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Vance Questions Minnesota SNAP Fraud Rate as Democrats Cite Federal Court Win Blocking USDA Data DemandsWashington Examiner
politics4 days ago

Vance Questions Minnesota SNAP Fraud Rate as Democrats Cite Federal Court Win Blocking USDA Data Demands

Vice President JD Vance posted on X after Rep. Angie Craig cited a 1.6% fraud rate during a House hearing with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. The exchange follows federal requests for Minnesota enrollment data.

Washington Examiner
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Trump Administration Proposes Tightening SSI Eligibility Rules, Counting Family Support as Incomethemarysue.com
politics6 days ago

Trump Administration Proposes Tightening SSI Eligibility Rules, Counting Family Support as Income

The Social Security Administration submitted a proposal last July that would reduce monthly benefits for roughly 275,000 people and end eligibility for more than 100,000 others by changing how it counts family housing support.

The Independent
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Mississippi Reduces SNAP Payment Errors but Faces $80 Million Federal Penaltymarketwatch.com
politics19 days ago

Mississippi Reduces SNAP Payment Errors but Faces $80 Million Federal Penalty

Mississippi lowered error rates in its food assistance program according to recent state data. The state must still pay at least $80 million to the federal government to keep operating the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Mississippi Today
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Wikipedia Replaces Evan Spiegel Photo with Reporter's ImageWired
business39 days ago

Wikipedia Replaces Evan Spiegel Photo with Reporter's Image

A Wikipedia page for Snap CEO Evan Spiegel featured a photo of reporter Maxwell Zeff for over a week due to edits by a user named Artem G. Spiegel responded lightheartedly to the error, while separately discussing societal pushback against AI advancements. Snap continues to integ…

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Snapchat Introduces Place Loyalty Feature on Snap Map for Frequent VisitorsSubstrate placeholder — needs review
technology48 days ago

Snapchat Introduces Place Loyalty Feature on Snap Map for Frequent Visitors

Snapchat has launched a new Place Loyalty feature that ranks users based on visit frequency to locations over the past year. Users can earn badges and share rankings if they opt to share their location. The update builds on Snap Map's growth, which now exceeds 400 million monthly…

TechCrunch
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