Northeast Families Could Lose SNAP, WIC Benefits As Government Shutdown Continues
Low-income families across the Northeast could lose access to food assistance if the federal government shutdown continues.
States like Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania have warned that they may have to suspend Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits if the shutdown doesn't end on or shortly after Saturday, Nov. 1. SNAP, which is sometimes called "food stamps," provides monthly electronic benefits that can be used to buy groceries.
The shutdown, already the second-longest in US history, began on Wednesday, Oct. 1, when Congressional Republicans a…
Massive AWS Outage Exposes Internet's Weaknesses, Experts Warn
A major Amazon Web Services outage brought parts of the global economy to a halt, disrupting everything from banking apps to airline systems.
The incident, centered in AWS's massive US-East-1 region in northern Virginia, started overnight on Monday, Oct. 20. According to analytics tracker BuiltWith, the problems impacted an estimated 76 million websites, including Daily Voice.
The outage affected a wide range of popular apps and companies. Those suffering outages also included Amazon, Canva, Coinbase, Delta Air Lines, Disney+, Hinge, Lyft, Reddit, Ring, Robinhood, Roblox, Sig…
