SNAP funding is set to lapse Nov. 1, leaving recipients empty-handed. Here’s what experts say.

[ad_1] The prolonged U.S. government shutdown is putting millions of Americans at risk of missing their November food stamp benefits, a vital lifeline for low-income households. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, said in a memo Sunday that no benefits will be issued on Nov. 1, leaving the program’s roughly 42…

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British journalist Sami Hamdi to be released after being held by ICE, lawyer says

[ad_1] A British journalist and political commentator who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents late last month at San Francisco International Airport will be released, his lawyer told CBS News on Monday.  Sami Hamdi‘s expected release comes after he accepted the U.S. government’s offer to leave the country voluntarily, according to his family…

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