The USDA could also tap into contingency funds to keep SNAP operating, but it would cost about $8 billion to keep everyone’s benefits running in November. The size of the agency’s contingency fund is closer to $6 billion, according to CNN.

Currently, on free tiers, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google all limit how many times per day you can message their top reasoning models. Once this is exhausted, they default to cheaper and less capable models, or require you to wait for the limit to reset. Subscriptions to each company’s top models start at $20 per month.

Stories by The Charlotte Observer and Raleigh News & Observer team, with AI summarization The aftermath of Hurricane Helene has prompted widespread efforts to assist affected communities. We’ve collected tips for how to make insurance claims, how to ...