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US envoy visits Gaza food distribution site as UN says 1,373 killed waiting for aid since late May – Israel-Gaza war live
The Guardian
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August 1, 2025
US envoy Steve Witkoff visits Gaza aid site Steve Witkoff at the food distribution centre in Rafah. Photograph: Kan 11Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff has visited Gaza and been shown one of the controversial aid sites around which hundreds of...
Ukrainian Ex-Defense Official Arrested for 1 Billion UAH Embezzlement in Military Food Procurement
Mezha
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August 1, 2025
The Security Service of Ukraine detained the former head of one of the Ministry of Defense departments, suspected of embezzling over 1 billion hryvnias allocated for the procurement of food products for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This...
US’ global trade partners react to Trump’s new tariffs
Orissa Post
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August 1, 2025
Washington: US trade partners reacted Friday to President Donald Trump’s executive order that would introduce new tariffs on many of them in seven days, as the global economy and alliances face a fresh test from the president’s trade agenda....
Big league global Padel event comes to SA
The Citizen (South Africa)
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August 1, 2025
The South African Invitational is being billed as the largest professional Padel event on the continent to date. Padel fans are in for a treat next month. International court stars head to the Wanderers Stadium to showcase the growing sport. The...
Schools, Food Banks and Farmers Feel the Sting of Federal Cuts
Governing
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August 1, 2025
More than $1 billion in USDA funding meant to support purchases from local farmers for school lunch programs and food banks has been cancelled. Cuts to food stamp programs and rising food costs could add to food insecurity. Seniors and children...
Local man describes ‘terrifying’ Delta flight out of Salt Lake City that hospitalized 25
East Idaho News
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July 31, 2025
A Snapchat video taken by Schneider after the incident, and a photo of the plane after being diverted and landing in Minneapolis. | Courtesy Andrew Schneider and WCCO via CNN Newswire IDAHO FALLS — A local real estate agent was one of the...
'Food is Medicine' series empowers community residents with nutritious cooking skills
WRGB CBS 6 Albany - New York
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Market 32 and Price Chopper have partnered with One Church Street, a Johnstown, N.Y.-based community resource center, to help fuel its “Food is Medicine” Cooking Series, a program is designed to combat food insecurity by empowering residents with...
Over three quarters of Brits try to ‘live like a local’ while on holiday abroad
Clydebank Post
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With eating at restaurants recommended by residents, shopping in the local grocery stores, and walking or cycling to explore an area all high on the list of ways to have an authentic experience. The poll, of 2,000 adults who have travelled abroad...
North Glengarry council looks to expand food truck offerings, permits
The Review
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At its Committee of the Whole meeting on Wednesday, July 23, North Glengarry council unanimously agreed to update its food truck by-law to allow for greater food diversity and increase the number of food truck permits issued. The food truck and...
Sigi merges 3 govt programs to boost food sovereignty
Antara
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August 1, 2025
Sigi (ANTARA) - The government of Sigi district, Central Sulawesi, has integrated three national programs at the local level: the Red and White Village Cooperatives, the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program, and the Food Self-Sufficiency...
New Chick-fil-A On Gull Road Sparks Local Traffic Worries
107.7 WRKR - Michigan
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August 1, 2025
I don’t think any other fast food place than Chick-fil-A has changed the landscape of what it means to be a fast food restaurant. The way that most of their drive-throughs are set up kind of boggles the mind, because their lines can grow so long...
At 16, I fused my passions for food and dialogue into a project bridging divides in Pittsburgh
Public Source - Pennsylvania
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August 1, 2025
I immigrated to the United States from South Korea at only 3 years of age, and I’ve always lived between cultures. That in-between space (the tension of adapting while holding on, of bridging while belonging) was where I grew up. And with it came...
Netherlands’ Albert Heijn Becomes First Supermarket Globally to Report Methane Emissions
Green Queen
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August 1, 2025
5 Mins Read The Netherlands’ largest supermarket, Albert Heijn, has quietly added its methane footprint to its sustainability report, a global first for the retail sector. As supermarkets respond to calls for better and more tangible...
Food bank expands as need grows
Thorold Today
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Niagara-on-the-Lake may be seen as an affluent community, but has residents struggling with rising grocery costs, and a food bank expanding to better serve its growing client base. The food bank at Newark Neighbours just got a much-needed upgrade,...
Shanta Pal, Bangladeshi model, food vlogger, arrested in Kolkata due to..., she used to...
DNA India
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August 1, 2025
Shanta Pal used to run a food vlogging account on her Facebook. The last video on her account went out on July 28. Talking to PTI, police said that all the posts made on her account were a part of her strategy to prove herself to be an Indian....
Local World Series once again fails to disappoint
Coastal Point - Delaware
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July is a month of traditions for our little slice of Heaven by the shore. The Fourth of July is an event that is shared by every corner of our great nation, but is celebrated in our area in particular by both locals and people who save all year...
Portraits of a nation: culinary doyenne Violet Oon on why preserving our food heritage matters more than ever
Tatler Asia
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In celebration of Singapore’s 60 years of independence, Tatler looks at how the country continues to make an outsized mark on the world—not through scale, but through foresight and ambition. From tech visionaries and design trailblazers to...
City continues National Night Out with large turnout expected
Mid Hudson News - New York
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August 1, 2025
Poughkeepsie NNO 2024. Mid-Hudson News file photo POUGHKEEPSIE -The City of Poughkeepsie Police Department is preparing to once again bring the successful National Night Out (NNO) event to the city on Tuesday, August 5. The free event is taking...
Israel begins ‘humanitarian pauses’ to allow Gaza aid amid global outcry
Jewish Herald-Voice - Texas
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Israel says its army is pausing military operations in some parts of Gaza for 10 hours a day to facilitate the distribution of aid to civilians. The July 27 announcement comes amid a global outcry about the hunger crisis in the Palestinian enclave...
National Night Out parties, activities planned in Naperville on Monday and Tuesday
Naperville Sun - Illinois
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July 31, 2025
Nearly 40 Naperville neighborhoods have registered to take part Tuesday in festivities for National Night Out, the annual initiative to enhance community spirit and strengthen the partnership between the police and residents. A wide variety of...