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[NEW YORK] Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s said late on Friday (May 2) that billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz, who is on its parent company Unilever’s board, has increased his influence over the consumer goods conglomerate, including on political issues.Unilever and the unit have been locked in a bitter legal dispute since last year over allegations that the parent is muzzling it, hurting its ability to carry out its social mission. The Vermont-based frozen dessert manufacturer made the new claims in response to Unilever’s attempts last week to have the case thrown out.In a court filing, Ben & Jerry’s…

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The Realme C75x marks Realme’s newest effort to bring affordable technology to the masses. This budget smartphone packs a decent set of features for its class, aimed at users who need something reliable without a hefty cost. In this article, we will look at the detailed overview of Realme C75x along with its price and specifications. In Malaysia, the Realme C75x sells for RM599, a fair price for what it delivers. For Nepal, experts predict it’ll land around NPR 11,999, keeping it within reach for many. The Realme C75x looks set to appeal to budget shoppers once it arrives. DevicePrice…

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The Trump administration has systematically stripped funding from research into the health of L.G.B.T.Q. people. Benjamin Mueller, a reporter covering health and medicine for The New York Times, describes how hundreds of such projects were abruptly halted, stranding participants in experiments, and leading to lawsuits that argue that the administration had not offered a legal justification for the cuts.

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Stu Holden Soccer Analyst While the United States men’s national team is coming off of a pair of disappointing performances in the Concacaf Nations League, Gregg Berhalter and the Chicago Fire are off to a hot start to the MLS season.One of the stars of the Fire is Kellyn Acosta, who represented the USMNT at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar under Berhalter. Now reunited with Berhalter, Kellyn is looking to lead the Fire to the playoffs for the first time in eight years and, eventually, an MLS Cup.I recently sat down with Kellyn to discuss the Berhalter era…

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Astronomers found the nearest known molecular cloud to Earth, providing scientists with a unique up-close look at the cosmic recycling of matter that drives the formation of new planets and stars.The newly discovered cloud, named “Eos” after the Greek goddess of dawn, is a massive, crescent-shaped mass of hydrogen gas that is only 300 light-years away from Earth. It is one of the biggest formations in the sky, spanning the equivalent of around 40 Earth moons arranged side by side at a width of nearly 100 light-years.How it escaped detectionAccording to a paper published April 28 in the journal Nature…

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Although there are other established genetic and environmental contributors to NCD risks, a modifiable lifestyle plays a vital role at an individual level [1, 2]. Dietary choices also contribute to the risk of developing inflammation, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, and overweight/obesity. All the risks mentioned above increase diseases associated with severe morbidity and mortality, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer [3]. The marked rise in chronic NCDs links to global dietary patterns that are becoming increasingly westernized [4]. Nowadays, diets are characterized by high saturated fats, fatty and processed meats, refined grains, salt, and sugars but lack fresh fruits and vegetables. WHO…

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It was an action-packed showing on Tuesday as the 2022 Winter Olympics neared the end of its first week of competition.Team USA got off to a promising start on Day 0 but had a subdued showing on Day 1. But the U.S. got back on track during Day 2 and Day 3, earning three medals — all silver — heading into Tuesday.It was a huge day for Team USA figure skating, as Nathan Chen skated his way to a new men’s world record.Ten medal events took place on Day 4, which is tied for the most in a single day…

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Washington — PBS CEO Paula Kerger said Sunday that “we have never seen a circumstance like this” after President Trump issued an executive order last week aimed at cutting federal funding to the two major public broadcasting systems — PBS and NPR.”This is different. They’re coming after us on many different ways,” Kerger said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.”On Thursday, Mr. Trump signed an executive order instructing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the private nonprofit that serves as the steward of the funding to public media, to cease federal funding for PBS and NPR. The executive order dictates…

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The result is an over four percentage-point improvement over the party’s vote share in GE2020.[SINGAPORE] The Workers’ Party (WP) has retained Sengkang GRC against the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), with 56.31 per cent of the votes.This is a more than four percentage-point improvement over the party’s vote share in the last election, when the team won with a narrower margin of 52.12 per cent of the votes against the PAP.The WP team comprises incumbents He Ting Ru, Jamus Lim and Louis Chua, as well as Abdul Muhaimin Abdul Malik, who replaced former MP Raeesah Khan. They were up against…

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