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block grants

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The law authorizes a pilot program offering grants and forgivable loans to address a range of repair needs and health hazards.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Both grants are running out, leaving the beach safety program, which has an annual operating budget of about $1 million, in danger of closing in September.

— Kori McNair, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

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At the same time, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s vast economic reforms sparked high inflation after fuel subsidies were removed three years ago and the currency was devalued.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
This is the true bureaucracy standing in the way of housing that families can afford — not federal programs or subsidies helping those very families stay housed.

— Jake Day, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2026

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Internal medicine physician Manjaree Daw, MD, told Cleveland Clinic that lemon balm can be a gentler option than prescription sleep aids.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Leaning into ecology serves world-building, while trending toward biomechanics aids immediate believability.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026

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Mortgages, bonds, annuities, pensions, college savings plans, retirement accounts—the list goes on.

— byDoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026
And, unlike fire insurance, life insurance or disability, annuities are an insurance product that a retiree looks forward to collecting.

— David Chavern, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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Matt Tapp, director of acquisitions and entitlements at Griffin Riley, said Monday that the project represents several years of close collaboration with city officials.

— Ilana Arougheti July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Public safety, education and child care, and protecting seniors’ entitlements like Social Security and Medicare.

— Brent Andersen, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026

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Top-down approach The firm takes a top-down macro approach when deciding the portfolio’s allocations.

— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 16 July 2026
But its appropriation process has come under more intense scrutiny in recent weeks after a supposedly fake investment promotion agency was found to have received allocations from the budget.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 10 July 2026

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