‘Our people are hungry’: What federal food aid cuts mean in a warming world

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By Ayurella Horn-MullerMar 18, 2025, 4:15 am723 ptsHot
Every Friday, as he’s done for the last year and a half, Mark Broyles hops in his truck and drives 20 minutes from his home in Big Stone Gap to Duffield, Virginia, to pick up two boxes of free food. Though their contents are always a surprise, as the retired mechanic describes it, he’s able to get “fresh…

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