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As Venezuelans go hungry, Trump targets food corruption

The June meeting was conducted behind closed doors far from the klieg-light attention normally focused on Venezuela......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsSep 24th, 2018

Ivanka Trump to launch $3B coronavirus farmers aid with USDA secretary in Maryland

Ivanka Trump and USDA Sec. Perdue visited a Maryland food wholesaler Friday to launch the USDA's $3 billion "Farmers to Families Food Box" program......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsMay 15th, 2020

Infectious-disease doctors ask government to explain how it decides who gets Gilead’s remdesivir

Within a week of the Food and Drug Administration authorization of remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment, clinicians are pushing the Trump administration to clarify how it is selecting which hospitals get access to the drug......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 7th, 2020

Rotting food. Hungry masses. Chaotic supply chains. Coronavirus upends the U.S. food system

During the coronavirus crisis, food producers, dist.....»»

Category: topSource: latimesMay 6th, 2020

Coronavirus will constrain U.S. meat supply despite Trump order: Tyson Foods

The coronavirus crisis will continue to idle U.S. meat plants and slow production, Tyson Foods Inc said on Monday, signaling more disruptions to the U.S. food supply after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered facilities to stay open......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMay 4th, 2020

Trump: Gilead gets emergency FDA authorization for remdesivir

The Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization for Gilead's remdesivir drug to treat the coronavirus, President Donald Trump announced Friday......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMay 1st, 2020

Trump: Gilead gets emergency FDA authorization for remdesivir

The Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization for Gilead's remdesivir drug to treat the coronavirus, President Donald Trump announced Friday......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMay 1st, 2020

Trump to order meat plants to stay open

President Donald Trump plans to order meat-processing plants to remain open as the nation confronts growing food-supply disruptions from the coronavirus outbreak, a person familiar with the matter... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkApr 30th, 2020

Trump wants FDA to move "quickly" on remdesivir approval

The Food and Drug Administration has been in "sustained and ongoing" discussions with Gilead Sciences to make antiviral drug remdesivir available to Covid-19 patients "as quickly as possible, as appropriate," the agency said......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 29th, 2020

The Tell: Keeping slaughterhouses open to protect U.S. meat supply may boost these food-packaging companies

The Trump administration is looking to keep U.S. meat-processing plants open during coronavirus to stem havoc on farms and shortages at grocery stores, but these food-packaging companies also could benefit......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 28th, 2020

How initiatives work to feed hungry families while helping local restaurants recover

With an increase in demand and restaurants struggling to weather the Covid-19 pandemic, many organizations have come together to raise funds to help the San Antonio Food Bank ensure that it continues to complete its mission of fighting hunger. T.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 28th, 2020

Trump to Order U.S. Meat Plants to Stay Open Amid Supply Fears

The President plans to declare them critical infrastructure as the nation confronts food supply disruptions President Donald Trump plans to order meat-processing plants to remain open, decl.....»»

Category: topSource: timeApr 28th, 2020

Why Tyson Food"s Stock Is Trading Higher Today

Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) shares are trading higher following reports suggesting President Donald Trump will sign an executive order to use the Defense Production Act to mandate that meat processing plants stay open. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaApr 28th, 2020

Trump Today: Trump to sign order to keep meat-processing plants open

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would sign an executive order on food supply, as the U.S. was working with Tyson Foods during the coronavirus pandemic......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 28th, 2020

President Trump Readies Bailout For Nation"s Food Suppliers

President Trump Readies Bailout For Nation's Food Suppliers Update (1306ET): In another round of comments, President Trump has ordered meatpacking plants to remain open during the p.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 28th, 2020

Trump Today: Trump says U.S. working with Tyson Foods as he teases order on food-supply liability

President Donald Trump on Tuesday was scheduled to give a speech touting the federal government’s small-business loan program, and said he would sign an executive order on food supply......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 28th, 2020

Farmers are destroying their own crops after the coronavirus ravaged the food market — and say USDA failed to help them get it to hungry Americans in time

Marco Bello/Reuters/Business Insider Farmers are destroying vast amounts of usable food and milk because the coronavirus pand.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 27th, 2020

Farmers dump unused food as needy families go hungry. The government hopes to fix that.

and Pace University in New York were sued by two students seeking partial refunds on tuition and fees after being denied in-person classes because of the coronavirus<…; pandemic. The students, one... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkApr 25th, 2020

"Will we have enough food?:" Millions of Americans are now unemployed and hungry. Food banks worry they can"t feed them.

Courtesy of San Antonio Food Bank.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 22nd, 2020

United Airlines workers come to the rescue of Houston families left hungry by coronavirus

United Airlines employees are pitching in to help the Houston Food Bank now that so many residents are struggling because of the coronav.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayApr 21st, 2020

The constant cuts to the US healthcare safety net have made the coronavirus more devastating. We can"t make the same mistake again.

U.S. Navy/Chief Mass Communication Specialist Barry Riley/Handout via Reuters The Trump administration has rolled back food and health programs under the guise of reducing costs. The coronavirus pandemic exp.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 18th, 2020