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The TheraLight red light therapy bed is pictured at the MIORA clinic at the Life Time at Target Center, Wednesday, April 3, 2024, in Minneapolis. Luxury athletic club operator Life Time launched a program that offers comprehensive medical testing, personalized training and a host of alternative therapies like cryotherapy. The Miora program also offers Ozempic and other weight loss drugs through the clinic that opened in Minneapolis last year.

What do weight loss drugs mean for a diet industry built on eating less and exercising more?

The TheraLight red light therapy bed is pictured at the MIORA clinic at the Life Time at Target Center, Wednesday, April 3, 2024, in Minneapolis. Luxury athletic club operator Life Time launched a program that offers comprehensive medical testing, personalized training and a host of alternative therapies like cryotherapy. The Miora program also offers Ozempic and other weight loss drugs through the clinic that opened in Minneapolis last year.

April 28, 2024, 6:00am Business

Ever since college, Brad Jobling struggled with his weight, fluctuating between a low of 155 pounds when he was in his 30s to as high as 220. He spent a decade tracking calories on WeightWatchers, but the pounds he dropped always crept back onto his 5-foot-5-inch frame. Read story

FILE - The aftermath of a wildfire is visible in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 17, 2023. The nonprofit Entertainment Industry Foundation says the People&rsquo;s Fund of Maui, which was started by Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson to benefit survivors of the wildfires last summer, has given away almost $60 million over six months to 8,100 adults. (AP Photo/Jae C.

Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson pledged $10M for Maui wildfire survivors. They gave much more.

FILE - The aftermath of a wildfire is visible in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 17, 2023. The nonprofit Entertainment Industry Foundation says the People&rsquo;s Fund of Maui, which was started by Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson to benefit survivors of the wildfires last summer, has given away almost $60 million over six months to 8,100 adults. (AP Photo/Jae C.

April 28, 2024, 6:00am Business

Lana Vierra misses the swing set at her Lahaina home, which was reduced to ashes in the wildfires that swept through her community last summer. Read story

Claudia Alleman works on her computer, against a backdrop of photos of her family, in the living room of her family home in South Gate, California, on April 18, 2024. The Alleman family will be impacted when the federal internet subsidy program Affordable Connectivity Program will run out of funds next week. Thousands will be impacted in Los Angeles County when the program runs out of funds.

Millions could lose internet access if this federal program expires

Claudia Alleman works on her computer, against a backdrop of photos of her family, in the living room of her family home in South Gate, California, on April 18, 2024. The Alleman family will be impacted when the federal internet subsidy program Affordable Connectivity Program will run out of funds next week. Thousands will be impacted in Los Angeles County when the program runs out of funds.

April 28, 2024, 6:00am Business

Four years ago, Claudia Aleman and her family had only one way to get online — through their cellphones. Without internet service on a computer, her youngest daughter couldn’t get homework assignments in on time, her parents couldn’t keep up with online doctor visits, and the English classes she wanted… Read story

Insider Q&A: Trust and safety exec talks about AI and content moderation

April 28, 2024, 5:55am Business

Alex Popken was a longtime trust and safety executive at Twitter focusing on content moderation before leaving in 2023. She was the first employee there dedicated to moderating Twitter’s advertising business when she started in 2013. Read story

People pose with a dog they decided to adopt at Oakland Animal Services on April 4 in Oakland, Calif. The city animal shelter has seen a surge in pets surrendered by tenants who can&rsquo;t find rentals that allow pets.

Bill would assist California pet owners: New legislation aims to make finding an apartment easier

People pose with a dog they decided to adopt at Oakland Animal Services on April 4 in Oakland, Calif. The city animal shelter has seen a surge in pets surrendered by tenants who can&rsquo;t find rentals that allow pets.

April 27, 2024, 6:04am Business

California pet owners struggling to find a rental that accepts their furry, four-legged family members could have an easier time leasing new housing under proposed state legislation that would ban blanket no-pets policies and prohibit landlords from charging additional fees for common companions like cats and dogs. Read story

What to know about new rights for pregnant workers

April 27, 2024, 6:02am Business

Pregnant employees have the right to a wide range of accommodations under new federal regulations for enforcing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act that supporters say could change workplace culture for millions of people. Read story

Dennis Muilenburg, former president and CEO of the Boeing Company, sits at the witness table in front of family members of those who died aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 while waiting for the start of hearing held by the Senate Commerce Committee Oct. 29, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

Families of Boeing Max crash victims still in limbo as company faces new scrutiny, series of lawsuits

Dennis Muilenburg, former president and CEO of the Boeing Company, sits at the witness table in front of family members of those who died aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 while waiting for the start of hearing held by the Senate Commerce Committee Oct. 29, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

April 27, 2024, 6:00am Business

In the five years since two Boeing 737 Max crashes left hundreds grieving around the globe, the families who lost loved ones have been quietly fighting a legal battle against the airplane manufacturer. Read story

Workers scoop paddy rice into the mouth of a vacuum tube on a boat for processing at Hoang Minh Nhat, a rice export company in Can Tho, Vietnam, on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. The Mekong Delta, where 90% of Vietnam&rsquo;s exported rice is farmed, is one of the world&rsquo;s regions most vulnerable to climate change. (AP Photo/Jae C.

In Vietnam, farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice

Workers scoop paddy rice into the mouth of a vacuum tube on a boat for processing at Hoang Minh Nhat, a rice export company in Can Tho, Vietnam, on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. The Mekong Delta, where 90% of Vietnam&rsquo;s exported rice is farmed, is one of the world&rsquo;s regions most vulnerable to climate change. (AP Photo/Jae C.

April 27, 2024, 6:00am Business

There is one thing that distinguishes 60-year-old Vo Van Van’s rice fields from a mosaic of thousands of other emerald fields across Long An province in southern Vietnam’s Mekong Delta: It isn’t entirely flooded. Read story