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At stake is a potential market of millions of disaffected egg eaters. Annual U.S. egg consumption has plummeted from 309 per person in 1970 to 234 in 1990, largely because of fears of cholesterol. Seeking alternatives, consumers now shell out about $125 million annually on cholesterol- and fat-free egg-white products; the most popular is Egg Beaters, introduced in 1973 by Nabisco, which has grabbed 51 percent of the market. But Michael Foods’ chief executive officer Richard Olson, who has built it into a $455 million firm in five years, contends that sales of egg-white alternatives have been hampered by the fact that the yolkless products are bland imitations of the real item....

Having missed the chance to seal their place in the knock-out stage of the competition in their previous outing against Basel, Jose Mourinho’s men will be looking for maximum points. A point will however be enough to see them through to the next round as they sit at the summit of the Group with 12 points, three ahead of the Swiss and the Russian sides. They will also be high in confidence having thumped fierce rivals Arsenal 3-1 at the Emirates on Saturday....

“Government teleprompter,” Ryan muttered in disgust about three quarters of the way through his speech at Northwestern University Law School. The teleprompter had briefly failed, and Ryan was forced to look down and read off the printed text. Today is Ryan’s last day in office. The rotund party hack from Kankakee didn’t run for re-election because of a scandal (involving bribes for truckers’ licenses) that is expected to lead to his indictment....

Not true. Rep. Chet Edwards, a Democrat from Texas, has been on Capitol Hill for 11 years. He’s a moderate, respected in both parties, and a member of the powerful Appropriations Committee. His district encompasses Waco and a little town called Crawford. But President Bush’s congressman describes himself as “incredibly frustrated.” “Congress can find $256 million to protect itself, but can’t find one additional dime to protect Americans from the real threat of nuclear terrorism,” Edwards says....

Denali National Park Talkeetna, Alaska Arguably the most beautiful time to visit “The Last Frontier” is fall, as the tundra plants change color and the animals emerge for the last warm days before winter brings mountains of snow and 23 hours of darkness. This is also a great time to meet Denali’s resident sled dogs, aka the canine rangers, before they begin their winter jobs. Lake Louise Banff National Park, Canada...

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., chairman of the committee, said the Trump administration’s “flawed negotiations” with the Taliban will be reviewed, as the U.S. and the Taliban signed a peace agreement in February 2020. He also said lawmakers will investigate what he described as the “Biden administration’s flawed execution of the U.S. withdrawal.” “The Committee will seek a full accounting for these shortcomings as well as assess why the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces collapsed so quickly,” Menendez said in a statement....

The latest survey carried out by Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll shows 60 percent of Americans approve of the job Biden has done in just over a month as president, The Hill reported on Monday. Comparatively, just 48 percent of voters said they approved of the job Trump was doing back in February 2017. That puts Biden’s early approval rating 12 points ahead of his Republican predecessor at the same point in his White House tenure....

The latest cash injection from Bloomberg is $1.5 million to the Florida For All coalition, which will begin door-knocking on Sunday, in partnership with Somos PAC, which also received $1.5 million from Bloomberg to engage Black and Latino voters. In addition to those key constituencies, the efforts seek to reach Haitians and other infrequent voters of color in six counties, including Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Orange, Pinellas and Hillsborough County....

Walking out to cheers and applause at the Washington, D.C., gala for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, their first in-person convention during the pandemic-era, Biden began by singing happy birthday to Representative Nanette Barragán along with the audience. The president’s speech resumed the recent tradition of Democratic presidents and nominees speaking to the group, with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton speaking in 2016, Clinton taking part in 2015, and Obama giving a CHCI address in 2014....

The Democratic presidential nominee announced his campaign received $383 million in donations over the past month on Wednesday, sharing thanks to those who contributed in a written message and video posted to Twitter. His campaign’s latest fundraising numbers exceeded August donations by nearly $20 million, and more than half of the contributions it acquired in September—totaling upwards of $200 million—were donated online. “To every person who chipped in a few dollars last month—thank you,” Biden wrote Wednesday, announcing the campaign’s second consecutive monthly fundraising record....

Appearing on CNN, Bolton was asked by host Kaitlan Collins about the FBI’s recent search of Biden’s home and the seriousness of the investigation regarding the president’s handling of the documents. “I think it’s going to get a lot more serious for Biden—the fact that apparently some of these classified documents go all the way back to his Senate days and yet have travelled around with him,” Bolton said....

Support for ending the war in Afghanistan was steady among the U.S. population, but rather than watching a solemn end to a two-decade conflict, viewers were met with harrowing scenes as the Afghan government collapsed overnight and the Taliban strolled peacefully into Kabul, prompting hundreds of panicked Afghans to storm Hamid Karzai International Airport. Televisions, computers and phone screens across the country were inundated with rerunning clips of crowds chasing and clinging to a U....

U.K.-based polling group Redfield & Wilson Strategies surveyed various numbers of registered voters from September 23 to 27 in several key swing states, according to poll results released October 2. In Arizona, 47 percent of voters said they would support Biden in the election, compared to the 44 percent who chose Trump. Biden’s lead shrunk by 2 percent from results published by the same polling group two weeks ago, as Trump managed to increase his lead slightly in the former reliably red state....

The poll, which was conducted by the University of Wisconsin/YouGov, surveyed 800 voters in each of the three states from July 27 to August 6. According to the poll, in Pennsylvania, 50 percent of respondents said they would vote for Biden if the election were held today, compared to 41 percent that would vote for Trump. Among the remaining percentages, two percent said other and five percent said not sure....

Biden’s order is the latest in efforts by Congress and the White House to overhaul how the military responds to sexual harassment. The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act passed by Congress in December included reforms intended to hold perpetuators of sexual harassment in the military accountable. “The Biden-Harris administration thanks Congress for its bipartisan commitment to pass monumental reforms to our military justice system,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said during a press briefing Wednesday....

The news agency added that two U.S. officials said an announcement regarding Abrams tanks could come “as soon as this week.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other officials from his country have been vocal in recent weeks about their desire to obtain battle tanks in order to defend themselves from Russian forces. On Friday, Zelensky appeared via video during a meeting of Ukraine allies at Ramstein air base in Germany to make an appeal for weapons, and he placed a special emphasis on a call for tanks....

During the event, moderator Anderson Cooper asked Biden his thoughts about reports of emergency responders in different cities refusing to comply with city vaccine mandates. Cooper asked Biden whether he thought such workers should be fired, encouraged to stay home or be allowed to keep their jobs. Biden said that his administration turned to mandates because they found that their other efforts to encourage mass vaccination weren’t working. He then said that he doubts that there will be mass walkouts of unvaccinated workers....

The former vice president told renewable energy industry executives on a fundraising call Monday night he would put down “such a marker” on climate change it would be “impossible for the next president to turn it around.” He added that the climate crisis was the “most sweeping crisis of all,” adding that it had an impact on other crises facing the U.S., including the coronavirus pandemic and the related economic downturn....

The Ukrainian leader has continually lobbied for Western-made fighter jets since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. While some NATO countries have recently hinted at meeting the request, the U.S. has stayed focused on providing artillery, armor and ground-based air defense systems to Ukraine, deeming them more urgent for Kyiv to protect its infrastructure. While arriving at the White House Monday after a trip to Baltimore, Maryland, Biden was asked again if the U....