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Ahead of the Dutch election, food banks are highlighting the cost of living crisis, a major campaign theme

VORBURG, Netherlands — Canned fish, jars of pasta sauce and bags of beans are stacked in blue crates. Meat, dairy and bread are kept cold in a huge freezer and built-in fridge in this wealthy Dutch city. Supplies are available to feed the new poor in one of the richest nations in the world. Needy …

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Ahead of the Dutch election, food banks are highlighting the cost of living crisis, a major campaign theme

VORBURG, Netherlands — Canned fish, jars of pasta sauce and bags of beans are stacked in blue crates. Meat, dairy and bread are kept cold in a huge freezer and built-in fridge in this wealthy Dutch city. Supplies are available to feed the new poor in one of the richest nations in the world. Needy …

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Survivors of deadly Hurricane Otis increasingly in need of food and aid amid slow government response

ACAPULCO, Mexico — Survivors of the Category 5 storm that killed at least 27 people and devastated the Mexican resort town of Acapulco are growing desperate amid a slow government response, worrying that the focus will instead remain on repairing infrastructure to the city’s economic engine of tourism to help those most in need. Despite …

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