USDA updates rules for school meals that limit added sugars for the first time
The nation’s school meals will get a makeover under new nutrition standards that limit added sugars for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. The final rule also trims sodium in kids’ meals, although
Columbia extends protest deadline after students agree to dismantle some tents
By Jonathan Allen and Brendan O’Brien NEW YORK (Reuters) – Columbia University students agreed to take down “a significant number” of the dozens of tents set up on the school’s main campus as part of a protest
US ban on worker noncompete agreements faces lawsuit from major business group
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the country’s largest business lobby, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to strike down a federal agency’s near-total ban on employers requiring workers to sign agreements not
Biden pardons 11 people, commutes sentences of five others, says White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday pardoned 11 people and commuted the sentences of five others who had been convicted of non-violent drug offenses, the White House said, the latest in a series of
US core capital goods orders rise moderately in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods rose moderately in March and data for the prior month was revised lower, suggesting business spending on equipment was likely sluggish in the first quarter. Non-defense capital
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Puerto Rico’s Democratic presidential primary
WASHINGTON (AP) — Puerto Rico will hold a Democratic presidential primary on Sunday, which will be the only opportunity most registered voters on the island will have to officially weigh in on the race for the White
Nick Reed’s Must Read Headlines – 04.24.24
Biden: Biden claimed (once again) that he once drove a semi truck. Biden Resurrects His Truck Driving, Civil Rights Days – Does Anyone Believe This Sickness Anymore? (Red State) Biden claimed last week that his uncle was
Biden administration is announcing plans for up to 12 lease sales for offshore wind energy
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration is preparing to announce plans for a new five-year schedule to lease federal offshore tracts for wind energy production, with up to a dozen lease sales anticipated beginning this year
US sets plan for 12 offshore wind auctions over five years
(Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration unveiled plans on Wednesday to hold up to a dozen auctions of offshore wind development rights through 2028, including four before the end of this year. The schedule will help companies,
Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal set to star in Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’
Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone and Austin Butler are among the actors set to star in Ari Aster’s next feature film, Eddington, produced A24. Luke Grimes, Deirdre O’Connell, Micheal Ward and Clifton Collins Jr. are also
