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Here’s how meat alternatives mimic the real thing

In order to mimic meat’s structure, meat alternative manufacturers use processes such as stretching, kneading, folding, layering, 3D printing, and extrusion.

When you bite into a juicy hamburger, slice into the perfect medium-rare steak, or gobble down a plateful of chicken nuggets, your senses are most likely responding to the food’s smell, taste, texture, and color. For a long time, these four attributes set meat apart from other food groups.

More best-selling books on Trump may be on the horizon

For publishers, Donald Trump’s presidential years were a time of extraordinary sales in political books.

As she anticipates her estranged uncle’s return to the White House, Mary Trump isn’t expecting any future book to catch on like such first-term tell-alls as Michael Wolff’s million-selling Fire and Fury or her own blockbuster, Too Much and Never Enough.

Some small business owners are relieved after an overtime-pay rule was blocked

A federal judge in Texas blocked a new rule from the Biden administration that would have expanded access to overtime pay to millions more salaried workers across the U.S.

Small business owners have had a mostly positive reaction to a judge’s decision to strike down an overtime rule that would have qualified more workers for overtime pay.

What to know about the Supreme Court’s latest culture war fight: Transgender care

The case brings transgender rights, a major flashpoint in the U.S. culture wars, to the nation’s highest judicial body just as Republican U.S. President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office on Jan. 20.

Dr. Susan Lacy had been caring for transgender patients for several years in Tennessee when, in 2023, everything changed. In the span of a few months, the Republican-governed state banned healthcare providers from treating minors for gender dysphoria.

Matt Gaetz is dishing out career advice on Cameo

The former Florida congressman joined the celebrity video message app after withdrawing his name from consideration to serve as Trump’s attorney general amid sexual misconduct allegations.

After announcing he would not return to Congress, Matt Gaetz is trying out a new career path: making personalized videos on Cameo.

Turkey prices dropped in 2024, but side dish costs are gobbling up the savings

Higher grocery prices vary by region, but topping the list of traditional staples are eggs, sugar, yams—and in California, cranberry sauce.

It’s almost time to butter, baste, and brown the turkey. Happily, you probably paid less for it this year than you did last year. A new MoneyGeek report showed that turkey prices the week of Thanksgiving fell by 11% since last year. Still, even if the price of the main attraction took a dip, other grocery prices can be soaring.

How Trump’s transition agreement differs from ones signed by Biden and Harris

There are no guidelines about individual stock sales—or any stock sales—in the Trump pledge.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump‘s team signed an agreement on Tuesday with President Joe Biden‘s administration to coordinate with federal agencies and share documents, after weeks of delays.

Why drivers in America and Europe are more skeptical to buy EVs than in China right now

Concerns about range, charging infrastructure, and higher prices are sore points among both electric car enthusiasts and skeptics in Europe and the U.S.

While sales of electric vehicles surge in China, adoption of more environmentally friendly vehicles is stumbling in the United States and Europe as carmakers and governments struggle to meet years-old promises about affordability and charging stations.

CFPB moves to finalize rules before Trump can ‘delete’ the agency

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, whom Trump has tasked with slashing government costs, called for the CFPB to be deleted.

The U.S. consumer finance watchdog is moving ahead with rulemaking in the final weeks of Joe Biden’s Democratic administration, in a bid to advance consumer protections before President-elect Trump overhauls the agency, said three people familiar with the agency’s thinking.

Thanksgiving spectacle: Solar storm to bring Northern Lights to parts of the U.S.

This Thanksgiving, the northern lights are heading south. Discover the best spots to see them.

Aurora enthusiasts in northern parts of the U.S. and Canada are in for a treat this Thanksgiving, as a solar storm is expected to send the northern lights, or aurora borealis, further south than usual, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecast.