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More Americans are hungry in the face of federal cuts, rising grocery prices

The days of ground beef and chicken legs are long gone at the Ritenour Co-Care Food Pantry just outside of St. Louis. The nonprofit has swapped out those staple proteins for cheaper ground chicken and hot dogs as it faces higher food costs and surging demand. “We have to adapt just like everybody e...

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What happened More Americans are hungry in the face of federal cuts, rising grocery prices.
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Left / center-leftMore Americans are hungry in the face of federal cuts, rising grocery prices

Source New Mexico · Center-left · News report

CenterMore Americans are hungry in the face of federal cuts, rising grocery prices

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Source New MexicoNews report · Jun 17, 12:40 PM

More Americans are hungry in the face of federal cuts, rising grocery prices

The days of ground beef and chicken legs are long gone at the Ritenour Co-Care Food Pantry just outside of St. Louis. The nonprofit has swapped out those staple proteins for cheaper ground...

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Minnesota ReformerNews report · Jun 17, 12:16 PM

More Americans are hungry in the face of federal cuts, rising grocery prices

The days of ground beef and chicken legs are long gone at the Ritenour Co-Care Food Pantry just outside of St. Louis. The nonprofit has swapped out those staple proteins for cheaper ground...

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Details0/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
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