USDA Proposes Replacing Some Food Stamps With Delivery Service
- Food stamp recipients may end up getting a “Blue Apron” type delivery instead of food stamps.
The USDA is toying with the idea of cutting down the number of food stamps it gives out and instead send out U.S. sourced foods. Only shelf stable products like canned foods, rice and pasta, and other processed foods would be in the boxes.
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Olympics: Shaun White Wins Gold
The U.S. is taking home some more hardware at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. American Shaun White won the gold medal in the men's snowboard halfpipe final – throwing down a 97.75 in his final run to earn the top-spot on the podium and a little redemption while he was at it.
The win – White’s third gold overall – serves as a redemption as he failed to medal at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia (he took home home gold in the 2006 and 2010 Games). As if that’s not enough, it’s because of his efforts that the United States now our 100th all-time gold medal at the Winter Olympics.
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This iOS update that will let you stop Apple from slowing down your phone
Apple issued an aplogy late last year for slowing down iPhones with older batteries, and then announced they would drop the price of out-of-warranty replacement batteries to $29 from $79. Now they also issued an iOS software update that would give you greater visibility into the health of your iPhone battery.
The new software would also let you disable the throttling feature Apple says it put in place to protect devices with weak batteries from sudden, unexpected crashes.
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Score lots of freebies this Valentine's Day
Auntie Anne's - They are offering pretzel a buy one heart-shaped pretzel, get one free deal for members of their My Pretzel Perks loyalty program. You’ll need to download the app before Valentine’s Day to take advantage of the offer. Auntie Anne’s will be cooking up its heart-shaped pretzel in both original and cinnamon sugar flavors.
Quiznos - Quiznos is paying a nod to the lobster, which they say partners for life, this Valentine’s. Members of Quiznos’ Toasty Points loyalty app can get one, free 8-inch Lobster & Seafood Scampi Bake or Lobster & Seafood Classic sub with any purchase for two weeks beginning Feb. 14.
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The Makers of UNO Are Releasing a Spinoff Game Called DOS
For the first time in 50 years, the makers of the game UNO are releasing a spinoff game. It's called, appropriately, DOS. The game is similar to the format of UNO, with a few tweaks to the rules.
Here's how to play: The objective is the same, so the first person to get rid of all their cards wins. Each player starts with seven cards. Two cards, not one, start in the center row of the game. When it's your turn, you must match the number of your card with the number of one of the cards in the center row. If you match the number, you move the pair down and draw another card to go in the center row. If you match the number and the color, you can discard another card, move that pile to the discard area, and draw another card to go in the center.
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