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Edward Smith,
Multimedia Journalist

Edward Smith began reporting for GV Wire in May 2023. His reporting career began at Fresno City College, graduating with an associate degree in journalism. After leaving school he spent the next six years with The Business Journal, doing research for the publication as well as covering the restaurant industry. Soon after, he took on real estate and agriculture beats, winning multiple awards at the local, state and national level. You can contact Edward at 559-440-8372 or at Edward.Smith@gvwire.com.

Stories by Edward Smith

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Mary Schiely, who works at Sloan’s Market that serves customers on SNAP benefits in Middletown, Ohio on Nov. 23, 2025. Schiely relies on SNAP benefits, as do many customers at the small grocery store where she works. The nation’s day of feasting is not the easiest for them. (Madeleine Hordinski/The New York Times)

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SNAP Recipients Plan Thanksgiving, Down to Their Last Cent

President Donald Trump, left, shares a laugh with Hoeard Lutnick during his ceremonial swearing-in as Commerce Secretary at the White House on Feb. 21, 2025. Lutnick was one of the dozens of donors to Trump’s transition, and his family donated to the $300 million White House construction project. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times)

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A Year Later, Donors to Trump’s Transition Come to Light

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Nov. 23, 2023. The 99th edition of the New York parade will feature performances from Cynthia Erivo and Busta Rhymes, as well as dozens of floats and balloons. (Amir Hamja/The New York Times)

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How to Watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Fire burns bamboo scaffolding across multiple buildings at Wang Fuk Court housing estate, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, November 26, 2025. (Reuters/Tyrone Siu)

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Fire Engulfs Hong Kong Residential Building Killing at Least 14 People, Trapping Others

Israeli soldiers walk during an operation in Tubas, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 26, 2025. (Reuters/Mohamad Torokman)

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Israel Launches New Military Operation in Northern West Bank

15 hours ago

Assault Case Against Former Merced County Sheriff’s Sgt. Delayed to 2026

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