Congressman suggests children receiving free school lunches should work at McDonald's instead
Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., on Tuesday defended the impacts of the White House's federal aid freeze on school lunch programs by suggesting that some children should be working instead of receiving free lunch.
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More schools in France are getting special mailboxes for children to flag abuse
A special mailbox for children to flag abuses has been set up at a Paris primary school, a first in the French capital as part of nationwide effort to encourage more victims of sexual violence to ...ABC News - 7h -
Republican suggests students get jobs to pay for lunches
Republican Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) suggested students should get jobs to pay for their lunches as the federal funding freeze proposed by President Trump threatens nutrition support for children ...The Hill - 1d -
Children raped and abused in hotels, police data suggests
Figures shared exclusively with BBC News show 504 reported offences took place in hotels in 2023.BBC News - 2d -
Restaurants are rebounding — but Starbucks and McDonald's still have work to do
Starbucks and McDonald's could disappoint investors, but investors are expecting better performance from the restaurant industry.CNBC - 2d -
Gunfire and Bandits Make School an Impossible Dream for Haitian Children
Some school buildings are in gang-occupied territory or have become de facto shelters for those forced from their homes, leaving hundreds of thousands with no chance for formal learning.The New York Times - 5d -
Trump, Newsom enjoy friendly greeting, suggest they can work together
President Trump greeted California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) with a very friendly exchange when he landed in the Los Angeles area to survey wildfire damage, after the two have sparred over relief ...The Hill - 5d -
‘Homeless people given free lunch’ to attend Trump Jr event in Greenland
People in Maga hats at meal last week did not know Donald Trump’s son and were invited off the street, hotel boss says. A group of Greenlanders who attended a lunch hosted by Donald Trump Jr ...The Guardian - Jan. 16 -
The AfD leader’s fawning over Elon Musk should sink her party. Instead, it will boost it | Thomas Verreyer
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Indonesia places a $28bn bet on free school meals
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NBC4 Washington coverage of passenger plane and Army helicopter collision
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