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Snags in the food supply chain are becoming a “dire situation”
Aug 29, 2024

Snags in the food supply chain are becoming a “dire situation”

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Members of Congress are calling on the Agriculture Department to fix supply chain problems.

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When snags in supply chains mean people don't get what they need to eat

Three bipartisan groups of lawmakers have sent letters to the Agriculture Department saying that tribes and food banks that rely on supplies from the USDA distribution programs are reporting empty shelves because promised food deliveries never came.

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Financial challenges of a world in which people live longer

In Singapore, a shrinking young workforce will have to pay for an ever-expanding group of retirees. The Singapore government is now pushing older workers to keep working.

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