Minnesota-based General Mills says it will remove artificial coloring from all of its products in the next two years. The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and “nearly all” of its school offerings are already made without “certified colors.” It will excise the dyes from all of …
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Incidents involving dog attacks against U.S. Postal Service workers rose to more than 6,000 cases last year — a jump of at least 200 cases since 2023, the USPS said. California saw the greatest number of incidents involving dog attacks, with 701 in 2024. Texas ranked second with 438 incidents, …
Read More »A new acronym is popping up on Wall Street to explain investors’ reaction to President Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs: TACO. Coined by Financial Times journalist Robert Armstrong in a May 2 column, the tongue-in-cheek term stands for “Trump Always Chickens Out.” That phrase is meant to describe a pattern of stocks …
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Tesla’s fourth-quarter net income fell 71% from a year ago when results were boosted by a one-time tax benefit. The latest results fell short of Wall Street forecasts. The electric vehicle company run by Elon Musk said Wednesday that it made $2.31 billion from October through December, less than the …
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Seattle — Aircraft assembly workers walked off the job early Friday at Boeing factories in Washington, Oregon and California after union members voted overwhelmingly to reject a tentative contract that would have increased wages by 25% over four years. The strike by 33,000 machinists was expected to halt the manufacture of …
Read More »A federal court jury has decided that Google’s Android app store has been protected by anticompetitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of a technology empire. The unanimous verdict reached Monday came after just three hours of deliberation following a …
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The striking Writers Guild of America is evaluating a counterproposal from major Hollywood studios that, if agreed upon, would allow union members to resume working after more than 100 days of the walkout. The WGA said it will respond to the offer from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television …
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TikTok’s latest viral trend isn’t a choreographed dance, lip-sync performance or Venetian woman screaming at pickpockets. In fact, most people really aren’t sure how to describe it. Yet the words of the content creator who made the trend go viral are instantly familiar to her legion of fans: “Ice cream …
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Shein is a popular online destination for social influencers and shoppers to stock up on trendy yet affordable clothing, but a new lawsuit alleges that the site maintains its edge by engaging in “egregious” copyright infringement that constitutes racketeering. The complaint was filed on Tuesday in California federal court on behalf …
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Flight cancellations and delays are inconveniences at best, and trip ruiners at worst. The good news is, you may have the right to receive some money for being waylaid in an airport for hours on end. Under European law, if you’re traveling to, from or within Europe, you may be …
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