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USDA updates rules for school meals that limit added sugars for the first time

By JONEL ALECCIA
Apr 28, 2024 8:28 am - 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.
What to know about Zyn, the tiny nicotine pouch that’s sparked a big health debate

By MATTHEW PERRONE
Apr 28, 2024 6:00 am - A tiny Philip Morris product called Zyn has been making big headlines, sparking debate about whether new nicotine-based alternatives intended for adults may be catching on with underage teens and adolescents.
America’s child care crisis is holding back moms without college degrees

By MORIAH BALINGIT and SHARON LURYE of The Associated Press and DANIEL BEEKMAN of The Seattle Times
Apr 28, 2024 6:00 am - AUBURN, Wash. — After a series of lower-paying jobs, Nicole Slemp finally landed one she loved. She was a secretary for Washington’s child services department, a job that...
How US changes to ‘noncompete’ agreements and overtime pay could affect workers

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MAE ANDERSON
Apr 26, 2024 2:31 pm - NEW YORK — For millions of American workers, the federal government took two actions this week that could bestow potentially far-reaching benefits. In one move, the Feder...
#MeToo advocates vow the reckoning will continue after Weinstein's conviction is overturned

By JOCELYN NOVECK
Apr 26, 2024 1:34 pm - NEW YORK — #MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there’s a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and presto, i...
Rooting for Trump to fail has made his stock shorters millions

By BERNARD CONDON
Apr 26, 2024 9:35 am - NEW YORK — Rooting for Donald Trump to fail has rarely been this profitable. Just ask a hardy band of mostly amateur Wall Street investors who have collectively made tens...
Trump's lawyers seek to discredit testimony of prosecution's lead witness in hush money trial

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Apr 26, 2024 9:16 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump's defense team attacked the credibility Friday of the prosecution's first witness in his hush money case, seeking to discredit testimony detailing...
Fed’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures stayed elevated last month

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Apr 26, 2024 8:00 am - WASHINGTON — A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March, likely reinforcing the Fed's reluctance to cut interest r...
FTC sends $5.6 million in refunds to Ring customers as part of video privacy settlement

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
Apr 25, 2024 2:11 pm - NEW YORK — The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $5.6 million in refunds to consumers as part of a settlement with Amazon-owned Ring, which was charged with f...
Takeaways from the Supreme Court argument on Trump’s criminal immunity

Perry Stein, Devlin Barrett, Spencer S. Hsu, Rachel Weiner
Apr 25, 2024 1:11 pm - The Supreme Court spent hours Thursday morning debating former President Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from prosecution for allegedly conspiring to undo the results of...

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