Profiting from poverty: Amazon wants to cash in on food stamps – RT

RT Profiting from poverty: Amazon wants to cash in on food stampsRTBesides Amazon, the list of companies that will accept food stamps includes Safeway, ShopRite, Hy-Vee, Hart's Local Grocers, and Dash's Market. Recently, Amazon launched a $99-per-year Prime program, targeting middle-class consumers. The news about …Amazon to accept food stamps, taking …

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Amazon to accept food stamps – USA TODAY

USA TODAY Amazon to accept food stampsUSA TODAYSAN FRANCISCO — This summer, Amazon will begin accepting food stamps to pay for online grocery orders as part of a pilot program along with six other companies. The two-year program by the U.S. Department of Agriculture could help to alleviate what …Profiting from …

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Detectives praise Sunderland Post Office worker after alleged attempted armed robbery – ChronicleLive

ChronicleLive Detectives praise Sunderland Post Office worker after alleged attempted armed robberyChronicleLiveDetectives investigating an alleged attempted armed robbery have praised a Post Office worker for his bravery. Police were called to the Post Office on Hylton Road, Sunderland, shortly before 5pm on Monday after a report that two men, one …

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Tennessee lawmaker: No food stamps for ice cream, sodas – WRCB-TV

WRCB-TV Tennessee lawmaker: No food stamps for ice cream, sodasWRCB-TVNASHVILLE (AP) – A Tennessee lawmaker has introduced legislation seeking to ban the use of food stamps to buy items without nutritional value. Republican Rep. Sheila Butt of Columbia says banned items would be those high in calories, sugar and fat, …No …

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