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Oklahoma, one of the worst states in the country for child hunger, has rejected a federal program that would have provided food for low-income children over the summer.The summer EBT benefits program launched nationwide in 2023, after being pilot-tested for a few years. Under the program, eligible families would have received $40 per eligible child, per month, in the form of a pre-loaded card that can be used to buy groceries. The benefits work in conjunction with other food aid programs such as

The Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations will offer the program to eligible Native and non-Native children on their reservations.

Iowa and Nebraska reject U.S. money for a summer chidren's food program even though the federal government is picking up the tab.

“I don’t believe in welfare,” Republican Gov. Jim Pillen said of declining a federal program that would feed food-insecure children in the summer of 2024.

CNN — Several Russian celebrities have faced severe backlash after appearing scantily clad at an "almost nude" themed party in Moscow. The country is at