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New SNAP work requirements set to go into effect on Feb. 1 with millions at risk of losing benefits

Saturday, January 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- New work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are set to go into effect on Feb. 1 and it could mean that millions of Americans lose their benefits.Nearly 42 million Americans, including low-income families and vulnerable households, rely on... Read More.

Latest release of Epstein files includes some survivors’ names, despite DOJ assurances, lawyers say

Saturday, January 31 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Attorneys for hundreds of Jeffrey Epstein's survivors told ABC News that names and identifying information of numerous victims appear unredacted in the latest disclosure of files on the late sex offender by the Department of Justice, including several women whose names... Read More.

Lou Gramm to host opening weekend of Foreigner’s orchestral Las Vegas residency

Saturday, January 31 by ABC News

Foreigner is set to open a new Las Vegas residency in March, and they've just announced that the band's original frontman, Lou Gramm, is joining them for two of the shows.Foreigner: The Hits Orchestral - Celebrating 50 Years Live in Vegas at The Venetian... Read More.

Bruce Springsteen performs ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ at Tom Morello’s Minneapolis concert protesting ICE

Saturday, January 31 by ABC News

Just two days after releasing "Streets of Minneapolis," Bruce Springsteen performed the protest song live for the first time.The Boss was a special guest at Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello's A Concert of Solidarity & Resistance to Defend Minnesota, which took Friday... Read More.

Albums by The Velvet Underground and The Stooges get high fidelity reissue

Saturday, January 31 by ABC News

The Velvet Underground's Loaded and The Stooges' Fun House are the latest albums to get a high fidelity audio release.Both are part of Rhino High Fidelity's series of limited-edition, high-end vinyl reissues, cut from the original master tapes. Only 5,000 individually numbered copies have... Read More.