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A US Food Stamps bill battle between the Senate and House of Representatives has delayed the last stage of the long-delayed U.S. farm bill. On Friday members of the House agreed to open negotiations with the Senate over the final version of the five-year, $500 billion bill. The farm bill …

Computer failure temporarily halts some food stamp paymentsCNN(CNN) — A computer failure temporarily halted the processing of food stamp purchases in parts of the country Saturday. A system shutdown began at 11 a.m. ET Saturday and affected 17 states, said a spokeswoman for Xerox — which is a contractor for …

Philly.com Food stamp system crashes in 17 statesPhilly.comFood-stamp beneficiaries were still experiencing "connectivity issues" Saturday evening, the company said in a statement. Those issues mean that anyone who tries to purchase food with an EBT card will be unable to do so, Xerox spokesman Kevin Lightfoot … More: continued here

San Francisco Chronicle Food Stamp Debit Cards Failing To Work In 17 StatesHuffington PostPeople in Ohio, Michigan and 15 other states found themselves unable to use their food stamp debit-style cards on Saturday, after a routine check by vendor Xerox Corp. resulted in a system failure. The electronic benefits system …

People who receive food stamps were in for a shock today when they tried to pay for their groceries. A glitch in the national EBT system halted payments on Saturday, which meant people across 17 states had no money to … More: continued here

Economic Times Power outage shuts US food stamp program for hours in 17 statesChicago TribuneSACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – A brief power outage caused food stamp recipients in 17 states to lose access for much of Saturday to the electronic system used by stores to verify their benefits, leaving many unable …

SunHerald.com UPDATE: Mississippi food stamp fiasco not related to government shutdownSunHerald.comTIM ISBELL/SUN HERALD The Dollar General store on Pass Road in Gulfport has a sign indicating the EBT or Electronic Bridge Transfer network is down. Food stamp users in Mississippi are being declined at area grocery and convenience stores. More: …

NBC Bay Area Computer outage causes interruption in use of food-stamp benefitsWashington Post (blog)People in 17 states, including Maryland and Virginia, who tried to buy groceries using electronic food-stamp cards were turned away from supermarkets Saturday as a result of a computer outage. The system failure affected low-income individuals and …

NBCNews.com No groceries for people in 17 states when food stamp debit card system failsNBCNews.comBy Becky Bratu, Staff Writer, NBC News. People across 17 states Saturday were unable to use their food stamp debit cards after a computer failure at the company that powers the system. Ohio, Michigan and Illinois …

Computer Glitch Shuts Down Food Stamp Access In 15 States, Including Md.CBS LocalFood, Food stamps, government, Machines, Maryland, Supplement. BALTIMORE (WJZ)–It has been a cash-only day for Marylanders who typically buy groceries with food stamps. A computer glitch caused chaos in the aisles of supermarkets here and around … More: continued …