Author: Justin M. Larson

Health & human services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins share an update on where the work on removing artificial dyes from food products stands on ‘Kudlow.’ After months of investigation and negotiations, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday that WK Kellogg Co. “Kellogg’s” will permanently remove toxic dyes from its cereals. In a historic legal agreement, Paxton and Kellogg’s signed an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (AVC), which certifies that the company commits to removing artificial food colorings from its cereals by the end of 2027. While other companies have verbally committed to removing food dyes,…

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Kourtney Blasted For Risky Boat Trip With Baby Rocky; Her Reaction Stuns FansKourtney Kardashian found herself at the center of an online backlash after posting a photo of her 21-month-old son, Rocky, enjoying a boat ride, without a life jacket. The image sparked instant outrage, with fans warning of serious water safety risks and questioning why boating rules weren’t followed. Some called the move “dangerous” and even “against the law.” Refusing to ignore the criticism, Kourtney addressed it directly on Instagram Stories, sharing a picture of a child-sized vest and confirming, “Update, bought a life vest that fits.” She thanked…

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Cava stock tumbled 16% in afternoon trading on Wednesday, making it the latest fast-casual chain to feel Wall Street’s wrath after reporting disappointing quarterly sales.A year ago, eateries like Chipotle Mexican Grill and Cava were reporting double-digit same-store sales growth, even as the broader restaurant industry posted falling traffic and slumping sales. But times have changed. This spring, fast-casual chains saw foot traffic decline as sales slowed down or even shrank.To explain the downturn, executives have said that diners are “cautious,” in the words of Sweetgreen CEO Jonathan Neman, or dealing with an economic “fog,” according to Cava CFO Tricia…

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Kourtney Blasted For Risky Boat Trip With Baby Rocky; Her Reaction Stuns FansKourtney Kardashian found herself at the center of an online backlash after posting a photo of her 21-month-old son, Rocky, enjoying a boat ride, without a life jacket. The image sparked instant outrage, with fans warning of serious water safety risks and questioning why boating rules weren’t followed. Some called the move “dangerous” and even “against the law.” Refusing to ignore the criticism, Kourtney addressed it directly on Instagram Stories, sharing a picture of a child-sized vest and confirming, “Update, bought a life vest that fits.” She thanked…

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European leaders appeared cautiously optimistic after holding a virtual meeting with Donald Trump on Wednesday, two days before he meets his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.Trump reportedly told the Europeans that his goal for the summit was to obtain a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv.He also agreed that any territorial issues had to be decided with Volodymyr Zelensky’s involvement, and that security guarantees had to be part of the deal, according to France’s Emmanuel Macron.Speaking to Trump had allowed him to “clarify his intentions” and gave the Europeans a chance to “express…

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New research is challenging the long-standing belief that you need to walk at least 10,000 steps—or about 5 miles—a day to stay healthy.The meta-analysis, published in The Lancet Public Health, found that walking just 7,000 steps a day may provide protection against a range of diseases, including cancer, dementia, and heart disease.These findings come at a time when one in three adults worldwide is physically inactive, a public health crisis that’s estimated to contribute to 8% of non-communicable diseases each year.The new paper adds to a growing body of evidence that any movement is better than none—and that even shorter…

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Wall Street Journal editorial board member Allysia Finley discusses President Donald Trumps claim that the jobs report was politically manipulated before the election to help Joe Biden on Varney & Co. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said that he doesn’t think the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) needs to pause monthly jobs report releases because of instances of large revisions in the data in subsequent reports. Bessent was interviewed on “Bloomberg Surveillance” and he was asked about comments made by Heritage Foundation chief economist EJ Antoni, who has been nominated as BLS commissioner, that the agency should suspend issuing the monthly…

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Paul AdamsBBC Diplomatic CorrespondentBBCDonald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska on FridaySpeculation has swirled over whether the Trump-Putin summit will result in the map of Ukraine being forcibly – and fundamentally – altered.Russia has laid claim to vast parts of Ukraine since 2014, when President Vladimir Putin made his first move.At the time, in the space of a short few months, Moscow carried out the relatively bloodless occupation and annexation of the Crimean peninsula.But that was followed by a Russian-backed separatist movement in the eastern Donbas region – specifically the two regions, or “oblasts”, known as Donetsk and…

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Weighted vests have become a trendy fitness accessory, spotted on celebrities and promoted on social media for purported benefits like weight loss and muscle gain. They’ve become particularly popular among older women, said Kristen Beavers, PhD, professor of gerontology and geriatrics at Wake Forest University School of Medicine—largely due to the belief that they can boost bone strength that may be lost during menopausal changes. But that claim—and the broader health benefits attributed to weighted vests—isn’t as strongly supported by evidence as the hype around them might suggest. One recent study conducted by Beavers and her colleagues, for example, found…

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A federal appeals court has reversed a lower court’s ruling, clearing the way for the Trump administration to cut billions in foreign aid funding this year.In a 2-1 decision Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit overruled a lower court’s decision that prohibited the Trump administration from making drastic cuts to USAID funding that had already approved by Congress.The court sidestepped the substantive question of whether the cuts were constitutional, instead deciding that the nonprofits that sued the Trump administration lacked the standing to bring a case.Judges Karen Henderson and Gregory Katsas — appointed by Presidents George…

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