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Instacart, DoorDash among companies offering discounts to SNAP recipients

Instacart, DoorDash among companies offering discounts to SNAP recipients

Instacart said Friday it will offer customers who receive SNAP benefits 50% on their next grocery order to ease strain as the government prepares to cut off food aid payments. Instacart said any c...

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Xi and Carney, meeting in South Korea, try to rebuild China-Canada relations

Xi and Carney, meeting in South Korea, try to rebuild China-Canada relations

GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — The leaders of China and Canada took a step toward mending the long-fractured ties between their countries on Friday. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime M...

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Energy costs are flashpoint in New Jersey, Virginia elections

Energy costs are flashpoint in New Jersey, Virginia elections

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — If there’s agreement on anything in the two states with governor’s races this year, it’s that utility bills are a growing concern among voters. One Virginia voter, Kim W...

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Apple delivers strong quarter despite iPhone sales slowdown

Apple delivers strong quarter despite iPhone sales slowdown

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple delivered financial results during its summertime quarter that exceeded analyst projections, despite being caught in the crosshairs of a global trade war at the same tim...

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Israel puts off signing $35 billion gas deal with Egypt, prompts US energy secretary to cancel visit

Israel puts off signing $35 billion gas deal with Egypt, prompts US energy secretary to cancel visit

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen has said that his refusal to sign a $35 billion gas agreement with Egypt has prompted his U.S. counterpart to cancel a planned trip to Israel. A ...

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Solid gold toilet ‘America’ by Maurizio Cattelan goes on sale at Sotheby’s

Solid gold toilet ‘America’ by Maurizio Cattelan goes on sale at Sotheby’s

LONDON (AP) — For sale: The world’s most valuable toilet, a lavatory literally worth its weight in gold. Sotheby’s announced Friday that it will auction off the solid gold cistern, a sculpture by ...

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