It's the second-most prescribed drug in the US
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| Ivan Pentchoukov
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| Ivan Pentchoukov
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Good morning! It’s Saturday. Here are today’s top stories: |
- After a team of IRS agents descended on his father’s farm and confiscated all the equipment, David Stelzer quit high school to save the business. He has gone on to build one of the nation’s biggest organic food distributors, Azure Standard. This is his story.
- Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh delivered his inaugural keynote address at the central bank’s annual retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Here are four takeaways from the speech.
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President Donald Trump said the United States is taking control of 65 billion barrels from Venezuela’s oil reserves.
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Six months after U.S. and Israeli forces commenced military strikes on Iran, Washington remains in an armed and diplomatic standoff with Tehran. Here’s where things stand.
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More than a dozen lots of a commonly prescribed thyroid medication containing a “subpotent drug” have been recalled, the FDA said.
The drug is the second-most prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 80 million prescriptions a year. |
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In times of crisis, it’s easy for your mind to feel bombarded—notifications, headlines, endless scrolling. It feels like information overload, but science shows it’s worse: shallow, fragmented content actually changes your brain, training it for distraction.
Stanford research proves the opposite is also true: deep, focused reading boosts blood flow in critical brain regions, providing a “truly valuable exercise of people’s brains.” And a study published in Neuroscience News shows that consistent cognitive engagement such as reading can even delay cognitive decline by years.
What you feed your brain defines how it performs. Shallow content trains distraction. Deep, quality reading trains focus and insight.
At The Epoch Times, we don’t serve you noise. We deliver intelligent, independent journalism—content that sharpens memory, enriches thought, and gives your mind the clarity it deserves.
If you’re ready for a real mental detox, stop scrolling and start reading news that strengthens your mind. |
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David Stelzer (L) and son Zechariah carry on the family's farming tradition. (Courtesy of Azure Standard) |
Decades before he grew Azure Standard into one of the largest independent distributors of organic and non-GMO food in the United States, David Stelzer faced a health crisis that threatened to cut his life short just a few years after he was born.
It was the late 1960s, and he was a sickly child raised on his family’s multigenerational farm in central Oregon, plagued with severe asthma symptoms and autoimmune afflictions. “My parents took me to doctor after doctor, and those doctors told my parents they didn’t expect me to live long,” Stelzer told The Epoch Times from Azure Standard’s corporate office in downtown Dufur, Oregon. Stelzer’s health improved after the family consulted with a naturopathic physician who urged them to embrace a whole foods diet. Through the 1960s, Stelzer’s grandfather struggled with heart issues and high blood pressure, which impacted his ability to work the farm. Once the family shifted to consuming only whole foods, Stelzer and his grandfather gradually saw their medical issues improve, which marked a turning point at the farm. The conclusion was clear: Food matters.
That realization would eventually grow into Azure Standard, and the “healthy soil, healthy families” slogan. That is “a way of life” for Stelzer, who is now 60. (More) |
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President Donald Trump speaks at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on Aug. 28, 2026. (Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times) |
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order launching the U.S. Space Academy on Friday during a ceremony at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, where he awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to four astronauts who crewed the Artemis II mission.
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The State Department has revoked the visa of an Iraqi national who was placed on the FBI’s Terror Watchlist, ending her ability to enter the United States years after she received a high-profile award from the Biden administration.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday confirmed it detained right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos in New Orleans.
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CONGRATS: Epoch Times photojournalist John Fredricks won an honorable mention in the 2026 International Photography Awards photo contest. |
Ships are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Aug. 10, 2026. (Ali Saeedi/Getty Images) |
- The U.S. military said it has “meticulously and quietly” cleared Iranian sea mines from internationally recognized shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, declaring the vital waterway open for commercial traffic.
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China has removed two top generals from its highest military command body and expelled two other senior commanders from a Communist Party-controlled legislature, as turbulence continues within the upper echelon of the country’s armed forces.
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The Treasury Department proposed a rule to revoke an Egyptian bank’s branches’ access to U.S. financial institutions as the Trump administration targets Iran’s economic lifelines.
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Norway’s King Harald, Europe’s oldest reigning head of state, has died at the age of 89 after more than three decades on the throne, the royal palace said on Friday.
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A laser system was used to shoot down three drug cartel drones in southern Texas, close to the Mexican border, the U.S. military said.
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I Was Crazy on Birth Control—by Mollie Engelhart (Read)
- The University Should Teach Students to Forget Themselves—by Patrick Keeney (Read)
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The Ethics of Using AI in Writing—by Jeffrey A. Tucker (Read)
- The Little Engine That Could: Dolly Parton’s Gifts to the World—by Jeff Minick (Read)
- Protecting Party Primaries Is Crucial to Election Fairness—by Rob Natelson (Read)
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Get the cozy feeling of comfort food without the refined flour, added sugars, or highly processed ingredients found in many packaged breads.
Christine Beal Dunst gives us her gluten-free bread recipe, packed with hearty oats, crunchy seeds, and golden turmeric, delivering rich flavor and texture in every bite. |
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“To say that a work of art is good, but incomprehensible to the majority of men, is the same as saying of food that it is very good but that most people can't eat it.”
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