Mars criticizes industry funded sugar research paper
Mars Inc denounces an industry funded study in the Annals of Internal Medicine that questions the strength of sugar guideline evidence. The International Life Sciences Institute funded the work, drawing Coke, Hershey, Red Bull, Mondelez and others as members. Mars says the paper harms public health messaging while acknowledging consumer overconsumption of sugar.
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Coca- Cola
Hershey
Red Bull
Mondelez
Mars
International Life Sciences Institute
Matthias Berninger
Annals of Internal Medicine
Joanne Slavin
University of Minnesota
Coca-Cola
Christine Laine
Journal
Mushroom Council
Laine
Slavin
Associated Press
PepsiCo
ILSL
Coke
Pepsi
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
New York
Mars Inc
M&m
Virginia GOP aims to tighten welfare rules in session
Virginia House Republicans unveiled welfare reform proposals to require able bodied adult recipients to volunteer or take job classes for 20 hours weekly. They seek to cut TANF lifetime limits from five to two years, tighten EBT restrictions, and cross check applicants against state lottery winner lists as part of a broader health care package.
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Richmond
Virginia
Richmond Times- Dispatch
Virginia House of Delegates
GOP
Seventeen Masterpieces Recovered From Verona Heist
Seventeen paintings valued at about 17 million euros were returned to Italy from Ukraine after being stolen from Verona’s Castelvecchio Museum in November 2015. Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini traveled to Kiev to retrieve works by Rubens Tintoretto and Mantegna, recovered by Ukrainian authorities with little damage. A museum guard was convicted earlier this month in the case.
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Verona
Italy
Ukraine
Dario Franceschini
Kiev
Rubens
Tintoretto
Mantegna
Rubens and
Castelvecchio
Pasquale Silvestri Riccardi
WV counties see unemployment drop in most areas
In November, unemployment fell in 48 of West Virginia's 55 counties while Calhoun Pocahontas and Roane counties saw rises and four others were unchanged. Jefferson County led with 2.8 percent, Pendleton 3.2 and Berkeley 3.3 percent. Calhoun remained highest at 11.1 percent, with McDowell 10.8 and Mingo 10.5 percent. statewide seasonally adjusted rate held at 6 percent.
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West Virginia
Charleston
Calhoun
Pocahontas
Roane
Jefferson County
Pendleton County
Berkeley County
Calhoun County
McDowell
Mingo
Wheeling Approves LGBT Anti-Discrimination Ordinance
Wheeling gains protection for housing and employment for LGBT residents as city council unanimously approves the ordinance. The measure includes religious institution exemptions and a 12-employee threshold for certain employers, and empowers the human rights commission to issue cease-and-desist orders.
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Wheeling Council
Wheeling
West Virginia
Human Rights Commission
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Princeton
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U.S
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University of Toronto
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Bolt Online
Petro Poroshenko
Franceschini
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