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Analysis: Trump's cut to food security survey could make measuring US hunger harder Trump's cancellation of a government food security survey could make it difficult to assess whether his cuts to the food stamp program lead to…
Low birth rate could create US housing surplus in coming decade A new era may dawn in which a shortage of buyers, not homes, is the defining feature, according to a new Mortgage Bankers Association paper.
