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Politically motivated language modification?
16 NovUSDA drops ‘hungry’ from annual report
Lack of food will be labeled as ‘very low food security’
The U.S. government has promised that Americans will never be hungry again. But they may experience “very low food security.”
Every year, the Agriculture Department issues a report that measures Americans’ access to food, and it has consistently used the word “hunger” to describe those who can least afford to put food on the table. But not this year.
Some Americans losing laptops after return from travel abroad
13 NovNY Times: To Do List: Rename Laptop Files ‘Grandma’s Favorite Recipes’
By JOE SHARKEY
A COUPLE of weeks ago, I wrote a column that reported two basic things about traveling abroad and back with a laptop that has sensitive business or personal information.
One is that anecdotal evidence indicates a growing number of laptops are being randomly and legally scrutinized, and some are even being seized without a reason given by customs agents when travelers return to the United States. And two, the Association of Corporate Travel Executives, a worldwide trade group representing corporate travel managers, is worried about how much proprietary corporate information may be at risk, and how companies can re-evaluate policies.
An Aging Trans Woman 