Month: September 2025

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What events and deals are on offer for National Day celebrations in Hong Kong?

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Hong Kong will celebrate the 76th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China on Wednesday, with locals and tourists expected to make 8. 8 million cross-border trips across the National Day holiday week, a 20 per cent increase over last years figure. As the city prepares for the celebrations, the Post lists activities and offers on October 1, from free public transport rides and restaurant promotions to a series of activities. What events are being held to celebrate? A.

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Fraudsters stole about $320 million in SNAP benefits over 2-year period: GAO

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GAO noted that available data understates the actual scale of SNAP theft, given that states are not required to report every occurrence, so many thefts go undisclosed. A new Government Accountability Office report calls for the Agriculture Department to take stronger steps to assess how states are implementing security measures to prevent theft of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on electronic benefit transfer cards. The report released Thursday found states use a range of tools recommended by USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service to prevent theft but many of the measures require SNAP recipients to take individual action, “which can.