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Trump administration plans to make it harder to get grocery assistance

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President Donald Trump's administration is planning to make it harder to get food aid through the federal government's big grocery assistance program that serves about 1 in 10 Americans. The administration says the proposed rule would close a loophole by no longer allowing some people who receive benefits under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to automatically qualify for the separate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program too. About 6.3 million people could lose eligibility for SNAP by the 2029 fiscal year if the proposed change takes effect, according ...

'They answered the call'

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MARSHALL — They come from all walks of life, and from different branches of the military. But all U.S. veterans have one thing in common: they served their country, speakers at local Veterans Day events said. Programs honoring veterans were held around Marshall on Wednesday. Some of the ...

AI stocks rebound, and Wall Street nearly returns to where it was before last week's sell-off

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NEW YORK (AP) — A rebound for stocks in the artificial intelligence industry lifted the U.S. market on Wednesday. The S&P 500 rose 1.3% and got close to recovering all of its brutal sell-off from last week triggered by worries about a potential slowdown for AI-related businesses. The index pulled within 2.6% of its all-time high set last month. The Nasdaq composite rallied a market-leading 1.6% because of the strength for tech stocks, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 254 points, or 0.5%. Leading the way was one of the stocks that's been at the center of the AI ...

SMSU athletes put up downtown holiday lights

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MARSHALL — Getting Marshall’s Main Street ready for the holiday season might seem like a big task. But student athletes from Southwest Minnesota State University were making fast progress on Monday afternoon. Members of the SMSU Mustang football team split up into groups to string ...

DeGroot joins Marshall council in Ward 2

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MARSHALL — The Marshall City Council started its regular meeting Tuesday by swearing in a new member. Eric DeGroot took the oath of office as he attended his first meeting as the new council member for Marshall’s Ward 2. DeGroot will be filling a vacancy left on the council when former ...