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Media Tip Sheet: New CDC Report: Majority of Calories in U.S. Diets Come from Ultraprocessed Foods

A new report from the CDC finds that more than half of the calories consumed by both kids and adults in the U.S. come from ultraprocessed foods.

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New Review Finds Anti-Aging Drug Popular but Unproven in Healthy Adults

It’s been called a “longevity breakthrough” and the “fountain of youth” but a new review by researchers warns the hype around off-label rapamycin use in healthy adults is racing far ahead of the...

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Media Tip Sheet: Leaked State Department drafts show U.S. plans to ease criticism of certain foreign nations

Leaked drafts from the State Department show the U.S. plans to ease human rights criticisms of El Salvador, Israel, and Russia. The Washington Post reports, the scale back of reports is for “...

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Media Tip Sheet: U.S. International and Economic Relations after Trump Tariffs

President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday placing an additional 25% tariff on India for its purchase of Russian oil, bringing the combined tariffs imposed on India by the United States to...

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Media Tip Sheet: General Albert Pike Confederate Statue to be Reinstalled

The National Park Service announced Monday that the General Albert Pike statue that once stood near the U.S. capital will be restored and reinstalled.

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Experts Weigh in on Fitness For Kids

From the late 1950s until 2013, schoolchildren have had to take the Presidential Fitness Test, a challenge that puts kids through a series of fitness drills to see how well they performed. But the...

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Media Tip Sheet: U.S. Envoy Meets Putin in Moscow ahead of Trump’s Ceasefire Deadline

President Trump said he has given Russian president Vladimir Putin until Friday to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine “to stop the killing in Ukraine.”

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Media Tip Sheet: Childhood Vaccination Exemption Rates Hit Record High

According to the CDC, more children are being exempted from receiving their recommended childhood vaccinations.

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Media Tip Sheet: Trump Moves to Revoke Biden-era Abortion VA policy

The Trump administration filed last Friday an effort to revoke a Biden-era policy expanding reproductive healthcare access.

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Media Tip Sheet: Tesla Awards Musk $29 Billion in Stock Shares

Tesla gave CEO Elon Musk millions in stock grants on Monday valued at about $29 billion “as a reward for transformative and unprecedented growth.”