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Seventh-graders sit together in the cafeteria during their lunch break at a public school in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Feb. 10, 2023.
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Education and Community Culture
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Juliana Kim
Food stamps have a direct link to other critical resources, such as free breakfast and lunch at school. Now, experts say they're starting to see that link break.
A voter casts their ballot at a polling station in Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood as New Yorkers head to the polls on Primary Day on June 23 in New York City.
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Policy and Politics
Democrats demand Homeland Security officials fund election security ahead of midterms
Jenna McLaughlin
David Richardson testifies before Congress in 2025, when he was leading the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In a new book, he describes his efforts to dramatically reduce the agency's size. "I quickly realized that I would not be the one to transform FEMA or shut it down," he says.
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