Simon Druker

British Columbia

Contributor at United Press International (UPI)

Formerly @marketheraldCa @NEWS1130 @SunMedia Bylines @UPI @CdnPressSports

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FDA approves three natural food color additives

5 days ago | upi.com | Simon Druker

May 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved three new natural food color additives, part of Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s push to move away from artificial options. "Today we take a major step to Make America Healthy Again," Kennedy said in a statement issued by HHS. "For too long, our food system has relied on synthetic, petroleum-based dyes that offer no nutritional value and pose unnecessary health risks.
Democrats decry being fired from Consumer Product Safety Commission

5 days ago | upi.com | Simon Druker

May 9 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has fired three Democrats sitting on the five-member Consumer Product Safety Commission. Former chair Alex Hoehn-Saric and Commissioners Mary Boyle and Richard Trumka Jr. are now all listed on the agency's website under the past commissioners section. Trumka confirmed the move in an Instagram post.
Plan for private aid to Gaza gets U.S. backing

5 days ago | upi.com | Simon Druker

May 9 (UPI) -- The United States is backing a new plan that will see food and other aid supplied to Gaza privately, officials confirmed on Friday. "President [Donald] Trump has made very clear that one of the most urgent things that needs to happen is humanitarian aid into Gaza," U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said Friday, during a news conference outside the American embassy in Jerusalem.
British Airways confirms $13B Boeing 787 purchase

5 days ago | myrtlebeachonline.com | Simon Druker

May 9 (UPI) -- British Airways is ordering 32 new long-haul aircraft from Boeing in a deal worth nearly $13 billion, the airline's parent company, International Airlines Group confirmed Friday. The 32 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft for Britain's flagship carrier, which is also buying 21 new planes from French manufacturer Airbus.
Warren Buffet talks economy, tariffs at annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting

1 week ago | upi.com | Simon Druker

May 3 (UPI) -- Warren Buffett shared his thoughts on everything from Donald Trump's tariffs to the state of the economy Saturday, while also taking questions from shareholders. The billionaire Chairman and CEO of investment firm Berkshire Hathaway spoke at the company's annual shareholder weekend in his hometown of Omaha, Neb., which saw a record 20,000 people attend.
EPA restructuring to include cuts, consolidation, shifting resources

1 week ago | upi.com | Simon Druker

May 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency is consolidating staff and shifting resources, part of a larger restructuring effort that will seek to "bring much needed efficiencies," officials announced. The agency is also planning to cut jobs as part of the shake-up, reducing staffing to levels seen during the 1980s, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said this week.
Australian PM Albanese secures second term in election turnaround

1 week ago | upi.com | Simon Druker

May 3 (UPI) -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese secured a second term in office Saturday, completing a turnaround in the polls for his Labor Party. Albanese and the Labor Party secured at least 70 of the country's 150 seats in the House, with the country's national Australian Broadcasting Corporation calling the election less than an hour after polls closed. The 62-year-old was first elected as prime minister in 2022 and served as Labor Party leader since 2019. Thank you, Australia.
Trump unlikely to attend White House Correspondents Dinner tonight

2 weeks ago | upi.com | Simon Druker

April 26 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump is unlikely to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night in Washington, D.C.The annual star-studded event will take place at the Washington Hilton, but will lack the traditional comedian host. Trump on Saturday was at the Vatican for the funeral of Pope Francis, where he also met face-to-face with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Hegseth dismisses Pentagon advisory committees

2 weeks ago | upi.com | Simon Druker

April 26 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has dismissed the members of DOD advisory committees, the department confirmed in a statement on its website. "Secretary Hegseth appreciates the members' efforts on behalf of the department and the United States of America, but changes are needed to support the new strategic direction and policy priorities of the department and to ensure departmental resources are used efficiently," the Defense Department statement reads.
Epstein, Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre dies at 41

2 weeks ago | upi.com | Simon Druker

April 26 (UPI) -- Virginia Giuffre, who was the victim of sexual exploitation at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein and also accused Britain's Prince Andrew of underage abuse, has died by suicide, her family confirmed. "She lost her life to suicide, after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking," Guiffre's family said in a statement, confirming first responders found the 41-year-old unresponsive at her home near Perth in Western Australia Friday night.