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Federal health officials have reversed the decision to fire a few dozen scientists at the Food and Drug Administration’s food-safety labs, and say they are conducting a review to determine if other critical posts were cut.A spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the rehirings and said that several employees would also be restored to the offices that deal with Freedom of Information requests, an area that was nearly wiped out.In the last few months, roughly 3,500 F.D.A. jobs, about 20 percent, were eliminated, representing one of the largest work force reductions among all government agencies targeted…

WASHINGTON :U.S. President Donald Trump’s purges and apparent acts of retribution aimed at top cyber officials put the nation’s digital defenses at risk, a former head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said in a post on Friday.Trump’s recent moves to fire the two top National Security Agency officials and order an investigation into a previous head of CISA, Christopher Krebs, were part of a larger movement “that risks hollowing out – and worse, politicizing – the U.S. federal cyber ecosystem when we can least afford it,” said Jen Easterly, who succeeded Krebs at CISA and left the organization…

After an outcry from scientists and experts, federal officials on Thursday said they would restore funding to the Women’s Health Initiative, one of the largest and longest studies of women’s health ever carried out.The findings of the W.H.I. and its randomized controlled trials have changed medical practices and helped shape clinical guidelines, preventing hundreds of thousands of cases of cardiovascular disease and breast cancer.“These studies represent critical contributions to our better understanding of women’s health,” said Emily G. Hilliard, a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services.“We are now working to fully restore funding to these essential research…

Cereal. Ice cream. Flavored sparkling water. A Snickers bar. Donuts and brownies. Candy.What sounds like the treats table at a child’s birthday party is, in fact, a list of snacks that can now be found crammed with protein.Next week, Khloé Kardashian, the reality TV star and entrepreneur, will add her Khloud Protein Popcorn to the list. Her popcorn will come in three different flavors: white Cheddar, olive oil and sea salt, and sweet and salty. It will contain 7 grams of protein per serving, derived from the popcorn’s “Khloud Dust,” which is a blend of milk proteins and seasoning, according…

Three months ago, things were looking pretty good for Tim Fulton and Ramper Innovations, a manufacturer of airplane equipment based in Sitka, Alaska.Mr. Fulton was spending his days inside his workshop doing what he loved: building the company’s main product — a fold-up conveyor belt that unfurls in the belly of a plane to load and unload cargo or luggage. He had an order from the U.S. Air Force that he was confident would serve as a catalyst and bring in new customers from Asia and the Middle East while luring potential investors.Then, the tariffs from President Trump struck.The New…

Same cereal. Same sugary taste. Different hues.A box of Froot Loops sold in the United States contains vivid rings of red, orange, green, purple, yellow and blue — neon colors derived from synthetic dyes, like Red No. 40, Yellow No. 5, Blue No. 1 and Yellow No. 6. In a box sold in Canada, the colored rings obtain paler shades from the juices of blueberries, watermelon and huito, an Amazonian fruit. And not a single one is blue.The manufacturer in both countries, WK Kellogg, formerly known as the Kellogg Company, can clearly make Froot Loops without synthetic dyes. The question…

Good morning. John T. Edge brought us this recipe for a Seattle-style chicken teriyaki, adapted from one by Sujan Shrestha, many years ago: salty-sweet and garlic-gingery, with a starch-thickened, glossy sauce that pairs beautifully with rice and broccoli. I make the dish with less sugar and more pineapple juice than John calls for and only marinate the chicken for a few hours before cooking. Cook’s choice.Featured RecipeChicken TeriyakiView Recipe →Sometimes I make it with steak tips and a lot more soy sauce, and serve the result with fries. That’s a regional teriyaki, too: a dish that nods at one served…

Firings, resignations and delays in seasonal hiring have clouded the coming vacation season at the 433 sites and 85 million acres managed by the National Park Service. Parks are already closing campgrounds, cutting hours and reducing services, and insiders are predicting a challenging summer.Weeks after President Trump took office, the administration abruptly dismissed more than 1,000 permanent, full-time N.P.S. workers, and at least 700 more took buyouts. The park service usually operates with about 20,000 total employees, including approximately 7,000 seasonal workers.Conflicting court rulings have since reinstated laid-off employees and then given the government permission to fire them again. Another…

Shares of blank-check firm Cantor Equity Partners soared 42 per cent on Friday, extending a scorching rally from the previous session as retail investors flocked to the stock.Over 2,200 users on Stocktwits.com, a social media platform for retail investors, added the stock to their watchlist after the company announced a $3.6 billion crypto venture on Wednesday.The venture, Twenty One Capital, aims to be a publicly traded bitcoin-holding company that lets investors gain exposure to the cryptocurrency without directly owning it.Once a niche idea, bitcoin-holding firms have gained traction after the exponential growth of Michael Saylor’s Strategy, whose shares have jumped…

In a remote and lushly forested area of a single mountain range on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, scientists have discovered a carnivorous caterpillar species that makes a living in such a macabre way that they have nicknamed it the “bone collector.”The caterpillar prowls spider webs to scavenge trapped and helpless victims such as ants, beetles, weevils and flies, the researchers said. The crafty caterpillar camouflages itself from the spider, which would happily eat it, by hiding its body inside a case it fashions from its own silk and adorns it with inedible body parts that it collected from the…