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How bugs and beet juice could play roles in the race to replace artificial dyes in foodApr 30, 2025 10:40 am - Last week, U.S. health officials announced plans to persuade food companies to voluntarily eliminate petroleum-based artificial dyes by the end of 2026. “Most of our customers have decided that this is finally the time when they’re going to make that switch to a natural color,” said Dave Gebhardt, senior technical director at Sensient Technologies Corp., one of the world’s largest dyemakers. But is the industry ready?
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Wall Street storms back from early losses, echoing its manic moves through a historic AprilApr 30, 2025 8:55 am - U.S. stocks began Wednesday with a thud after a report suggested the U.S. economy may have shrunk at the start of the year. But the big losses soon eased in the latest sharp swings to hit Wall Street amid uncertainty about what President Donald Trump’s trade war will do to the economy.
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Barbra Streisand announces new duets album with Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Mariah Carey and moreApr 30, 2025 8:43 am - Barbra Streisand is still a woman in love, and she’ll do anything to get you into her world. That includes a new collection of duets with some of the biggest names in music.
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U.S. economy shrinks 0.3% in first quarter as Trump trade wars disrupt businessApr 30, 2025 7:56 am - The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.3% annual pace from January through March, first drop in three years. It was slowed by a surge in imports as companies in the United States tried to bring in foreign goods before President Donald Trump imposed massive tariffs.
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Pakistan says it has ‘credible intelligence’ India will attack within daysApr 30, 2025 6:58 am - Pakistan said Wednesday it had “credible intelligence” that India is planning to attack it within days, as Pakistani nationals headed for the border to comply with New Delhi's orders to almost all Pakistani citizens to leave the country following last week’s deadly attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
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US and Ukraine sign minerals deal after Trump presses Kyiv to pay back US for helping repel RussiaApr 30, 2025 6:54 am - Clinching a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war “is far too complex to be done quickly,” a senior Kremlin official said Wednesday, as the U.S. labors to bring momentum to peace efforts and expresses frustration over the slow progress.
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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with crisp-fried shrimp tacosApr 30, 2025 5:34 am - Want to make shrimp tacos affordable? Stuff corn tortillas with a seasoned shrimp filling and then fry them to golden crispness. Top with fresh tomato salsa and avocado slices and you’ve got a dish worthy of Cinco de Mayo.
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Durbin gets key 2-run single as the Brewers beat White Sox 7-2Apr 29, 2025 9:41 pm - Caleb Durbin hit a two-run single in Milwaukee's four-run sixth inning, helping the Brewers beat the White Sox 7-2 on Tuesday night. Isaac Collins hit his first career ho...
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Trump dismisses Biden nominees to US Holocaust Memorial Council, including Doug EmhoffApr 29, 2025 9:19 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has dismissed many of former President Joe Biden’s nominees to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, including Doug Emhoff, th...
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Rock rebel: Billy Idol on his first album in over a decade, surviving addiction, the Rock Hall and moreApr 29, 2025 4:31 pm - When Billy Idol first entered American consciousness in the early ’80s, he not only brought a punk rock sound to the mainstream but also a new attitude. He reflects on it in a new doc about his life, a new album and a tour playing Chicago on Aug. 14.