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Food Pantry Patrons Face ‘Too Much Month at the End of Their Money’

Food inflation, gas prices and cuts to federal benefits have created a “perfect storm” for food pantries, which have become vital parts of the family budget for millions of Americans.

© Eze Amos for The New York Times

“People are hungry, and they are scared,” said Chris Manno, who volunteers and shops at a food pantry in Virginia.
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Warsh Vows to Tame Inflation as A.I. Delivers ‘Shock’ to Economy

The Federal Reserve chairman said technological change was complicating the outlook for central banks.

© Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaking at an event during the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday.
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El Niño Threatens Global Sugar Supply

A poor sugarcane crop in India, the world’s second-largest producer, is hurting consumers and farmers — plus undermining the country’s energy security goals.

A worker tending to a sugarcane crop in Maharashtra, India, in September.
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