend money from the fund on a peer advisor, a van to transport clients from the navigation center to treatment, and a case manager. The city will receive about $14 million in opioid settlement funds, according to a presentation by city staff to the city council.

Aurora may send homeless people to rehab

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

Fox Business

Demand for skilled workers is driving up salaries in trade jobs, and vocational school enrollment is on the rise. Here are the higest-paying trade jobs in the U.S. right now.

Skilled workers are in demand, these trade jobs pay the most

Wyoming State

WyoFile has acquired a photograph of a lynx in Wyoming, a landmark observation of a species currently considered absent from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Star Valley resident Jason Reinhardt, an avid houndsman , came across the animal while mountain lion hunting the southern Gros Ventre Range in February 2022. There was no doubt in his mind what it was: a tom lynx, judging by its blocky head.

Rare wildcat documented in the Yellowstone region for first time in a decade

New York City, NY

Over the last few years, the cost of living in America has undoubtedly risen. When looking at data from cities all around the world, cities in the U.S. aren’t alone in terms of rising costs of living.

30 Cities Drowning in a High Cost of Living, 14 in the USA

Missouri State

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CJ Coombs

According to Shakey's website, this pizza parlor is only in California, North Carolina, and Washington state in the U.S. now. This was my family's go-to pizza joint when my father was stationed with the Air Force outside of Omaha, Nebraska. We liked it so much, that when we were transferred again, it was hopeful we'd find another one.

Shakey's Pizza Parlor and nostalgia: the first franchised pizza restaurant also landed in Missouri

The Aurora City Council will vote Monday on whether to apologize to the family of Kilyn Lewis, who was slain by Aurora Police. Council member Alison Coombs has sponsored a resolution that includes an apology. “Kilyn Lewis was a father, a brother, a son, and a valued member of his community,” the resolution reads. “On May 23, 2024, Kilyn was shot and killed by Aurora Police SWAT Officer (Michael) Dieck while unarmed.”

Aurora may apologize to family of Black man slain by police

New Jersey State

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Wisconsin State

Bucks County Beacon

We are in dangerous waters on this Independence Day. While we obsess over the horse race and the latest polls, rubbernecking at the tragic disintegration of an accomplished, public-spirited president, the plot to overthrow American democracy and replace it with a violent, repressive, despotic regime is well underway.

Confronting a ‘Second American Revolution’ on the 4th of July

Clifton, NJ

Newark, NJ – Evangelos Megariotis, a 72-year-old orthopedic surgeon from Clifton, admitted to multiple counts of unlawfully prescribing pain medications to his patients. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the guilty plea today.

Surgeon Guilty of Illegal Narcotic Prescriptions, Faces 20 Years

Arizona State

Flagstaff, AZ

GOBankingRates

According to a recent article in USA Today, Arizona is the third most affordable state to live in the United States. Another study, however, found that the cost of living in the Grand Canyon State is...

See Why These Arizona Cities Have the Highest and Lowest Cost of Living So Far in 2024

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Group of Maine libraries form borrowing system to close gap in lending services

The longstanding interlibrary loan system in...

Group of Maine libraries form borrowing system to close gap in lending services

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