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College students struggling with food insecurity turn to campus food pantries

As many as one out of every three college students in the U.S. is dealing with food insecurity, according to Temple University’s The Hope Center, and at the University of California, Davis, students line up daily for the school’s food pantry. “Rent is unbelievably expensive,” senior Erin Cashin told CBS News. “It’s unfortunate that food and groceries and just basic …

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Biden provides chip maker with $1.5 billion to expand production in New York, Vermont

The Biden administration said Monday the government is providing $1.5 billion to the computer chip company GlobalFoundries to expand its domestic production in New York and Vermont. The announcement is the third award of direct financial support for a semiconductor company under the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act.The law enables the government to invest more than $52 billion to revitalize …

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Whats open on Presidents Day? From Costco to the U.S. Postal Service, heres whats open and closed.

Presidents Day is celebrated in the U.S. on the third Monday of February, a day set aside to commemorate the birthdays of both President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln. Over the years, the federal holiday has shifted into a commercial event, with many retailers offering sales on Presidents Day to tempt shoppers to open their wallets after the Christmas …

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