[Note language 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th paragraphs] A video posted online last week showing a man in a Walmart checkout line being confronted by an unidentified angry woman for using SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps, has gone viral, Raw Story reports. The video, which was first noted by HotTopics, has amassed nearly 290,000 views since going online on April 24 ... “I put in 50 to 60 hour weeks ... “The government is ... Vote Republican....
U.S.Secretary of StateJohn Kerry’s latest threat against the government of Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad to begin a political transition away from Assad by Aug. 1 or risk the consequences of a new U.S. approach toward ending the five-year-old civil war is filled with intrigue, The Associated Press reports.In the past, U.S ...Now, it’s just a question of what effect Kerry’s ultimatum might have ... presidential election season....
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas DarlingAfter soundly winning last week’s Rhode Island presidential primary race, Sen. Bernie Sanders declared ... To be certain, Sen ... Rhode Island was actually founded by a dissenter banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony, later compromising with neighbors and allowing gender and cultural diversity ... Consequently, RI’s state flag shows a large anchor with one word underneath....
It’s on!. The much-talked-about U.S. mega-music festival featuring Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Neil Young and The Who has been confirmed and will take place this October in California, according to a report from BBCNews... 7, with McCartney and Young playing the following night, and Waters and the Who concluding proceedings on Oct. 9. "I don't think any of us cares who goes on first," said Daltrey....
Both sides in the strike by nearly 40,000Verizon workers are digging in after nearly three weeks of a work stoppage as striking workers will start receiving payments this week from a $400-million war chest to fund lost wages and benefits and management will bring on more replacement workers, Fortune reported Tuesday. Representatives of the Communications Workers of America said they were prepared for a lengthy walk out....
Cities and businesses used 24.3 percent less water compared with the same time in 2013 ... The easing drought has prompted many local waterdistricts to say they want to set their own conservation targets. Other waterdistricts say the state should completely drop the drought emergency because key reservoirs in Northern California are nearly full....
COMMERCE >> CentralBasinMunicipalWaterDistrict will have to wait until at least December before it can get insurance from a regional joint powers authority that had cancelled the district's policy two years ago ... ....
Sacramento Suburban WaterDistrict) Sacramento Suburban WaterDistrict (SSWD) has prepared an UrbanWaterManagementPlan (UWMP) and that the District intends to adopt the proposed plan after a public hearing ... Sacramento Suburban WaterDistrict issued this content on 02 May 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein....
LOWELL, Ark. (AP) - Nearly $9 million will be used to improve and protect water quality in northwest Arkansas over the next five years. The BeaverWaterDistrict's environmental quality manager tells the Northwest ArkansasDemocratGazette (http.//bit.ly/1TfqjdO ) that $8.8 million in federal funding and partnership donations will benefit ... ....
HAMILTON -- Test results at five Hamilton schools show higher than acceptable levels for lead in drinking water, the district said ... The district will assess the need for water coolers to augment the remaining fountains and faucets still available ... The district will assess the need for water coolers ... The district will assess the need for water coolers for the school. ... The district has arranged for the delivery of water coolers....
Tarrant RegionalWaterDistrict board approves $864,933 contract. Project now to be completed by this fall. Original contractor left the project a year ago ... ....
Speaking to reporters, newly elected president Ramachandra said that his priority would be to ensure sufficient drinking water in the district. “Due to drought, rural areas in the district are facing severe water problem. I will make efforts for the development of the district... His priority is health, education and drinking water....
Reclamation proposes to enter into an agreement with the Del PuertoWaterDistrict and the San LuisWaterDistrict to fund groundwater pumping in exchange for Refuge L2 Water... The Proposed Action will include monitoring well production, water quality, groundwater levels and land subsidence ... Reclamation is the largest wholesale water supplier and the ......
San Diego CountyWaterAuthority). Updated UrbanWaterManagementPlan balances supplies and demands over two decades ...Main components of the Water Authority's plan include ... Normal-year projections based on verifiable projects show that the Water Authority will buy approximately 158,000 acre-feet of water from the MetropolitanWaterDistrict of Southern California in 2025, down from 613,287 acre-feet in 1990....