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USDA tells lawmakers WIC will be funded through October – Politico

USDA tells lawmakers WIC will be funded through October  Politico White House says it will use tariff revenue to fund federal food aid for mothers and young children  CNN WIC funding running out as government shutdown continues  Spectrum News NY1 Government shutdown threatens funding for SNAP and WIC in New York  PIX11 NY Bracing to Pick Up Tab for Food Stamps During Government Shutdown  THE …

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Broncos announce historic Burnham Yard as preferred site for privately funded retractable roof stadium, mixed-use district

Broncos announce historic Burnham Yard as preferred site for privately funded retractable roof stadium, mixed-use district

Both the stadium and mixed-use district will be funded through a private investment from the Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group, while the city and state will provide public improvements benefitting the community year-round with no new taxes. “The Walton-Penner [Family] Ownership Group has been amazing partners for us,” Polis said. “They said very early on, ‘Our model is not going to …

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Marijuana Users Have ‘Enhanced Cognitive Abilities,’ Large Federally Funded Study Shows

Marijuana Users Have ‘Enhanced Cognitive Abilities,’ Large Federally Funded Study Shows

Marijuana users have “superior performance across multiple cognitive domains,” according to a new large-scale study funded by the U.S. federal government, with the effects of cannabis on cognition “presented concurrently across a range of brain systems.” The research, published this month as a preprint by Nature Portfolio, analyzed brain imaging and cognitive data from 37,929 participants in the United Kingdom aged …

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US set to destroy 500 tons of US-taxpayer funded emergency food

US set to destroy 500 tons of US-taxpayer funded emergency food

CNN  —  The United States is set to destroy nearly 500 metric tons of US-taxpayer funded emergency food meant for starving people around the world. The high-energy, nutrient-dense biscuits have been sitting for months in a warehouse in Dubai, according to a former USAID official. Now, because they expire this month, they will have to be destroyed – at an …

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