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May 5, 2025Swapping out artificial food dyes for natural products isn’t as simple as replacing blue food coloring with blueberry juice, said Julie Creswell at the New York Times. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has claimed that six synthetic dyes will be phased out by American food and beverage manufacturers by 2026.

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Apr 29, 2025Workers taking mini-retirements want a more sustainable way to work while also enjoying their lives, instead of saving it all until the very end, said Isabella Kwai at the New York Times. American workers are taking sabbatical-like gaps at the beginning or in the middle of their careers. Many travel and invest in the non-work parts of their lives.