{"id":622942,"date":"2025-07-17T14:43:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T09:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/web-stories\/-622942\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T14:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T09:13:59","slug":"trump-admin-to-burn-500-tons-of-food-meant-for-starving-kids","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/web-stories\/trump-admin-to-burn-500-tons-of-food-meant-for-starving-kids-622942\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Admin to Burn 500 Tons of Food Meant for Starving Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Alegreya%3Awght%40700\" 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