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Trump abruptly stopped paying farmers to feed in-need Californians—so they fought back

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For Bryce Loewen, a farmer who co-owns Blossom Bluff Orchards in Fresno County, the first freeze in funding meant that the USDA failed to hand over more than $30,000 that it owed the business for growing food to help feed Californians who could not afford it. Loewen left messages and wrote emails to Rep. And two weeks of no food.

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High-speed rail is on life support in Texas. Can a hedge fund save it?

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The proposed project would cut the travel time down between the nations fourth- and fifth-largest metro areas to 90 minutes, using Japanese technology to propel the trains 200-plus mph. A 2015 APTA survey found that 63% of Americans said they were likely to use high-speed rail if it were available to them.

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