In June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the production and sale of chicken meat by two companies—Upside Foods and Good Meat—who will each initially partner with a restaurant (Upside with ...

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President Trump started his Friday stone shopping for the White House ballroom — checking out pink and white marble options for the interior and black onyx for bathrooms. “He’s very particular. He has ...

WASHINGTON ‒ Two days into 2026, President Donald Trump and his motorcade made a surprise pit stop to find just the right marble for his White House ballroom. Trump, who is staying at his Mar-a-Lago ...

President Trump shopped for marble and onyx Friday in Florida for the new White House ballroom. Trump visited Arc Stone & Tile in Lake Worth, Fla., in Palm Beach County, a short drive from his ...

LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump spent his Friday morning perusing samples of stone in Lake Worth Beach for a new White House ballroom, as he pushes ahead on a controversial effort to ...

Marble is a type of stone known for its durability and elegant appearance. As such, it’s commonly used for countertops, flooring, and other high-traffic surfaces. However, maintaining that beautiful ...

President Donald Trump spent his Friday morning perusing samples of stone in Florida for a new White House ballroom, as he pushes ahead on a controversial effort to replace the East Wing. Before his ...

In late December 2025, posts online claimed U.S. President Donald Trump had posted photos on social media of marble armrests that might be installed at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in ...

In 2025, the global natural diamond market continued its downward trajectory, with its traditional foundations shaken by a combination of weak demand, widespread substitution by laboratory-grown ...