Monday, September 14, 2026

Tag: health

Removing Artificial Ingredients Helped Turn Around Cereal Sales

General Mills is selling more Cheerios, Lucky Charms, and other products, reversing losses suffered last year.

Clean Water, Sanitation and Hygiene For All by 2030

“Millions of people should not have to wait for years to have safe water, proper toilets and better hygiene.”

We Know Nature Makes Us Happier. Now Science Says It Makes...

New studies show being in nature may increase your willingness to be generous, trusting, and helpful toward others.

GMA Found Guilty of $11 Million Cover Up in GMO Labeling...

In a decision made public late Friday, a Thurston County Superior Court judge ruled the Grocery Manufacturer’s Association violated Washington campaign finance disclosure laws by shielding the identities of major corporate donors funding efforts to defeat a food labeling initiative in Washington.

You Don’t Matter to Drugmakers

Big pharma executives are going all out to paint themselves as the good guys — just not to you.

Monsanto Feels the Bern as Sanders Turns Focus to GMO Labeling

U.S. Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has turned his focus to supporting GMO labeling and attacking Monsanto’s interests this week after Hillary Clinton’s love of GMOs was recently confirmed by the Gates Foundation.

Monsanto to Cut 3,600 Jobs as Public Protests Continue to Stymie...

Monsanto’s corruption seems to be catching up with them as sales drop and protests continue to hold them responsible for the dangers of GMOs.

Bernie Blocks Obama’s Big Pharma FDA Nominee

Bernie Sanders does not approve of President Obama’s FDA nominee.

Bernie Sanders Calls for Repealing the Hyde Amendment

Bernie encourages repeal of Hyde Amendment which bans federal funding from covering abortion services.

WHO Announces Processed Meat Causes Cancer

According to the World Health Organization, it now classifies processed meats as a major cause of cancer, alongside cigarettes. Will this newest development encourage Americans to cutback on their meat intake?

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Federal judge rules Trump plan to halve FEMA workforce unlawful

The ruling covers the reservists who deploy after hurricanes and floods, with a decision on remedies due next month as hurricane season continues.
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Forty-five groups urge House vote on Cuba war powers resolution

The coalition cites a 148 percent rise in Cuba's infant mortality rate since 2018 and a Senate companion measure that failed by four votes in April.
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin

The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large group of other Russian guests.
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Energy Transfer seeks to overturn Pennsylvania clean water law after jet fuel spill

The 89-year-old law's mens rea challenge could also unravel other state statutes, from traffic offenses to hunting rules, if the company's argument succeeds.
The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, between Yemen and the Horn of Africa. Map: NormanEinstein / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Houthi seizure of Yemeni port pushes US diesel past $6 a gallon for first...

Saudi oil output has fallen to its lowest level since 1990 as the Iran war disrupts shipping.