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The Rise and Fall of Synthetic Food Dyes

By Marina Zhang In 1856, 18-year-old chemist William Henry Perkin was experimenting with coal tar-derived compounds in a crude laboratory in his attic. His teacher, August Wilhelm von Hofmann, had published a hypothesis on how it might be possible to make a prized malaria drug using chemicals from coal tar, and as his assistant, Perkin…

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EPA Targets Engine Start-Stop Systems in Cars

By Tom Ozimek The Trump administration is taking aim at automatic engine start-stop systems—technology installed in millions of U.S. vehicles to reduce fuel use and emissions—with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin signaling plans to roll back incentives for the feature that he says drivers despise. “Start/stop technology: where your car dies at every…

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Trump Signs Order Aimed at Cutting Drug Prices

By Lawrence Wilson President Donald Trump has announced a plan to lower prescription drug prices in the United States by up to 80 percent. The president signed the Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing executive order at the White House on May 12. The plan requires drug makers to offer the lowest price found in other…

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Putin Calls for Direct Peace Talks Between Russia and Ukraine

By Ryan Morgan Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for direct talks between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators to take place in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 15. Speaking at a press conference on May 11, the Russian president called on the Ukrainian government in Kyiv to take up its offer to start direct negotiations to end…

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Turmeric Lowers Blood Pressure–How to Get the Most out of It

By Zena le Roux If you’ve cut salt, eased up on caffeine, and tried to stress less, and your blood pressure still won’t budge, perhaps a golden spice in your kitchen cabinet can ease your efforts. Curcumin is found in the root of the turmeric plant, giving it its distinctive golden hue and earthy flavor.…

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In Response to Putin, Zelenskyy Says Cease-Fire Must Come Before Peace Talks

By Jacob Burg Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 11, welcoming his call for peace talks between the two nations, but insisted a full, temporary cease-fire must be in place before negotiations begin. “It is a positive sign that the Russians have finally begun to consider ending the war,”…

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Google to Pay $1.4 Billion to Texas, Settle Data Privacy Case

By Naveen Athrappully Google has agreed to settle multiple data privacy lawsuits brought by Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton by paying $1.375 billion, the AG’s office said in a May 9 statement. This is the “highest recovery nationwide against Google for any attorney general’s enforcement of state privacy laws,” said the statement. “To date,…

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