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FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove ingestible fluoride products used to protect kids’ teeth

May 13, 2025 2:30 PM EDT

Associated Press,

U.S. health regulators announced plans Tuesday to phase out ingestible fluoride supplements sometimes used to strengthen children’s teeth, opening a new front in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s effort against a mainstay of dental care.

Wall Street’s momentum fades following Monday’s spurt and US stocks are drifting in mixed trading

May 13, 2025 10:29 AM EDT

Associated Press,

U.S. stocks are drifting in mixed trading on Tuesday following a report that showed inflation unexpectedly slowed across the country last month.

Trump signs executive order setting 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower prescription drug costs

May 12, 2025 5:35 PM EDT

Associated Press,

President Donald Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order setting a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to electively lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. or face new limits down the road over what the government will pay.

Is the Southern accent fixin’ to disappear in parts of the US South?

May 12, 2025 1:51 PM EDT

Associated Press,

Growing up in Atlanta in the 1940s and 1950s, Susan Levine’s visits to New York City relatives included being the star of an impromptu novelty show: Her cousin invited over friends and charged 25 cents a pop for them to listen to Levine’s Southern accent.

Dow leaps 1,100 points and S&P 500 rallies 3.3% following a 90-day truce in the US-China trade war

May 12, 2025 10:49 AM EDT

Associated Press,

Stocks rallied Monday after China and the United States announced a 90-day truce in their trade war.

Survey: High prices keep most Americans from eating healthy

May 7, 2025 5:55 PM EDT

CNN,

A new study reveals higher prices at the grocery store are keeping most American families from eating healthy.

Wall Street gains ground as China shores up its economy ahead of trade talks with the US

May 7, 2025 10:27 AM EDT

Associated Press,

Stocks rose on Wall Street Wednesday as China steps up measures to shore up its economy and gears up for trade talks with the U.S.

Congress sends Trump a resolution ending Biden-era rule targeting rubber tire emissions

May 7, 2025 10:24 AM EDT

Associated Press,

Congress has voted to kill a Biden-era rule requiring rubber tire makers to clean up planet-warming emissions from their manufacturing processes in the U.S.

Education Department threatens to hold aid to some colleges with high loan defaults

May 6, 2025 5:54 PM EDT

CNN,

The Department of Education is threatening to withhold federal aid to colleges and universities that have high levels of students in default on their student loans.

Doge responsible for 48% of all job cuts

May 1, 2025 6:24 PM EDT

CNN,

The government is responsible for the largest chunk of all job cuts so far this year.

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FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove ingestible fluoride products used to protect kids’ teeth

Wall Street’s momentum fades following Monday’s spurt and US stocks are drifting in mixed trading

Trump signs executive order setting 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower prescription drug costs

Is the Southern accent fixin’ to disappear in parts of the US South?

Dow leaps 1,100 points and S&P 500 rallies 3.3% following a 90-day truce in the US-China trade war

Survey: High prices keep most Americans from eating healthy

Wall Street gains ground as China shores up its economy ahead of trade talks with the US

Congress sends Trump a resolution ending Biden-era rule targeting rubber tire emissions

Education Department threatens to hold aid to some colleges with high loan defaults

Doge responsible for 48% of all job cuts

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