Three Square food bank distributing aid despite federal SNAP rulings Article Date: 2025-10-31T21:17:11+00:00 Summary Southern Nevada’s main food bank, Three Square, is running emergency food distribution events on Saturday while federal SNAP funding remains uncertain amid a government shutdown. Two federal judges ordered the administration to use contingency funds to continue SNAP payments, but beneficiaries […]
Target workers in New Jersey accept $4.6M to settle wage claims for off-the-clock walking Summary A class of current and former Target warehouse employees in New Jersey have agreed to accept a $4.6 million settlement to resolve state-law claims that Target failed to pay workers for time spent walking to and from their stations to […]
How Manufacturers Can Rethink The Supply Chain In A New Era of Risk Summary The article explains why supply chain compliance has moved from a back-office chore to a boardroom priority for US manufacturers. Rising global tensions, new tariffs and tighter enforcement have increased the cost of non-compliance and exposed visibility gaps across complex, cross-border […]
DP World Commits $5 Billion to Strengthen India’s Supply Chain and Maritime Infrastructure Summary DP World has announced a fresh $5 billion investment in India to expand its integrated supply-chain and maritime footprint. This builds on roughly $3 billion invested over the last three decades and is aimed at boosting multimodal connectivity, infrastructure resilience and […]
India Gets Six-Months Relief as U.S. Renews Chabahar Port Sanctions Exemption Summary Punchy take: India has just bought itself six months of breathing space. The United States has renewed a waiver that exempts India from sanctions relating to operations at Iran’s Chabahar port — the extension runs from 29 October 2025 for six months, after […]
Nevada approves $30M to help fund food banks for expected influx Summary With a federal shutdown threatening SNAP benefits for roughly 500,000 Nevadans, the state Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee approved a one-off transfer of $30.2 million to support food banks across Nevada. The emergency cash tops up an earlier $8.6 million allocation and, together with […]
Worried about losing SNAP benefits? Here’s where you can get help Summary Hunger-relief organisations across Southern Nevada are ramping up emergency food distribution after federal SNAP funding was expected to run out amid the government shutdown. SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme) provides roughly $90 million a month in Nevada; funding could return if a […]
Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction Summary Hurricane Melissa struck the northern Caribbean with catastrophic force, making landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with top winds of 185 mph (295 kph) before weakening as it moved on to Cuba. Jamaica’s southwest — notably Black River — took a […]
Hurricane Melissa churns across Cuba as a Category 2 storm; Jamaica reports a baby’s death Summary Hurricane Melissa weakened to a Category 2 storm as it moved across eastern Cuba on 29 October 2025 after striking Jamaica earlier as a catastrophic hurricane. The U.S. National Hurricane Center reported top sustained winds of 105 mph (165 […]
IATA Releases 2026 Cargo and Ground Operations Manuals with Nearly 100 Major Updates Summary The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has published the 2026 editions of its core cargo and ground operations manuals, introducing almost 100 significant updates across the Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR), Battery Shipping Regulations (BSR), Live Animals Regulations (LAR) and the IATA […]
