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Dietary supplement makers push the FDA to allow peptides and other new ingredients
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Makers of dietary supplements are pushing the Food and Drug Administration to expand the types of ingredients they can put in their products, a change that could open the door to more marketing of peptides, probiotics and other trendy wellness offerings.
The FDA was holding a public meeting March 27 to di ... (full story)
A Build America, Buy America law is causing construction delays amid the US housing crisis
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It has a catchy name — Build America, Buy America — and the lauded goal of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States.
But the law has spurred a bottleneck for affordable housing.
Nearly everything from HVACs and lighting to sink hooks and ceiling fans in affordable housing projects that get federal do ... (full story)
AI is giving bad advice to flatter its users, says new study on dangers of overly agreeable chatbots
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Artificial intelligence chatbots are so prone to flattering and validating their human users that they are giving bad advice that can damage relationships and reinforce harmful behaviors, according to a new study that explores the dangers of AI telling people what they want to hear.
The study, published last week in the journal ... (full story)
What to know about the safety system that failed to prevent the deadly runway collision at LaGuardia
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The systems in place at New York's LaGuardia Airport to prevent ground collisions failed to keep an Air Canada jet from smashing into a fire truck that had just pulled out on the runway as the plane was landing.
The National Transportation Safety Board will determine what went wrong before March 22’s crash that killed both ... (full story)
What men and women think about gender and pay, according to a new AP-NORC poll
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NEW YORK (AP) — Most working women in the U.S. believe they are disadvantaged when it comes to earning competitive wages, but many men have a different view, according to a new AP-NORC poll.
Equal pay emerged as a major source of concern for working women in the poll and an area where men and women are far apart in their p ... (full story)

