LAS VEGAS, NEV. — A nearly empty refrigerator has become reality for more families as SNAP benefits run low while the federal government shutdown continues.

Retired veteran Charles Gowdy's SNAP account showed zero dollars and zero cents Wednesday afternoon, a tough hit for him and the three family members he lives with in their Spring Valley apartment.

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"Normally we get what, about 500 bucks?" Gowdy said.

The family is making do with limited resources as the shutdown drags on.

"We still got a few coins left in the bank to buy some food. The food bank is open. They don't have enough to satisfy everything for everybody," Gowdy said.

His son Siaju Brown descri

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