Renee Hickman
@reneehickman.bsky.social
Reuters Reporter in Chicago. @Mizzou & Fulbright Ukraine alum. renee.hickman@thomsonreuters.com
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“he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys’.” www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
“he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys’.” www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
In Rep. David Valadao’s district, more than half of constituents are on Medicaid & 28% on SNAP. Yet he voted for a Republican budget blueprint with deep cuts to both programs. Here’s how it could impact people, and Valadao’s political future. New from me and my colleague @andysullivan.bsky.social
Cuts to food stamps and Medicaid could imperil this California Republican
When Blair Isbell's food aid benefits arrive each month, the community college student and mother of two starts planning how to spend the roughly $7 per person per day she gets for groceries.
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April 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
In Rep. David Valadao’s district, more than half of constituents are on Medicaid & 28% on SNAP. Yet he voted for a Republican budget blueprint with deep cuts to both programs. Here’s how it could impact people, and Valadao’s political future. New from me and my colleague @andysullivan.bsky.social
Beef tallow or rendered beef fat has been trending among right-leaning social media influencers who believe consuming seed oils such as canola leads to issues like heart disease and obesity. Now, the substance has a powerful advocate in the U.S. government. My latest @reuters.com
Kennedy's confirmation could boost beef tallow demand
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lowered a raw Thanksgiving turkey into a bubbling pot of cooking fat in a video posted to social media last November.
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February 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Beef tallow or rendered beef fat has been trending among right-leaning social media influencers who believe consuming seed oils such as canola leads to issues like heart disease and obesity. Now, the substance has a powerful advocate in the U.S. government. My latest @reuters.com
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The Trump administration’s effort to slash and reshape American foreign aid is crippling the intricate global system that aims to prevent and respond to famine reut.rs/3EsgU7r
Halt in US aid cripples global efforts to relieve hunger
About 500,000 metric tons of food worth $340 million is in limbo as humanitarian organizations wait for U.S. State Department approval to distribute it.
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February 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The Trump administration’s effort to slash and reshape American foreign aid is crippling the intricate global system that aims to prevent and respond to famine reut.rs/3EsgU7r
The purchases were stopped despite the State Department’s waiver exempting food from the U.S. foreign aid freeze
Exclusive: US food purchases for foreign aid halted despite waiver, sources say
The U.S. has stopped purchases for foreign food aid programs since the Trump administration began a sweeping review of federal aid spending, despite a waiver issued nearly two weeks ago for food assistance, according to nine sources.
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February 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The purchases were stopped despite the State Department’s waiver exempting food from the U.S. foreign aid freeze
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As Musk appears to take greater control of US federal government, it’s worth taking a look back at grave management issues in his own businesses. Here’s our 2023 series www.reuters.com/investigates...
The Musk Industrial Complex
Reuters exposes grave harms to consumers, workers and laboratory animals across Elon Musk’s manufacturing empire, resulting in investigations by U.S. and European regulators and calls for action from U.S. lawmakers.
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February 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
As Musk appears to take greater control of US federal government, it’s worth taking a look back at grave management issues in his own businesses. Here’s our 2023 series www.reuters.com/investigates...
Experts say even the threat of tariffs can be inflationary, with food companies rushing to come up with contingency plans that add to the cost of business. New from me and my colleagues at @reuters.com
Trump tariffs to stoke US food inflation despite pledge to lower costs
U.S. consumers grappling with soaring prices for beef and eggs will face even higher costs for meat, vegetables and fruit if President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports, economists and food industry executives said.
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February 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Experts say even the threat of tariffs can be inflationary, with food companies rushing to come up with contingency plans that add to the cost of business. New from me and my colleagues at @reuters.com
My latest: Chicago is poised to end its tipped minimum wage thus fall. Experts say real changes are coming to the local restaurant industry but lessons from other states show it won’t fall apart.
How Tipped Minimum Wage Bans Have Shaken Out Across the U.S.
More service fees and higher prices could be on the horizon
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September 20, 2023 at 11:32 PM
My latest: Chicago is poised to end its tipped minimum wage thus fall. Experts say real changes are coming to the local restaurant industry but lessons from other states show it won’t fall apart.