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From NPR News In Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. A UPS cargo plane has crashed near the main airport in Louisville. The McDonnell Douglas MD11 cargo jet was headed to Honolulu. Television massive cloud of smoke and a wide swath of buildings on fire near the airport. Police reported injuries and have issued a shelter in place warning for the surrounding area. UPS says three people were aboard. The Federal Aviation Administration says the airport will be closed until 7am Eastern tomorrow. Almost 42 million people are losing a big part of their food budget this month as the federal government delays their monthly SNAP payments. Now some nonprofits and private companies are trying to bridge the gap for those who use food stamps. NPR's Maria Aspen reports on one tech startup that's sending cash to some recipients.
Maria Aspen (1:07)
Jimmy Chen runs a small tech company called Propel. It makes a free app for people on the federal government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program, or SNAP. About 5 million people use Propel's app, meaning that Chen sees just how much the delayed payments are hurting their families. So Propel teamed up with a nonprofit, GiveDirectly, to run a crowdfunding campaign. This weekend, they started giving $50 each to propel users with little or income and kids to feed.
Jimmy Chen (1:37)
We understand that $50 is not enough. It's not enough to help a family afford food for a whole month or anything even close.
Maria Aspen (1:43)
But until the government fully restores SNAP payments, he's hoping that it makes a little bit of a difference. Maria Aspen, NPR News.
Ryland Barton (1:51)
New York voters are casting ballots across the country. The New York City mayor's race between Zahran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo will determine whether the city elects its first Muslim mayor or offers a comeback to a governor who resigned in disgrace four years ago. Democrats in California hope a ballot meas redraw congressional maps will counter Republican redistricting efforts in states like Texas. And voters are weighing in on races for governor in New Jersey and Virginia. Maryland Governor Wes Moore is pushing the state into the nationwide redistricting battle, announcing an advisory commission to recommend new congressional maps. Jenny Abamu from member station WAMU has more.