Duane Stanford

Bloomberg News

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Reporter who covers the Food, Beverage and Tobacco Industries for Bloomberg News; contributor to Businessweek

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Sugar-sweetened beverages are the single biggest source of calories for American teenagers, who are increasingly obese.

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Sugar-sweetened beverages are the single biggest source of calories for American teenagers, who are increasingly obese.

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President Joe Biden signed a bill into law today declaring June 19, commonly referred to as Juneteenth , a federal holiday.

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For most of American history, abortion has been legal, outlawed only from 1867 to 1973. Now the U.S. Supreme Court might outlaw it again by overturning Roe v. Wade.

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Some of the world’s largest corporations like Amazon, Walmart, Google, and UPS are all looking into using drones to deliver small packages.

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In Tulsa, Oklahoma, President Biden today marked the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, and he unveiled new measures to address the racial wealth gap.

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It’s been two weeks since a gunman in San Jose reported to work, opened fire, and killed nine people before killing himself.

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Joe Mathews says that focusing on the state budget, when it appears in good shape, obscures California’s systemic failures.

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Political fallout is mounting as LA grapples with how to house its many residents living on the streets.

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OC Supervisors are expected to discuss reviving a proposal that would extend term limits, while also capping those terms for a lifetime.

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Community activists, entrepreneurs, and local politicians are keeping tabs on President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure spending plan that’s currently being debated on Capitol Hill.

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