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Consumers do not respond to health-focused food labels in the same way. Their responses, however, are significantly influenced by a mix of economic, socio-cultural, and psychological factors. These contextual variables sometimes combine to shape how people perceive, interpret, and act upon the nutritional information on food packaging. From a socio-economic angle, one of the most…
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A federal judge in Boston on Tuesday, Aug. 18, lifted the final judicial block on the Trump administration’s plan to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 5,000 Ethiopian nationals living in the United States. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, lifted an administrative stay that had previously prevented…
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to maintain diplomatic engagement with Iran, stressing the importance of dialogue in de-escalating tensions between the two countries. In a phone call on Aug. 17, Erdoğan told Trump that “making full use of diplomacy is essential” amid the ongoing U.S.-Iran standoff, according to a…
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Iran has doubled down on its closure of the Strait of Hormuz, with the country’s top negotiator declaring the vital waterway will stay shut until the United States fulfills every condition laid out in a now-collapsed interim agreement. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, who also leads Iran’s negotiating team, made the announcement in comments to…
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The Pentagon is evaluating whether to reshape the U.S. military presence in the Middle East, including potentially pulling troops away from vulnerable Persian Gulf bases, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. The assessment, being led by the Pentagon’s policy office with involvement from the Joint Staff and U.S. Central Command, comes after months of Iranian missile…
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday insisted the Strait of Hormuz remains open, directly contradicting a statement by a top Iranian negotiator. “The Hormuz Strait is open and operating,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding that the U.S. naval blockade against Iran “remains in full force and effect”. Trump also stated there are “no talks or…
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President Donald Trump’s administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to resume construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court’s order to halt the work. Solicitor General D. John Sauer petitioned the high court on Friday, Aug. 14, to suspend a decision by a divided…
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Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, is reshaping the country’s military and security establishment with veteran hard-liners, signaling that Tehran is preparing for a prolonged confrontation with the United States while tightening its grip on a restive population at home. Hard-Liners Prepare for Escalation Iran’s hard-line leaders are preparing their forces to escalate the…
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation is urging the Supreme Court to reject the Trump administration’s request to allow construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom to continue, arguing that the administration cannot bypass Congress to complete the project. The administration is asking the Supreme Court to put a lower-court ruling on hold while…
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Consumer understanding and awareness of food labels are essential to food labelling initiatives. But food labelling systems do not necessarily translate into healthier purchasing behaviours (Silva et al., 2024). This phenomenon, widely known as the “intention-behaviour gap,” is extensively documented in behavioural nutrition research. Such studies show that while consumers want to eat healthy foods,…
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