Diddy’s Lawyers Invoke Martin Luther King Jr., Say Alleged Trafficker Doesn’t Like Prison Food
Sean “Diddy” Combs is unhappy with the food he is receiving in prison while awaiting his next trial, his attorney said. “I think the food is probably the worst part,” Combs' lawyer Mark Agnifilo recently told reporters outside the federal courthouse in Manhattan, according to reports. report by people. Meanwhile, another member of the defense […]
Massachusetts Put Nearly 700,000 People On Food Stamps In One Year, GOP Candidate Says
Massachusetts added 672,483 electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards to its welfare rolls in 2023-2024, according to City Councilmember Kelly Dooner, who spoke to local news outlets. The state had only 1.9 million active EBT cards in July 2023, but as of Sept. 1, there were more than 2.6 million, Doehner said after receiving a Freedom […]
Texas State Fair food we’d try before Texas-Oklahoma Red River Shootout
The Red River rivalry is back. This weekend, No. 1 Texas State will face off against No. 18 Oklahoma State in one of the most intriguing games in college football. But the real battle in Red River this week may not take place on the field, but at the State Fair of Texas itself. This […]
September CPI: What food items saw the largest price hikes and declines
Economist Steve Moore examines the U.S. economic outlook in “The Bottom Line.” American consumers continue to face challenges such as: rising inflation Although rising food prices continue to put pressure on household budgets, the pace of inflation is slowing. The Labor Department on Thursday released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September, a broad measure […]
McDonald’s Fries Supplier to Shut Down Washington Plant, Lay Off 375 Workers as Fast Food Prices Soar
North America's largest french fry maker will close its Washington factory and lay off hundreds of workers, company officials announced in a recent earnings call. In an Oct. 1 article, Tom Warner, president and CEO of Lamb Weston Holdings, cited “sluggish” restaurant traffic and demand for frozen fries. press release Provides details of business failures […]
More than 9 million Britons vulnerable to reliance on food banks, research finds | Food banks
More than nine million people in the UK experience extreme poverty and hunger, making them more reliant on food handouts from charities, according to research. Report by charity Trussell Labor has discovered that it cannot deliver on its manifesto promise to remove the “moral stain” on food banks unless it tackles the low household incomes […]
Democrats accuse food, beverage companies of ‘profiteering’ through ‘shrinkflation’
Two Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to some of the nation's largest food and beverage companies, saying their companies are “compromising their profits” through “shrinkflation” (reducing the size of products while keeping prices the same or raising them) and “tax evasion.” “They are profiteering,” he said. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Madeline […]
NC Couple Donates Wedding Food to People Hit by Flooding
When a couple from Greensboro, North Carolina, had their wedding plans derailed by Hurricane Helen, they decided to help others instead of grieving. Jessica Beebe and Will Landacre were ready for their big day after two years of planning, and everything was in place. changed WFMY reported Thursday as hurricane floodwaters swept through the venue […]
Port strikes lead to fear of food shortages and panic buying, TikTok shows
US port strike triggered panic buying of food More items will go on sale across the country this week, according to social media trends. Longshoremen who formed a union The International Longshoremen's Association went on strike They are fighting for higher wages after their contract with the U.S. Maritime Alliance expired Monday night. The strike […]
Ultra-processed food consumption in US poses risk for kids: nutritionist
Ultra-processed packaged foods are pervasive in the American diet, and experts are warning of the potential impact. Recent studies show that 60% of Americans' daily calorie intake comes from ultra-processed foods (UPF). A study published by the BMJ found that UPF exposure is associated with 32 poor health conditions, including mental, respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and […]