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Two photos side by side. On the left is a street vendor putting tamales in a bag. On the right is a bicycle basket containing bags of food

Amid ICE raids, Chicago cyclists buy out tamale carts and distribute food to people in need: 'Go home and be safe'

The group Cycling x Solidarity is buying out street vendors’ stock to keep them safe from harm.

A Portland coffee shop offered free breakfast to SNAP recipients. Supporters responded by raising $280K

Thousands of people have donated to Heretic Coffee's efforts.

A hand holds a black takeout box and chop sticks from Lovebite Dumplings in Phoenix, Arizona

SNAP benefits stop Nov. 1. This Phoenix dumpling shop will feed people free lunch: 'This will hurt us, but we have to step up'

“No one should go hungry because of politics,” Lovebite Dumplings said on social media.

Two photos side-by-side. On the left is white text on an indigo background reading: "Over the weekend, this community raised $646,541 for food banks across the country." On the right is Sharon McMahon sitting in a leather chair, wearing a white blazer, and smirking at a camera.

Sharon McMahon and her community of 'Governerds' just raised $600k for food banks on Instagram

The donations are from Instagram followers and matching supporters.

A young Black man working as a barista holds out a drink tray with two coffee cups on it.

SNAP benefits stop Nov. 1. This Portland coffee shop is serving free SNAP breakfast 'until everyone's benefits are reinstated, or we go broke doing it'

The Heretic Coffee owner said Portland has recently been depicted as “some kind of rioting, looting, burning-down city” and “this act is just one small glimpse of the real Portland.”

Two little girls in skeleton costumes look into pumpkin-shaped candy buckets while sitting on an ivy-covered stoop

To help families losing SNAP benefits, people are handing out more than just candy this Halloween

With SNAP benefits set to be cut on November 1, good Samaritans have some tricks up their sleeve this Halloween.

Ms Rachel, Rachel Griffin, Accurso -- a white woman with brown hair -- smiles on the cover of Glamour Magazine.

Ms. Rachel named a Glamour 'Woman of the Year'

The beloved children’s educator told Glamour: “I didn’t know just how dehumanized Palestinians are before I started doing this work.”

A photo collage of the Morgan State University signage, a woman checks the stomach of a man as they stand in the middle of a field, two whales swimming in the ocean, players from the Indianapolis Clowns pose for their team photo, and people seated inside JBJ Soul Kitchen

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A bug-eyed little baby walrus is in a rehabilitation clinic

Injured and on the brink of death, 'Little Miss Walrus' became a symbol of hope for volunteers at this sea life center

“Little Miss Walrus” was the “Moo Deng” of Alaska in 2024. Now, as Uki, the walrus is better than ever.

An elderly white man with furrowed brows and white wispy hair wears a hair that says WORLD WAR II VETERAN

After catastrophic flood, this small town united to help a 99-year-old WWII veteran who lost everything

When a catastrophic flood destroyed the home of World War II veteran Leo Valente and his daughter, Cheryl, their community quickly came together to keep them off the streets.

A close-up of a bronze D20 die, surrounded by other blue dice

New study: Dungeons & Dragons provides real benefits to people with disabilities and the elderly

New research calls the game “serious leisure,” and shows real benefits to be reaped from playing.

A motel turned affordable apartments in Atlanta under a pink sunset

This motel was transformed into colorful affordable housing. And it's named after a civil rights icon

The new development is part of Atlanta Beltline, which aims to create 5,000 new affordable homes by 2030.