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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

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Arkansas AdvocateNews report · Jun 18, 10:00 AM

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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Wisconsin ExaminerNews report · Jun 18, 8:00 AM

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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Indiana Capital ChronicleNews report · Jun 18, 8:00 AM

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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Ohio Capital JournalNews report · Jun 18, 7:10 AM

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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Jun 18, 7:10 AM: Ohio Capital Journal joined the source map.

Jun 18, 8:00 AM: Indiana Capital Chronicle joined the source map.

Jun 18, 8:00 AM: Wisconsin Examiner joined the source map.

Jun 18, 10:00 AM: Arkansas Advocate joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 4 sources · 1 bucket.