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MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Whittney Thomas and her two sisters loaded two shopping carts full of food into an older gold SUV Thursday afternoon. They were among the last people served at the Jewish Community Pantry on the city's north side.

Thomas said she's a mother of 12, and 10 of those kids are 15 or younger, so she needed plenty of goods. She added she doesn't frequently visit the pantry, but she felt there wasn't much of a choice as her FoodShare benefits for November are paused amid the federal government shutdown.

"I don't come often, but since it's been going on about, goin

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